Editing Meet the Feebles (section)

==Legacy==
Despite being a [[Box-office bomb|commercial failure]] on release (grossing only {{NZD}}80,000),<ref name="nzonscreen"/> the film went on to develop a cult following, gaining new fans after the success of Jackson's [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]]. During his acceptance speech at the [[76th Academy Awards|2004 Academy Awards]], Jackson joked that both ''Meet the Feebles'' and ''[[Bad Taste]]'' had been "wisely overlooked by the Academy."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/076-17/|title=2003 (76th) Academy Awards|work=Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database|access-date=27 June 2016|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810190849/http://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/076-17/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoKFtf4A_mc |title="The Lord of the Rings" winning the Best Picture Oscar®-Oscars on YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |date=14 May 2008 |access-date=20 June 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702180637/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoKFtf4A_mc |url-status=live }}</ref>

The titular Feebles are briefly mentioned in the seventh episode of the 2023 television series ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]'' during a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] by Jackson. Floyd Pepper notes the Electric Mayhem hadn't crossed paths with Jackson "since that night in Wellington...when we met the Feebles," with Jackson remarking that two Feebles were now in witness protection, and the remainder in prison.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Navarro |first1=Meagan |title="The Muppets Mayhem" – Peter Jackson's Surprise Cameo Brings 'Meet the Feebles' Crossover to Disney+ Show |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3762018/the-muppets-mayhem-peter-jacksons-surprise-cameo/ |access-date=November 8, 2023 |work=Bloody Disgusting! |date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109214039/https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3762018/the-muppets-mayhem-peter-jacksons-surprise-cameo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>