I'm back! I have not been posting for a while now ( more than a half-week) and I'd like to keep my promise of posting daily. Anyways, today I have the interesting topic of new Muppet and Sesame Street- related videos that have been posted on YouTube! They're pretty cool, I must say:
So, in that video, you can see The Swedish Chef, Camilla the Chicken, and Pepe the King Prawn cook a Mexican ( I'm sorry, SWEDISH) shrimp taco... kind of... He needs to add eggs and shrimp. Given the characters from this video, you know that won't end well... Anyhow, I think this video is definitely worth watching, and a great way to promote EPCOT's Food and Wine Festival! And, the best thing is it doesn't even focus mainly on that! Hopefully, this video will go viral, and get The Swedish Chef all famous like 2009's " Swedish Chef Popcorn" video.
This also gives a chance for Pepe to shine. Sure, he's only in like 50 seconds out of the 2 minutes the video has, but it's a really good 50 seconds, unless you hate Pepe like I used to. The character has grown on me, and this video made him jump up to the top 15 Muppets on my list.
Camilla also makes a small cameo when Swedish Chef says " fur uggs" which translates to " four eggs." which is a perfect time for Camilla to come in.
Overall, this video is awesome and really worth a look. Sure, you can give up 2 minutes and 2 seconds of your life to watch this video. I have high thoughts that it could get around 300,000 views in around ( I'm guessing) a week or two. Anyways, moving on to our second video:
Here's a video starring Kid President, Grover, Bert, Guy Smiley ( who hasn't been used in a while) and a girl who I have no idea is!!! This is to help get word out about Kid President's Socktober thing, where he wants 2 million people to donate a simple thing like a sock to the homeless. This VIDEO is about Kid President and Grover hosting a Socktober Telethon, and Bert adds entertainment while Guy Smiley shows a Sock-O-Meter!
Bert adds entertainment by saying the names of his favorite socks, and the Sock-O-Meter shows how much socks gets turned in while the telethon is going on. They both do an excellent job doing this, and Eric Jacobson is doing a very great job performing all The Sesame Street Muppets in this short little video. As always, he has Frank Oz's voices down pat.
So, a sock lands on Grover's head and Kid President shows an " Oh, goodness!" look. Never thought I would type this sentence. Anyhow, there are some really great gags and such and jokes including one in the beginning where the words " Socktober Telethon" go across the screen 3 times.
This video should definitely be watched, as it is hilarious and also for a good cause. Oh, and go help Kid President with his campaign. Then, he'll only have 1,999,999 more people! ( Oh, wait, he probably already has about a half-million people chipping in.) It will encourage you to do a lot of things, but hopefully not recite a list of your favorite socks...
This is another one of Kid President's Socktober videos, and I hope that he makes more with the lovable pal Grover. This video stars Grover and Kid President who tries to make a pep talk video using sock puppets, but realizes it will never work, so he makes a pep talk including Grover.
This is a pretty good video, teaching the kids a good lesson: Never give up. Which leads to Kid President saying: " Did Ernie give up when his rubber duckie stopped squeaking? NO! Did Big Bird give up when he learned he couldn't fly? NO! Did Cookie Monster give up when he realized there were no more cookies in the jar?" Grover then says, " Yeah, that was kind of his fault..." Kid President replies, " Yeah." It's pretty funny.
I like these little series of videos, and I'm glad it's helping promote a good cause, once again. This video is very funny, and I really extremely hope that the President makes more of these. It has a funny beginning minute, though, too, which helps demonstrate to never give up as well as being funny.
Overall, I liked this video a lot. That's about all I have to say about these YouTube videos, so see you tomorrow!
Yesterday, I took a little drive out to New York. Why, you ask? TO VISIT A BUNCH OF MUPPET-RELATED PLACES, OF COURSE!! Now, before, we begin on this little tour, I have to tell you 1 thing: Yes, I will go to New York again soon and make a part 2. So, let's get started!
I got into my car at around 6:30. We didn't run into that much traffic so we got there around 9:30. And, well, our first stop was a great one:
1. Kaufman Astoria Studios, the home of Sesame Street! So, yeah, I went to the place where they've been filming Sesame Street ever since 1992. Although I couldn't go inside of it, I got to see the outside of it. I didn't know how big it was! It took up nearly a whole street! I was happy to see that the place was declared a " National Landmark." In a lot of places you'll see a sign that says " Kaufman". I saw a person going inside there. I don't know if he was a worker. ( If he was, I can say I met a person that works for Sesame Street!) Anyways, it's a great place to go if you're a mega Muppet fan like me. The address is: 34-12 36th Street, Astoria, NY!
