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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Nothing is sacred anymore (XII)
Last night I was watching a DVD of The Muppet Show, and this particular skit caught my eye.
At first I thought it was kind of cute seeing Link Hogthrob, a Muppet pig, holding a real pig. But for some reason, him singing "Sonny Boy" to it felt a little creepy. Though he missed a golden opportunity to make a "bringing home the bacon" joke! Perhaps the "you might be a football" joke was deemed sufficient enough by the Muppet writers?
Following up the Pulp Muppets movie trailer some time ago, various other movie trailers have now been recut on YouTube to the Muppets. I've ranked these three in order from worst to best.
While getting ready for work this morning, I had my TV turned to Fox 5 News (no, I don't take their news seriously; Fox just happened to be the active channel at the time I turned the TV on) and was quite surprised by a particular interview they conducted this morning: with Miss Piggy! She was being interviewed in follow-up to the recent DVD release of Season Two of The Muppet Show, and she was reflecting back on her years with that, plus her long relationship with Kermit.
During this interview, I found Miss Piggy's demeanor noticeably toned down from how I remember her on the show—as the vain, arrogant, self-righteous diva-wannabe who yearned for Kermit's unrequited heart. Here, though, Miss Piggy was composed, reflective, almost sentimental! She was quick to say that her fondest memory of the show was singing a duet—and sharing a wardrobe!—with Elton John, and she attributed her long relationship with Kermit to the fact that they didn't create some gaudy, God-awful name combination, like TomKat.
Seeing this interview actually made me very sentimental for The Muppet Show, which I followed religiously when I was little. I can remember many Saturday nights where my father and I would plop down in front of the TV with a big bowl of Jiffy Pop and watch Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Scooter, Animal, Floyd, Dr. Teeth, Janice, and the rest of the crowd chew the scenery with that week's guest star. Let me just say this now: Jim Henson was truly a visionary, and he died well before his time.
But in closing, I'll treat you to that Miss Piggy/Elton John duet, which is a good one.
An exciting and awe-inspiring glimpse into my life: movie reviews (which are replete with spoilers), Penn State football, Washington Nationals, and life here in the nation's capital. Can you handle it?
