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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

My New Year's Eve

8:00: I turn on New Year's Rockin' Eve. WHAT?? The channel blocked that show out, due to some stupid errors.
8:03: After crazy attempts, I turn on A Toast to 2014! with Miss Piggy in it.
8:12: So far, we learned about belfies ( butt selfies) doing the Nae-Nae, and Miss Piggy wondering if chocolate is protein. But, sadly, we are at a commercial break.
8:14: I WANT TO HEAR MISS PIGGY, NOT COMMERCIALS!
8:14: They announce where the party is on A Toast to 2014. However, they are wrong, because everyone knows my house is where THE PARTY IS AT!!!
8:15: I'm waiting for a nice Miss Piggy insight on this news... I'm not finding any.
8:17: " Mariah Carey"... " the world's biggest music diva" Ah-hem, what about a certain pig???
8:18: On the subject of Consicious on Coupling, Miss Piggy states, " If Kermit tried that on moi, it would be more like unconscious on coupling! HMMF!" That was a wonderful comment.
8:20: I don't like the subject of Rihanna's " Drunk on Love." Piggy, please?
8:21: Commercial break.
8:22: Still commercial break.
8:23: STILL COMMERCIAL BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!
8:24: I GIVE UP!
8:24: Ooh, they're talking about Vine. I love Vines!
8:27: I love the Vine of the sad baby turned happy by " Dark Horse" by Katy Perry!
8:29: More talk about Vines.
8:30: I love the Apparently kid!! Please have Piggy talk about this!
8:32: We're at commercial, except on the "Coming Soon" it showed Miss Piggy having his comments on Frozen's Let it Go: " Let it goooo! No, seriously. Just let it go. Honestly."
8:33: More commercials, sadly.
8:34: Not this again.
8:35: An introduction to ALS's Ice Bucket Challenge! OOH!
8:37: Justin Beiber pouring ice water on his head. Yeah. So, that happened.
8:39: I love these Ice Bucket Challenge fails!
8:40: Talking about the dark things of Frozen. WOW! Way to go, #toast2014 !
8:41: Miss Piggy just said, " LET IT GOOOO! LET ITGOOOO! No, honestly. Please! Let it go!"
8:42: Commercial break. Way to be original.
8:43: Ooh! Interesting commercials... NOT!!!
8:44: We now bring you to your,like, 4th horrible commercial break.
8:46: Now, we are back and talking about the Olympics.
8:48: I expect a 8-minute news thing about Derek Jeter retiring in the future....
8:48: If there was a way to escape it...
8:50: I'm getting a bit sleepy.. but, NO, I must stay up 'til at least 10:00 to see DA PIG!!
8:51: You know, I don't understand what the whole shebang is about LeBron James................
8:52: Just as I expected.. Derek Jeter.
8:52: Derek Jeter's teammates were just holding up a sign saying RE2PECT. What does that mean?
8:54: WHERE'SDAPIG?
8:55: Oh, goodie.... ANOTHER commercial break.
8:58: We are back, and talking about entertainment!
8:59: And, we are sadly talking about Taylor Swift's " Shake it Off." Miss Piggy just commented, " Shake it off! Shake it off! Oh my god! I love that song! It's by.." I did not catch the rest.
9:00: They are talking about the awesome movie, The LEGO Movie.
9:00: They are now talking about Guardians of the Galaxy, which I have yet to see.
9:01: They are talking about The Walking Dead, where Miss PIggy said, " The Walking Dead? I thought they were talking about former celebrities who got bad publicity. I thought to myself that would be way too scary!"
9:02: Miss Piggy said, " I like the whole Sharknado thing, but I don't want to start any rumors saying
that I will be in a new movie called Pork-nado!" with her disgusted look.
9:04: Blah blah blah Matthew McConaughey Johnny Carso.. I mean, Jimmy Fallon blah blah.
Where's Miss Piggy?
9:05: Ooh.. Johnny Cars.. I mean,Jimmy Fallon. Johnny C.. I mean, Jimmy Fallon likes The Muppets........
9:06: Johnny Car... I mean, Jimmy Fallon has been associated with The Muppets....
9:08: Commercial break. Nothing new.
9:09: Only.... Two.... hours.... and.... fifty.... one.... minutes... left!!!!!!!
9:09: We're back!
9:10: In the USA, 2014 was the year of the butt. That;s what they are saying.
9:11: J-LO created a song about booties..... with Iggy Azalea. WHY THE HECK IS EVERYBODY TALKING BOUT BUTTS? OH, REALLY! NOW,ALL ABOUT THAT BASS!!!!
9:11: Apparently, Anaconda is just a video for Nicky Minaj to show off her twerking. What has this world come to?
