# The Muppets! New show on ABC **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 22, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209 "2015-09-22T14:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/1 "2015-09-22T14:43:25Z")
Starts tonight! The premise of the show is that it’s a “The Office”-style documentary (with talking heads and sneaky cameras) about the production of of a late-night talk show starring Miss Piggy. Kermit is the director and Scooter is, duh, his assistant. Fozzie is the announcer and the Electric Mayhem band is the house band. Gonzo and the rats and Pepe are writers. The rest of the cast is various Muppets and humans. Kermit and Piggy have broken up. Kermit’s got a new pig girlfriend. I forget what Piggy’s status is. I’ve been watching “30 Rock” on Netflix and the two shows are stunningly similar in feel. Piggy looks and acts much like Jane Krakowski. I know this is weird to say about a puppet but I think she looks great (they have tweaked her look a tiny bit). Anyway, it was on last night (Monday) in Canada and showed up on my torrent server right away so I’ve already seen the first episode. I’m a lifelong Muppets fan and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I didn’t LOL a ton but it was smooth and fun and I can’t wait for more! Let me know what you think! ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/2 "2015-09-22T14:48:52Z")
Waldorf: They aren’t half bad. Statler: Nope. They’re all bad. Thanks for the reminder. I hope they don’t dwell on the reason for the break up. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPi0LZkUOQ) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/3 "2015-09-22T16:19:05Z")
I’m guessing the “break-up” is going to lead to eventual reconciliation by season’s end. Regardless, I’m really looking forward to the show tonight. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/4 "2015-09-22T16:26:52Z")
I know I’m in the minority, but I can’t watch anything with the “new” Muppets. It makes me so incredibly sad to hear the wrong voices come from them. It’s like someone doing an imitation of your dead father and claiming that it’s really him. I have…issues. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/5 "2015-09-22T17:10:27Z")
All the voices are really great except maybe Fozzie and Scooter. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/6 "2015-09-22T17:54:32Z")
I enjoyed the trailer. The best part was when Miss Piggy forgot Gonzo’s name: Miss Piggy: I want to say…Gary? Gonzo (Sighs): Let’s go with Gary. I’ve heard Sam the Eagle will be the head of broadcast standards. I always liked Sam. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/7 "2015-09-22T17:56:43Z")
“The Muppet Show” was a show about what happens behind the scenes of a big show, so this is modernizing the basic premise. “The Office” and “30 Rock” were really a knock off of the Muppets. And yes, Miss Piggy is hot. Except maybe for that time where she had a perm. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/8 "2015-09-22T18:36:16Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > Waldorf: They aren’t half bad. > Statler: Nope. They’re all bad. You know, for my entire life I knew their names were “Statler” and “Waldorf” after hotels in NYC but I never knew which was which. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/9 "2015-09-22T18:41:47Z")
I have the series set to record on my DVD. I have been looking forward to the new show. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/10 "2015-09-22T18:48:49Z")
I want to watch this one too. I know the Muppets don’t quite sound like they did way back when but I thought that the 2011 movie was a great reintroduction and loving tribute. I want more. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/11 "2015-09-22T19:04:54Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > I enjoyed the trailer. The best part was when Miss Piggy forgot Gonzo’s name: > > Miss Piggy: I want to say…Gary? > > Gonzo (Sighs): Let’s go with Gary. > > I’ve heard Sam the Eagle will be the head of broadcast standards. I always liked Sam. I saw a clip with Kermit saying, “My life is a bacon-wrapped hell.” Sam passes by and says, “Can’t say ‘hell’.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/12 "2015-09-22T19:07:15Z")
Really looking forward to it. I won’t be able to watch it on Hulu 'till tomorrow, though. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/13 "2015-09-22T19:35:41Z")
Miss Piggy is probably the only muppet I don’t like. I’m not sure if I’ll watch or not. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/14 "2015-09-22T19:40:46Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > You know, for my entire life I knew their names were “Statler” and “Waldorf” after hotels in NYC but I never knew which was which. I still mix them up all the time. > [@Favorite comedy duos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-comedy-duos/732175/6): > > Waldorf & Statler. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/15 "2015-09-22T20:22:36Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > You know, for my entire life I knew their names were “Statler” and “Waldorf” after hotels in NYC but I never knew which was which. It’s easy. Statler is the old one, and Waldorf is the grouchy one. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/16 "2015-09-23T00:20:43Z")
This is hilarious. It’s much more adult than I expected. I’m loving it. ---
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/17 "2015-09-23T00:39:56Z")
Can Riki Lindhome be in every episode please? ---
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/18 "2015-09-23T00:41:11Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It’s easy. Statler is the old one, and Waldorf is the grouchy one. Doh hoh hoh hoh. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/19 "2015-09-23T01:41:02Z")
> [@Grsz11](#): > > Can Riki Lindhome be in every episode please? I hope so, though oddly it is [her partner that loves puppets and Muppets](http://nerdist.com/nerdist-presents-puppets-understand-featuring-kate-micucci-tony-thaxton/). I really enjoyed this show. Though my wife and son both gave it more of a meh. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209/20 "2015-09-23T01:49:43Z")
Loved it. I laughed all the way through. My only very small qualm: I’m not sold on Kermit’s new piggy girlfriend. She didn’t sound quite Muppety. I guess I just have to get used to the voice. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209.md?page=2)