The Henson Connection

[Fozzie Bear]

by "minor muppetz"

Rules:

"The Henson Conncections", where I mention some non-Henson/ Muppet/ Sesame Street production, book, or well-known person not regularly involved with the muppets, and each member posts one connection per post. I can pick a new subject every day (or whenever it looks like we have run out of connections).

Here are some examples:

TV/ Film production: Saturday Night Live.
1 connection: The Muppets made regular guest appearances during the shows first season.
2nd connection: Muppet performer Frank Oz has appeared in many movies with original SNL cast member Dan Akroyd, including both Blues brothers movies, Trading Places, and Spies Like Us (I think Dan Akroyd was in that).

Book connection: The Wizard of Oz.
1 connection: The muppets mad etheir own movie, The Muppets Wizard of oz, which was based on the original book.

well-known person: Leena Horn.
1 example: Leena Horne has made at least three appearances on Sesame Street, including the time that she sang "being green" with Kermit, when she sang "the alphabet song" with the anything muppets, and when she sang "How do you do?" with Grover.
2nd example: leena Horne was a gues tstar during the first season of The Muppet Show.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

ok who pick do i?


if so i'll start easy Tv Connection: ABC

[minor muppetz]

I thought that I would be able to pick a connection first, since I suggested this game.

Anyway, my first connection: The Beatles.

Henson-Beatles connection:
The beatles song Octopuses garden has been performed by The Muppets on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971 (i think that's the year), on Sesame Street in 1969, and on The Muppet Show in the third season epsiode with James Coco.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

how do we play

[minor muppetz]

how do we play

Something that has some connections with The Jim Henson Company gets chosen. After that, whenever something is listed, each poster lists one connection in each post, and try to wait awhile before posting another connection (Don't just keep posting right after you post). You can wait untill after somebody posts a connection, or you can wait a few minutes to post a connection.

I chose The Beatles as the first connection. At the end of the day, or sometime tomorrow, I will pick somebody to choose something else for us to make connections to. It would be somebody who has made a connection. Then that person would choose another subject, and that person would choose who gets to make the next connection.

The topic can be a person, place, or program (TV/ film/ book/ stage production).

You can read my first example for an idea of how to make a connection.

[minor muppetz]

Well, it's been awhile since anybody last posted a connection between Henson and The beatles, so I will post another connection.

In one of their last appearances on saturday Night Live, Scred and The Mighty Favog told Chevy Chase to tell Lorne Michaels that if The Muppets continue to appear on the show, they can get The beatles to appear on the show for free. Of course, the Muppets didn't continue to appear, and the beatles couldn't all have a reunion on the show (Ironically, John Lennon, the first of the beatles to die, was the only beatle to never make any guest appearances on SNL).

[MrsPepper]

Henson-Beatles connection:
1. The beatles song Octopuses garden has been performed by The Muppets on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971 (i think that's the year), on Sesame Street in 1969, and on The Muppet Show in the third season epsiode with James Coco.

2. Sesame Street released the album Sesame Road, which is all Beatles parodies.

[minor muppetz]

Henson-Beatles connection:
1. The beatles song Octopuses garden has been performed by The Muppets on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971 (i think that's the year), on Sesame Street in 1969, and on The Muppet Show in the third season epsiode with James Coco.

2. Sesame Street released the album Sesame Road, which is all Beatles parodies.

I said to list one connection per post. Besides, the first one you listed was already posted by me, unless you were keeping track of the connections listed. If that is the case, then you didn't mention my post about the muppets offering to get the beatles on Saturday ight Live.

Anyway, here is another connection:

On Sesame Street, there was a Beatles parody group called The Beetles, who performed songs such as Letter B (a parody of Let It Be) and Hey Food (a parody of Hey Jude).

[MrsPepper]

Sorry dude, I opened the thread before you made your next post. I was adding on, following your rules. And I don't even get a "thanks for trying"?

[minor muppetz]

Sorry dude, I opened the thread before you made your next post. I was adding on, following your rules. And I don't even get a "thanks for trying"?

Okay, thanks for trying. I guess it's okay if you want to keep track of all connections. And, of course, you can add another connection.

[minor muppetz]

Here is another connection:

In The Muppet Show epsiode with Harvey Korman, during At The Dance, Zoot asks janice if he wants to come over to his place to listen to the Beetles. Janice msitakenly thought that Zoot was talking about the band and said that she loves their music, to which Zoot replies that he meant real beetles (ants, termites....).

[minor muppetz]

Well, we have a few more hours before I choose somebody else to pick a subject for us to find a Henson connection with. This round will only last a little longer.

Another connection:

In the Muppets Tonight! episode with Tony Bennett, at the beginning, Johnny Fiama is showing off his Tony Bennett merchandise, and one of the items is an album called "Tony Bennets Lonely Hearts Club band", which supposedley came out "A week before those other guys". This album is a parody of The beatles album "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Only a few mroe hours before I pick somebody who has participaited to pick a subject for the next round.....

[theprawncracker]

Tony Bennet and Kermit recorded "Bein' Green."


