Muppet Retro Review: The Muppet Show: Sex And Violence

It’s been a while since we’ve done a Retro Review, so our pal Richard is looking back at The Muppet Show: Sex And Violence!

Muppet Retro Review: The Case of the Missing Socks

Did you know May 9th is Lost Sock Memorial Day? Did you know the Fraggles released a book in 1986 that’s perfect for this ‘holiday’?

Muppet Retro Reviews: The Muppets Take Manhattan Storybook

Jarrod Fairclough – Fun fact: In the next town over from where I live, there are 4 giant antique warehouses, often filled with old movie merchandise. So the other week when I was searching through them with my old friends at Duck and Mouse, I stumbled across a couple of old 1980’s Muppet books, including…

Muppet Retro Reviews: The Jim Henson Hour Episode 8

Michael Wermuth Jnr – Episode 8 of The Jim Henson Hour features the MuppeTelevision episode “Videotape” with guest star Buster Poindexter, and The StoryTeller episode “The True Bride”. In “Videotape”, Gonzo is supposed to work on the music video but instead leaves town to host a poultry contest, but still has a presence at the station…

Muppet Retro Reviews: Elmo’s Sing Along Guessing Gameicha

Michael Wermuth Jnr – Elmo’s Sing-Along Guessing Game is a Sesame Street video from 1991. The linking footage involves the titular game show, hosted by (guess who?) Elmo. His contestants are Mary and her little lamb, as well as Grover’s usual customer Mr. Johnson, who oddly enough is not there to be on the game show,…

Muppet Retro Reviews: Follow That Bird

Michael Wermuth Jnr – Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird is the first of two Sesame Street movies. Released in 1985, the movie finds Big Bird coming to the attention of the Feathered Friends, a group of birds dedicated to providing stray birds with nice bird families. Big Bird is only six years old and lives…

Muppet Retro Review: The Best of Ernie and Bert

Michael Wermuth Jnr – The Best of Ernie and Bert is a 1988 Sesame Street video highlighting – what else? – the best of Ernie and Bert. Well, it’s more a release of some good Ernie and Bert segments, some of which belong on a release with “the best” in the title more than other segments.…

Muppet Retro Music Reviews – The Muppet Show Album Part 1

Jarrod Fairclough – In 1977, The Muppet Show was a huge hit. It had run for a season, and was on it’s way to becoming the worlds most popular series. In a show filled with music and comedy, it only made sense that they would release a soundtrack, so The Jim Henson Company and Arista Records got…

Muppet Retro Reviews: Bedtime Stories and Songs

Michael Wermuth Jnr – Bedtime Stories and Songs is a Sesame Street video from 1986, themed around segments relating to bedtime. The linking footage involves Big Bird getting ready for bed, only to be joined by Telly Monster, whom Big Bird invited for a sleep-over, and ends up bringing a lot of stuffed animals that can’t…

Muppet Retro Reviews: The Frog Prince

Michael Wermuth – The Frog Prince is one in a number of “Tales from Muppetland” specials. This one is notable for being the first appearance of Robin and Sweetums, as well as the last appearance of Taminella Grinderfall, the witch performed by Jerry Juhl. Kermit serves as narrator and co-star in this special. While Robin is…