Tag Archives: Kermit
(Belated) This Thanksgiving We’re Thankful For Jason Segel
It dawned on us a couple of weeks back when we caught Forgetting Sarah Marshall on TV (and cemented this past weekend when we suffered through The Muppet Christmas Carol on The Hub), that we owe a huge debt of … Continue reading
Filed under Lady Holiday, Mickey Mouse Club, Muppets
Muppet Monday: The Muppets Break Their Personal Record For Two-Page Photo Speads in Entertainment Weekly in One Calendar Year
We assume. Because for the second time in three issues Entertainment Weekly features a Muppet a full color Muppet photo across two pages. The first appeared in the recent “Reunions” issue, a Muppet Show cast photo, and the new issue … Continue reading
Muppet Monday: Don’t Call it a Reunion, They’ve Been Here For Years
In last week’s Entertainment Weekly (on stands now) the Muppets, as the cast of the Muppet Show, reunited to talk about their old show, as well as, most importantly, their upcoming return to the big screen with Jason Segel. To … Continue reading
Muppet Monday: ‘Sesame Street’ is Now Like ‘MadTV’, But Good
Sesame Street has long been in the pop culture parody business; in fact that’s basically it’s whole model, come up with concepts that will educate children but also entertain adults. But lately, they’re becoming kings of the genre, with Mad … Continue reading
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Muppet Friday: Something Old, Something New, Something Drew
Just going to do a little bit of Muppet housekeeping and get out a couple overdue Kermit & Co related items as we head into the long weekend. First, as widely reported last week (thanks, Yahoo! News), the original Kermit … Continue reading
This Could Only Be Better If It Somehow Involved Pizza AKA LOST & Kermit!
Many years ago two of my greatest, if not my two greatest, passions united in a music video. I speak of course of Weezer and the Muppets, joining forces for the “Keep Fishin’” music video. Unfortunately, by that time Weezer … Continue reading
Muppet Tuesday Nostalgia Corner In Memoriam: Jim Henson
As Entertainment Weekly so generously reminded me, this week is the 20th anniversary of the passing of Jim Henson. It’s sad to think that he’s been gone for so long, but it’s a testament to his work that I was … Continue reading
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Muppet Friday (Somewhat Nostalgic Too): The Muppet Man Lives?
Vulture reports that Disney is in talks with The Jim Henson Company to produce The Muppet Man, a Jim Henson bioipic that made last year’s “Black List,” the compendium of Hollywood’s “hottest” unproduced screenplays. Yay! With the new Jason Segel-penned … Continue reading
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Muppet Monday: VoluntEar Video and Peoples is Peoples
Only two Mondays into 2010 and things are already shaping up for the Muppets in the new decade. When we decided to institute Muppet Mondays we feared that we wouldn’t have enough material each week, or at least enough relevant … Continue reading
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Muppet Wednesday: Slow down, Muppets, I can’t keep up!
If Jimmy Fallon didn’t already have the planet’s best house band, I’d say he should hire the Muppets, because, as seen in this outtake from their pre-Christmas visit to Late Night, the Muppets don’t only do Christmas Carols: Although, when … Continue reading
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