9:12: The video should be banned.
9:12: WOW! SELFIES OF BUTTS!!!! BELFIES!!! WHA??
9:13: Are we really still talking about butts???????  WHY WOULD THEY SHOW PHOTOS OF IT? PLEASE SHOW THE MUPPET SHOW INSTEAD!!!
9:14: NOW, THE HOSTS ARE TALKING ABOUT BUTTS??? WOW! A five-minute segement on butts, only to go to a commercial break?????
9:16: I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm glad we are in commercial break.
9:19: We are back!! Ooh.. Orlando Bloom taking a punch at Justin Bieber... That's not a good idea.
9:20: Jimmy Fallon says Bloom's hand was sore, because the hand completely missed the face!!
9:20: About celebrity hackings, Miss Piggy says, " Oh, I think it's terrible about those celebrity photos getting out!"
9:21: Which leads to a whole sketch about people getting hacked.
9:21: Wow. Bad celebrity gossip. On the same show with Miss Piggy. Mind blown. PUFF!!
9:22: Bad pranks. On the same show with Miss Piggy. Mind blown.
9:23: Beyonce screaming. In a song. On the same show with Miss Piggy. Mind blown. BOOM!
9:24: SORRY! I can't help but laugh by the old man doing the Robot!! HA HA HA!! LOL1
9:25: Auto correct. Thats exactly what i;m tryign to do riht now. It's not working.
9:27: Useless baseball facts! YEAH!
9:30: We are now in commercial break.
9:31: While everybody that is currently in my house will be asleep, I will be up reviewing Miss Piggy's performance!
9:32: I am currently out of comments, due to the fact that sadly commercials are the only thing availiable right now on A Toast to 2014! SO MUCH COMMERCIAL BREAKS #Toast2014
9:34: We're back, and talking about celebrity fashion.
9:35: blah blah blah Kardashian blah blah blah
9:36: Jennifer Lawrence-- " Conquerer of Surviving in Bloody Movies and Rocking Dressy Dresses"
9:36: Miss Piggy said about Jennifer Lawrence, " Jennifer Lawrence's dress- ha, she got it for me!"
9:38: Blah blah blah Matthew McConaughy again blah diddie blah blah blah fashion stuff
9:40: Mom jeans. Jeans that go up to your ribs. Miss Piggy said, " HA! Mom jeans? Not, unless they make them with diamonds! Wait, do they make them with diamonds? If so, I will buy a pair."
9:40: Commercial break. 'Nuff said.
9:44: We're back on A Toast on 2014!, and we are talking about good pranks! Finally!
9:46: Ha.. the " Devil Baby". Like, the best prank of the year.. Classic...
9:47: And, now a.... AHHHHH!! IT'S A SPIDER!!! Oh, it's all just a prank... I hope..
9:48: Now, a creepy person scaring people in a elevator.
9:48: Now, Miss Piggy says, " Oh, I love that video! Hi-yaaaa!!" then smacks the camera.
9:49: The student is pulling a prank on the teacher. Obvious.
9:50: A huge, elaborate prank.
9:52: The huge, elaborate prank is over.
9:52: Commercials. I choose not to say anything about it.
9:54: NOW, A COMMERCIAL ABOUT BUTTS???????? SERIOUSLY?????
9:55: ANOTHER BUTT COMMERCIAL!!!!!!!
9:55: We're back!
9:56: The hosts make their New Year's Resolutions.
9:56: Celebrities making toasts. It's probably just an excuse for them to drink wine.
9:57: More celebrities= more toasts.
9:58: Miss Piggy says, " Cheers! Is it okay that I already drank some?"
9:59: More celebrities, including some who are not drinking wine. Have they done the same thing as the naughty Miss Piggy?
10:00: YEAH! A TOAST TO 2014 is over, which means I can stop.. Wait, it's not midnight yet. How come that did not go until midnight?
10:01: Who cares? I'll watch The Three Stooges marathon. Ooh, it's Men in Black. A great short, just saying.
10:02: " For duty and humanity!" Wait, you want me to watch The Muppets? Oh, fine, I'll dig up... Wait, I have nothing on my DVR!
10:10: Back after a brownie. Men in Black is almost over... sadly What Muppet stuff to do?
10:13: I got New Year's Rockin' Eve to work!!!!!!! Pompeii by Bastille is now being sung. Is it bad I have no idea what that is or who the singer is?
10:14: Hopefully, we'll find a Muppety Easter egg in here.
10:14: Awww... A couple just got surprised by a vacation... NOW, WHERE'S THE MUPPET IN THIS?
10:15: Aw, really.. Commercials??( shakes it off, which shouldn't sound like a certain annoying song.)
10:15: This is getting hard to keep awake.. ( yawn)
10:17: I'm trying to doze off, but big surprise! It's not working. I'll keep blogging, for.. the.. sake of my...... faaaaans.
