A relatively broad term today, simply: “muppets.” It’s actually quite interesting, and encouraging, that someone ostensibly found our blog via the term “muppets.” That must mean (we guess) that due to our vast library of Muppet-related posts we’re becoming one of the top results for that search. Which is something to be proud of (right? Please say yes).
Since the search term was so wide open we’re going to give you two clips today, that way everyone goes home happy. First, we have this mash-up of the Muppets performing Kanye West’s “Monster,” which is all the rage today:
[sidebar: Is the Muppet remix becoming something of a tired art? How many times can we see some kind of Muppet mash-up until it feels derivative, devaluing both the Muppets and whatever work they are paired with? Only time will tell.]
And, secondly, we’re happy to counter that “Monster” with the original Muppet Monsters, Little Muppet Monsters, the extremely short-lived series that was briefly paired with Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies in 1985. Shelved after airing just three episodes, it remains when of the great Muppet oddities:
Well take the latter any day of the week.
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