IDEAS: Repetetive? Yes! Imperative? YES!!
I must say…
1) NIGEL: He conducted the orchestra. Was NOT in that many sketches. IS a unique and wonderful character. Deserves to be made.
2) LIPS: Is an INTEGRAL part of Electric Mayhem. He is ANOTHER unique character and deserves to be made. He is one of the few YELLOW Muppets on The Muppet Show. Along with Nigel he would add to the color variety and make for an aesthetically pleasing collection.
3) GEORGE the Janitor: George has a great Muppet face. He is one of the few “human” characters. Probably even went to school with Statler & Waldorf. He cleans up the Muppet theatre for Pete’s sake. If Beau is going to be made…then his boss and role model should be there to see him through his clean-up duties.
4) MILDRED: Another very unique addition to the original Muppet family. She is Bright fuchsia!! She has pointy glasses and was voiced by Frank Oz! She is a wonderful character. No set would be complete without her. I know others agree…but we have just stopped hounding about her.
5) HILDA: Okay…I agree she is not that EXCITING of a character…but come on! Who doesn’t love her when she is on stage (or behind it). You have to make the people who kept the show going behind stage. PLUS is you are going to go all out…you can make George and Mildred and leave out the third point on that steamy LOVE TRIANGLE they obviously had going!!!
6) UNCLE DEADLY: Everyone would love to see him made. He was one of my favorites since I saw him. Talk about unique. I thin kyou are set on making him anyway, so I don’t need to talk him up.
7) THOG: You know, I love THOG too…but if I get only one big guy…SWEETUMS is my choice. If Thog isn’t made, I will understand and won’t be too broken up…he would be nice, but don’t replace some of these characters with voices and personalities with him. Make him a playset, not a figure in the line-up.
8) MAHNA-MAHNA: He is a cult favorite. No doubt. But he really wasn’t in the family. I would love to have him, but I think he is less important than some of these other guys. ONLY because he was never really developed other than…doo-doo bee doodoo…
9) WAYNE & WANDA: Would be a great two pack. They are just two poor schmoes who got dragged into the madness that was The Muppet Show. They only added to the mix…never detracted. Maybe you could make a three pack with Uncle Deadly. They kind of went together.
10) BOPPITY & GLOAT FRACKLES: These would make another fantastic two pack. They are in promos, were always in the show. Spoke some…not much…but always made a striking visual impression. They are great characters…and you have to have at least a couple of monsters to have a Muppet Show collection right?
Alex G. Bowman