10:20: Note: When trying to sleep, it's not helpful to have Nick Jonas blaring in the background. I don't know how other family members do that... Oh, well, only 100 more minutes.
10:21: At least, now, I'm not going... Oh, wowwwww.. wooooooow. Is that fireworks? FIREWORKS RIGHT NEAR MY HOUSE??? EXCITING!!!!
10:25: I bet you're having a real blast finding out about why I can't sleep at 1:00 in the morning. Feel free to leave at any..... ( snores)
10:26: I wish A Toast to 2014! was on.
10:28: That's so sweet! A man just got down on one knee, proposed to a girl, and they get to go on an exclusive honeymoon vacation!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!
10:30: More butts??? Jason DeRulo is singing a song called " Talk Dirty to Me". Wow. Very promising, Jason.
10:31: I WILL STAY UP!!! I am determined to stay up for the next 90 minutes, for my 600 fans... Boy, is this going to be mentioned on next year's year in review!
10:32: Surprisingly, Talk Dirty to Me is kind of catchy.. But, never mind that. I wish there was a cameo appearance by Kermit the Frog in this.
10:33: Seeing the ceremony at Rockefeller Center is making me excited for my Muppet-packed trip to New York on the 22nd!
10:35: MY EYES HAVE BAGS UNDER THEM!!!!!!!!!!
10:36: Hmm... have you ever noticed how commercial breaks go on too LONG?
10:39: Florida Georgia Line is providing some nice, cultural experience to this otherwise sick, vulgar show. - If Sam the Eagle Was Hosting This Show
10:40: I'm sorry, I was bored!
10:44: I'm getting very sleepy.. You are very lucky I promised you guys I did this.
10:44: " JUDGEMENT FREE!!!!!" " JUDGEMENT FREE!!!!!" " Alright, I already said Judgement free 5 times. Why should i say it again?"
10:45: Wahhh! A performance by One Direction! I swear, they have a secret plan to take over the universe!
10:45: Dang it! What I hate worse than One Direction is commercial breaks.
10:47: The ability to stay awake is a.....a..... Alright, I really need some water and a big bucket..
10:48: Can I survive 72 more minutes? CAN I? CAAANNNN IIIIII?
10:49: The short answer to that is I can't. I will prove it to you. I'll do my best, but just saying..
10:50: Really? One Direction? Story of my Life? I need some commentary by Miss Piggy! If only A Toast to 2014! was still on..
10:51: 69............................ So close............
10:52: 68............................ So close............
10:55: I might sleep. I apologize if I do .
11:11: Sorry, I went through some minor difficulties that had to do with my computer, but I'm back with 50 minutes left!
11:12: Gah! There's news on, no New Year's Rockin' Eve...
11:14: hey recorded this message using my iPad mini microphone
11:17: That didn't work as good as I thought.
11:18: New. Year's Eve news is not as interesting as you'd think......
11:18: I need some Miss Piggy commentary or Johnny Car.... I mean, Jimmy Fallon news. ( That's a reference of a reference! You just got schooled by a Muppet encyclopedia!)
11:20: I can go without sleep for just 40 more minutes, right?
11:21: this iPad mini message is probably going to come out wad
11:22: How did it get wad out of bad? Whatever...
11:22: 3 and a half hours into this post marathon.... so close to ending it!!!!!
11:25: justsoclose
11:28: New Year's Rockin' Eve will be on in just 2 minutes!!!
11:30: We are back at Rockefeller Center with all the performers!
11:32: Oh, goodie. Taylor Swift will be performing at 11:38.
11:33: ( sarcastically) Can not wait.
11:34: REALLY? A COMMERCIAL ABOUT BUTTS? We're at a commercial break. Great.
11:38: Dang. Taylor Swift is performing.
11:41: #YearofTaylor What? It says it in the bottom left corner of the... Who cares?
11:43: Oh, great. Shake it Off...
11:46: Taylor Swift is done and we go to commercial break in the final minutes of 2014.
11:52: Eight more minutes of 2014!!!!!!
11:53: Ryan Seacrest is talking about things!    People: Noooo.
11:54: Aw, dang it.. We got cut to commercial.
11:56: Four more... I can't take the excitement...
11:57: When can we go back to the show?
11:58: We are back!!!!!!! In a minute and a half, we will be counting down...
11:59: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12:00: HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!! 4 hours of blogging and it paid off! Hope you enjoyed this, and see you tomorrow!!!

