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Ruth Buzzi laughing while sitting next to Kermit the Frog on The Muppet Show

Ruth Buzzi laughing while sitting next to Kermit the Frog on The Muppet Show

RIP Ruth Buzzi

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115: Candice Bergen & Carnal Knowledge | MuppetWatch 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 di...

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Candice Bergen on the Muppet Show during the Put Another Log on the Fire number, she's wearing a feminist t-shirt and pointing a shotgun at her chauvinistic muppet husband

Candice Bergen on the Muppet Show during the Put Another Log on the Fire number, she's wearing a feminist t-shirt and pointing a shotgun at her chauvinistic muppet husband

Candice Bergen as Susan in Carnal Knowledge (1971) she's looking at Art Garfunkel as Sandy. He's attempting to hit on her but is nervous and looking away. In the background, Jack Nicholson as Jonathan looks on

Candice Bergen as Susan in Carnal Knowledge (1971) she's looking at Art Garfunkel as Sandy. He's attempting to hit on her but is nervous and looking away. In the background, Jack Nicholson as Jonathan looks on

Candice Bergen as Clara Cartwell in the Panel Discussion segment of her  muppet show episode. She's dressed in a pith helmet and is looking bemusedly at Sam the Eagle

Candice Bergen as Clara Cartwell in the Panel Discussion segment of her muppet show episode. She's dressed in a pith helmet and is looking bemusedly at Sam the Eagle

Candice Bergen as Susan in Carnal Knowledge, against a tree looking to the side of the frame. Jack Nicholson as Jonathan is looking at her, imploringly

Candice Bergen as Susan in Carnal Knowledge, against a tree looking to the side of the frame. Jack Nicholson as Jonathan is looking at her, imploringly

New Episode out! Candice Bergen joins our motley friends with her fiery ebullient wit! We also discuss the early Mike Nichols film Carnal Knowledge and it's view of female-male relationships. Link in replies!

11 months ago 4 3 1 0
114: Sandy Duncan & Star Spangled Girl | MuppetWatch 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 frien...

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1 year ago 2 2 0 0
Sandy Duncan on the Muppet Show talking to Behemoth about his inner beauty

Sandy Duncan on the Muppet Show talking to Behemoth about his inner beauty

Sandy Duncan brandishing a lamp in Star Spangled Girl, she's looking forward while Tony Roberts looks on

Sandy Duncan brandishing a lamp in Star Spangled Girl, she's looking forward while Tony Roberts looks on

Sandy Duncan singing "Try to Remember" to Kermit the Frog who is sitting on her lap

Sandy Duncan singing "Try to Remember" to Kermit the Frog who is sitting on her lap

Sandy Duncan and Todd Sussman looking for Duncan's cat in a bush in Star Spangled Girl

Sandy Duncan and Todd Sussman looking for Duncan's cat in a bush in Star Spangled Girl

New episode with @joeblevins.bsky.social! We discuss the eminently talented Sandy Duncan and her ebullient presence in both The Muppet Show and Star Spangled Girl, a middling Neil Simon adaptation! Tune in to hear our discursive discussion, links below

1 year ago 2 3 1 0
2025 Oscars Best Original Song Special | MuppetWatch 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 remindin...

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1 year ago 2 2 0 0
Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez performing El Mal. She is wearing a red suit and is holding a blond hair extension over her crotch

Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez performing El Mal. She is wearing a red suit and is holding a blond hair extension over her crotch

Sir Elton John in Elton John: Never Too Late. He's wearing a green jacket and holding a finger up while sitting behind a sound board

Sir Elton John in Elton John: Never Too Late. He's wearing a green jacket and holding a finger up while sitting behind a sound board

Kerry Washington in The Six Triple Eight, inspecting her troops

Kerry Washington in The Six Triple Eight, inspecting her troops

Colman Domingo in Sing Sing, he is staring directly into the camera, reciting the final lines of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Colman Domingo in Sing Sing, he is staring directly into the camera, reciting the final lines of A Midsummer Night's Dream

🔴Special bonus dispatch from Muppet Watch! We run down the Best Song Oscar category, only three weeks after the big show! Tune in to hear us discuss the nominated songs and their place in the films they were written for. Featuring The Six Triple Eight, Sing Sing and [REDACTED] AND MORE!

