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Muppeturgy: A "The Muppet Show" Rewatch Podcast Muppeturgy
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4.5 • 47 Ratings
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A “The Muppet Show” rewatch podcast.
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Doug Henning
Do you believe in magic? How about poofy 70s hair and giant mustaches? Sparkly pink overalls? Cronenbergian nightmares? Rabbis? You will after the Doug Henning episode! The master of illusion (and a question mark) joins the Muppets for some tricks and some schtick, and Fozzie tries to get in on the act with Tribble-esque results. We get in on Norma Rae, All That Jazz, Bugs Bunny, tissue puppetry, and so much more! Listen now…unless it’s all an illuuuuuuuuuuusiooooooooonnnnnnnn… https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/doug-henning
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Carol Channing
Ay ay ay it’s the Carol Channing episode! It will have you asking why it’s so cold in here, can a pig really have big feet (or wear high heels), if diamonds really are a girl’s best friend, and when did I have dead fish? Say hello, Dolly, and don’t forget to check out the website to lay those peepers and them there eyes on this week’s GIFs. Jeepers! https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/carol-channing
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Lynda Carter
Hey y’all, prepare yourselves for the Lynda Carter episode of The Muppet Show! It has everything! Wonder Women, Wonder Pigs, Rubberband Men, giant chickens, cannibal tiki idols, backwards alligators, Whiffenpoofs in sheep’s clothing, failed skiffle outfits, and orange colored skies. Plus digressions into The Apple, postcard ads, very early HBO, and John Denver shooting puppies with a BB gun. Grab your tights and fight for your rights to listen! https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/lynda-carter
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Christopher Reeve
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s the Christopher Reeve episode of The Muppet Show! WATCH his effortless charm! HEAR our hosts talk about Reeve-inspired sexual awakenings…some of them just this week! BRUSH up your Shakespeare! FLY east of the sun and west of the moon! TURN BACK TIME…but not with Somewhere in Time! Anyway…Christopher Reeve: Good at his job. https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/christopher-reeve
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Mark Hamill and the Stars of Star Wars
It is a dark time for Muppeturgy. Mid episodes like Anne Murray, Phyllis George, and the sinister Jonathan Winters have taken a toll on the brave hosts.
During the battle, Disney+ managed to serve up a not-so-secret episode starring Mark Hamill and the stars of Star Wars, a cast with enough charm to destroy an entire planet.
Joined by the often mentioned, never before heard Todd Brian Backus, our heroes race home aboard their starship to record a podcast and restore freedom to the galaxy...
Show notes at https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/star-wars
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Jonathan Winters
Very special guest star Danny Lavery joins us to discuss a truly cursed episode of The Muppet Show, plus Mork & Mindy, racist tropes, surprise heterosexuality in the monoculture, and lions, tigers and aliens (oh my!) https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/jonathan-winters
Customer Reviews
Best Muppet Show Podcast!
I absolutely love this podcast and get excited when I see a new episode in my queue. The hosts (which I feel are my long lost tribe) are so fun to listen to and have such an entertaining and sometimes critical take on each of these classic episodes from the late 70s and early 80s. You will learn all about the hosts of each Muppet Show episode and why they were relevant at that time as well as what current events were happening at the time the episodes aired. And, my favorite feature- you will hear the TV guide lineup of all the other shows that aired the same night as the Muppet Show episode being discussed. It is a delightful walk down memory lane for anyone who grew up watching all those shows back in the day. The best part is when the hosts get hilariously critical of the sometimes offensive or gauche creative choices happening on certain episodes. Thank you 1970s television! Oh, and they also do a deep dive of each song performed on the episodes. If you are a classic TV nerd, Muppets nerd, theater nerd, song and dance nerd, you need to listen! Just like Sam the Eagle states, "You are all weirdos!" Yes we are Sam and we embrace the weirdness!
Not even the Muppets are safe from presentism; joyless panelists tear dwn Jim Henson
I had wanted to find a podcast that would go through each of the Muppet Show episodes and break them down, not TEAR THEM DOWN! Yes, I'm well aware a product of the 70s would contain sad moments of brownface, racism, fat-shaming, etc. I am well aware the Muppet Show contains those such moments. I was NOT aware these hosts and panelists existed to break down and discourage anyone from watching the Muppet Show ever again. Count how many times the hosts say "I hated this episode" or "I hated this" "I hated that". There is no joy to these rewatches and breakdowns. They sigh and go "Here's how I was disappointed by this segment." Their hateful words (literally;, I could not stop counting how many ties they say the word "hate") wore me down and made me hate this podcast. Where is the joy? Where is the pleasure? There is only disgruntlement and judgement here... and this is the Muppet Show of all things. I hate you all.
The Muppet Podcast You’ve Been Looking For
Having sampled several Muppets podcasts, I was pleased to find that these guys really do their homework (including hilarious gifs on their website). They take a close look at episodes, research guests and music, and really do justice to the show.
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