I blogged about my Muppets obsession last December in this post. Update: I'm still completely obsessed.
Nathan and I have been slowly watching The Muppet Show on Netflix. We are about halfway through Season Two. We are not racing to the finish line because once we are done, that's it. No more episodes. I'm not ready to handle that reality yet.
For Christmas, Nathan gave me a Beaker doll. Here's Beaker, watching television with us and looking appalled (from his expression, we were probably watching an episode of Shameless - but Beaker always looks horrified so maybe it was just Jeopardy).
We've also been listening to the soundtrack for the new Muppets movie. The music is fun and upbeat, and we listened to it obsessively during out Vegas/Phoenix road trip. One of the songs won an Academy Award! I did not realize the music was composed by Brett McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords until Brett was on stage accepting his Oscar. (Note to self: write a blog post about Flight of the Conchords; buy both seasons of the HBO show; downloand the album I do not yet own).
And in case you are questioning the depth of my Muppets Mania, please allow me to introduce Murray:
Murray is my Muppet Whatnot from FAO Schwartz. Isn't he handsome? As soon as I took him out of the box, I took this photo and emailed it to Nathan (so he could check out his new competition). Many thanks to my sister and parents for giving me a gift certificate to create Murray for my birthday!
I wonder how my Muppet Mania will evolve as spring arrives. Hopefully I do not do something reckless, like hang Swedish Chef curtains in the living room. I'd like to keep my obsession in the "eccentric but charming" zone and away from the "crazy and a little scary" zone. And I think we can all agree that Swedish Chef curtains would be a lowpoint, even for me.
I am currently in the throes of a Muppets obsession. My love for the Muppets started as a child with the Muppet movies, Muppet Babies (one of my favorite cartoon series) and of course Sesame Street. I'm told I watched The Muppet Show, but if that's true, it predates the development of my long term memory.
I have loved the Muppets through the years, but the new Muppets movie pushed my enthusiasm to a new (slightly embarrassing) level. And I almost didn't see the movie! My husband and I tried to see the early show of The Muppets on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, but the projector was broken. (I guess the projector guy was having a wild Saturday night, if you know what I mean). We waited for 45 minutes and incredibly, in the year 2011, the theater had to cancel the showing. WTF? The mega-movie theater at my mall does not have a spare video projector? And then, they cancel The Muppets instead of the latest Twilight crapfest?
But we finally managed to see The Muppets about ten days ago, and I smiled during the entire movie. I have only one complaint: I deliberately took an emergency bathroom break during a scene that I was positive would not involve the Swedish Chef. But of course, *&$(@Q, I missed a Swedish Chef moment. My husband described the scene in detail, but it's just not the same. (I guess I have to go see the movie again. Right now!)
Now we are watching The Muppet Show. Netflix sent us Season One, but we probably need to buy the DVDs.
I also want to design my own Muppet Whatnot, available here from FAO Schwartz. You get to choose your Muppet's body, eyes, nose, hair and outfit. I am overwhelmed by the possibilities. Should my Whatnot have glasses? A beard? Does it need a Broadway showgirl outfit? Or a lounge jacket? I can't even decide if my Muppet Whatnot is a boy or girl! I just know that I need one, stat.
In the meantime, I am happy with the Beaker ornament we bought for our tree. I cannot pick a favorite Muppet, but Beaker is a serious contender. This year, Hallmark released a special singing Beaker ornament that's available at Hallmark stores. Every tree should have a Beaker ornament, but here's a video of the ornament in action so you can vicariously appreciate its awesomeness. Please pardon the shaky footage - I filmed this with my iPhone (and Sundance won't be calling me anytime soon).