1 year ago 3 2 1 0
Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession. He's wearing sunglasses and over ear headphones, stitting down with his arms crossed. He's locked in

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession. He's wearing sunglasses and over ear headphones, stitting down with his arms crossed. He's locked in

Just recorded a bonus ep

1 year ago 2 2 0 0
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113: Bruce Forsyth & Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? | MuppetWatch 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 For...

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1 year ago 3 3 0 0
Bruce Forsyth on the Muppet Show looking at a Gawky Bird, a thin ostrich type bird with a long nose which is looking at him while he performs a musical number

Bruce Forsyth on the Muppet Show looking at a Gawky Bird, a thin ostrich type bird with a long nose which is looking at him while he performs a musical number

Bruce Forsyth and Anthony Newley in a behind the scenes shot from Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness. Newley is dressed like a marionette puppet while Forsyth where's stilts. In this scene, Newley is supposed to be a child while Forsyth is his Uncle

Bruce Forsyth and Anthony Newley in a behind the scenes shot from Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness. Newley is dressed like a marionette puppet while Forsyth where's stilts. In this scene, Newley is supposed to be a child while Forsyth is his Uncle

Bruce Forsyth and Fozzie Bear giving Statler and Waldorf a taste of their own medicine

Bruce Forsyth and Fozzie Bear giving Statler and Waldorf a taste of their own medicine

Bruce Forsyth as Uncle Limelight, sans stilts. He's standing on a stage which is on a beach

Bruce Forsyth as Uncle Limelight, sans stilts. He's standing on a stage which is on a beach

New Episode! We discuss Bruce Forsyth along with the surrealistic Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? An autobiographical confessional from Anthony Newley about the intersection of sex and show business. Links in replies!

1 year ago 3 4 1 0
112: Peter Ustinov & Grendel Grendel Grendel | MuppetWatch 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 ab...

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1 year ago 3 2 0 0
Peter Ustinov in Muppet Labs with Bunsen Honeydew performing the role of a political robot. Currently he's on the American President setting and imitating Richard Nixon, his fingers are in the v for victory position

Peter Ustinov in Muppet Labs with Bunsen Honeydew performing the role of a political robot. Currently he's on the American President setting and imitating Richard Nixon, his fingers are in the v for victory position

Peter Ustinov as Grendel in Grendel Grendel Grendel. a dejected look on his face as a bird sits on his long nose. He looks almost like a crocodile but much more pudgy

Peter Ustinov as Grendel in Grendel Grendel Grendel. a dejected look on his face as a bird sits on his long nose. He looks almost like a crocodile but much more pudgy

Peter Ustinov and Fozzie the Bear in graduation robes discussing "post-dickensian economics" on the Muppet Show

Peter Ustinov and Fozzie the Bear in graduation robes discussing "post-dickensian economics" on the Muppet Show

Grendel in Grendel Grendel Grendel swimming through the fire snakes to get back to his cave

Grendel in Grendel Grendel Grendel swimming through the fire snakes to get back to his cave

New Episode! This week we discuss Peter Ustinov and his voice role as Grendel in the Australian animated adaptation of the novel by John Gardner, Grendel Grendel Grendel. Tune in to hear how the film compares to the novel and how it fits into Ustinov's career! Link in replies!

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111: Lena Horne & Cabin in the Sky | MuppetWatch 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 th...

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1 year ago 4 3 0 0
Lena Horne in a denim jumpsuit holding Muppy singing I Got a Name while a chorus of Muppets including Hilda, George the Janitor, Fozzie and Gonzo accompany her

Lena Horne in a denim jumpsuit holding Muppy singing I Got a Name while a chorus of Muppets including Hilda, George the Janitor, Fozzie and Gonzo accompany her

Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky preening in front of a mirror

Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky preening in front of a mirror

Lena Horne in a bubble bath from a cut scene in Cabin in the Sky singing Ain't it the Truth?

Lena Horne in a bubble bath from a cut scene in Cabin in the Sky singing Ain't it the Truth?

Lena Horne comforting Gonzo while singing I'm Glad There is You

Lena Horne comforting Gonzo while singing I'm Glad There is You

After a months long hiatus we're back! with our new episode about Lena Horne paired with the directorial debut of Vincente Minnelli: Cabin in the Sky! We talk about Horne's career and the crossroads of the form of the American musical movie!

