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    Seriously Disney, What The Heck?

    I totally agree. What's the current gate price? $89? (and thats even if ya just want to go to Calif. Adv) Well I'd say either do a trial baloon of lowering the entrance cost to at least $65 for a special 3 day weekend or on certain days, or do what you said, about the rebate. One would...
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    Kids Recognizing Muppets

    Whoah, thats cool someone in your class knew the names of the "two old guys in the balcony", heh. Ive been VERY surprised when I come across people who *get* my Mahna Mahna or Fraggle Rock references(coworkers, etc) Definitely gives me a big smile:)
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    Kids Recognizing Muppets

    Well thats good. Given the extremely low, almost obscure visibility of Kermit and the gang since the 1990's, Ive feared the toddler/child/tween and teen crowd wouldnt really know them by name. I mean look at all the ebay auctions where they list Muppet stuff as "Sesame Street", or Fozzie as...
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    The Jim Henson Hour's 20th anniversary

    So glad there's still love for Muppet Television(Jim Henson Hour's muppet half) I was lucky, as I got to see the very first episode the night it premiered. I had already been a diehard Muppet fan for a decade and had gotten bored of the TMS reruns by then. I was just so taken and blown away...
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    Seriously Disney, What The Heck?

    Oh I know right? The whole new Marvel line SUCKS. I like small figures, but these are just cheap, scrawny and way too much. Does Marvel(Toy Biz) even remember the 1992-1996 line? Actually the entire 80's to 90's DC and Marvel line was fantastic. To this day I enjoy picking up good condition...
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    Seriously Disney, What The Heck?

    I understand why Broadway musicals are $100 a pop; given the hoity toity exclusivity and limited audience each one has. But *especially* in this day and age, when the airline industry to everyone else is dropping prices...how can Disney keep prices to almost $100(for even California Adventure!)...
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    Jim Henson's Pajanimals

    I agree Sam Plenty is attrocious, and sadly as much as I like some of the 2004 Skrumps designs the cg isnt very good....but dump Puppet Up? Oh man, I love the HA! brand and its good to see various Muppets from random JH productions recieve a second life with Puppet Up. I still need to check out...
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    Jim Henson's Pajanimals

    Right on! It makes me quite happy to hear about new Jim Henson shows delighting kids on the airwaves to this day. I was worried after they cancelled Bear in the Big Blue House that we wouldn't see any for a long time(Never got into Animal Jam, but I liked the puppets and am glad Puppet Up is...
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    Telly appreciation thread

    Holy tamole, my 7 year old thread is still alive? Trippy! Well as always, Telly still remains one of my absolute top favorites. Im happy to have been able to get rare figures, pvcs, plushes, etc of him over the years. However, Telly certainly has his dark side; as evidenced from this...
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    Seriously Disney, What The Heck?

    As Dr Tooth said, here's a genuis crazy...dare I say edgy avant garde concept: LOWER the gate prices! Disney claims the layoff is because of lower park attentance. Well, maybe thats because families cant afford hundreds and hundreds of dollars so a few of their family members can go in a...
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    A Documentary All Muppet Fans Should See

    Dang, I remember being OBSESSED with Muscle Men back in 1986/1987. Along with Wheeled Warriors, Silversharks, etc. But Muscle, man Id bring those to school and trade em. I even had a vivid dream that theyd be in color, and sure enough a month later they came out with the color ones. Oh! Battle...
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    A Documentary All Muppet Fans Should See

    Well thats because you remember(Im guessing) at least the late 1980's. Trendy teen places at the mall try to recreate fashion and gaming from the 80's, but it's not even close. I think I'll always be a big kid...probably why I can't wait to have kids one of these days. People won't think it...
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    Seriously Disney, What The Heck?

    You've all heard about the Disneyland and Disneyworld park layoffs, where more than a thousand salaried employees were terminated. But, word has it that a lot of these people were long time loyal employees with intimate knowledge and loyalty that cant be replaced. And when I say long time, I...
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    Is Dinosaurs Really Muppet Worlds?

    So what say the final word, Dinosaurs *not* Muppets but more Creature Shop?
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    Henson-related video games

    I like that idea a lot. I still have the Muppets Inside! 1996 PC CD rom game which had a bunch of stuff like that, like Swedish Chef's Doom(Doom spoof), a Fozzie missile command spoof, etc. Id LOVVVE to see some sort of Kingdom Hearts rpg or side scroller Muppet game. The Game Boy...
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    Muppets Season 4... Good News and bad news

    Thats the problem with Muppetdom, and the underground following(I bet even the long cancelled and shortlived Firefly has a bigger online fan following I hate to say than the Muppets do) we're apart of. For years, we lower our heads and say "well....um, at least there's a calendar, a box set and...
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    Muppets Season 4... Good News and bad news

    So...when is Disney going to release Muppets @ Walt Disney World or Muppets Tonight(Disney's ABC/Disney Channel)? :) Hey, remember we had the Ed Sullivan Best of the Muppets, so anything can happen. (Of course someday Id love to see the Muppet portions of the Jim Henson Hour on dvd...I...
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    Speculation: The Muppets' 55th Anniversary Celebrations

    And as a massive fan of both the Office and the Muppets, I couldnt agree more(Cool seeing Office creator Ricky Gervais with Elmo. Also, the Office on 4 different occasions has referenced the Muppets) Also, Comic Con last year had both an Office panel(with some of the stars) and a Fraggle Rock...
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    The Muppet Bus on SNL

    Whoah, that was completely out of left field. I havent seen SNL for awhile but it was amazing seeing this on there. I was actually surprised(all things considered) how well they got the voices. I mean SNL spoofing Zoot, now that's obscure! Of course nothing beats when the REAL Muppets are on...
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    Palisades prototypes

    Totally. And have you noticed the extreme shrinkage of the toy market in the US? My goodness, barely any stores even got monsters vs aliens toys. Unless its Dragon Ball, Transformers, Pokemon, GI Joe, Star Wars, DC/Marvel, or wrestling there's a very slim chance of collector's toys getting...
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