 The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz is a 2005 American @-@ Canadian television film directed by Kirk Thatcher and starring Ashanti and The Muppets with supporting roles done by Jeffrey Tambor , Quentin Tarantino , David Alan Grier , and Queen Latifah . The film was produced by Bill Barretta and written by Debra Frank , Steve L. Hayes , Tom Martin , and Kirk Thatcher . The film was released on October 27, 2005 , and was the first time The Muppets had been on television since 1981 .
The film is a loose adaptation of the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz , and