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Subject: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: NbC on 09/14/03 at 04:06 a.m.

For me it has to be Animal.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Bobby on 09/14/03 at 05:08 a.m.

I liked Fozzie Bear - Wacka wacka wacka!

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/14/03 at 01:57 p.m.

Miss Piggy.

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Wicked on 09/14/03 at 04:10 p.m.

I like Animal, he's a freak like me.  :)

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/14/03 at 06:16 p.m.

Kermie-my main frog.  ;D


http://www.muppets.com/profiles/graphics/Kermit_s.jpg



Cat

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 09/14/03 at 06:24 p.m.

http://www.echonyc.com/~dreaming/blog/archives/don-music.jpg

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: BrianMannixGirl on 09/15/03 at 08:24 a.m.

I was called Miss Piggy in school cos I was always giving the boys a right chop !

But I think Kermie stole my heart with Rainbow Connection :(

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Bobby on 09/15/03 at 08:38 a.m.

Quoting:
http://www.echonyc.com/~dreaming/blog/archives/don-music.jpg
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What was that guy called Lebeiw15. He was quite funny with his flip-top lid head.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: maddog167 on 09/15/03 at 11:11 a.m.

I always liked Beaker, the assistant to the scientist guy Bunsen Honeydew. Beaker always seemed to get blown up or mutilated during Bunsen Honeydew's scientific demonstrations.
What cracked me up was the look on Beaker's face as it became more and more apparent as the sketch went on that he was about to become the fall guy yet again....

I just remembered, all Beaker could say was "Meep Meep!"

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 09/15/03 at 11:13 a.m.


Quoting:
I lalways liked Beaker, the assistant to the scientist guy Bunsen Honeydew. Beaker always seemed to get blown up or mutilated during Bunsen Honeydew's scientific demonstrations.
What cracked me up was the look on Beaker's face as it became more and more apparent as the sketch went on that he was about to become the fall guy yet again....
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OMG!  I was just about to mention him!  He was always my favorite, too!  :D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: maddog167 on 09/15/03 at 11:14 a.m.


Quoting:
OMG!  I was just about to mention him!  He was always my favorite, too!  :D
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There ya go Karen, synchronicity strikes once again! :)

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 09/15/03 at 11:17 a.m.


Quoting:

There ya go Karen, synchronicity strikes once again! :)
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;)

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Paul_UK on 09/15/03 at 12:19 a.m.


Quoting:
I always liked Beaker, the assistant to the scientist guy Bunsen Honeydew. Beaker always seemed to get blown up or mutilated during Bunsen Honeydew's scientific demonstrations.
What cracked me up was the look on Beaker's face as it became more and more apparent as the sketch went on that he was about to become the fall guy yet again....

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Yep! Another vote for dear ol' Beaker from me - and the Swedish chef, too!...mind you, all the characters were marvellous...

There was a very sad and touching tale when Jim Henson died suddenly in 1990. At the rememberance service, apart from the floral tributes and what-have-you, there was a solitary figure of Kermit - prominently displayed from the rest...just underneath was a solitary message...'I've lost my voice...'

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: andythatsme on 09/15/03 at 01:29 p.m.

There was a huge big blue character - kind of in the same vein as Sweetums. Not sure what he was called, but he was my favourite. You realy only see him at the opening credits I think when the big monster characters walk through the arches. I remember I used to have a Muppet annual when I was younger (taught you how to make a papier-mache fozzie bear!! which I attempted - much to my mother's annoyance!!) Anyways, this blue character was in some of the cartoons! :)

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Kung_Fu_Queen on 09/15/03 at 01:56 p.m.

URL
Am I allowed three? I'm Miss Piggy, the husband is Kermit the Frog, and teenage son is Animal!

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/15/03 at 06:56 p.m.


Quoting:


What was that guy called Lebeiw15. He was quite funny with his flip-top lid head.
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Mr.Don Music.He's the guy who could never that note right and always blamed himself and said"I'll never get it,NEVER,*Bangs his head on the piano*! ;D

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Secret_Squirrell on 09/15/03 at 08:38 p.m.

There were so many it's hard to pick a favourite.  But I liked that creepy looking guy called "The Phantom" on the Muppet Show.  :D  He's only on in a couple of episodes.  I think the one with Alice Cooper was one of them.

I also liked that newscaster guy.

                                                http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3108/newscstr1.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3108/puppets.html

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: maddog167 on 09/16/03 at 02:19 p.m.

Why Beaker is my favourite Muppet:

Despite only two facial expressions (mouth open, mouth closed), one word of dialog ("Meep") and an unchanging plot in every sketch, Beaker cracked me up every time.

Typical Beaker scenarios:

- busy pouring coloured liquid into test tubes, suddenly does double take on hearing his name mentioned by Honeydew in context of a dangerous sounding experiment
- stares straight at camera and shudders
- shakes head violently and drops test tube
- taps Honeydew on shoulder with increasing urgency
- waves hands about in protest, saying "Meep" a lot
- falls backwards in dead faint
- falls forwards, banging nose on desk and saying "Meep"
- loses nose in explosion
- hair black and face covered in ashes, post explosion, mouth opening & closing like a fish
- nose and eyes positionally rearranged on face during Muppet chemical catastrophe

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Secret_Squirrell on 09/16/03 at 04:04 p.m.


Quoting:
Typical Beaker scenarios:

- busy pouring coloured liquid into test tubes, suddenly does double take on hearing his name mentioned by Honeydew in context of a dangerous sounding experiment
- stares straight at camera and shudders
- shakes head violently and drops test tube
- taps Honeydew on shoulder with increasing urgency
- waves hands about in protest, saying "Meep" a lot
- falls backwards in dead faint
- falls forwards, banging nose on desk and saying "Meep"
- loses nose in explosion
- hair black and face covered in ashes, post explosion, mouth opening & closing like a fish
- nose and eyes positionally rearranged on face during Muppet chemical catastrophe
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;D ;D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 09/16/03 at 04:31 p.m.

Maddog, you said it all!  ;D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: jaytee on 09/16/03 at 04:51 p.m.

Love the Swedish Chef  ;D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/16/03 at 07:00 p.m.


Quoting:
Love the Swedish Chef  ;D
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You got to love Swedish Chef.He cracks me up everytime. ;D

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 09/16/03 at 08:46 p.m.

http://www.mindrape.org/caffeine/images/kermit_the_frog.jpg I also like Miss Piggys ode to him called "On The Toad Again"

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/17/03 at 06:54 p.m.


Quoting:
http://www.mindrape.org/caffeine/images/kermit_the_frog.jpg I also like Miss Piggys ode to him called "On The Toad Again"
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"Hi Ho,This is Kermit De Frog"! ;D

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 09/17/03 at 09:36 p.m.

Yes, he is Don Music.  He could never get the notes right and could never remember the words to his own songs.  I think he was banned from Sesame Street because he banged his head on his piano and that was promoting violence or something. ::)  Whatever.

I like Beaker and Bunsen Honeydew also!  I forgot about them! ;D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: jesuisunpizza on 09/17/03 at 10:29 p.m.

Beaker was my favourite also.  The newscaster was also a good character because he was always serious.

However, I think all the characters together is what made the muppets a hit.  If any one muppet was missing, it would have made a big difference.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/18/03 at 09:01 a.m.

Kermie has always been my fav. but others that I love is Beaker, the Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf, Animal, Cookie Monster, and Ernie.




Cat

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/18/03 at 07:59 p.m.


Quoting:
Yes, he is Don Music.  He could never get the notes right and could never remember the words to his own songs.  I think he was banned from Sesame Street because he banged his head on his piano and that was promoting violence or something. ::)  Whatever.

I like Beaker and Bunsen Honeydew also!  I forgot about them! ;D
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Don Music promoting violence? You gots to be kidding me? A harmless muppet! ??? ;D

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: DaisyJane on 09/18/03 at 08:14 p.m.

I really love Kermit.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: pumpkin on 09/19/03 at 09:07 p.m.

another kermit fan here  ;D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: hannahbear on 09/19/03 at 10:10 p.m.



Here's some Kermit and Piggy eye candy for you...  :)

http://www.poster.net/muppets/muppets-kermit-clein-no-escape-4001141.jpg

I am also a Kermit and Miss Piggy fan.  I loved watching Muppet Babies and Sesame Street when I was younger.  Now that I'm older, I get my Muppets fix from the "Keep Fishin'" video by Weezer.   :)

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: NbC on 09/20/03 at 03:34 a.m.

I am having some unclean thoughts here, but from the position and location of Miss Piggy's head  :o....They definitely were caught by surprise.   ;)  ;D

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/20/03 at 10:14 a.m.

ewww...just imagine Kermit and Piggy having sex :P :-X

She'll wind up giving nunchuck chops to his ...you know what  ;D


Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/20/03 at 04:56 p.m.


Quoting:


Here's some Kermit and Piggy eye candy for you...  :)

http://www.poster.net/muppets/muppets-kermit-clein-no-escape-4001141.jpg

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LMAO Too funny.  ;D ;D ;D




Cat

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: VirtuosoClaptrap on 09/20/03 at 06:39 p.m.

Was it Raplh ?  Rolph?  The bear with the floppy ears that used to play in the band?  

Someone help me !  :-/

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: hannahbear on 09/20/03 at 09:02 p.m.



I think it might've been spelled Rowlf.  Not sure though.  :-/

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 09/20/03 at 09:43 p.m.

