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About MuppetWatch
MUPPETWATCH is a journey through entertainment and popular culture using The Muppet Show as our guide. Every week, Peter and Ben watch an episode of The Muppet Show, coupled with a work by the guest star that is new to one or both of us, allowing us to better contextualize and appreciate their work. https://feed.podbean.com/muppetwatch/feed.xml
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- 22 Jul 2024
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- 24 Apr 2025
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24 Apr 2025
115: Candice Bergen & Carnal Knowledge
Miss Piggy continues to take more of a central role as special guest Candice Bergen inspires her to fight for her rights as a woman and a performer. Then, we discuss her role in Carnal Knowledge, a dissection of the psyche of the male chauvinist pig. Topics of discussion include whether it’s weird to be able to tell who’s puppeteering Miss Piggy by voice, possibly the weirdest movie to get a sequel of all time and how it could have been salvaged, the time Pauline Kael feuded with the gay community, the secret unaired snuff episode of The Muppet Show, and the unfortunate fact that conservatives has always been kind of stupid. Bergen Bags (https://www.bergenbags.com) Knock Wood by Candice Bergen (https://search.worldcat.org/title/10298903) Murphy Brown vs. Vice President Dan Quayle (https://youtu.be/TnhhZ0LVNPU?si=eNi7lyK1BQMfBowf) Oliver’s Story (1978) movie review - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel (https://youtu.be/i2lEgBcZDuQ?si=c6bQJtBxdcDwAXc4) Quayle Blames Riots in L.A. on Disintegrating Family Unit (https://www.deseret.com/1992/5/20/18984930/quayle-blames-riots-in-l-a-on-disintegrating-family-unit/) The queerness hiding in plain sight in the work of Hollywood Golden Age director George Cukor (https://www.queerty.com/the-queerness-hiding-in-plain-sight-in-the-work-of-hollywood-golden-age-director-george-cukor-20241230/)
10 Apr 2025
114: Sandy Duncan & Star Spangled Girl
Today’s episode is very special - not just because our guest is three-time Tony nominee Sandy Duncan, and we have additional jokes by comedy legend Gags Beasley, but also because we’re joined by friend of the pod and fellow Beasley superfan Joe Blevins to discuss Duncan and the immortal banana sketch, followed by her second starring role on film in the baffling but never boring Star-Spangled Girl. Topics of discussion include gelatin molds on television walls, when a pie in the face can be painful, square views of the counterculture, just why Gags Beasley never made the jump to the silver screen himself, and how to tell if a movie was based on a stage play. Check out Joe’s work at d2rights.blogspot.com and thesedaysareours.libsyn.com! Further Resources: After a Brain Tumor and Two Failed Marriages, Sandy Duncan Is Flying High Again (https://web.archive.org/web/20160521025002/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20074485,00.html) Clay Aiken Says He Lost ’50 Percent’ of His Fans When He Came Out in 2008: ’It Was Very Different Time’ (Exclusive) (https://people.com/clay-aiken-reflects-coming-out-gay-2008-exclusive-8758428) In ‘Second Glance,’ It’s Sandy Duncan (https://www.courant.com/2002/03/22/in-second-glance-its-sandy-duncan/) Monty Python - The Funniest Joke in the World (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qklvh5Cp_Bs) “Peter Pan” star Sandy Duncan still has a lot to “crow” about by Mo Rocca (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-pan-star-sandy-duncan/)
25 Mar 2025
2025 Oscars Best Original Song Special
After a month-long hiatus, MuppetWatch is back, sort of, with a special all about the movies and songs nominated at the 2025 Academy Awards, days after people stopped caring! We apologize for reminding you of Emilia Perez's existence, are befuddled by The Six Triple Eight, reminisce about the career of a future Muppet Show guest with Elton John: Never Too Late, and cry about Sing Sing.
