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[–] 5 points 3 months ago (10 children)

Are Muppets good or is this more of a nostalgia thing for people?

I've never seen Muppets. I don't remember it airing on our national TV when I was a child. It's not much of a thing in my social circles either.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    I rarely see the Muppets but they were a cultural cornerstone for the 90s-00s. My older sisters can name everyone while I can name Kermit, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie, and cookie monster (use to be my favorite Friendly's sundae). Wait is Elmo and yellow bird also muppets?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Do we not separate Muppets muppets from Sesame Street muppets? The only Muppets muppets you mentioned were Kermit and Miss Piggy. Also the yellow bird from Sesame Street is Big Bird.

    The Muppets muppets were more of an 80s thing, and then they spawned movies. Kermit, Miss Piggy, swedish chef, fozzie bear, animal and so on are Muppets muppets.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    Wait, does Sesame Street belong to the Muppets?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    The Muppets were created by Jim Henson in yhe 1950s, and made various appearances in commercials for the next 15 years.

    Independently, Jim Henson was hired as a contractor to build puppets for Sesame Street. During the 70s the Muppets began to make appearances on the show.

    Then in the mid-70s Henson made his own show, for British television, featuring a large cast of Muppets. This rocketed them to fame and spawned a series of feature films and spinoff shows that continues today.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    The Muppets are good. Very entertaining for all ages. But these remakes are nothing but a money grab. No new story line, a few rewrites, toss in a few jokes, get nostalgic movie goers to buy tickets and make a bunch of money.

    The Muppets are more than good enough to deserve their own new stories and not just rehashed garbage.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago

    Personally, I think they're good. Obviously it's subjective, but I think there's a good reason that they've withstood the test of time.

    The brand of humor is timeless. The absurdity of a world where a pig and a frog can take on human roles without comment is just as funny now as it was 40 years ago. The overall style of humor is somewhat dry but still accessible.

    It's not for everyone, but it's for a lot of people.

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