After this, we tried to get into The Museum of the Moving Image ( they're a minute away from each other, and they have 2 Muppet things on display) but it was closed. Anyhow, moving right along, our 2nd place we went was:
2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art! I know what you're thinking: " This has nothing to do with Muppets! BOO!" But, it does, actually. They filmed the Sesame Street special " Don't Eat the Pictures!" in that building. While we didn't pay to get into the museum, we saw the entrance.. and a statue in the center of when you get in. Well, it's better than nothing! If you guys want to go here, the address is: 6 East 82nd Street, New York, NY!
Then, we took a walk over to Central Park to visit:
3. Jim Henson's Bench! In Central Park, there's a whole lot of benches. Most of them are dedicated to people. What do you know? I just happened to find a bench dedicated to Jim Henson! It read, " To Jim Henson who always enjoyed this joyful walk in the park." So, I was going to a place that Jim Henson always loved to visit? I could barely contain my excitement! I'm guessing that Jim Henson sat on this bench at one time or another. Right next to his bench was a bench dedicated to Jon Stone, a writer and director for Sesame Street. It was a two-in-one! This was probably the highlight of the tour, and while I don't quite know the full address, it's in Literary Park at Central Park.
We also found another cool Henson-Muppet-related thingy to go to! It was..
4. Jim Henson's Old House!! This was a pretty neat thing to go to, because Jim Henson lived in it for most of his fame. He called it One Seventeen! While I'm not sure you can go inside of it ( someone could live there) you can still stand outside of it and take a picture. It looks very fancy, and you really can't miss it if you look for it. There is a spiral staircase inside, and that's usually where he and the Muppet performers would sit and talk. There is a picture of it in Jim Henson: The Biography. In case you won't to visit it, the address is: 117 East 69th Street, New York, NY.
Our first stop on this trip ( I'm writing all these things out of order in the way we went to them) and our last in this article was:
5. FAO Schwarz! This is really a must-have if you're going to New York. It's a giant toy store and you can build your own Muppet in there! There's a video of Kermit introducing you to the build-your-own-Muppet things and a looping video highlighting some of The Muppet Show's greatest moments. You could also get a Jim Henson-related book or a Muppet puppet. When I went this time, I got a Gonzo puppet. It's also a good place if you're willing to pay 100 bucks to build your own Muppet! ( I think the prices went down to around 80 dollars, but I'm not sure..) The address is: 767 5th Avenue, New York, NY!
My only advice for you now is: Good luck finding where you parked your car! Bye! I'll see you around soon for part 2 of A Muppet Fan's Guide to New York!
I'm back! This time, I have not-so-useless information! Today, we will be talking about some recent news that we have heard from The Jim Henson Company. Let's start!
It was a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, LONG time ago. It was ( shivers) 1996. The Muppets now had their own show called Muppets Tonight. On episode 3 of Muppets Tonight, Billy Crystal guest-starred alongside some weird-looking new Muppets!
We now fast-forward to 2014. The Jim Henson Company now does not make new Muppet movies, but movies involving computer-animation puppetry and they build Creatures for movies that no one really likes but still see because the Creatures were built by " the wonderful Jim Henson!"
We now fast-forward to October 10th, 2014. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day has come out with Lisa Henson as producer! So, people are seeing it, even though they probably have no desire to..
Anyhow, all this is not the point. The Jim Henson Company is planning on making a new animation movie ( which I wouldn't count on being made, because The Jim Henson Company never stays true to their word, which we've learned basically ever since 2005) called Which Witch. Billy Crystal has come on board for this project as a writer, producer, and star. Samantha Sprecher and Lisa Henson are also producing.
We just found this out a couple of days ago. Lisa Henson told Variety that casting on Which Witch is underway with the company ( so, we could be seeing the voice talents of some Henson company puppeteers, possibly) finalizing negotiations with a digital animation studio and a foreign financier for the project.
Oh, and don't worry! Crystal won't ruin the film ( some die-hard Henson fans say that comedians sometimes ruin Henson/Muppet films) because he's already done work with animation, performing Mike Wazozki ( I have no idea how to spell it) in Monsters Inc. and Monsters University.
The movie will be based on a book that was published in 1979.
Crystal says, " When Brian Henson called me, I didn't know about the book! But, it's a fantastic story, and I've brought in a wonderful writer, Michael Feldman, and we've written a terrific and inventive script. I'll play a character as well, which will be wonderful because he actually has two eyes."