4 Mar 2025
113: Bruce Forsyth & Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Fozzie Bear vows to finally fight back against Statler and Waldorf, be it by heckling them back or by rubber chicken-based physical violence. Luckily for him, he has an ally in special guest Bruce Forsyth, jack of all trades equally at home on the stage and the television screen. Then we watch Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?, a movie that is as uncomfortable as its title is unwieldy. Topics of discussion include: Snurf evolution, Cordening, our continuing exasperation with At the Dance, Muppet trafficking, double standards of Muppet nudity, the degree to which talk segments are scripted, how self-awareness is not inherently a virtue, and Jojo Siwa. Further resources: BBC Blogs - BBC Genome: Coming to You Live - The Origins of Outside Broadcast Television (https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fgenome%2Fentries%2F5874fb19-fb44-4d9e-8de4-8984c077b0d4) Bruce Forsyth Obituary (https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a835951/bruce-forsyth-dies-obituary/) Bruce Forsyth on Magnum P.I. (https://youtu.be/2OiSZNVMrmM?si=1ttQ4yWJopT5GtFe) Didn’t he do well… (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/dec/16/television.features) Sir Bruce Forsyth breaks TV career world record (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/sir-bruce-forsyth-breaks-tv-career-world-record)
17 Feb 2025
112: Peter Ustinov & Grendel Grendel Grendel
Today’s special guest is renaissance man of the world Peter Ustinov, whose very presence puts the show in a tizzy and forces Kermit to confront his self-esteem issues! Then, we discuss another work about a green guy with problems - Grendel Grendel Grendel, the 1981 animated Australian adaptation of John Gardner’s existentialist novel! Topics of discussion include how scripted Muppet Labs is, the Newsflash Anchor’s skills as an actor, what you could get away with in movies for children in the 1980s, how to adapt existentialist angst in ways that are emotionally comprehensible to children, and new one-episode Muppets. Further resources: British actor Peter Ustinov, who had an appointment with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi… (https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/11/01/British-actor-Peter-Ustinov-who-had-an-appointment-with/8473468133200/) A genius who spent life dabbling (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-genius-who-spent-life-dabbling-1.1137500) Logan’s Run: The Naming of Cats - Peter Ustinov - Closed Captioned (https://youtu.be/b7R4KZz2wbk?si=A2fp0hFTlNt0O0_4) OMNI: the New Frontier (https://youtu.be/e3LAg1hcajM?si=zXfEO3WHjCmOeDRP) Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf. Peter Ustinov, Herbert von Karajan, London Philharmonia Orchestra (https://youtu.be/HXrVQ9N8zAc?si=5wUpWCy0CcUyuX8J) Sir Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) (https://federalunion.org.uk/sir-peter-ustinov-1921-2004/) Sir Peter Ustinov - UNICEF (https://www.unicef.org/goodwill-ambassadors/peter-ustinov)
29 Jan 2025
111: Lena Horne & Cabin in the Sky
We’re back from our hiatus! Joined by singer and actress Lena Horne, Miss Piggy and Kermit continue their push-and-pull, and Gonzo struggles to be understood. Then we discuss the 1943 film Cabin in the Sky, a movie that is… firmly of its time. Topics of discussion include acting through singing, the types of tabloids Fozzie reads, Muppets-Looney Tunes thematic overlap, yet more Bowfingering, whether or not the Swedish Chef washes his hands, and the Cotton Club. KTLA-5 March 22, 1970 Harry & Lena Special (https://youtu.be/0NP7veCMdDs?si=ibdQz3TCBEEzeDNa Lena Horne - Ain’t It the Truth - Cabin in the Sky 1943 (https://youtu.be/oc8tRma0brY?si=iaJNRJ1XBI3u2YLM Lena Horne - Stormy Weather (1943) (https://youtu.be/DXJ8-E-jvuw?si=N_Zcd3rmuIwZQqpZ) Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Tony Awards Performance (https://youtu.be/V8bG_Rml0cg?si=fQ1crbkPTLUpjD2g Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin (https://search.worldcat.org/title/232979128) The Wiz - “If You Believe” (https://youtu.be/DHzx2P4x63c?si=tCHl7z8kqKHiUqNa)
