For the love of felt puppets

Cafe Society
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Well the new Muppets movie is getting the overkill treatment - the ad campaign plugging their “comeback” movie has been pretty relentless. But, hey, it’s the muppets! With the new movie about to be released, I thought it’d be a good time to do a thread on all things muppet-y and remind us all just why they were so endearing in the first place. So, post your favorite muppet bits here - from any thing - the show, the movies, specials, ads, “the Street”, etc.

Some of my personal favs…

Robin the Frog & Sweetums (from the early 70s special “the Frog Prince.”)

Barbecue by Emmett Otter’s Jug Band. (Not to be outdone by…)

the Riverbottom Nightmare Band (would love to see a “battle of the bands” skit between them and Dr. Teeth’s Electric Mahyem.)

Mahna Mahna (Do DOOO do doo doo)

and my single favorite Muppet Show bit - Gonzo the Great’s Motorcycle Stunt

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Ode to Joyby Beaker (it’s now a Christmas ornament).

Zero Mostel’s fears. His index finger is almost as lively as any of the Muppets.

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I loved Roger Moore singing “If I Could Talk To The Animals” as a kid.

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An obvious choice, but it is one of my favorite things ever: Kermit singing The Rainbow Connection at the beginning of The Muppet Movie.

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If I had the time I’d just go through picking out scenes, there’d be a lot, but I guess I should start with another obvious one, Turn the World Around.

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Danny Boy (can’t watch videos at work, hopefully the link goes to the right place).

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That was excellent, but from the same episode I’d choose
The Banana Boat Song

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Dust In The Wind by Beaker.

Popcorn by the Swedish Chef.

And of course, Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Peter Sellers on The Muppet Show. “There was a real me, but I had it surgically removed.”

And all of Muppet Treasure Island.

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Alice Cooper on the Muppet Show!

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Not a song, but my favorite Cookie & Kermit bit. :smiley:

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Cookie & Kermit busting mad rhymes.

Swedish Chef making donuts.

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And a more recent Swedish Chef: Cårven Der Pümpkîn.

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Seeing as it is Thanksgiving, I feel obliged to add a Swedish Chef vs. a Turkey bit. I think there were a few of these. In fact, what I was hoping to post was the bit where the Chef was chasing the turkey around the kitchen with a meat cleaver. After a couple of laps around the counter-top island, the Chef slips. The Turkey manages to pick up the cleaver and then chases him around the kitchen!

A large part of the brilliance of the Muppet Show is what they managed to get away with back then…

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Remember to turn the captions on for this one. They’re the best part.

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Born to add.

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When Marty Feltman hosted, with the Sesame Street gang as a bonus. Funniest moment was Marty commenting how much he likes Cookie Monster… must be the eyes!

:stuck_out_tongue: <======= (I like to call this smilie “Kermit” BTW.)

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I just saw the movie, and I have a new favorite Muppet Memory: Sam the Eagle, Rowlf, Fozzie, and Beaker singing a barbershop quartet version of “Smells like Teen Spirit”.

Well worth the price of admission.

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Which was NOT a joke.

I loved the old show, and hope the movie is good. A relatively recent bit I kinda like is Kermit and Sandra Bullock doing “Phenomenon” (Manamana).
ETA: I just re-watched it - damn, she was hot!