Greetings, Muppet fans! As you know, Christmas is coming (the goose is getting fat, etc.) so it’s obviously that time of year where we as a fan community collectively partake in the viewing of our favorite Muppet-related Christmas specials. Be it Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Elmo Saves Christmas, or any of…
Chase Pritchard – The Muppet Show is always regarded as one of big tent-poles to Jim Henson’s legacy. It proved that Henson and friends weren’t simply child’s play to a specific audience, but rather, just as Henson wished for, entertainers that were capable of contributing to all facets of popular culture just as well as…
NEWS UPDATE: December 8, 2012 Let me just preface this by saying that I can’t remember the last time we did two News Updates in one week… but this week has been jam-packed with Muppet news and content, so… here we go! As we reported earlier this week, Kermit the Frog appeared on NBC’s 30…
Michael Wermuth, Jr. – Everybody should know that classic tale in which toys are alive when mortals aren’t looking, focusing on the favorite toy who gets overshadowed by a new toy, a space hero who initially doesn’t realize it’s a toy. A great classic… And no, I’m not talking about Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story, I’m talking…
Early yesterday morning the Muppet fan world received some very exciting news: The Muppet Movie is finally coming to Disney Blu-ray in 2013! The trailer for the Blu-ray release of the 1979 classic was included on the Blu-ray for Disney’s not-so-classic The Odd Life of Timothy Green and thanks to YouTube user Lnds500, we can…
Today’s Weekly Muppet Wednesday article is written by Kyle Mahoney. METEORA Performed by… Camille Bonora Only appearance… The Christmas Toy (1986) Best known role… Queen of the Asteroids, Our Brightly Shining Christmas Superstar Memorable quote… “You dare to touch the queen? The inhabitants of planets have died for less.” WHO IS METEORA? Meteora is the…
NEWS UPDATE: December 4, 2012 Straight off the heels of their week long television-takeover, CeeLo Green and the Muppets are still all over the place. For instance, check out this video introduction CeeLo and Miss Piggy made for a playlist of their favorite holiday songs (obviously including the “All I Need is Love” music video).…
Hilarie Mukavitz – For Muppet fans, December is the time of year when our lives seem to have a Paul Williams soundtrack. He is one writer and performer that I have long suspected has Muppet DNA, he understands them so well: the humor, the idealism, the longing to fit in. His body of work his…
It’s December 1st! Can you believe it? That can only mean one thing. No… not that Christmas is coming soon (well, okay, yes, that)–it means that Muppets will start wearing winter clothes everywhere! So, because we’re too busy today to write an actual post, please enjoy these pictures of the Muppets from Sesame Street, Fraggle…
Ryan Dosier – On Wednesday night this week, yours truly traveled about three hours north from where I live to Champaign, Illinois to the University of Illinois to be in attendance as the legendary Caroll Spinney visited to talk about his amazing life and career. Obviously, this was a huge deal for me, as Mr.…
The Muppet Mindset 