Disney Drive-On with The Muppets episode 1 review

 Hi-ho, Muppet fans! This is The Muppet Fan, back with a new post! Alright, so, yesterday, I posted a  whole Muppety year of review!! One of the things that was under mentioned was Disney Drive-On starring The Muppets, which was a 6-episode series made by Disney starring Walter and Pepe. I liked this series, so I figured I would review the episodes, starting with episode 1:
 So, the whole idea of this is that Walter, a Muppet Studios intern, is " helped" by Pepe when Pepe is in a meeting with Kermit and Kermit leaves. When Walter is trying to sell business cards for Pepe, he accidentally falls into the Disney animation studio and meets Oscar-winning Martin Landau!
 One of the best parts in this is two monkeys that are trying to plan ideas for a new Muppet movie, but are failing, but they don't know that!
 I also like the recurring joke of Pepe calling Walter " Howard" and Walter explaining that it's not his name, but Pepe still calls him that anyways.
 Also, it's fantastic they brought Bill Barretta in because he makes awesome contributions, including
 the characters Pepe, Bobo, and Big Mean Carl, who eats a poor little bunny...
 It's interesting to note that this was made during the year 2012, because of the obvious " Wreck-It Ralph" reference shown, which seems annoying at some times when you watch the video.
 Also, there's a awesome appearance by Kermit the Frog,who in a short time gets taken over by Pepe.
 When Walter tries to sell business cards that are made by Pepe, the results are funny because absolutely nobody will buy them except for surprisingly Martin Landau!
 There's an awesome cameo by Martin Landau, who is in the recording studio when Walter comes in to his surprise and meet him!! Walter accidentally records his line, and it's a wrap for Martin Landau, who says, " Well, if it's a wrap, it's a wrap!" Then, there's over-long credits ( nothing new, in our day) and it's the end!
 This episode is funny and fun, and everything you would want in a first episode. If only we could get an episode like this for the Muppet interstitial show in 2015... but, let's not talk about that!
 The funniest gag in this is probably when Pepe is announced to help Walter, and Pepe hands Walter the business cards, and there's about 12 seconds of silence, then Pepe yells at Walter, " NOW, GO!!!"
 I would rate this episode a 9.5 out of a 10, and join me tomorrow when I review the episode number 2 of Disney Drive-On Starring The Muppets!


Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Muppet Year in Review: 2014!

 It's just about the end of 2014, and what a year it was! 2014 had so much things going for the Muppets including the release of Muppets Most Wanted, guest appearances and promotions, countless YouTube videos. So, why don't we look at pretty much all the Muppet events that have happened this year!

January 1st: It's the new year!

January 12th: A new Muppets Most Wanted ad entitled " Outrage" shows up, to the delight of many Muppet fans!
January 16th: The Center of Puppetry Arts announces plans for a Jim Henson exhibit.

February 1st: Three new videos starring The Muppets and Terry Crews are made to promote the Toyota Highlander.


February 2nd: During the Super Bowl, a new commercial to promote the Highlander is shown and is an instant hit.

February 7th: Jimmy Fallon and The Muppets sing " The Weight" on the last episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
February 14th: John Henson, son of Jim and Jane Henson, sadly passes away of a heart attack.
February 15th: The Muppets team up with Subway to make a commercial with Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the Swedish Chef.
February 16th: Sesame Street releases a game that parodies " Flappy Bird" entitled " Flappy Bert." It's very addicting, and you should check it out!

February 24th: Rowlf the Dog and Rizzo the Rat get ice cream in another video to promote the Toyota Highlander.

February 26th: Kermit, Miss Piggy, and all sorts of Animals learn how to #bemoretea in this commercial for Lipton tea.
February 27th: The Muppets completely go against anything they stand for, and post selfies on Instagram.


March 1st: Miss Piggy and Joan Rivers fight and Rivers falls in a cake. This is probably the most interesting thing I've ever seen on QVC.

March 3rd: In a promotion for Muppets Most Wanted, Gonzo the Great appears on Jimmy Kimmel's show.

March 5th: In yet another promotion for Muppets Most Wanted, Sam the Eagle appears on Jimmy Kimmel's show.

March 10th: Miss Piggy launches a commercial for a supposed fashion line called " Moi". ( Still waiting for products.)


March 12th: The Muppets appear as interns in a YouTube video for BuzzFeed.
March 14th: The New York Times talks about Constantine.
March 16th: QVC has The Muppets appear in short little appearances all day and we see such rare Muppets as Link Hogthrob. TWICE!

March 17th: Kermit appears on The Tonight Show with Johnny... I mean, Jimmy Fallon.

March 19th: Bret McKenzie makes a video for Funny or Die where he sings " I'll Get You What You Want" from Muppets Most Wanted.
March 21st: MUPPETS MOST WANTED COMES OUT IN THEATERS! It's the 3rd best Muppet movie, in my opinion.
March 25th: Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge debuts on Syfy, to great success.
April 1st: The Muppet Mindset plays a fun April Fool's Day joke re-naming it The Constantine Mindset, with hilarious results!

April 3rd: Telly Monster appears in a YouTube video for Mashable.
April 25th: Doozers, a Fraggle Rock spin-off, is created by The Jim Henson Company and debuts on Hulu.
April 27th: I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story has its world premiere.
May 13th: The Jim Henson Company ends on Syfy.

May 16th: Zachary Levi, Bert, and Grover appear in a video that has a meaningful message by Mashable.

May 23rd: CNN spotlights The Muppets in a TV special.

May 28th: Joan Ganz Cooney is honored with this beautiful tribute.
June 22nd: Sesame Street wins SIX Daytime Emmy Awards!