Does that work???:confused:

[minor muppetz]

Tony Bennet and Kermit recorded "Bein' Green."


Does that work???:confused:

No. The topic I picked was The Beatles. Members must post one conncection between The Beatles and anything that directly has to do with Henson. Anybody who participates gets a chance to be chosen to pick the next topic. I will pick somebody who has participated to choose the next topic. Do you understand now?

:sing:

[minor muppetz]

Well, this round is over. Mrs Pepper is the only member who has played this game properly. Mrs Pepper, you start the next round. Pick a topic, have us members (and yourself) list one connection per post, and then, when you are done, choose another forum member (who has played) to pick a topic tomorrow night.

By the way, here are some other Henson/ Beatles connections that nobody listed:

1. The Beatles songs Windy, Help!, and Yellow Submarine have all been performed on Sesame Street.

2. The Beatles songs I'm Looking Through You, In My Life, and She Loves You have been performed on The Muppet Show.

3. The Beatles song I Wanna Hold Your Hand was parodied as I Wanna Hold Your ear on Sesame Street.

4. Sgt. Floyd Peppers name and original outfit were inspired by the beatles album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

5. The beatles song Come Together was performed by the Muppets on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Anyways, congraduations, Mrs Pepper. Choose a topic as soon as you can.

[minor muppetz]

I'm just bumping this thread up so that it will remain on the first page.

:p

[MrsPepper]

Thank you minormuppetz.

Well Known person: Steve Martin

Connection 1: Played a cameo in TMM as the waiter with the really short pants.

[Fragglemuppet]

Steve Martin Cconnection 2

Guest stared on The Muppet Show. I forget the season.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Steve Martin was in "Parenthood" With Rick Moranis who was on MT

[MrsPepper]

Connection 4: Hosted SNL alot, which featured the gorch muppets. (I don't know for sure if he did a show that they were on, though. Most likely)

[Kimp the Shrimp]

he did?

Steve martin did "the Jerk" w beredette Peteres who was on Season 2 of TMS and SNL w/ Gorchs

[Kimp the Shrimp]

he did?

Steve martin did "the Jerk" w beredette Peteres who was on Season 2 of TMS and SNL w/ corchs

[minor muppetz]

Connection 4: Hosted SNL alot, which featured the gorch muppets. (I don't know for sure if he did a show that they were on, though. Most likely)

Steve Martin first hosted Saturday Night Live during the secodn season, after the muppets had stopped appearing on the show. The muppets only appeared regularly during the first season. The last time the Gorch muppets appeared on SNL was in the secodn season premier, hosted by Lilly Thomlin. The muppets didn't appear on the show again untill december 2004, with guest host Robert DeNiro.

Anyway, here is a connection:

Steve Martin was in Little Shop of Horrors, which was directed by muppet performer Frank Oz, included on-screen cameos by Jim Hensosn daughter, Heather Henson, and puppet builder Mak Wilson, nd also featured many Henson puppeteers (including Brian Henson) operating Audrey II.

[Harvey Towers]

Steve Martin presented "Parrot Sketch" not included, a best of Monty Python program, which featured John Cleese who (like Steve Martin) made a guest appearance on TMS and also in a Muppet Movie...

[minor muppetz]

According to the book Sesame Street Unpaved, the Sesame Street skit where Jim Carrey demonstrated happy feet and sad feet was originally written with Steve Martin in mind, but for some reason Steve Martin chose not to appear on Sesame Street (i'm not sure if he turned down a chance to be on the show, or if he was too busy, or what the deal is).

[Kimp the Shrimp]

there was SS Plushes in Father of the Bride II staring Steve Martin

[minor muppetz]

muppet performer Frank Oz has directed many movies that Steve Martin appeared in, including Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Father of the Bride, and Bowfinger.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

when does this stop and we get the next peroson

[minor muppetz]

when does this stop and we get the next peroson

My original rule was for the person who started the round to end the round either in a day or a day and a half. So hopefully Mrs pepper will select a new member to start the next round. Besides, it looks like we might be running out of Steve Martin refferences.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

can i start one?

[minor muppetz]

can i start one?

Well, according to my original rules, when somebody picks a topic, he or she should let people post a connection for a day or a day and a half. Mrs Pepper hasn't chosen the next person to play yet, and it is past her time to pick, so since I started this game, then I will let you pick the next topic.

I apologize to Mrs. Pepper.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Thank You

Micheal Eisner

[MrsPepper]

Oh sorry guys. Kind of forgot. :)

Michael Eisner, president of Disney, techinically owns t3h muppetz0rz.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Disney owns ABC that Showed Muppets Tonight

[minor muppetz]

Michael Eisner introduced The Muppets At Walt Disney World when it first aired on television.

[MrsPepper]

Apparantly on the american broadcast of MWoO (it wasn't on the canadian broadcast on the CBC) Michael Eisner interrupted at the halfway point to say a few words.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Eisner pursuded the Muppets from jim henson before he passed away

[minor muppetz]

Apparantly on the american broadcast of MWoO (it wasn't on the canadian broadcast on the CBC) Michael Eisner interrupted at the halfway point to say a few words.

