Search results

Well, suddenly I'm feeling a little less optimistic about this. As it turns out, I was unaware that Global has already been airing reruns of classic SNL for a couple of months now. (Currently they seem to be showing episodes from the fourth season.) They're on every weeknight at 12:05 and...

I just wanted to give my fellow Canadians a heads up: Beginning Monday August 2nd, Prime Network will be airing "classic" Saturday Night Live shows. I just caught a promo for it last night, and I saw brief clips of Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd in it so that means it looks like...

IIRC, the original deal fell through because Jim Henson DIED soon after talk of Disney owning the Muppets first began in 1990 :confused:

As long as Sesame Street is still in production, Disney will NEVER get their hands on them. When talk of Disney owning the Muppets first began in the months before Jim Henson's death, he promised SW (then CTW) that the Sesame Street characters would never be a part of it, a very wise move since...

Yes, Linda Bove really is deaf. Here's a page with some biographical information about her. Btw; She's no longer a part of the Sesame Street cast and she hasn't been since the last season.

I don't see why this would be problematic. They would just edit that part out, and replace it with a new intro of their own. Even if they were just the same 67 eps, they would have to be called something other than Sesame Street Unpaved because that was what Noggin called them. Or they could...

Yeah, and they crept up behind Doc, Sprockett and Uncle Travelling Matt while they were singing part of "The Holly And The Ivy", and then mysteriously vanished after that. (probably just an editing/continuity error though) And Robin "passed on" the lucky Fraggle pebble to Grover near the end. ;)

But that's not what I meant, sseta. What I meant was it became obvious that Noggin WASN'T going to add anymore shows to the 67 they were already airing, but people STILL complained and petitioned to save Unpaved anyway even though they weren't going to add anymore and their viewers had already...

I remember that! Brian and ALF are watching Sesame Street together Brian: "Do you get Sesame Street where you come from ALF?" ALF: "No...I don't even get it HERE." :p BTW: Wouldn't this topic be more appropriate in another forum? :confused:

All right, Mark...enough already!! WE GET THE MESSAGE. *YOU* don't like Disney *YOU* don't like the Henson kids for handing the Muppets over to Disney *YOU* don't think anything good will come out of this deal and that the Muppets will be ruined. This is all YOUR opinion and it's...

Not only that but Sesame Street's "The Street We Live On" anniversary special last April had two *very brief* clips of Kermit at the end, and Disney hasn't made any fuss over that, and they had already acquired the rights to him when that aired. And as far as making edits to previous...

I agree. When Disney bought the Muppets, there was a reason they didn't buy the Fraggles and it certainly wasn't because they couldn't afford them! :)

And don't even get me started on those people who are suing McDonald's for "causing" their weight/health problems.

Oh, yeah. BIG distinction there...thanks for clearing that up. :rolleyes: Your conspiracy theories are what sound silly to me right now. You genuinely seem to believe that SW has totally done away with vintage classic clips, show alot of Elmo is done just to annoy you and deprive you of your...

You know what I think? I think a twenty-thirtysomething adult griping and complaining that a show that's first and foremost intended for young kids doesn't meet "their" standards and ideals of what it "should" be, is what's REALLY selfish, IMO.

Is the actor who played Doc still alive? He was already an old man back when the series orignally aired and it seems unlikely to me that he'd still be around, but even if he is he'd be frail and in poor health, wouldn't he?

Oh, Yeah. Sure! Imagine if the Disney deal *did * include the Sesame Street characters. Do you realize what would happen? Disney, not SW would own total rights, and that would mean no money for SW thereafter for all the SS toys, games, books and other merchandise, which has always been a vital...

They were split even before Disney owned the Muppets. Sesame Workshop has had 100% ownership of the Sesame Street characters since 2000. But yeah, now that the Disney deal has gone through, it means the only Muppets Henson still owns are the Fraggle Rock characters. So now they ARE all truly...

I believe Rick Lyon has perfromed characters on both Crank Yankers and Sesame Street. In fact he even put on the REAL Big Bird costume for the intro that they've been using for the last few seasons.

And even THEN it won't put an end to the debate among Muppet fans. Because at the end of the day, people will believe whatever they want in spite of evidence that might prove them wrong. When we do finally get to see the new Muppet "Wizard of Oz" movie, I'm willing to bet there'll be the same...