Yesterday we showcased how much Muppet fans adore the 1987 special A Muppet Family Christmas. And of course they have every reason to love it, because it’s awesome. But today we’ll show off the other responses we got to the question “What is your favorite Muppet Christmas production?” Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas“My favorite Muppet Christmas…
Ryan Dosier – A little over a week ago, I asked the Muppet world at large to tell us their favorite Muppet Christmas productions! The fantastic, annual productions that Muppet fans love to watch every Christmas (maybe even when it’s not Christmas) always intrigue me, because everyone has their different favorites. But I quickly learned…
NEWS UPDATE: December 20, 2012Last night the Muppets appeared on WWE’s Tribute to the Troops special on the USA Network. It was a two-hour long special, so I can’t blame you at all if you didn’t want to sit through it for what added up to a little over ten minutes of Muppet content. Luckily…
Written by Ryan Dosier GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT Performed by… Jerry Nelson (voice, face) Don Austen (body) Only appearance… The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Best known role… Ghost of Christmas Present Famous quote… “Come in and know me better, man!” WHO IS THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT? The Ghost of Christmas Present is the second…
Ryan Dosier – Last night for the first time I did something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time… no, not call my Aunt Myrtle–I finally watched the 1979 Christmas television special John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together. After being a Muppet fan for many years, I obviously adore the Christmas…
Ryan Dosier – Howdy, Muppet fans! It seems like once a year or so I make a post like this, but it’s nice to remind everyone on a somewhat annual basis. If you didn’t know, one of the main goals of The Muppet Mindset has always been, and always will be, to provide you, the…
We’re keeping with the Christmas spirit today with a showcase of some of our favorite Muppet Christmas artwork, as found on DeviantArt! If you have Muppet Christmas fan art that you would like to have spotlighted here on The Muppet Mindset, submit it to us at muppetmindset@gmail.com! “Marley and Marley” by BetterthanBunnies “emmet otter’s jug…
NEWS UPDATE: December 15, 2012Kermit the Frog (you may have heard of him) stopped by the VH1 offices while he was in New York City to be on their morning show VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live! He visited to give some relationship advice (and do some harmless flirting) with host Carrie Keagan. It’s a charming,…
Ryan Dosier – Of all the Christmas specials produced by Sesame Street in its 43 years, none stands out to me more than 1978’s enduring and endearing classic Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. It has all the best aspects of Sesame Street in the 70s–the Muppets, the humans, the Muppet-kid moments, Mr. Hooper, Kermit–combined with…
Written by Ryan Dosier. EMMET OTTER Performed by… Jerry Nelson Only appearance… Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977) Best known role… Hard working, odd-job doing young otter living in Frogtown Hollow; washtub bass player in the Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band Family… Alice “Ma” Otter; Pa Otter (deceased) Friends… Wendell Porcupine; Harvey Woodchuck; Charlie Muskrat WHO IS…
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