July 4th: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Animal appear on PBS's annual A Capitol's Fourth.

July 11th: Bill Barretta directs another Lipton Tea Muppets ad.

July 26th: Eric Jacobson, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, and Murray all appeared at a panel for ComicCon.

August 1st: The first episode of an online series called Disney Drive-On with The Muppets debuts on Disney Movies Anywhere.

August 6th: Bob McGrath, Sesame Street actor, aged 82, jumps out of an airplane!
August 11th: Actor Robin Williams commits suicide and sadly dies.
August 12th: Muppets Most Wanted is released on Blu-Ray and DVD.

August 20th: In this hilarious video, Kermit the Frog does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

August 22nd: Frank Oz is interviewed by In Confidence in this 43-minute-interview.

August 23rd: Constantine is seen in a meet-and-greet at Walt Disney World called Villains Unleashed!

August 29th: We finally get to see the bonus feature that was not included on the Muppets Most Wanted DVD called " In the Gulag."

September 2nd: A video featuring John Oliver and Cookie Monster is brought to us, courtesy of Mashable.

September 4th: Mashable brings us this video of Kermit lip-synching to his favorite songs.
September 4th: Joan Rivers, female stand-up comedian, sadly passes away.
September 8th: Sesame Workshop names Jeffery Dunn their new CEO.

September 10th: The Muppets appear on America's Got Talent!

September 12th: The Sesame Street Muppets take over Good Morning America and read tweets on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carso... I mean, Jimmy Fallon!
September 14th: Sesame Street debuts its 45th season! Way to go!
September 19th: The New York Public Library opens a Sesame Street 45th anniversary exhibit!
September 24th: It's Jim Henson's birthday!
October 2nd: Fran Brill retires from puppeteering on Sesame Street.
October 6th: The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow is available at bookstores.
October 6th: Funko will be making Sesame Street toys!
October 10th: The Jim Henson Company announces a movie collaboration with Billy Crystal.

October 10th: Grover and Kid President give us a pep talk in this sweet YouTube video.

October 16th: A 2nd video starring Kid President and Grover is available on YouTube!

October 17th: A video starring The Swedish Chef, Camilla, and Pepe is made!
October 20th: Gerry Parkes, the actor who played Doc on Fraggle Rock, sadly dies.

October 23rd: Yet, a third video starring Kid President and Grover is made!
October 27th: It's announced that Disney Junior will be airing Muppet interstitials in 2015!!!!
October 31st: Happy Halloween!
November 2nd: It's announced that Muppet-Vision-3D will be closed in Disneyland, California to make way for a new Frozen show.

November 6th: A video that is a promotion for the British version of Sesame Street, The Furchester Hotel, is made starring John Oliver and Cookie Monster.
November 6th: Richard Schaal, star of Jim Henson's The Cube, sadly dies.
November 10th: A set of The Merv Griffin Show is made, which includes the Merv Griffin Show episode with Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and their Muppets!
November 13th: Bob McGrath, from Sesame Street, gets a website, a Twitter, a Facebook, and more!
November 14th: The Furchester Hotel is available to people on YouTube!!!
November 20th: Elmo and Grover made an appearance with Russell Brand on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live, where Russell Brand threatened to destroy Elmo.
November 23rd: Steve Whitmire's Muppet collection is up for auction at the Center for Puppetry Arts!
December 2nd: Slimey the Worm, Rubber Duckie, and Super Grover's cape are announced to go to MARS on a special shuttle!
December 5th: Madame Alexander makes Kermit and Fozzie puppets!
December 10th: The Count makes a series of videos counting down the days until the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!

December 10th: Big Bird is seen in the YouTube Rewind 2014 video!
December 10th: It's announced by ToughPigs that the My Muppets Show app will be closed on January 9th, 2015.

December 17th: Sir Ian McKellen stars in a video with Cookie Monster!

