I love just about everything about the first Muppet movie. The Muppets did lose a lot of their edge in the transition from the small screen to the big screen, but I still think the first movie is prime entertainment.
Miss Piggy, Kermit and Gonzo are treats. The Muppets is unique for me in that I don't find even one character remotely annoying. Unlike with Sesame Street, when I would cringe whenever Elmo showed up.
Pre-Elmo Sesame Street was awesome! Big Bird, Oscar, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Mr. Snuffleupagus and the others were great. Then they brought in the annoying little red monster.
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
Death to Elmo! I'm glad we share the same sentiments, Rocky. I also like all the other characters, but Elmo's terrible grammar and annoying personality really turned me off.
Elmo really didn't exist as such (the Muppet who would become Elmo was around, but he wasn't portrayed as Elmo) for the first 15 years of the show's existence. He pretty much took over the show after that, even though there were many established, more interesting, less annoying characters on the show. The Sesame Street I remember fondly was pre-Elmo.
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
That was my favorite version of their credits. I think it was abandoned because some chatacters got phased out and others were added. For example, this was drawn before the Count or Mr. Snufflupagus were introduced.
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
Beany and Cecil was a 60s TV cartoon most notable for having been created by Bob Clampett, the director of such classic Golden Age Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons as "Porky in Wackyland" and "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery".
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