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Your Thoughts: The Muppet Show Starring Sabrina Carpenter

GonzoIsCool

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Muppet Master said:
I read in "Street Gang" that the Disney deal would have only permitted Jim to work two weeks out of the year on "Sesame Street", which would have been unnecessarily restrictive. It is such a major "what if" what could have been though.
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I think we all would have preferred that to what happened. Frankly, he was overworked and some restrictions wouldn't have been a terrible idea, although I think he would have probably negotiated something better in the end. Disney was the one who wanted to hire him so badly. Few could withstand his charm and the deal wasn't finalized yet.

Still, as you said. It's all what ifs.
 
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Muppet Master said:
I read in "Street Gang" that the Disney deal would have only permitted Jim to work two weeks out of the year on "Sesame Street", which would have been unnecessarily restrictive. It is such a major "what if" what could have been though.
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It’s also said in Brian Jay Jones’s book that Jim never worked two weeks a year on Sesame Street in the first place. He just put that in the deal so he’d have the freedom to do so if he chose.
 
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Ah ha! See? I told you it’s going to be a hit! I think some people owe me an apology. 😏
 
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