December 18th: Miss Piggy singing with Michael Buble and Kermit the Frog singing " It Feels Like Christmas" are posted on YouTube!
December 22nd: Billie Whitelaw, the voice of The Dark Crystal's Aughra, dies.
December 25th: Merry Christmas, everyone!
December 30th: Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of The Jim Henson Company's Babe, sadly dies.
December 31st: Don't forget to watch the ball drop and Miss Piggy on A Toast to 2014!

Hope you liked my year in review of Muppet stuff! See you tomorrow for my next post!














Some new Muppet places to visit for moi!

 Hello, Muppet fans!! Although this isn't much of a " post",  I just wanted to tell you something. I am going to go to an action-packed day on January 22nd. I AM going to be going to that  promised New York trip. It's been so long since I promised that, but at least I'm going to do it! Then, at 6:00, I'm going to be going to the New York Public Library for Tough Pigs' Muppet Vault!! YAYY!! So, while you cannot expect any posts on the 22nd, you can expect two on the 23rd! ( And, one extra one today because of the lack of things on this post!) BYE!

Monday, December 29, 2014

More info about Muppet-Vision-3D closing in California

  Anyone who has grown up with the lovable attraction at Walt Disney World, Muppet Vision 3D, will be very sad to hear the following news.
  Jim Henson's last project before he died was a 3-D show centered around the Muppets entitled Muppet Vision 3D. It was about, well, basically anything you can imagine. With its 4-D effects and new character named Waldo, it was an instant hit, debuting in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL on May 17th, 1991, exactly 1 year and 1 day after Jim Henson's death.
  In 2001, the show opened in Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. Same stuff. Same everything.
  About 1 or 2 months ago, Disneyland announced that they would be closing Muppet-Vision-3D temporarily to make way for a Frozen show in the winter. Fine by me!
  But, even more recently, we learned that that was not true. Most likely, the California Adventure park is going to close the ride forever. It devastates California fans. It is closed as I'm typing this.
  ToughPigs ( who hopefully don't jump at the opportunity to badmouth this site because we used their name) jumped right on the scene and interviewed a Disney employee.
  The Disney employee reported that the Muppet props and decorations have been stripped from the queue area and lobby, and the theater will be stripped too. He also says that the Frozen show will be a sing-along, and they're building an ice rink next door.
  Personally, I think this is an extremely bad publicity move for Disney, because this is offending Muppet fans, in all kinds of ways. When Disney bought the Muppets in 2004, they said they would take good care of The Muppets. This move is saying, " Screw what I made as a promise when I bought a beloved franchise!"
  Disney brought us such great movies as The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted, only to backstab us fans right in the pants and go ahead and close the only ride we have of The Muppet Show Muppets.
  But, at least, we still have Florida. If the ride was not open in Florida, I would be very, very mad.
  Personally, I liked the Disneyland queue better than the Walt Disney World one since it includes Beaker about to receive a pie in the face, and Gonzo crashed into the theater, since it leaves a hole in the wall.
  It's just too bad. This week, to make us feel better, we will hear other Muppet fans' rants about this issue, and we will also see how The Muppets have been used in other ways at the Disney theme parks.
  Well, Disney announced that this would be temporary, but, sadly that may not be this case. More on this as the rumor develops even more.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

I'm Back/How Awesome The Great Muppet Caper CD is/Muppet Central Problems/

 Hello, my fanbase of 545 people on the Internet! That's right! I am The Muppet Fan, and I am back and ready with a whole bunch of new ideas for posts.
 I've got a couple of topics here today, one of them being that I'm BACK!!!!! ( Even though we just went over that.) There's not much details about that, but my next side topic is I'M HAVING MUPPET CENTRAL PROBLEMS!!!
 As you might know, Muppet Central is one of Earth's leading authorities on all things Muppets, and they have a nice little discussion forum. WELL, IT'S NOT SO NICE, NOW!!!! I don't want to start any controversy that I am against this site, because I am not. In fact, I love it, I'm just experiencing a few minor ( no, major) problems with it.
 I was fozzieisfunny, and I  haven't been on it for like 2 months. This morning, I realized how I should go on it again. Good idea, right? I changed my name to fozziefunny2. Guess what? I got blocked from the website because I " spammed." What the crap?? I didn't even do anything!!!
 And, then I create a new account called fozziebear2, and I'm still pending approval. They may block me again, if they read this, but I'm begging them not to.
 Now, for our main topic: HOW AWESOME the songs from The Great Muppet Caper are! Now, let's do a little review of each of the songs.

