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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 11:31:21 GMT -5
ITT we talk about all things muppets and how Disney really dropped the ball on such a based franchise
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2021 11:44:03 GMT -5
peter falk cameo GOAT
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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 11:48:09 GMT -5
I really want to watch The Great Muppet Caper after I get my Halloween horror fill since Charles Grodin passed
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Post by Worship on Oct 28, 2021 11:49:57 GMT -5
You already know wtf goin on
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2021 11:51:09 GMT -5
GOAT
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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 11:53:32 GMT -5
Also I think I posted about this 10 times since I read it but the Brian Jay Jones biography on Jim Henson is such a solid ass read. It goes into all the work he did getting the Muppets/Sesame Street off the ground, The Muppet Show and how it succeeded despite all the odds against it and a whole bunch of other things like how Fraggle Rock was the first original show on HBO. It also has a bunch of interviews with muppeteers and his producers. The ending is fucking brutal with how he spent his last days sick so brace yourself for that
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Post by vomitponx on Oct 28, 2021 11:55:03 GMT -5
the halloween special was really good
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Post by briane on Oct 28, 2021 11:56:53 GMT -5
the halloween special was really good that was better than I think anyone expected it to be, considering how bad "Muppets Now!" was |
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Post by escapedfromthevalley on Oct 28, 2021 12:00:57 GMT -5
I never finished Muppets Now! but what I saw of it wasn't half as bad as some of the reviews made it seem. Thread reminded me I have not watched the halloween special. Will fix that tonight.
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Post by briane on Oct 28, 2021 12:04:18 GMT -5
The Muppet Show is still one of the greatest TV shows ever, and it's nuts to think just how many hoops Henson and Co. had to jump through just to get it made
Hell, the dude had to go to London just to find someone willing to listen to him, let alone finance the thing
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Post by JDS~~~* on Oct 28, 2021 12:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 12:19:04 GMT -5
The Muppet Show is still one of the greatest TV shows ever, and it's nuts to think just how many hoops Henson and Co. had to jump through just to get it made Hell, the dude had to go to London just to find someone willing to listen to him, let alone finance the thing They talk about it a lot in the bio, but one thing that blew my mind was how no one wanted to be the host because most of the money wen't to sets and costumes. Jim's manager had to call in favors with his other clients to build creditability and when they showed up they had free range to do whatever they wanted. If they were a singer, they could do comedy or dancing if they wanted to (or any combination of that if they did the other stuff lol) and a huge wrap party. The host also got a free Muppet of themselves in the first season but that became expensive so they got tapes after that haha |
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Post by accidentalcharm on Oct 28, 2021 12:31:53 GMT -5
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Post by F.F Woodycooks on Oct 28, 2021 12:34:02 GMT -5
The Muppet Show, Muppet Babies, and all the old Muppet movies were a huge part of my childhood. A Muppet Family Christmas and The Muppet Christmas carol are the only two Christmas movies I need to watch every year.
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Post by JDS~~~* on Oct 28, 2021 12:38:04 GMT -5
Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas, while not my favorite, is a STAPLE in my family's xmas watching.
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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 12:51:36 GMT -5
Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas, while not my favorite, is a STAPLE in my family's xmas watching. Paul Williams is the goat songwriter |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2021 13:00:17 GMT -5
Pepe the goat
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Post by briane on Oct 28, 2021 13:03:52 GMT -5
there's few movies I think I've seen more than the first Muppet Movie
It really is a showcase of everything I love about movies in one place; great gags, well done sentimental moments, even some fantastic songs ("I'm Going to Go Back there Someday" makes me tear up almost every time I hear it)...I love it to pieces
The rest of 'em from that era are no slouch either, obviously
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Post by vomitponx on Oct 28, 2021 13:06:54 GMT -5
stuck in my head forever
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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 13:08:12 GMT -5
there's few movies I think I've seen more than the first Muppet Movie It really is a showcase of everything I love about movies in one place; great gags, well done sentimental moments, even some fantastic songs ("I'm Going to Go Back there Someday" makes me tear up almost every time I hear it)...I love it to pieces The rest of 'em from that era are no slouch either, obviously "Have you tried Hare Krishna?" is a top 3 recurring joke |
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Post by feelthedorkness on Oct 28, 2021 14:38:56 GMT -5
there's few movies I think I've seen more than the first Muppet Movie It really is a showcase of everything I love about movies in one place; great gags, well done sentimental moments, even some fantastic songs ("I'm Going to Go Back there Someday" makes me tear up almost every time I hear it)...I love it to pieces The rest of 'em from that era are no slouch either, obviously "Have you tried Hare Krishna?" is a top 3 recurring joke One of my all time favorite running gags in a movie. The one on the church announcement board kills me. Also agreed that I'm Going to Go Back There is a real tear jerker for me, as is the "wishing song" from the show. Gonzo is my guy |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2021 15:03:43 GMT -5
I would totally go HOG WILD on the miss piggy puppet
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Post by Ian McFly on Oct 28, 2021 15:17:59 GMT -5
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Post by Koopsta Fella on Oct 28, 2021 15:17:59 GMT -5
Ultimate road trip song
i fucking love the muppets, I have the soundtracks on my iPod and some action figures. My Lock Screen on my phone is Yolanda rat too lol
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Post by dammitdammitdammit on Oct 28, 2021 15:34:23 GMT -5
Honestly find myself not being fully trusting of someone if i find out they dont like the muppets. Huuge part of my childhood and i still love them.
Every xmas season my mother and i will throw on the muppets and john denver album and decorate the tree. Been doing it for 25 years or so at this point.
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Post by theboobox on Oct 28, 2021 16:25:22 GMT -5
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Post by first two mins of Stranglehold on Oct 28, 2021 16:29:30 GMT -5
This crazy motherfucker still makes me laugh.
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Post by JDS~~~* on Oct 28, 2021 16:33:45 GMT -5
I would totally go HOG WILD on the miss piggy puppet  |
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Post by LOTR roleplay fetishist on Oct 28, 2021 16:41:39 GMT -5
would be DEVASTATED if I didn't get in on the first page of this thread
THE MUPPETS ARE THE BEST PIECE OF ART FROM THE MODERN ERA
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Post by captainsunshine on Oct 28, 2021 16:46:28 GMT -5
i love the muppets that's my fuckin problem
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