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Jerry Nelson: Master of Minor Muppets
All the Muppet performers play a million different characters. That’s just part of the job. There are only a handful of puppeteers working on any given production, but there’s an endless need for...
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Muppet Christmas Music Suggestions
As you may be well aware, the Muppets were recently part of the new Cee Lo Green Christmas song, “All I Need is Love.” Overall, I found it to be an underwhelming song (though the music video is pretty...
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Why A Muppet Family Christmas is the Greatest Muppet Christmas Special Ever
To me, the most important thing about Christmastime is about spending time with the ones I love. And when they’re finally sick of me, it’s about watching A Muppet Family Christmas. I mean, what’s not...
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SPLAT: An Abridged History of Muppets Getting Hit with Pie
As of this publication, the date is March 14. This may not mean much to you (unless you’re Michael Caine, in which case, happy birthday!), but in the geek world, it’s a day full of math and baked...
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The True North, Strong and Fuzzy: The Muppet-Canadian Connection
Send someone to fetch us… It’s July 1st again, and while most people in the United States are greeting this day by cleaning out their supermarkets of anything grill-able, in our neighbor to the north,...
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The Muppet Origins of the Royal Baby (or: Taking Advantage of Current Events...
In case you’ve been living under a rock with no wi-fi, a woman in England had a baby and it was the biggest news story in the entire world. The parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton were both born...
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Welcome to the Big House: Muppets in the Clink
There’s a lot about the plot of Muppets Most Wanted that we’ve been able to glean from the numerous trailers and promotional videos/images. It’s kind of hard not to. Even while avoiding any larger than...
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The (Almost) Complete History of Wet Muppets
In case you’ve been living under a rock with no wifi, you’ve probably seen a ton of videos of people dumping water on their heads in the name of charity. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been hugely...
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What’s Up, Doc: 21 Memorable Doc Stories From Fraggle Rock
Muppet fans everywhere have been celebrating the life and career of Gerry Parkes since the news of his passing last week. Parkes, of course, was best known to us as Doc from Fraggle Rock. As the...
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Weird Science: A Guide to the Romance of Bunsen and Beaker
Even the most casual of Muppet fans know and love Bunsen and Beaker, and any Muppet fan can clearly describe their simple dynamic. Bunsen invents something, tests it on Beaker, Beaker explodes, Bunsen...
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Celebrating Jim Henson: Very Brief Cameos
Today is May 16th (or, it was, if you’re reading this after the publish date), which is a date with a lot of importance to us Muppet fans. On this date in 1990, Jim Henson passed away. And while we...
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ToughPigs Turns 15: Fifteen Years of People Freaking Out About Muppets
Launched in August, 2001, ToughPigs is celebrating its 15th year of existence! That’s a decade-and-a-half of interviews, newsbits, silly commentaries, complaints, observations, and witticisms all...
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Why A Muppet Family Christmas is the Greatest Christmas Special Ever
Five years ago, I was a relative newbie here at ToughPigs, and to celebrate A Muppet Family Christmas’ 25th anniversary, I put the special through a gauntlet of fellow Muppet Christmas specials to...
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Snuffleupaguses: The All-Time Definitive Ranking
Okay, I’ve had enough. I am sick and tired of every website from BuzzFeed to the Wall Street Journal posting their sorry excuse for a list ranking all the Snuffleupaguses that have been seen on Sesame...
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Where Should You Go on Your Muppet-Inspired Vacation?
Hey, is it me, or is everyone on vacation this week? Everywhere I look, city streets are light on traffic, out-of-office e-mails are activated, and stores are low on sunscreen & travel-size...
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Muppet Fans Look Back at the 2010s: The Best and Worst of the Decade (Part 1)
Can you believe the 2010s are over? It’s fun to complain that the Muppets never do anything, or never do anything good. But if you look back at everything we got from the Muppets, Sesame Street, and...
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Muppet Fans Continue to Look Back at the 2010s: The Best and Worst of the...
Here are more of our picks for the past decade’s best and worst stuff from the Muppets, Sesame Street, and the Jim Henson Company! Plus a few more fun categories. Click here to read Part 1! ALBUM BEST...
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Sesame Street Humans: Some Extremely Fascinating Statistics
I really liked the Sesame Street 50th anniversary special that aired a few months back. Perhaps you’ll agree with me that one of the major highlights was seeing the return of beloved cast members who...
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Weird Science: A Guide to the Romance of Bunsen and Beaker
Even the most casual of Muppet fans know and love Bunsen and Beaker, and any Muppet fan can clearly describe their simple dynamic. Bunsen invents something, tests it on Beaker, Beaker explodes, Bunsen...
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Celebrating Jim Henson: Very Brief Cameos
Today is May 16th (or, it was, if you’re reading this after the publish date), which is a date with a lot of importance to us Muppet fans. On this date in 1990, Jim Henson passed away. And while we...
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