The only thing I would be careful about is that The Jim Henson Company tends to be a little hold-this-movie-off-for-10-years- kind of a company as they've done with their Fraggle Rock movie that is scheduled to come out sometime in the coming years, as well as the Dark Crystal movie they're planning out, too.
But, The Henson Company is ( hopefully) going to assure us that the 5 movies they're planning to come out ( this movie, a new Fraggle Rock movie, a new Dark Crystal movie, a new Labyrinth movie, and a new Emmett Otter movie) soon.
Well, that's all for today! Hope you enjoyed my thoughts on the new movie Which Witch that will be made by The Jim Henson Company! Bye!
Hello! It is me, themuppetfan, once again!! I was thinking of a series that I could do here on TheMuppetFan and it finally got to me: Muppet reviews! I know The Muppet Mindset does a series of Muppet reviews called Muppet Retro Reviews, which I love and by no means want to copy, and I'm calling it Muppet Review Mondays.
Scooter: Uh, chief, it's.. uh... Saturday!
Yes, I know. I had no other ideas, so I posted Monday's post today!
Scooter: Well, then, what are you going to be posting on Monday?
Good point. Anyways, the way I'm going to do this is I'm going to watch a piece of Muppet history, and at times I think are interesting, I will STOP and write down the number of seconds in which these events occur and write down what I thought was interesting, and the pattern continues. Sometimes, these videos will be in several parts, and today I will welcome to you the only part of Muppet Review Mondays' first review in which we will review..
We took up much time explaining how Muppet Review Mondays works, so this time we will be exploring a 10-minute video of Jim Henson on Arsenio Hall, which is his last appearance on television.
0:00-0:12: What a great introduction to the wonderful Jim Henson!
0:13-0:25: Ah, always a wonder to see... Jim Henson wearing.. umm... I don't know??
0:26-0:35: That deal with Disney wouldn't work out until 2004, Jim. Just thought I'd let you know.
0:36-0:46: I'm sorry, the way he says " Sunday" is hilarious. He says it like " Sundey." I'm sorry. I'll proceed..
0:47-0:51: Arsenio Hall reveals that we will be seeing a clip from The Muppets at Walt Disney World, which would premiere shortly after this appearance was made.
0:52-1:20: One of the cutest moments in Muppet history. BRAVO! BRAVO! More! More!!
1:21-1:31: Wait, he's been on this show.. before?? Someone please tell me in the comments if you have found a video of the other time Jim went on this show. I gots to know!
1:32-1:44: Ah, Jim Henson was never afraid to reveal that The Muppets were puppets. On the other hand, Disney loves to keep it a secret. Just one reference! ONE!
1:45-2:04: I can imagine! What a diva Miss Piggy is..
2:05-2:23: A sad situation, indeed. Poor Miss Piggy was yelling " HELP!" when the cement hardened at the end of the show.
2:24-2:34: Kermit, I'd like to hear about these problems s well. Go on!
2:35-2:42: So, uh, would a good translation for that be a karate chop?
2:43-2:54: And, quite a life-style it is! Karate chops and fashion, that's her four words that would sum her up.
2:55-3:09: Hmm, so far. Not quite my description of her lifestyle. But, she has " aims and goals different than mine" as Kermit said which is exactly why they've never gotten married.
3:10-3:27: I really don't know how to comment with all this talk about Kermit and Piggy's relationship. Hopefully, they move on to another topic, soon.
3:28-3:39: Kermit also eats moths, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and worms! And, when Kermit grows older, he could also eat smaller frogs, small snakes, mice, and baby turtles.
3:40-3:53: Again with the Kermit and Piggy talk!! Why can't we move on to another topic?
3:54-4:06: Jim coughs, and Arsenio replies, " Mosquito stuck in your throat?" and that sparks a conversation. Little did Jim know he would eventually die of that cold more than a week later.
4:07-4:19: Yeah, Kermit moves us away from the subject of Kermit and Piggy!
4:20-4:29: Now, we're talking about Clifford, the character we know from The Muppets at Walt Disney World, The Jim Henson Hour, and Muppets Tonight.
4:30-4:45: So, Kermit says we will be seeing Clifford, which happens in...
4:46-4:47: 1 second!!
4:48-5:05: Ah, Clifford, always with the jokes. ( And always the show-stealing performances that draws attention from Jim and Kermit!!! But, I won't rant on about that.. Wait, yes, I will.)
5:06-5:19: And, Arsenio now wants CLIFFORD to talk about Kermit and Piggy's relationship, since Kermit won't budge... UGH!
5:20-5:39: In those 19 seconds, Clifford sure said, " Hey!!" a lot.. But, Clifford is making no attention whatsoever drawn to Jim and Kermit. Jim still seems to be enjoying himself, though.
