Disney Decides to Let Muppets Be Themselves*

LOS ANGELES - David Hoberman, one of the producers of Disney's new film "The Muppets," could easily envision the company delivering a truckload of market research with conclusions like: must be cute and fuzzy (to interest moms), spunky and skateboard-toting (to appeal to boys) and square shaped (for easy stacking in toy store displays). It didn't happen. According to Mr. Hoberman, who is als