Jim Henson's sense of humor is evolved.
He was into surrealism; go figure. He likes to break the fourth wall. Kermit's on the same plane as Ferris Bueler, except Kermit has lived there longer. One of the puppets' eyes are pockets. I like how hippies painted their cars. What is Gonzo? An anteater? The Set animal?
Jim Henson always loved a good clever pun.
When Miss Piggy is on screen, everything turns very David Lynch.
She's a parody.
Mel Brooks is genius here.
Jim Henson's muppets engender mass appeal. The show is cosmopolitan while remaining iconically American.
Dream logic.
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker live and work in a saloon converted into a laboratory located in a ghost town.
"I've got a dream too
But it's about singing and dancing and making people happy
That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with
And, well, I found a whole bunch of friends who have the same dream
And that kinda makes us like a family."
But it's about singing and dancing and making people happy
That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with
And, well, I found a whole bunch of friends who have the same dream
And that kinda makes us like a family."
What does the oversized, flourescent id of a drummer named, "Animal" represent?
Orson Welles' cameo is a brief, but overwhelming endorsement.
"Bring out the machine! Wait til you see this. You think we're sleeping in Dusseldorf; you think we're taking a nap in Cologne? No! We're working at night. Each night a new dial, a new knob, a diode."
"What does it do? What does it do? it turns the brains into guacamole."
"What does it do? What does it do? it turns the brains into guacamole."
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