I read about this in Entertainment Weekly today. I laughed so hard that I immediately called my parents to tell them about it, and so I could listen to them crack up while they watched. I will always fall back on this video if I need to laugh!
Featuring what are probably my 3 favorite muppets, though I think the opening verse lasts too long given that the subsequent chorus is given short shrift.
I like this Beethoven one better.
Well, then you’ve just got to check out this one.
Goddamnit, that was a great show!
I did see the Ode to Joy one also. God I love the Muppets. Watching the videos actually made me sad that Jim Henson isn’t still alive to see his legacy go on, but I guess that’s why he had so many kids.
You can play this at my funeral.
That sketch sure seems to be popular for overdubbing, but I’ve yet to see one that can match the original, featuring Beaker singing that ever popular lounge-lizard hit, “Meemee”. Erm, I mean, “Feelings”.
He needs a little help from Animal.
Agreed. All the overdubbing efforts are funny, and it’s a clever idea, but that fact of the matter is that the original is so hilarious that it makes any effort to “make it funny” seem totally pointless.
The original is an all-time top funniest Muppet (or any other) sketch.
There have been a couple of threads about the viral Muppet videos, but did you know that there are more new Muppet sketches on their website? Pepe and his Popsickle-stick friend is insane genius, especially the line, “It’s true, it’s in the Library of Congress.”
As far as the classics are concerned, I know “Mahna Mahna” gets a lot of love, but I am convinced that by far the greatest Muppet sketch of all time is Java. It’s got everything that makes the Muppets great- catchy music, weird creatures, physical violence, explosions, and a twist ending.
For a minute I thought the title was ‘Muppets Do Oprah’.
Animal gets a little too rough, and her minge pulls out a gun…
Nah, for my money, it’s Hugga Wugga…which has all that, only the music is singable.