Jezebel: the muppet show

"Carol Of The Bells," Muppet Style

hortense — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:25:00 EST

After going viral with their version of "Bohemian Rhapsody," the Muppets are back with another holiday surprise: a rendition of the "Carol of the Bells," starring Beaker, Animal, and the Swedish Chef. Statler and Waldorf hate it, naturally.

Earlier: Mamma Mia, Mamma Puppet

What Isn't, Really?

Sadie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:40:00 EDT

The secret is out: Brian Lynch has definitively proven that 30 Rock is a total ripoff of the Muppet Show. [New York]

Sunday Night Wrap-Up

hortense — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:30:00 EDT

This weekend, we learned to appreciate the checkout girl, wondered why women might feel useless, rocked out with our favorite cartoon bands, destroyed our Barbie dolls (and chewed their feet), and celebrated International Women's Day.

I'm sure most of you were out enjoying this lovely weather today, so if you need to catch up, discuss, or just start a dance party to fight off the Monday blues, here's the place to do it. You know the drill, as Dylan McKay's answering machine would say: keep it light, please.

Here's a silly little song to get you started:

Thanks for another lovely weekend!

[Image via NatalieDee.]

The Origins Of Your Favorite Muppets, Revealed

Margaret — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:45:00 EST

Bert and Ernie really are just friends, but there are plenty of other secrets about the inspiration for some of the characters on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.

Even though we all grew up watching the Muppets, most people have no idea that Cookie Monster got his start in a 1967 IBM training video, Miss Piggy was driven to the beauty pageant circuit by a rough childhood in Iowa, or that when in Pakistan, Oscar the Grouch lives in an oil barrel. [Mental Floss]