The great Muppet comeback

[ccharles000]

After being put to pasture a few years ago following a string of disappointing films and a ho-hum return to TV, the Muppets are a pop culture phenomenon once again.

Now, comfortably middle aged, the zany puppets who came to prominence in the 1970s with "The Muppet Show" have recaptured their youthful bravado.

And they're doing it by popping up all over the Disney corporate matrix, including appearances on ABC and ESPN programs, top billing on the Walt Disney Company's homepage and, soon, in a network special and feature film written by "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" star Jason Segel.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34729660/ns/entertainment-arts_books_more/

[Orrex]

1. There will be no Muppet comeback as long as Jim Henson remains dead.

Even the mighty Frank Oz can't carry the ball forever.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. I don't think Frank Oz has much to do with the Muppets anymore, either.

They're just another malleable Disney commodity now.

[Orrex]

4. AFAIK he still does Fozzie, Miss Piggy, and Animal

But there's no going back.

[Maine-ah]

3. I have all the shows on DVD

and having a blast watching them with my 3 year old daughter. She laughs her little butt off every time during the opening song and Gonzo always blows something silly out of his horn. It was my favorite show as a child.

I am a bit afraid of what Disney is going to do to them....