derbstyron
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:01 AM
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ACCEPT IT: The Muppets are the greatest artistic creation of our time! |
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They were quite post-modern before it was cool (i.e. referring to themselves as Muppets, breaking down the "fourth wall" in talking to the audience).
They are the perfect entertainment for both kids and adults, with jokes kids can get and adults get on another level. Such as Big Bird, in the Muppet Movie saying, "I'm on my way to break into public television."
Who can forget the Muppet Movie: that first scene with Kermit sitting in a swamp or Kermit riding a bike. And of course the great songs of the Muppets: "The Rainbow Connection" from the Muppet Movie and "It's Not Easy Being Green."
plus they always cheer me up - NO small task.
The Muppets Rock. ACCEPT IT!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:02 AM
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1. Just watched the Muppet Christmas Carol yesterday |
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:05 AM
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2. Kermit's best line in the Muppet Movie was after his bike got run |
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over by the steamroller . ..
"For a minute, I thought I was gone with the Schwinn." :)
One of my favorite characters was Jack :)
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:06 AM
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3. Depends on what time period you call "our time" |
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Edited on Mon Dec-27-04 09:07 AM by Khephra
Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes did everything that you mention the Muppets doing, but they did it years before Henson came around.
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:15 AM
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Actually, the headline is an in joke that no one will get but me. Whenever I talk about the Muppets with friends I always say, "the greatest artistic....."
You are correct about the looney tunes, as well.
Funny, huh? As a writer I have taken many literary criticism classes that deal with such things as post modernism and structuralism. Things which the Muppets and other cartoons (such as the one's you mentioned) dealt with on a regular basis.
Of course, academia looks on cartoons with disdain. What good could they possibly be.
Now, *thats* funny
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:27 AM
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7. Academia seems to be slowly coming around |
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Edited on Mon Dec-27-04 09:28 AM by Khephra
I'd have to say that it was probably the Simpsons that ended up breaking down the most barriers for the acceptance of cartoons as being more than children's fare in the U.S. during the last 10 years. Pixar's films have also helped.
The rest of the world seems to have no problems with the art form, just our stuck-up society. Comic books have faced the same struggles too, but they're slowly gaining critical acceptance here thanks to writers like Gaiman and Moore.
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:34 AM
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Sandman is great "literature."
Fuck what anybody else thinks!
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:06 AM
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4. Now if they'd only sell the series at a reasonable price... |
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Mon Dec-27-04 10:03 AM
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They are shafting people with those DVDs
I blame son, Brian, who is nowhere near as creative, or artistically talented. And, unlike his father, seems only interested in money.
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:23 AM
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Mon Dec-27-04 09:30 AM
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8. Plus Sesame Street is the No1 cure for a bad acid trip |
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Mon Dec-27-04 10:03 AM
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10. And Pee-Wee's Playhouse is a good way to get the acid peaking |
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Or so I've heard....
:evilgrin:
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Mon Dec-27-04 10:34 AM
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12. I agree with that statement. |
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Earth, yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup yup!
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Mon Dec-27-04 11:26 AM
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13. The best Muppet period was the late 70s |
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When "The Muppet Show" was on tv.
Statler and Waldorf, Animal, Fozzy Bear. Ah, yes. Those were the days.
Statler: This show brought a tear to my eye... Waldorf: Really? Statler: Yeah, I'm sitting on a tack.
Statler: You know, the older I get, the more I appreciate good music. Waldorf: What's that got to do with what we just heard? Statler: Nothing, just thought I'd mention it.
Waldorf: Just when you think this show is terrible something wonderful happens. Statler: What? Waldorf: It ends.
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