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An actor. He played Killmonger in Black Panther and Adonis Creed in the Rocky spinoff movies. The confusion was the source of a gag in the Space Jam sequel.

And now I feel old because I actually remember watching his show. (Granted, I think what I remember was the PBS re-edits after the initial network run ended, because I was barely four years old when the initial network run ended, but still...)

Muppet Wiki has a list here: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_Show_guest_stars_who_are_living And for the opposite list: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_Show_guest_stars_who_have_died And on a related note (this list includes cameos as well as headliners)...

Sources are now reporting that sportscaster, businesswoman, and Miss America Phyllis George has died. With this passing comes a sad milestone: if I'm counting correctly, this means that half the celebrity guests on the Muppet Show are now deceased.

It was ruled a few years ago that the copyright only applied to a specific arrangement, and that the lyrics and melody are public domain (and should have been for some time).

One of the subtler jokes that I really enjoyed: Listen closely to Super Grover's fanfare when Rosita asks her question.

"I'm not really a doctor, but I am a hypochondriac." Great line.

Did anyone else think Bert's voice sounded more suited to a pretend trumpet?

Looks like the sign went missing so they could bling it out.

Makes me suspect that was a joke. I wonder if the fact that the real-life New York City has been gradually replacing its uppercase street signs with lowercase ones over the past decade will come into play here.

Bananana (do doo do do do).

Just as well. I've always found "Tea Lizard" to be a bit out-of-character anyway. ("Tea Lizard" seems to have an attitude of "not my monkeys, not my circus." Kermit, on the other hand, while not a tight controller, feels that at the end of the day they are his monkeys and his circus.)

What were in my childhood the first-tier Muppets (Big Bird, Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Grover, Cookie Monster, and to a lesser degree Telly, Elmo, Snuffy, and the Count) are all still with the show (save Kermit, now separately owned). So an appearance by the then-second-tier Muppets (Herry, Guy Smiley...

Looks like Abby has a new standard outfit.

SeaWorld has announced a Sesame-Street themed land coming to its Orlando park, as seen at this address: https://insidethemagic.net/2018/05/seaworld-orlando-announces-new-sesame-street-themed-land/ I wonder how close the concept art is to what the final layout will be...