The competitive side of Fozzie?

[Gorgon Heap]

I noticed something while watching the Bruce Forsyth episode.

As you may know, in this episode, Fozzie Bear is trying to master the art of handling hecklers. In the middle of the show, Kermit guarantees Fozzie that Statler & Waldorf will not heckle him that night. The reason? The show's running long and his act has been cut. Fozzie faints.

Next act is Wayne & Wanda singing "Trees", a few bars into which the tree falls on Wayne.

Immediately after this, we see Fozzie returning from the stage, out of breath, sighing (WHEW!) and wiping the sweat off of his brow with his tie. He then tries to persuade Kermit to let him go on.

Doesn't it seem suspicious that Fozzie should be returning acting like he's just done some sort of strenuous physical task... and right after a tree falls on Wayne? Could it have been Fozzie who pushed the tree onto him? Why would he do that? Well, to answer that question, look at the scenes before and after. Kermit tells Fozzie that his act has been cut because the show is running long, and after Wayne & Wanda's act gets cut short, Fozzie asks Kermit again to let him go on. Could it be that Fozzie cut short Wayne & Wanda's act to make room for his own? What else would account for Fozzie's asking Kermit a second time after he's already been told 'no'? Maybe with Wayne & Wanda's number over he thinks Kermit will reconsider and be able to squeeze him in.

This is all just speculation. We know that such behavior is not at all like Fozzie.

...Or is it?

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[Salmoto]

*gasp* How could you think such a thing about Fozzie? He's as innocent as a newborn babe, rattle and all.....Nevermind the fact that Wayne and Wanda get pummled in every act they've ever put on. Fozzie jsut took tat in account as an oppertunity to ask Kermit if he could go on again. So.....perhaps he's competitive, but not so that he'd harm another Muppet.

 

[suggsy]

Watch the documentary on MTI. Brian Henson says something to the effect of "Frank Oz is the sweetest man but with a puppet... Even Fozzie who's full of insecurity is totally aggressive".

Think about it.

 

[Natalie]

This is interesting, can anybody else think of times Fozzie was being competitive or doing anything else un-Fozzie-like?

Yes, finally, I have 100 posts! I don't feel so new anymore !

 

[Billy's Girl]

On the Steve Martin Show where they are doing auditions and the dog comes on stage and tells jokes. Fozzie pulls the dog off the stage with a cane and basically tells the dog to take a hike!!