Animal: Monster or... what?

[superboober]

Perhaps Animal's another species of Whatever, one that several thousand years ago broke away from Gonzo's race and evolved into an Animal-esque being.

 

[Beauregard]

An alien? Ooh, I don't know about that. It's possible that he was a result of a test-tube experiment, however?

And have we considered the possibility of interspecies dating?

 

[Kar Ma]

Animal might be not be specifically descript physically but we do not question his animal nature. If we want to talk shop, aka recognizable puppet features, then we should discuss Gonzo. How long did it take to figure out who he was and where he came from? At least with Animal his name and character are represenational of his personality, no matter what he looks like. Or, perhaps, we're trying to read too deeply into the animal of Animal. Even so, that's okay. It's fun to speculate.

 

[Winslow Leach]

An alien? Ooh, I don't know about that. It's possible that he was a result of a test-tube experiment, however?

And have we considered the possibility of interspecies dating?

Not to get off subject, but I never considered Gonzo an alien, despite what MFS tells us.

Back on subject...(Leach *just* manages to hop on the bus before it pulls away)

Yeah, as I said before, I think Animal is Animal. It may not be much of an answer, but hey, neither is "a blade of grass" when one asks "what do you use to cut steak with?"

 

[peyjenk]

Yeah, I don't really think he "is" anything specific, either, I just thought it would be a fun discussion.

And, Leach, I agree with you: No matter what Muppets From Space tries to pull, Gonzo is still a whatever.

 

[TheJimHensonHour]

Not to get off subject, but I never considered Gonzo an alien, despite what MFS tells us.

Back on subject...(Leach *just* manages to hop on the bus before it pulls away)

Yeah, as I said before, I think Animal is Animal. It may not be much of an answer, but hey, neither is "a blade of grass" when one asks "what do you use to cut steak with?"

You and me both man I really hated that and thought it cheapend Gonzo's character allot and made him allot less special.

 

[Winslow Leach]

And, Leach, I agree with you: No matter what Muppets From Space tries to pull, Gonzo is still a whatever.

Always was, always will be!

 

[Speed Tracer]

New question: What is Clifford? I swear he's a fish but Muppet Wiki tells me I'm wrong.

 

[Winslow Leach]

You and me both man I really hated that and thought it cheapend Gonzo's character allot and made him allot less special.

It did cheapen Gonzo, like, okay he's weird-looking, so lets make him an alien.

 

[Winslow Leach]

New question: What is Clifford? I swear he's a fish but Muppet Wiki tells me I'm wrong.

When I first saw Clifford on The Jim Henson Hour, I immediately thought of him as a human Muppet.