This post would have been up yesterday if I hadn't fallen asleep in the middle of writing it. bummer.
I really don't have any breaking news, so wasn't sure what I was going to write about yesterday. But then Katie sent me this link: http://www.nationalpost.com/muppets/index.html
This page has a nicely illustrated interactive compilation of 101 Sesame Street Muppets. You can roll over the image to see the names of the characters.
I'm not going to lie. I love children's programming, so my first thought was, "How many of these can I name before rolling over the image?" The answer? A mediocre 51! Keep in mind that I spent my formative years in house where children's programming played round-the-clock, most of which was Sesame Steet, Disney, or Warner Brothers cartoons. I should have done better than that! Anyway, here are some of my favorites:
Lefty is a Rosemont favorite. My roommates and I enjoy this clip ("So buy-dee-O and take it home tonight"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajHVLJG0298
Although he looks kind of similar to Guy Smiley, this guy is more of the tortured artist type. With Kermit's help he wrote a lovely ditty that goes, "Mary had a bicycle. It was painted red as fire. But whenever Mary wanted a ride, the bicycle had a flat tire." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZ33NW-KFE
Sully is a testament to the expressiveness of Jim Henson's characters. Sully doesn't need a voice (or eyes?). The faces he makes say it all!
I think Sesame Street has been so successful because they throw in jokes and parodies that adults can appreciate, too. This guy was modeled after Vicent Price (who was the guest in a great episode of the Muppet Show)
Someone who forgets everything? Now who does that remind me of? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ9g62YE1N4
Have you ever seen a Muppet packing heat? It's probably best that they opted for milder monsters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOkJYurtECI
One of my favorite Sesame Street skits involves this guy busting in to the middle of an otherwise low-key rhyming session. Dig that crazy drumbeat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei1DvIgW_PU
This is amazing. Love Lefty ("Pssst! Hey bud...") and Bip Bippadotta, though I forgot that was his real name! ("Oh yeahhhh... sorry 'bout that...") I went to the link and was pleasantly reunited with some of my '80s guys like Placido Flamingo and Pat Playjacks!(I couldn't remember his name, but I definitely remember Squeal of Fortune!) I wish I knew where my old school Sesame Street tape is... Oh man...
ReplyDeleteWow, lots of fun!! Thanks for the link! (Thanks Katie!!) 51 characters is great; I only could remember 38. Although, I think the artwork fooled me on a couple. It would be nice to see a huge muppet photo kind of like the image in the church scene of Muppets Take Manhattan when Kermit and Piggy get married.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how Kermit was on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and Piggy was just on The Muppet Show. I guess they kept the muppets for each show separate. Although, they did have them all appear together in that movie. Do you know if Kermit was the only muppet that appeared on both shows?
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