18 Oct 2024
110: Harvey Korman & Huckleberry Finn
Today we’ve got a guest who doesn’t sing at all on The Muppet Show but sings quite a bit in his movie. The star is four time Emmy winner Harvey Korman, and the movie is 1974’s Huckleberry Finn, from the unlikely team of the Sherman Brothers and a two-time Planet of the Apes director! Topics of discussion include Fozzie Bear’s finest hour, the still confounding talking houses, the equally confounding Muppet Show production order, sex versus violence on the nineteenth century stage, different pronunciations of Maurice, and con artists pretending to be Romanovs or Bourbons. Further resources: ABC Network - The Harvey Korman Show (Complete Broadcast, 4/11/1978) (https://youtu.be/O1MRPyFOk60?si=qVZVGILuInclpRrI) The Dentist from The Carol Burnett Show (https://youtu.be/9IUSM4EKcRI?si=py7E9ltMiBsp8EOh) The Family: Sorry! from The Carol Burnett Show (https://youtu.be/oNG1DkS_f4g?si=jfA9IYWBOsbZ1g3S) Gazoo’s Antimatter Arrival in Bedrock (https://youtu.be/nUg3yy5iC6c?si=Wr_MU-EzCAw9H93a) Harvey Korman and Brenda Vaccaro Win Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress (https://youtu.be/qpr6bAacyMY?si=ED2u6Zg5cNwHWPj0) Harvey Korman - Television Academy Interviews (https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/harvey-korman) It’s Hedley! - Mel Brooks - American Masters (https://youtu.be/ZEQ3OxYL2Co?si=cyO6uHpNX1GI_Frc) “Now go do that voodoo that you do so well” (https://youtu.be/jS_Shu8y0sI?si=LHDgwrA9J5-MEh-e) The Nutt House (1989) Ep. 1 “Pilot” (https://youtu.be/nlz7xN2csAQ?si=lUPalEEj_CjBkita)
10 Oct 2024
109: Charles Aznavour & Shoot the Piano Player
Today on MuppetWatch, we do Sam the Eagle proud and get cultured, because our special guest is French national treasure and entertainer of the century Charles Aznavour, and our film is French New Wave legend Francois Truffaut’s second ever film, Shoot the Piano Player. Topics of discussion include whether or not Hilda is accessory to attempted murder, how drag is approached in a maybe-not-great way, the redemption of Scooter, Jack Klugman’s vocal prowess, and parallels to Hitchcock and Hamlet. Further resources: Charles Aznavour dies, age 94 by Tony Cross (https://www.rfi.fr/en/20181001-charles-aznavour-dies-aged-94) Charles Aznavour: ‘I wanted to break every taboo’ by Angelique Chrisafis (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/19/charles-aznavour-i-wanted-to-break-every-taboo) Charles Aznavour - Les plaisirs demodes (Audio Officiel) (https://youtu.be/al_VnI4cjxc?si=XZ3o2Vt8W7FLhbMG) The Odd Couple - Tony Randall & Jack Klugman - The Inch Worm (https://youtu.be/1ibIND5D53s?si=k3fjZqGGPjVub3rt) Quantum Leap - “The Inch Worm” (https://youtu.be/5_GAUHam6nI?si=DCgc5xg_mIkmc7d8) Why Charles Aznavour’s Global Fame Never Reached American Shores by Franz Nicolay (https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/10/05/why-charles-aznavours-global-fame-never-reached-american-shores/)
26 Sept 2024
108: Paul Williams & Phantom of the Paradise (with Dallin Agatone)
Thursday… today is Thursday… and this is a momentous occasion in Muppet history: their first collaboration with legendary songwriter, singer, and actor Paul Williams! Then, we and our returning guest host Dallin discuss his role in the initially-misunderstood tragedy-slash-funhouse mirror history of popular music, Phantom of the Paradise. Topics of discussion include songs about love songs, Bunsen’s odd position among the Muppets, how terrifying it would be to work at Rainforest Cafe while high, who the ultimate Muppets antagonist should be, Rick Baker’s post-Planet of the Apes filmography, and the unfortunate ongoing relevance of movies about exploitation in the music industry. Check out Dallin’s short film’s IndieGoGo here (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i-want-grandkids-a-dark-comedy-short-film#/)! Further resources: Daft Punk Wins Album of the Year - GRAMMYS (https://youtu.be/ncnBz6A14i0?si=PDQZpUrFz9UylG20) “New documentary pays tribute to loyal Winnipeg fans of Phantom of the Paradise, a ’wild gem of a film’” by Kelsey Mohammed (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/phantom-of-winnipeg-documentary-pays-tribute-to-fans-1.5185828) Paul Williams Arrives Straight From Filming Battle for the Planet of the Apes - Johnny Carson (https://youtu.be/y5jQYOcpVks?si=rhUp3r3jhIR4VGpW) Paul Williams: Still Alive Trailer (https://youtu.be/1CAsJUqqFyM?si=w94CHMetFuBrtZ6t) Paul Williams - The Hell of It - The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (https://youtu.be/DKZ2p5tB6y4?si=3uQfWkujsQ17YgCV) The Swan Archives - Genesis and Financing (https://www.swanarchives.org/Production.asp)
18 Sept 2024
107: Florence Henderson & The Love Boat
Miss Piggy is one of the Muppets’ breakout stars, so it’s surprising but welcome that this is the first episode to center around her, her love for Kermit, and her struggles in a world that only sees her as a piece of meat. Then we move on to the 1970s television classic that made special guest Florence Henderson a star and is still airing in reruns to this day: The Love Boat. Obviously. What else could we be talking about? Topics of discussion include our new favorite Muppet Wiki hyperlink, which Star Trek ship Kermit and Miss Piggy are most like, the surprising parallels between The Love Boat: The Movie and Mildred Pierce, and of course, The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Further resources: 1984 Wesson Oil commercial featuring Florence Henderson (https://youtu.be/urM7eYh5ON4?si=MQWefgaE5H7BuT56) ”Amish Paradise” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg) Bathtubs Over Broadway Official Trailer (https://youtu.be/QTgS1SXr0nc?si=YLIGhgWq9d9r4cwi) Florence Henderson - I Have to Tell You (1954) (https://youtu.be/UHWJ5yyOOec?si=ymOk8gGGwkqbfhbX) Indy 500 2011 - God Bless America (https://youtu.be/TSGdz3hCY6I?si=jiuKTA8BBJ-dbWcT) Life is Not a Stage by Florence Henderson and Joel Brokaw (https://search.worldcat.org/title/Life-is-not-a-stage-:-from-Broadway-baby-to-a-lovely-lady-and-beyond/oclc/707964514) The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (https://youtu.be/CCJ0D4pI0tI?si=SDiXxlLeMgnxldT_)
11 Sept 2024
106: Jim Nabors & Cannonball Run II
Live from the Benny Vandergast Memorial Theatre, the Muppets are joined by TV’s Gomer Pyle, Jim Nabors, and Scooter, a new recruit, except for the episodes he already appeared in. Then we watch Cannonball Run II, a movie that we didn’t hate quite as much as it hates us. Jim Nabors, we apologize. Topics of discussion include new Muppet lore, the career trajectory of Rowlf, the erosion of the all-around performer, why you shouldn’t always let your friendships direct your career choices, the possible Bowfingering of Frank Sinatra, and an accidentally-relevant anecdote about the making of Master of Disguise. Further resources: Carol Burnett & Jim Nabors: Medley of Broadway Tunes (1967) (https://youtu.be/GfM2f-s-3Ag?si=Niu0uIyjN6SR5WEy) ‘It wasn’t a facade’: Friends, fans remember Jim Nabors’ talent, wit and folksy charm by HawaiiNewsNow staff (https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36963883/tv-legend-jim-nabors-dies-at-87/) Jim Nabors’ Last “Back Home Again in Indiana” 2014 (https://youtu.be/7wcgaRkHAWY?si=zSpit7pMSPf5LN7a) Jim Nabors, TV’s Gomer Pyle, Dies at 87 by Miriam Di Nunzio (https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/11/30/18394990/jim-nabors-tv-s-gomer-pyle-dies-at-87) MST3K Invention Exchange: Rat Pack Chess Set (https://youtu.be/RZovoKgYxsE?si=-NXkMf_a167n5Y0k) Siskel & Ebert / Cannonball Run II / 1984 (https://youtu.be/x8edTVibPrY?si=irh6kRXUfS09AfT5)
4 Sept 2024
105: Rita Moreno & West Side Story
