manoftheSTREET
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Many people have said that after Jim Henson died, things went downhill for the Muppets. I think there might have been some foreshadowing in a special...
1990's "The Muppets At Walt Disney World", which aired on NBC, began with Kermit and crew trekking to a Southern swamp to meet his cousins for a vacation. It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember that the others may have been a little annoyed at Kermit for dragging them along. (Stay with me here...I'm coming to my point)
When they do reach the swamp and say hello to the Fab Frog's cousins, Kermit takes out his guitar and sings a familiar song.
Before he can even get to the second line of "Bein' Green", his friends annoyedly cut him off, saying without saying that they don't want to hear that song.
I think that's sort of symbollic...Henson's passing basically meant no one wanted to hear the old song anymore...neither the public nor the executives. Efforts are greatly being made to remedy this, but I still have a small twinge of doubt as to whether it'll work.
Are my fears and claims justified? Serious answers only, please.
For the record, I have always been and always will be a Muppet fan no matter what.
Sincerely,
John "manoftheSTREET" Kilduff
1990's "The Muppets At Walt Disney World", which aired on NBC, began with Kermit and crew trekking to a Southern swamp to meet his cousins for a vacation. It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember that the others may have been a little annoyed at Kermit for dragging them along. (Stay with me here...I'm coming to my point)
When they do reach the swamp and say hello to the Fab Frog's cousins, Kermit takes out his guitar and sings a familiar song.
Before he can even get to the second line of "Bein' Green", his friends annoyedly cut him off, saying without saying that they don't want to hear that song.
I think that's sort of symbollic...Henson's passing basically meant no one wanted to hear the old song anymore...neither the public nor the executives. Efforts are greatly being made to remedy this, but I still have a small twinge of doubt as to whether it'll work.
Are my fears and claims justified? Serious answers only, please.
For the record, I have always been and always will be a Muppet fan no matter what.
Sincerely,
John "manoftheSTREET" Kilduff