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…
Muffin Retro Reviews: The Muffin Movie
APRIL FOOLS Jarrod Fairclough – With the success of The Muffin Show around the world, it was inevitable that Jim Henson and his merry crew of Muffineers would begin yearning for the big screen. Jim had fought for years to finally have his characters seen around the world, and in 1979 it seemed that the world…
Muppet Retro Reviews: Muppets From Space Soundtrack
Spencer Cohen – Muppets From Space is not your typical Muppet movie, and to me it is for one reason, it’s not a movie musical. Unlike all seven of the other Muppet films, there are no original songs performed by the Muppets in this motion picture. So, the Muppets From Space soundtrack is not your typical…
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 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…
The Muppet Mindset 