In the first episode of The Muppet Show that we would call great, we’re joined by jacqueline-of-all-trades and third-ever EGOT Rita Moreno. Then, we discuss West Side Story, which looms large over Moreno’s career - but due to an entirely unplanned mixup, one of us watched the 1961 film and the other watched the 2021 film. Further resources: The Electric Company - Director’s Sketch - Good Night (https://youtu.be/aA6CyjiaT38?si=B3YbMQv75s6AZhpm) How Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Finally Solved the Problem of “I Feel Pretty” by Charles McNulty (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-12-10/how-steven-spielberg-west-side-story-finally-solved-the-problem-of-i-feel-pretty) How West Side Story’s Anybodys Went From Tomboy to Trans Character by Isaac Butler (https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/west-side-story-anybodys-2021-movie-trans.html) Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals by Arthur Laurents (https://search.worldcat.org/title/mainly-on-directing-gypsy-west-side-story-and-other-musicals/oclc/904295222) Rita Moreno Winning Best Supporting Actress - 34th Oscars (1962) (https://youtu.be/ZaOy0eb0Tbs?si=_VV_eUQkTXCMi3bq) Rita Moreno Wins Outstanding Lead Actress, Single Appearance, Drama or Comedy (1978) (https://youtu.be/xNDzTWR28lk?si=ofOwZHhuzyLUeE94) Rita Moreno Wins Tony (1975) (https://youtu.be/n8nj-mNKApQ?si=cNJY-HprnxwVi84Z) Steven Spielberg Wanted to Cut “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story by A. A. Cristi (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Steven-Spielberg-Wanted-to-Cut-I-Feel-Pretty-from-WEST-SIDE-STORY-20220224) West Side Story stars Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno open up about Anita’s attempted sexual assault by Maureen Lee Lenker (https://ew.com/movies/ariana-debose-rita-moreno-anita-sexual-assault/)
28 Aug 2024
104: Ruth Buzzi & Freaky Friday
Today’s special guest is Laugh-In favorite Ruth Buzzi, but will she and the Muppets be able to withstand the terror of MechaKermit? Then we watch the 1976 film Freaky Friday, which is much stranger than either of us expected. The title probably should have warned us. Topics of discussion include a plethora of recurring sketches that feel like filler, frustrated housewives in popular culture, John Astin’s unfortunate resemblance to William F. Buckley, and droopy basset hounds. Further resources: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - 10 Things I Hate About You (https://youtu.be/SixsaGWC2Io?si=pUHZc2cw498dtM0m) Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Drop Dead Gorgeous (https://youtu.be/kBKQL6f5sec?si=i5KNFAKS08SMqGfH) Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: “Jack Klugman” (https://youtu.be/4dm9iJFEOfw?si=_btVtfskhIW_jZOF) Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers (https://search.worldcat.org/title/freaky-friday/oclc/42430508) Gump - Weird Al Yankovic (https://youtu.be/hQwWaWFjd0Y?si=LUlvgg1NYQZkF5jK) The Lost Saucer opening (https://youtu.be/3A7wIFCM7m8?si=uHKEkLZ8Q0UE9mtR) Sesame Street: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” (https://youtu.be/hnXtALcrpeY?si=2N7X3tlnM1TkKwy4)
13 Aug 2024
103: Joel Grey & Cabaret (with Dallin Agatone)
Today on MuppetWatch, the podcast is joined by friend and filmmaker Dallin Agatone (https://www.youtube.com/@dallinagatone) to discuss Tony and Oscar winner Joel Grey! Then we discuss the film that won Grey his Oscar, Cabaret, and find our opinions split. Topics of discussion include waiters at the Hotel for Dogs, the personality shift of Sam Eagle, being an underdog versus just being pitiful, cutting edge 70s video technology, and how literally we are meant to take the Kit Kat Klub as representative of Weimar Germany. Further resources: Broadway Legend Joel Grey Opens Up About His Sexuality by Liz McNeil (https://people.com/celebrity/broadway-legend-joel-grey-opens-up-about-his-sexuality/) “Cabaret - 1967 Tony Awards” (https://youtu.be/XDFvtbKQFU4?si=F-lXbF4h-yUiJstS) Divine Decadence: Fascism, Female Spectacle, and the Makings of Sally Bowles by Linda Mizejewski “Joel Grey Wins Supporting Actor — 1973 Oscars” (https://youtu.be/GEy-p-fO7JA?si=8-ciShSNinuCmX-V) Master of Ceremonies by Joel Grey “The Real Sally Bowles” - The Berliner (https://www.the-berliner.com/books/the-real-sally-bowles/)
