MR Animal Replica on the PT Emmy's

[Vic Romano]

So I'm watching the Prime Time Emmys when Josh Groben starts singing a medley of television theme songs. He breaks into two lines of The Muppet Show theme doing his best Animal impression while a very poorly puppeteered MR Animal replica simply bounces around like an epileptic tart next to the house drummer until the medley changes to the X Files theme and he's hoisted into the air while Josh screams "don't go!"

If what I just said makes no sense, then welcome to the club. :halo:

[theprawncracker]

I saw it! It was very strange--but GREAT to have The Muppet Show theme included in the medley! I was thrilled!

[Vic Romano]

Definitely great they recognized TMS as a classic show, but I'm sure Eric could have made a brief cameo, it looked so hackneyed and slapped together. Of course, the Emmy's this year don't seem very well written.

[theprawncracker]

Definitely great they recognized TMS as a classic show, but I'm sure Eric could have made a brief cameo, it looked so hackneyed and slapped together. Of course, the Emmy's this year don't seem very well written.
Agreed. Even Stewart and Colbert weren't that funny... But Don Rickles was HILARIOUS!

Do you agree that Howie Mandell should never be allowed to host anything outside his little show ever again? :p

[Drtooth]

Do you agree that Howie Mandell should never be allowed to host anything outside his little show ever again? :p

I think Howie should be forced to make new episodes of Bobby's World instead, myself....

Uncle Ted RULES!

[petrieboy]

Well, Josh Groban was quite impressive. He ought to do an old fashioned, pure rock album. I had him on my list of famous people who should appear with the Muppets on a new show. Maybe there is hope...

[Erine81981]

Saw it too and was thinking the same. What in the world? But he was funny on all the Sitcom Themes. My mom laughed at all his impression. I couldn't believe that he was doing this and couldn't stop laughing. Even when he did his best of Cartmen from South Park. Funny stuff. But his Animal was really funny too.

[MrsPepper]

I missed this part! Darn it. I'll check tomorrow to see if it's online; I need to know what you guys are talking about!

[Dr. Bombay]

I was totally bewildered by the fact that they simply hung an Animal replica from a wire and bounced it around...it seemed disrespectful though I was glad TMS was included in the medley.

[Ilikemuppets]

LOL and snickers! I want to see this!:p :zany:

[Vic Romano]

Agreed. Even Stewart and Colbert weren't that funny... But Don Rickles was HILARIOUS!

Do you agree that Howie Mandell should never be allowed to host anything outside his little show ever again? :p

That opening with him, Seacrest, Bergeron, Probst and Minogue was just awful, right? It was like they were lost children in a mall or something.

I was totally bewildered by the fact that they simply hung an Animal replica from a wire and bounced it around...it seemed disrespectful though I was glad TMS was included in the medley.

That's what I'm talking about. It was like; "Oh cool, they're acknowledging TMS" and at the same time thinking "what the heck are they doing?" Josh is a great performer and the the idea and impressions were fine, but the production of what was going on behind him was weird.

[theprawncracker]

That opening with him, Seacrest, Bergeron, Probst and Minogue was just awful, right? It was like they were lost children in a mall or something.
Oh my gosh... I was just staring at the TV and was like... wha? I love Bergeron... but YEESH!

[muppetperson]

I watched the play back last night but didnt see the Animal replica.Before the awards was the red carpet watch by TV guide.Nothing there unless it was edited out or a different version for Australia.A man and woman were hosting it and the woman was going on about boob sweat!

[redBoobergurl]

Well I found it on Youtube because I missed it the first time. I'm a big Josh Groban fan so that part of it was cool for me, but yeah, Animal looked really silly, but if you watch the whole montage was meant to be kind of campy and silly, so in a way, it fit.

[peyjenk]

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOfR7IzKANw

[Telly]

That was embarassing to watch. :o

[Colbynfriends]

Nice attempt, but they didn't pull it off very well. Poor Animal

[MrsPepper]

Oh my goodness, was that ever embarassing! Just watched it on YouTube and I turned it off when it got to the South Park part... though I have to admit, Josh Groban's enthusiasm is very brave of him! He did well but it's a weird montage.

Um , Animal being abducted by the X-Files theme song? Very funny! The awful fake puppet (maybe a Master Replica?) and Josh Groban doing a bad Animal voice? Very unfunny.

[Was Once Ernie]

It was definitely a Master Replicas Animal. It looked like all his feathers were pushed forward on his head instead of laying back the way they are supposed to.

I don't know how they got away with that, except that it was on ABC... and we know who owns ABC.

:p

[Frogster]

Definitely great they recognized TMS as a classic show, but I'm sure Eric could have made a brief cameo, it looked so hackneyed and slapped together. Of course, the Emmy's this year don't seem very well written.

I was more disturbed by his South Park shout-out. You know when you watch something that's so bad your hair stands on end and, inside, you start to cringe? You know, the kinda cringing that you get when you hear the Muppets singing with Miley Cyrus?

[Ilikemuppets]

That was more than it's fill of silly.

[Drtooth]

I was more disturbed by his South Park shout-out. You know when you watch something that's so bad your hair stands on end and, inside, you start to cringe? You know, the kinda cringing that you get when you hear the Muppets singing with Miley Cyrus?


Personally, I feel it more disturbing that they'd even nominate Julia Louis Dryfus for that abomination they call "The Old Adventures of New Christine" Praise Toutatis she didn't win.