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Didn't really notice Jim doing a lack of Anything Muppets in season two. Though in season one, the main performers were Jim, Frank, and Caroll, and it seems Caroll didn't get a lot of lead AM roles. Season two brought on Jerry Nelson, so they likely wanted to utilize him a lot.
There were three Guy Smiley segments that season, but he hadn't really been developed (now I want to check and see which season had the highest number of Guy Smiley segments with Jim). The previous season he was inconsistently named (and hosted three game shows) and sometimes performed by others in unnamed appearances.
If Jim was indeed focusing less on Sesame Street that year (aside from performing Ernie), then I guess that's why Fran Brill took over as Little Bird and Caroll Spinney took over as Granny Fanny (only to do the voice again a few years later in a Guy Smiley sketch). Now it makes me wonder if part of the lack of Kermit was due to Jim being less involved (and the controversy surrounding his use in Hey Cinderella making for a good excuse).
Maybe Jim's involvement with various film and animation inserts that season also took up some of his time.
There were three Guy Smiley segments that season, but he hadn't really been developed (now I want to check and see which season had the highest number of Guy Smiley segments with Jim). The previous season he was inconsistently named (and hosted three game shows) and sometimes performed by others in unnamed appearances.
If Jim was indeed focusing less on Sesame Street that year (aside from performing Ernie), then I guess that's why Fran Brill took over as Little Bird and Caroll Spinney took over as Granny Fanny (only to do the voice again a few years later in a Guy Smiley sketch). Now it makes me wonder if part of the lack of Kermit was due to Jim being less involved (and the controversy surrounding his use in Hey Cinderella making for a good excuse).
Maybe Jim's involvement with various film and animation inserts that season also took up some of his time.