America's Favorite Curmudgeonly Critics, Statler & Waldorf(TM), Give Their Oscar Picks on Movies.com, Beginning February 25, 2005

America's Favorite Curmudgeonly Critics, Statler & Waldorf(TM), Give Their Oscar Picks on Movies.com, Beginning February 25, 2005

Oscar(TM) Meets The Muppets!

WHAT: Ebert & Roeper, watch out! Statler & Waldorf, the famed Muppet
Show hecklers, are back in action, giving their Oscar picks as
part of a new feature on entertainment Web site Movies.com.
Beginning this Friday, February 25th at noon PST, the disgruntled
duo will make their Movies.com debut, dishing the dirt on the top
Oscar contenders in a new online vignette entitled "Statler &
Waldorf from the Balcony." No holds will be barred as they rake
over Hollywood's favorite flicks -- "Million Dollar Baby,"
"Sideways" and "Aviator" alike.

WHERE/ "Statler & Waldorf from the Balcony" will debut February 25th at
WHEN: noon PST on www.movies.com.

WHO: About the Muppets
"Statler & Waldorf from the Balcony" is the latest endeavor from
Muppets Holding Company (MHC), LLC, a subsidiary of The Walt
Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). This offering is just one of many
new ventures The Walt Disney Company is launching behind the
Muppets. Earlier this month they were featured in a Super Bowl
ad, as well as on the hit show "The Apprentice." This May will
mark their much anticipated return to network television with the
premiere of the ABC TV movie "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz."

MHC's mission is to ensure that these beloved, world-class brand
franchises entertain audiences of all ages around the world and
realize their maximum potential by fully leveraging Disney's best
creative resources and worldwide distribution platforms. For
more information visit www.Muppets.com.

About Movies.com
Launched in March 2000, Movies.com provides a broad array of
news, original content and services, including show times and
ticket sales, to help movie fans make the right choice on movie
night. Operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, its content
encompasses films from throughout the film industry and follows
them from production through video/DVD release. Movies.com is the
home of such successful initiatives as The College Critics
Association, The Oscar(r) Party Challenge, and the MovieSite
Awards. It was named "Best Movie Site" in the 2003 WebAwards
from the Web Marketing Association (WMA) and most recently
received the 2004 EPpy award, presented by "Editor & Publisher"
and "Mediaweek" magazines, for best overall design of an internet
service with an audience in excess of one million monthly
visitors.

PRNewswire -- Feb. 25

Source: Muppets Holding Company, LLC

CONTACT: Ilysha Adelstein, +1-310-444-7005,
iadelstein@porternovelli.com, for Muppets; or Candice Yusim, +1-323-933-3399,
cyusim@mprm.com, for Movies.com

Web site: http://www.movies.com/

Web site: http://www.muppets.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Academy Award(R) and Oscar(R) are registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S).

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