That is correct.

[minor muppetz]

When A Muppet family Christmas was rerun on The Wonderful World Of Disney (or whatever the shows title was back then) in 1989 the special had a new introduction featuring kermit and Michael Eisner, where Eisner gave Kermit a copy of a Disney movie (I think) and Kermit gave Eisner a copy of MFC.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

New title


Saturday Night Live

[minor muppetz]

Here is the obvious Saturday Night Live/ Henson connection:

During the first season of saturday night live, the muppets were semi-regulars. Jim Henson created a new group of muppets, which included King Ploobis, Queen Peuta, Scred, The Mighty Fuvog (which is frquently spelled "Favog" in most refference books), Vash, and Wisss. However, these sketches were out of place with the format of the show, most of the cast and crew hated the Muppets, and only SNL writers (not henson writers, with at least one exception) were allowed to write the Muppet sketches. The following year, Jim henson had an offer to produce The Muppet Show in england so the muppets were no longer a part of Saturday Night Live.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

chris rock was on SS and SNL

[minor muppetz]

Original SNL cast members Chevy Chase and larrane Newman both appeared in Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (Chase as the newscaster, Newman as the voice of Mommie Dodo).

[minor muppetz]

Frank Oz made cameos in both of the Blues Brothers movies, which featured The Blues brothers, who originally appeared on SNL.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Horatio Sanz sang with the muppets on SNL and Bobby DeNiro was there too

[MrsPepper]

Gilda Radner from SNL guest starred on the Muppet Show.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

ok i'm changing up to

TV : The Simpsons

[minor muppetz]

ok i'm changing up to

TV : The Simpsons

Not to sound rude, but my rule was to pick somebody who has participated to choose the next round. I will allow this Simpsons topic, but after tomorrow you should let somebody else (who participates in this topic) to choose the next topic.

Anyway, I will pick the first connection:

Kermit and Miss Piggy were both animated in the Simpsons episode A Fish Called Selma, for a fictional movie called The Muppets Go Midevil.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Not to sound rude, but my rule was to pick somebody who has participated to choose the next round. I will allow this Simpsons topic, but after tomorrow you should let somebody else (who participates in this topic) to choose the next topic.

Anyway, I will pick the first connection:

Kermit and Miss Piggy were both animated in the Simpsons episode A Fish Called Selma, for a fictional movie called The Muppets Go Midevil.

ok well your next u pick one

[minor muppetz]

The current topic is Star wars.

first connection: Star Wars droids C3PO and R2D2 have both appeared twice on Sesame Street.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Star Wars was also on TMS

[minor muppetz]

One issue of Muppet magazine had both a cover featuring Kermit as Luke, Gonzo as Darth, and Miss Piggy as Leia, as well as a comic book called Super Stars War, featuring Kermit as a Luke Skywalker parody, Miss Piggy as a Princess Lea parody, Gonzo as barf mcvader and supersnozz, Fozzie as Chewbackwards, and Link Hogthrob as Ham Solo.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

muppet babies did a star wars episode

[minor muppetz]

Several episodes of Muppet babies, including Gonzos Muppet Video Show, Muppet babies: The next generation, and the episode where nanny planned a vacation all had refferences to Star Wars. Clips from the star wars movies have also been used on the show.

[minor muppetz]

George Lucas originally offered the role of Yoda to Jim Henson, who was too busy to be involved with The Empire strikes back and recommended Frank Oz, who has performed Yoda in every Star Wars movie since. kathy Mullen also performed Yodas right hand in The Empire Strikes back.

[minor muppetz]

A muppet parody of Yoda made a cameo in it's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas movie.

[minor muppetz]

Star Wars actor James Earl Jones has appeared on Sesame Street quite a few times, such as in the first season skit where he recited the alphabet.

[minor muppetz]

All right, Kimp The Shrimp gets to pick the next topic.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Singers ( name singers that have assosiated themselves with the muppets)

[minor muppetz]

Paul Simon (who guest starred on The Muppet Show in the fifth season and made a few appearances on Sesame Street, such as singing Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard, a cameo in Put Down The Duckie, and did something with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and also hosted the second episode of saturday Night Live, which the Muppets appeared on)

[minor muppetz]

Singer/ songwriter Paul Williams has worked with the Muppets on several productions, including an episode of the muppet show that he guest starred on, as one of the guests at muppetfest, in a cameo as a piano player in The Muppet Movie, and in a recent DVD about Paul Williams which also featured Gonzo. Outside of singing/ acting with the Muppets, he also wrote the music for Emmit Otters Jug-Band Christmas, The Muppet Movie, and The Muppet Christmas Carol, and he was quoted in the booklet for the Muppet Show 25th Anniversary album.

[Kimp the Shrimp]

Ill start a new One


PBS/CBC

[minor muppetz]

The documentary The World of Jim Henson aired as part of PBS' Great Performances series.