Aww, I loved Rowlf. :D  He was another one of my favorites.  And yes that is the correct spelling.

http://www.vaxxine.com/npda/kids/drteeth/rowlf.jpg

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/21/03 at 03:07 p.m.

I also liked that nerdy Muppet.He had orange hair and glasses.I forgot what his name was. ??? ;D

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/21/03 at 04:41 p.m.


Quoting:
I also liked that nerdy Muppet.He had orange hair and glasses.I forgot what his name was. ??? ;D

Howard
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Scooter. I have forgotten about Rawlf. I liked him, too.



Cat

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Secret_Squirrell on 09/22/03 at 07:10 p.m.

Just a little Muppet Show trivia; I found this article in a back issue of "Discover" magazine dated January 1982. It had an issue about the 2nd spaceflight of the 1st Space Shuttle "Columbia".
________________________________________
"Who Hogged Capcom?"

NASA refused to say who dreamed up the novel way to rouse astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly for their morning ablutions in space. Whoever had it, the idea was inspired. Each day the spacemen were awakened by the dulcet tones of Miss Piggy and other familiar porkinauts from the "Muppet Show" feature "Pigs In Space".

The 80-second dialogues from First Mate Piggy and the Swine Trek crew were loaded with private and public jokes.  "It is time to speak to the astronauts," chirped Miss Piggy on the first morning. "Really and truly?" asked Captain Hogthrob. "No," replied Dr.Strangepork, "Engle and Truly." That joke, said Miss Piggy, had been used before. "It doesn't matter," said Strangepork. "So has their spacecraft!"

Muppet creator Jim Henson called it a "wonderful lark" to prepare the messages for NASA. Miss Piggy was starry-eyed about the experience. Cooed the inimitable astropig, "Moi was over the moon about it."
________________________________________________

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/22/03 at 07:11 p.m.

The chicken was also my favorite.I think she was attracted to kermie on occasionlly on the Muppet Show.

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: BrianMannixGirl on 09/23/03 at 03:45 a.m.


Quoting:
There was a very sad and touching tale when Jim Henson died suddenly in 1990. At the rememberance service, apart from the floral tributes and what-have-you, there was a solitary figure of Kermit - prominently displayed from the rest...just underneath was a solitary message...'I've lost my voice...'
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sniff :(  that made me cry :(

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: DaisyJane on 09/23/03 at 05:31 a.m.

Oh that's sweet....and sad.  How attached we get to American Icons ... it's amazing to me still how much we love those characters and actors on television, especially from when we were children.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/23/03 at 07:09 p.m.

At least now his son is doing most of the voices.

Howard

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: DaisyJane on 09/23/03 at 07:41 p.m.


Quoting:
At least now his son is doing most of the voices.

Howard
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That's really kewl, Howard.  Thanks for sharing that.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: karen (Guest) on 09/24/03 at 04:40 a.m.


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How attached we get to American Icons ... .
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Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't The Muppet Show made in England?

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: maddog167 on 09/24/03 at 07:02 a.m.


Quoting:
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't The Muppet Show made in England?
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I believe you're right, karen, the show was produced in England with a lot of UK technicians and production staff. However I think we have to recognise that the majority of creative input came from Americans like Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Plus of course Sesame Street was a US production (from "The Children's Television Network", if memory serves).

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: hannahbear on 09/24/03 at 12:08 a.m.


Quoting:

I believe you're right, karen, the show was produced in England with a lot of UK technicians and production staff. However I think we have to recognise that the majority of creative input came from Americans like Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Plus of course Sesame Street was a US production (from "The Children's Television Network", if memory serves).
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I hope you don't mind me clarifying...it's Children's Television Workshop.  You remember this kind of stuff when you watch Sesame Street five days a week (sometimes twice in one day, at 8AM and 4PM) between the ages of 3 and 6.  :)

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/24/03 at 01:23 p.m.


Quoting:

I believe you're right, karen, the show was produced in England with a lot of UK technicians and production staff. However I think we have to recognise that the majority of creative input came from Americans like Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Plus of course Sesame Street was a US production (from "The Children's Television Network", if memory serves).
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Frank Oz was born in Hereford, England, UK



Cat

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: DaisyJane on 09/24/03 at 05:10 p.m.


Quoting:


Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't The Muppet Show made in England?
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Whether made in England or on the moon, these are AMERICAN ICONS because they mean something to us.  Kermit, Sesame Street, etc, are AMERICAN ICONS because they are part of American Culture.....and Henson was American.

Subject: Re: Who is your favorite Muppet character?

Written By: Howard on 09/24/03 at 07:05 p.m.


Quoting:



That's really kewl, Howard.  Thanks for sharing that.
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You're welcome.He does Ernie and Kermit.Frank Oz still does Miss Piggy I think.

Howard