5:40-5:53: When these sort of Muppet conversations start, it kind of makes me feel uncomfortable.. I don't know why.
5:54-6:08: They clear up the conversation with some good old-fashioned Muppet vs. human argument. Now, I feel comfortable again.
6:09-6:28: Arsenio Hall sure likes to laugh at Clifford..... AND NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT TALKING WITH JIM AND KERMIT!!!!!
6:29-6:45: In the words of Clifford the Muppet, " Disney World is great." The most true statement I've ever heard.
6:46-6:54: There's forced laughter at Clifford's, " Funky!" which Clifford then replies and says, " So, you didn't like that one, huh?" I kind of feel bad for Jim Henson right now. He's probably feeling left out.
6:55-7:09: One of the best Muppet exhanges ever. Arsenio goes, " What did you do before you joined Kermit?" and Clifford says, " I was a sponge, man! What does it look like I was doing?"
7:10- 7:26: Yay! Now, Clifford is drawing back attention to Kermit by saying, " Kermit is cool!"
7:27-7:32: Clifford makes a remark where he says, " Kermit can get a laugh if people just look at him!" where Kermit gets a close-up and gives the camera his best " Yikes!" face.
7:33-7:47: Kermit IS real cool, Clifford.
7:48-7:52: Clifford then says, " But, Kermit can be a bit strange, sometimes. I mean, after all these years, he still goes out with the pig!" So, we get attention on Kermit, finally, but Clifford just makes bad remarks about him?? This appearance makes no sense.
7:53-8:14: Probably the best moment of this bit.
8:15-8:26: Kermit goes, " Muppets don't have last names!!!" Kermit's words of wisdom.
8:27-8:36: Then, Clifford steals the show again. It's a good special, but there's too much of Clifford, in my opinion.
8:37-8:54: The only reason I'm typing about this part is for, " Cl-ey-furd."
8:55-9:09: The Electric Mayhem do beat Arsenio Hall's band out of the sky. True 'dat. True 'dat.
9:10-9:25: We cut to a commercial break, but return after..
9:26-9:32: 6 seconds!!!
9:33-9:42: Now, we see Clifford's performer is... KEVIN CLASH!!! The performer who stole the show on Sesame Street as Elmo at the expense of all the other lovable characters you could find! That explains a WHOOLLLEE lot.
9:43-10:00: A bunch of useless credits.
I would rate this 4 out of 5 stars, mainly because Clifford stole the show away from Henson and Kermit.. It's still a lovable appearance, though. Hope you enjoyed my useless review and be sure to leave comments as to what I'm doing correctly with my blog and what I'm doing horrible! Bye!
I am Constantine, world's most dangerous frog. At the end of Muppets Most Wanted, I got trapped in a gulag and I escaped. What do UUUUUUUU expect from world's most dangerous frog? So, today, I sat down with the Lemur and had a chat with him. DIM THE LIGHTS!!!!!!!
Constantine: Okay, so, HALLLLLOOOOOO!O!!!!!! Oh, wait, the cameras are rolling. I've got to act like Kermit.
Lemur: Don't reveal that! They think I'm Ricky Gervais! Don't let them know that you're Constantine and I'm the Lemur!
Police Officer: What did you just say?
Constantine: I said....
Police Officer: NO SONG-AND-DANCE NUMBERS!!!!!!
Lemur: Sorry, Officer...
Police Officer: Wait, so, you're Constantine and you're the Lemur?
Constantine: Maybe.. maybe not..
Lemur: Yes, we are! And, now, our names will go down in history as the best criminals ever!!!!
Constantine: Ahem... my name. Because..
Lemur: WE KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police Officer: Let's take you down to the Gulag.. again.
Miss Piggy: NOT SO FAST!!!
Police Officer: Piggy? You're on his side?
Miss Piggy: HI-YAAA! ( karate-chops Police Officer)
Constantine: You do know I'm Constantine, world's most dangerous frog. Correct?
Miss Piggy: I THOUGHT YOU WERE KERMIT!!!
Constantine: What a woman.. ( falls over)
Lemur: Piggy! No! There goes Constantine!
Kermit: What was that for, Piggy? I am Constantine!
( Piggy faints)
So, I recovered from my injury, and, then, I came to post this article! Leave your thoughts in the interview down below.
Person: What's down below?
I give up... A-buh-bye!
