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Okay, stupid question here. In the Company of Players documentary on the TMS season 3 DVD set there is a clip of Jim and Frank rehearsing a scene: Frank (as Fozzie): He's not as funny as I am, right? Jim (as Kermit): Well, sometimes he's funnier. Frank: He's FUNNIER? Was this from an...

I am not sure why, but I used to have an aversion to the Guy Smiley sketches as a youngster. It is one of the mysteries of my childhood I never will solve...

One other note--I was watching the Julie Andrews episode (on a TBOTMS disc). At the end of the episode, Zoot's sax blast is replaced by a moo from Julie's cow. This makes me wonder if this episode also had an episode-specific closing shot that was lost when the ITC logo was deleted.

To be honest, sometimes I will only buy DVDs just for the bonus features. It's mostly the bonus features I am looking forward to for season 4. But since Buena Vista is taking its time on this release, I just have to wait patiently.

Of course, Floyd's outfit was inspired by the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album, hence his full name Sgt. Floyd Pepper.

Some Muppet characters were influenced by popular culture around the time that they were designed. Many were inspired by celebrities. Dr. Teeth, for example, was based on New Orleans singer Dr. John. Any other examples?

ATTENTION ALL SEATTLE-AREA MUPPET FANS: Central Cinema Dine-In Theatre at 21st Ave & E Union St in the Central District will be hosting a Muppet Marathon on August 4th. http://central-cinema.com/calendar.htm It will feature everything from the Muppets' earliest Ed Sullivan appearances to...

Condsidering that Jim and his associates were in New York during the early years of Sesame Street, I would not be surprised that these early specials were shot in NYC as well.

I too have noticed that after Jim's death, some of his characters were either... A) Retired, B) Shoved into the background, or C) Not given enxtensive dialogue? It seems the only Jim-performed characters still active and not "demoted" (as I call it) are Kermit, Waldorf, Ernie, and the Chef...

I think the real reason has to do with the fact that he was originally created for Pigs in Space. When TMS ended, they had not much use for Link afterwards except as a background character.

Probably they're having some rights issues or something. If you can't wait, just watch the old Best of the Muppet Show DVD's until then.

The Elton John episode has a new sketch in it, though I haven't seen it yet.

It's essentially a "hidden" bonus feature.

It turns out that veteran Muppet Performer Frank Oz was the voice of Randall's assistant Fungus in Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. However, I was thinking that, with Monsters, Inc 2 in the works, would Frank reprise his role as Fungus? Given Frank's retirement from the Muppets after Monsters...

A lot of people I meet seem to claim that JIM created Sesame Street--WRONG! Though Jim and his associates did indeed design, build and perform the many puppet characters that populated Sesame Street, the show was actually CREATED by Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now Sesame Workshop)...

I can imitate virtually ALL the Jim-performed characters (though I need some work differentiating Rowlf from Dr. Teeth). And about two weeks ago, I did a spot-on impression of Miss Piggy! I am trying to master the Richard Hunt-performed Muppets at this time.

Last time I checked, Oddysey aired GMC in Spring 2001, and Hallmark Channel aired TMM sometime in mid-2002.

I agree with you Dr Tooth. But unless one has an EXTREMELY keen photographic memory, or was lucky enough to tape the show before the old logo was replaced, one can only IMAGINE what the original endings to those episodes looked like. Take Kaye Ballard (season 1) for example--here are my...

I am not sure if this counts but here goes... For a while, the "Pigs in Space" sketch from the Harry Belafonte episode, the one with the "Dissolveatron" had puzzled me. It was not so much the sketch itself that puzzled me as much as it was the behind-the-scenes technicalities. Normally, Link...

I had a hard time understanding the "Wrong Sounding Muppets" gag from The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou. While Jim did indeed have a "wait and see" attitude when it came to the condition that cost him his life, and both Kermit and Swedish Chef were Jim-performed characters, the ending really...