1. Hey, a Movie!   This song is awesome because it develops the standard " This is ALL just a movie" format that they would later use in such movies as Muppets Most Wanted. I like this song because it gets viewers a feel for what type of humor The Muppets have and what the basic idea is. Oh, and later reworked into We're Doing a Sequel! ( We don't know that, but I just like saying pointless " facts".) Also, it features a cameo appearance by Richard Hunt as a taxi driver and it has Sweetums falling into holes. Honestly, who wouldn't want to see this movie after seeing this musical number? Comment your thoughts about this song!
2. Happiness Hotel!  Alright, so Kermit Fozzie and Gonzo are in London where they stumble upon this hotel and sing a song about it. That's one of the best sentences ever. Just saying. This song is awesome, and also generates an excuse for me to say that The Muppets say swears only because this song has h-e-2 hockey sticks in this. Also, Rizzo and the Rats are bellhops which is awesome. This song will get stuck in your head forever, because of its catchy lyrics and funny dialogue. There's an epic all-star Muppet cast in this movie, too. Pretty awesome.

3. Steppin' Out With a Star!  This song is OK. I just like how Kermit sounds saying a whole bunch of fancy words. It's pretty awesome to hear a froggy voice saying fancy stuff. I also like the little dance number with Kermit and his shadow. OK, NEXT!!!!
4. Night Life!  Once again, this song is OK but it's not that good. I mean, I like how Lips is playing the trumpet ( LIPS FOR LIFE!) and I like the vocals by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, but that's about it. ALRIGHT, NEW ONE!!!!
5. Couldn't We Ride!  This is a daring, bold feat of puppetry. Puppets on bikes. Pretty awesome. Jim Henson developed this scene so awesomely I can't get enough of it. Also, Fozzie on a bike just looks adorable. Also, the short commentary by Statler and Waldorf is funny. By watching the beginning of this video, you'd think, " 2 puppets on bikes. ( sarcastically) Wow. So amazing." except then when you see the whole conga line of Muppets on bikes your jaw drops and you immediately want to know the mechanics that were used so you can try it with a puppet. Okay, the next song is my personal favorite...
6. Piggy's Fantasy!!!!!!! THIS SONG IS SO AMAZING!!!!! '" Happiness, Miss Piggy! One caress, Miss Piggy!" GAH!!! KERMIT AND NICKY HOLIDAY FIGHTING IS KINDA LIKE OH MY GOODNESS IS THIS HAPPENING?? I LOVE IT SO MUCH I WOULD DIE TO HAVE THIS SONG SUNG FOR ME A MILLION TIMES BY CHARLES GRODIN!!! AHH!!! THE PERFORMANCES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL IT'S SO AMAZING I CAN"T EVEN... AHH!!!! YOU JUST WANT TO PUT THIS SONG ON REPLAY FOR A MILLION HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS AND THE WATER DANCE IS SO AMAZING THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE HOW HVRIVYwyyefITWEvutfcU!!!!!!! MY POINT HAS BEEN MADE!!!!!
7. The First Time it Happens!  Sorry about the video quality. There's no picture. This song is cool, too, for the reason that it's AWESOME!! Kermit and Miss Piggy show great chemistry, even without the video you can tell. My favorite part in this is where Miss Piggy starts tap-dancing. It's beautifully choreographed. This song is also cool because, like other songs in this movie, it was written by Sesame Street song writer Joe Raposo!

 Now, that's about it for today's post! So, see you tomorrow for another post! Bye!