5 Aug 2024
102: Connie Stevens & Rock-A-Bye Baby
Tonight on MuppetWatch, our special guest is singer-actress Connie Stevens, and the show undergoes more growing pains. Then we take a trip back to 1958, with the Frank Tashlin-directed Jerry Lewis-starring semi-remake of The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, Rock-A-Bye Baby. Topics of discussion include Muppet skin versus fur, the Electric Mayhem still having yet to perform as a group, unfortunate color schemes for evening gowns, the FTA tour, and how much emotional suffering for Fozzie Bear is too much emotional suffering? Further resources: Baywatching: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (https://youtu.be/NUOqTdaWZyg?si=zAiklSGoH7iSMyZo) Connie Stevens - Official Web-site (http://conniestevens.com) F.T.A. - Official Re-Release Trailer (https://youtu.be/YWAbhonmCOg?si=1AEs4QEE_4FjZvbQ) Hope: Entertainer of the Century by Richard Zoglin (https://search.worldcat.org/title/Hope-:-entertainer-of-the-century/oclc/879468434) “Jerry Lewis’ Costars Speak Out: “He Grabbed Me. He Began to Fondle Me. I Was Dumbstruck”” by Julie Miller, Amy Ziering, and Kirby Dick (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/jerry-lewis-sexual-assault-harassment-investigation) “Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)” with Edd Byrnes on The Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show (https://youtu.be/MT9QZBGyXjU?si=yxdc7RuCVT24Pvnh) Laughing Hysterically: American Screen Comedy of the 1950s by Ed Sikov (https://search.worldcat.org/title/Laughing-hysterically-:-American-screen-comedy-of-the-1950s/oclc/29564401) Mulholland Drive: “Sixteen Reasons” (https://youtu.be/AnZKD-EqMQA?si=fTMmJTxeQJ2PqznH) Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin by Ethan de Seife (https://search.worldcat.org/title/Tashlinesque-:-the-Hollywood-comedies-of-Frank-Tashlin/oclc/785601430)
29 Jul 2024
101: Juliet Prowse & G.I. Blues
Tonight on MuppetWatch, we’re joined by dancer Juliet Prowse in the first episode of The Muppet Show produced and all of its awkward growing pains. Then, we watch G.I. Blues (1960), where Prowse plays love interest to Elvis Presley in his first film out of the army. Topics of discussion include Space Mutiny-esque Elvis names, the troubling implications of a Muppet version of yourself, StarKid musicals that haven’t aged well, the career of Arnold Drake, and At the Dance: Yea or Nay? Recommended viewing/reading Championship Ballroom Dancing (1987) (https://archive.org/details/championship-ballroom-dancing-1987-1) Circus of the Stars (1987) (https://youtu.be/Y1w-Mq1DMwY?si=9m6c8F8boToPePLC) Dancer-Actress Juliet Prowse Dies at 59 — Former Ballerina and TV Star Suffered from Cancer (https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960915&slug=2349194) “I watched every Elvis movie and all I went was insane” (https://youtu.be/7aloGdnDx8Y?si=ps2bgeppnDZZC3g7) In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993) part 1 (https://youtu.be/-p_p8C0koMA?si=B9L4_sUPRE9Z1TjO) and part 2 (https://youtu.be/rqUJ9Tz2yYo?si=35rfhDE1HIn4Meds) “Mahna Mahna” on The Ed Sullivan Show (https://youtu.be/zb47CstE7R4?si=l4VRBivYofzwqmlh) Obituary: Juliet Prowse (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-juliet-prowse-5600367.html)
22 Jul 2024
MuppetWatch 001: Mia Farrow
On this very special pilot episode of MuppetWatch, we cover The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) with special guest Mia Farrow, and The Muppet Show: and Violence (1975), with not much , a decent amount of violence, and no humans. Then, we discuss Rosemary's Baby, the film that made Mia Farrow a star.
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