# Very Merry Muppet Christmas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 30, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585 "2002-11-30T02:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585/21 "2002-12-01T05:18:28Z")
Hey, was the choreographer pig Nathan Lane? ---
**Author:** ![PRNYouth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PRNYouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PRNYouth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585/22 "2002-12-01T05:48:20Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by E-Sabbath_ > **Hey, was the choreographer pig Nathan Lane?** Voice you mean? No, it wasn’t – the only celebrity voice in the film was Mel Brooks as the snowman. The others were all Muppet performers. I **believe** – but am not sure – that the pig (whose name I think is Howard) is performed by Bill Barretta, the same performer who does Pepe. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585/23 "2002-12-01T05:53:39Z")
A parody of Nathan Lane, that is… no, wait. I know where I’ve seen that face before. Blazing Saddles, the dance scene at the end! ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585/24 "2002-12-01T06:09:16Z")
Scooter dancing in a cage. Quite possibly one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen in my life. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585/25 "2002-12-01T06:11:12Z")
Ack, hit submit too soon. Needed to mention that I loved the movie, over all, and it had some great moments. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585/26 "2002-12-01T14:56:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rowrrbazzle \* > \*\*One part that I thought was too much was the “Fear Factor - eat the rat”. When I saw it I immediately thought of Orwell’s _1984_, where O’Brien threatens to enclose Winston’s head in a cage with a hungry rat. What were they thinking??? \*\* I’ve never read _1984_, but they’re always making them do strange things on _Fear Factor_: sitting in a tub full of scorpions, eating buffalo testicles, etc. Eating Rizzo wouldn’t be out of place. (Having to face some of Rizzo’s non-civilized cousins would probably be more likely, however.) I don’t think the coffee shrub was a Commander-in-Chief joke. It was just a joke regarding that God can do whatever He (or She) wants. He’s God, after all! Why not create a bush that dispenses coffee? It’s a lot easier. (Although that was somewhat weak, some of the other lines regarding God’s spare time were funny. “You’re just lucky _SpongeBob_ isn’t on.” “I like _SpongeBob_.” “Who asked you?”) My feelings on the show were mixed. It did have its moments. I especially liked Fozzie’s run to the bank, where he’s chased by the Crocodile Hunter (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) and confused for the Grinch (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). “Corporate synergy. It’s getting out of control.” (Lifts foot to reveal NBC peacock) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-merry-muppet-christmas/139585.md?page=1)