Muppet Show (and movies) -- Search and Destroy

also, WTF was up with the clip the Daily Show played the other day, with the two sesame street muppets talking to Bill Frist?

Harry the Hipster

http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/sam1.html

Too much hate for Muppets from Space upthread! The new characters really make it. Pepe the Prawn: "I got this jello, nnkay?" and Bobo the Bear: "Baby steps sir, baaaaaabsy steps" are both GREAT.

Take Manhattan is better than people seem to think too. Some very good and sweet songs. And kermit with amnesia, becoming Phillip Phil! Watch it again.

Christmas Carol is probbaly my favourite actually, but I'm a sucker for christmas films, and for Michael Caine, so I might be wrong about it.

As for movies, it's hard to beat the first one. The appearance of Paul Williams is a highlight as is the great scene with Orson Welles "draw up the standard Rich and Famous contract!"

"I AM NOT A SHRIMP!" *pause* "I AM A KING PRAWN!!"

Pepe is really about the only good thing to happen to the Muppets since Jim Henson's death.

i did apply to be a beta-tester for the Muppets Treasure Island licensed PC game, tho.

Sure, give me an email address (my one here is real) and I'll send them.

(also, UK tips for DVD purchase please - i don't want to miss anything out, and i want to do it all chronologically)

dammit, perhaps i'll just print them all off and make an actual magazine...

http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1F2CNQRZL7MJ13NINI3LG818CL

just got season three on dvd. soooo good. watch harry belafonte and alice cooper last night. alice cooper is such a shnook! in the best possible way.

also, i enjoy this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyFjVnWwto

The Season 3 Gilda Radner episode is one of my all time favorites.

- Gilda sings "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" with a 7 foot tall carrot (she wanted a parrot but...well, you know the rest)

- Muppet Labs! Gilda helps Dr Bunsen & Beaker test their new super-strong glue...it all goes pearshaped and everyone gets stuck to the glue.

- Gilda does her tap dance number stuck to practically every muppet on the show...proving beyond a doubt what a shining star she was for comedy.

If you've forgotten how much you love Gilda, this one'll remind you.

All this made me go and watch the Peter Sellars one on Youtube. Lovely stuff.

Christ.

whatevs get one Meet the Feebles

RIP Muppet Show bandleader Jack Parnell

My wife is getting to see the movie today! Jealoussssss

I'M NOT JEALOUS OR ANYTHING

I will totally be taking my daughter to see this

at the same time I kinda wish the PR materials didn't feature Segel so heavily, I can't remember them ever doing that w/humans for the other movies

Might get to review it, I hope at least one of the cameos is frightening (bet Mickey Rooney)

I am looking forward to this movie to an extent I find sad.

Me on the first Muppet Show album: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-muppets-muppet-show.html

Search: Tales from Muppetland. I probably watched The Frog Prince and Hey, Cinderella! about 100 times growing up. Both were pretty great; I do not think they have been released on DVD yet, which is a shame.

Also, Muppets Take Manhattan rules.

nice review Marcello. great record.

is known to me

oh go on then.

Destroy: Whoever at Disney decided to give the Swedish Chef human hands in the last one.

The Swedish Chef has always had human hands!

Yeah, I was going to say.

Is that really true?

*Does quick YouTube search*

Yes you are quite right, it just looks much creepier in HD.