From Fozie Bear, we can learn the importance of keeping a sense of humor and not taking our work or our life too seriously. We might also learn not to judge ourselves or our self-worth by the opinions of others.
From Animal we can learn the value of having a true passion for what you do. We learn that sometimes a little bit of “crazy” is exactly what we need. We also learn that more often than not, it takes a lot of determination and sheer persistence to get to where you want to be.
From Gonzo we can learn the value of taking chances and risking failure with our art. We begin to understand that most of what we try may not work out the way we initially expected. We need to stop worrying about the results and begin to focus more on the creative process itself.
Okay is it just me or do the Kermits on Lady Gaga’s clothing look terrified? I loved the Swedish Chef and his farinoogan nonsense gibberish. And “wackadoo” just became my favorite word of the week. The show rocked! I’d love for them to bring it back.
Thanks for stopping by Dana!
You’re right, they do look terrified! I can just picture Lady Gaga walking into the store and hauling out three cases of Kermits with a maniacal chuckle. I think they now have a strict two Kermit limit at the Disney store and you have to sign a no-clothing waiver ;)
You gotta love the Swedish Chef. I actually remember trying to follow one of his “recipes” one time when I was a kid. Not much of a cook, but you had to admire his passion. The original show was great and I’m definitely looking forward to taking my kids to the new Muppets movie this summer.
P.S. Still love the name of your site!
I loved the muppets, and it’s really interesting having your reaction..wanting Kermit to win. I think the appeal of the show is that there are characters we can all identify with, I admire Miss Piggy for not seeing being a pig as any barrier to being glamorous :) I also loved Beaker, Dr Bunsen Honeydew’s assistant, who never spoke, but continually squeaked in protest at the awful things that happened.
Hi Kate :)
I’m sure that there’s some deep psychological significance to my childhood Kermit love/hate relationship. I do agree with you that there is a little bit of these crazy characters in each of us. Beaker was one of my favorites as well. I always loved the way his mouth moved squeaking in desperation as he was assigned some new horrible task. Kind of like the Muppet version of the modern-day Dilbert I suppose. . .
Bwahahahahah ! ANIMAL!!!!
He’s definately my favourite, what does that say about me? Hopefully, that I grew up with a family of drummers… which is true.
If you like Beaker, you have to check out Adam Hills (comedian) on Language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcv8tXZKrqk
oes one of the best bits on Beaker!
Loving your site btw.
I loved the Muppets as a child and now. I honestly can say that my favorite character wasn’t on the Muppet Show, though. My favorite Muppet was on Sesame Street. His name was Don Music. He was forever trying to write a new song on the piano. He would get hung up on a rhyme or a word that he couldn’t think of and bang his head desperately onto the keyboard wailing, “I’ll never get it! I’ll never get it! Never Never!!” and Kermit would suggest something and Don would perk right up and forget all about his failure, get super amped about the suggestion and keep on trying. I always could sympathize with Don Music’s plight. I also loved the fact that he never did give up on his creativity.
Thank you for the wonderful article! I have too many favorites to pick just one, and most of them were already mentioned. One of my favorites that hasn’t been mentioned yet was Sweetums, the great big hairy monster. I always felt a fondness for Sweetums, as a kid I felt so badly for him in the Muppet Movie.