Hi-ho, Muppet fans! Today, I will be reporting about Muppet Babies!! That seems like a quite weird topic, though, now that I think about it... Anyhow, the show began in 1984 and ran until 1991. This weekend, my quest was to set out and watch season 1 of Muppet Babies, which I did. But, however, we're going to take this show 5 episodes at a time, which will lead to my ( 21-part) Muppet Babies adventure! That's right, I'm going to review the whole entire show!! YAYYY! This will take up quite enough of my Muppet Fan ideas, but it'll be a fun one. So, let's get this show started!
Episode 1: Noisy Neighbors!
This show definitely starts out with a bang with this episode. There's so many great jokes, and I would watch SuperGonzo if that was made into a 45-season show!
Plot: The Babies have to quiet Baby Animal down because Officer Caruthers is complaining about the noise.
Best Joke: In SuperGonzo, Gonzo announces that he's in love with Baby Piggy but doesn't want to show it. Piggy says, " I'm in love!" and Gonzo gets down on one knee, saying, " Me, too!"
Some Thoughts: I thought that this episode was funny because what everybody tried to do to get Animal to quiet down never worked, but that was the funny part, in my opinion.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Episode 2: Dental Hyjinks!
Plot: Baby Fozzie has a loose tooth, and is worried about having it pulled at the dentist.
Best Joke: At the end, when Baby Fozzie comes back and all the babies then want to go to the dentist because Fozzie got a sticker and a balloon!
Some Thoughts: Loose Tooth Boogie is such a catchy song! I've had it stuck in my head for a few days now, and I can't get it out. Loose Tooth Boogie..
Overall Rating: 5 stars/5 stars I LOVED IT!
Episode 3: Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Dark?
Plot: Baby Bunsen and Baby Beaker come over and need The Babies' help on how to help fix Beaker's fear of the dark.
Best Joke: When Fozzie says, " Spooky things can also happen in the dark!" and Beaker gets worried, and the rest of the Muppet Babies say, " Fozzie!"
Some Thoughts: This marks the first appearance of Baby Bunsen and Baby Beaker, and can I say one thing: The way they look and talk is adorable!!!
Overall Rating: 5.1/5 stars ( It's just so fantasticly fantastic!)
Episode 4: Raiders of the Lost Muppet
Plot: When Baby Animal goes missing during a game of hide-and-seek, the Muppet Babies have to conquer their fears of the basement while searching for him.
Best Joke: I love the part where they go on an epic mine cart chase, just like in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom!! The Muppet Babies are always funny when they do parodies..
Some Thoughts: I like how when Baby Gonzo, Baby Scooter, Baby Rowlf, and Skeeter are searching, they find themselves in a jungle ( because Animal is often referenced to as an animal.).
Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Episode 5: Scooter's Hidden Talent
Plot: The Muppet Babies all figure out their talents, but Scooter doesn't know yet what his talent could be.
Best Joke: In the Leonardo Da Frog part, the Mona Lisa ( Baby Piggy) exchange is really funny!
Some Thoughts: I'm sort of in awe of how talented Scott Brownlee is when he wrote Dream for Your Inspiration... That song deserves an Emmy...or 2.. or 3...or 4... or 5... or 6... or 7... or 592..
Overall Rating: 5/5 stars
Well, I hope you enjoyed my little tiny reviews of the first 5 episodes of Muppet Babies! Stay tuned into my blog for more Muppet Babies reviews.
Hello, everybody! It is me, once again, themuppetfan. Well, unfortunately, I did not post yesterday, but I have PERFECTLY good reason!!! Actually, no, I don't... but, just enjoy this article!
Let me take it straight out of dwayne1115's mouth. He's a member over at the Muppet Central Forum, and he came up with a great idea:
Some of you may have heard or had a soda here in the US produced by the Coke-a-Cola company in the late 90's- early 00's called Surge. The company had stopped making the soda for several years upsetting die-hard Surge fans. Some of those die-hard fans started a small movement and called it the Surge Movement, and over the years it has grown into a nation-wide event where thousands of folks would call the company and ask to bring Surge back. Coke has finally responded and is going to be selling Surge once again on the internet!
If they can do it with a soda, why can we not seem to get it together and let our voices be heard about The Muppet Show Seasons 4 and 5?
So, yes, Disney is too lazy to release The Muppet Show Seasons 4 and 5. They have already released seasons 1, 2, and 3 but the last release was in 2007.
We have also gotten Disney's number and we need you ( yes, YOU) to call that number on November 3rd. Please help us: Disney's number that we are calling is 1-800-723-4763. So, I guess that's it! And, keep doing the boomy-boomy Triss Brian Jacques Nolan Pigs Turtles Traffic Lights HEINZ!
