Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Bittersweet memories of Muppets

Just saw a promo for the new Muppet Show this fall on ABC. Oh man. Memories. When the original debuted in my pre-teen years, I would rush home from school and catch it on CBS at 3:30. I saw the original Muppet Movie (classic, check it out) so many times I've got it memorized. Low these many years later, it's one of the Cute Chicks' favorite movies. Teen Queen calls it "the fork in the road" movie. If you've seen it, you'll understand.

My first crush on a musician was Floyd Pepper, bass guitarist for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and Animal's keeper. He was sooooo cool, you just knew he was a bad boy, did naughty things, and he was safe for the Good Catholic girl because he wasn't real and could never impregnate me. Yeah, my relationships with men is pretty messed up. But just look at him in action:

https://youtu.be/ie07LLAFQc8


Anyway, the voices of the muppets are all wrong. I know the voice actors are doing their best, but it's just not the same. And that's bittersweet. RIP Jim Henson

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    Gone with the Schwinn

    Terry
    Fla.

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  2. StretchJuly 1, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    I am a card carrying member of The Muppet Show Fan Club.
    Have the Muppet's Christmas album w/ John Denver.
    "Five golden rings! Badum-dadum!"

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  3. WraithJuly 1, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    Dukes of Hazzard, Willy Wonka, now the Muppets.

    Won't they please stop with this? My inner child's ass hurts from all the raping. :(

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  4. pdwalkerJuly 2, 2015 at 1:52 AM

    I agree with you about the voices. It's not the same without Jim. It's just wrong.

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  5. rickn8orJuly 2, 2015 at 12:02 PM

    My personal favorite from that era:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNSWkgPr9g

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  6. AnonymousJuly 4, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    one of the true comic geniuses of our (or any) time....

    vaquero viejo

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  7. AnonymousJuly 4, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    btw, wise angelic one, I suspect your relationships with men are quite normal....whether the men are normal is open to debate......

    vaquero viejo

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Play nice. None of you are too old for a spanking.