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Time to log in to Bluesky while taking a nice big sip of coffee

1 year ago 5 3 0 0

This announcement has been a long time coming, but due to various life circumstances, Muppet Watch will be going on hiatus until January 2025. There won't be any big changes to format or anything like that, we just need some time to rest. Thank you to all our listeners, we will be back soon

1 year ago 2 1 0 0
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Lena Horne Stereo - Ain't It the Truth - Cabin in the Sky 1943
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110: Harvey Korman & Huckleberry Finn | MuppetWatch 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 t...

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A still from the Muppet Show featuring Harvey Korman as an animal tamer trying to tame the docile Thogg

A still from the Muppet Show featuring Harvey Korman as an animal tamer trying to tame the docile Thogg

Kermit the Frog looking up at Harvey Korman during their interview segment. Korman is dressed in a chicken suit

Kermit the Frog looking up at Harvey Korman during their interview segment. Korman is dressed in a chicken suit

A still from Huckleberry Finn (1974) The King (Harvey Korman) and the Duke (David Wayne) are falling through a bed while dressed in their pajamas

A still from Huckleberry Finn (1974) The King (Harvey Korman) and the Duke (David Wayne) are falling through a bed while dressed in their pajamas

A still from Huckleberry Finn (1974) Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East) and Jim (Paul Winfield) push their raft along the river while The King (Harvey Korman) and The Duke (David Wayne) look on

A still from Huckleberry Finn (1974) Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East) and Jim (Paul Winfield) push their raft along the river while The King (Harvey Korman) and The Duke (David Wayne) look on

New episode! We discuss Harvey Korman's episode of the Muppet Show along with his role as The King in the Sherman Brothers' Huckleberry Finn. Link in replies!

1 year ago 5 3 1 0
The title of our show Muppet Watch, the logo is comprised of letters in different fonts that are taken from different Muppet titles. the art was done by ingforart.bsky.social

The title of our show Muppet Watch, the logo is comprised of letters in different fonts that are taken from different Muppet titles. the art was done by ingforart.bsky.social

Fun fact: the art for our show was done by ingforart.bsky.social! Give him a follow!

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109: Charles Aznavour & Shoot the Piano Player | MuppetWatch 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...

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Charles Aznavour embracing Miss Piggy

Charles Aznavour embracing Miss Piggy

Charles Aznavour at the end of his episode of the Muppet Show, he is with Kermit the Frog and a loaf of bread who is French. Aznavour and the bread have become fast friends

Charles Aznavour at the end of his episode of the Muppet Show, he is with Kermit the Frog and a loaf of bread who is French. Aznavour and the bread have become fast friends

Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois in Shoot the Piano Player. They're walking down the street, Dubois looks ahead while Aznavour looks at her

Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois in Shoot the Piano Player. They're walking down the street, Dubois looks ahead while Aznavour looks at her

Charles Aznavour as Charlie Koller/Edouard Saroyan in Shoot the Piano Player (1960) he is seated at a piano

Charles Aznavour as Charlie Koller/Edouard Saroyan in Shoot the Piano Player (1960) he is seated at a piano

New episode is up! We talk about singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour and his starring role in Truffaut's iconic Shoot the Piano Player! Link in replies

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Paul Williams singing An Old Fashioned Love Song on the Muppet Show, flanked by two Paul Williams Muppets who harmonize with him

Paul Williams singing An Old Fashioned Love Song on the Muppet Show, flanked by two Paul Williams Muppets who harmonize with him

Paul Williams talking about how happy he is that he's the tallest person on the show while Sweetums, Thog and a Mutation tower over him

Paul Williams talking about how happy he is that he's the tallest person on the show while Sweetums, Thog and a Mutation tower over him

A still from Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Winslow Leach/The Phantom (William Finley) signs a Faustian contract with Swan (Paul Williams)

A still from Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Winslow Leach/The Phantom (William Finley) signs a Faustian contract with Swan (Paul Williams)

Paul Williams as Swan in Phantom of the Paradise (1974) holding a cigarette

Paul Williams as Swan in Phantom of the Paradise (1974) holding a cigarette

Thursday, today is Thursday and also the day we release our new episode! We're joined by Dallin Agatone to discuss the Phantom of the Paradise and Paul Williams' appearance on the Muppet Show. Listen in to hear us sing the praises of Brian De Palma. Links in replies!

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