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Thread started 01/27/21 9:32am

Phase3

Lets talk about Prince's appearance on the Muppets show

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Back in 1997,to me having cable or sattelite tv was the best thing in the world.Ofcourse I was only 9 years old at the time.So I remember checking the tv guide and I found out Prince was going to be on the muppets show
I had to read the guide twice to make sure I was reading right.
I checked out the show and it was great.Prince was actually letting his guard down and having fun.The performance of starfish and coffee is still a treat to watch

What are some of your opinions about this TV appearance?
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Reply #1 posted 01/27/21 10:39am

Pellwormer

It is so cool....sometimes cringe...but mostly very cool..."Btw..Gonzo..you're definitely workin' these funky fishnets"...or the Hoo haw hahaha Hayseed band....definitely funny smile

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Reply #2 posted 01/27/21 10:46am

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I liked it,I found it funny. It was also the first time we ever heard She Gave Her Angels. Just a shame that so many of the old muppets weren't there anymore. Prince backed by the Muppet Band with Animal on drums, I wonder what Waldorf & Statler would've said about that!
If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am.
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Reply #3 posted 01/27/21 10:57am

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I thought it was cute, funny and pretty cool.
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2
And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #4 posted 01/27/21 11:00am

Pellwormer

"You're name Sir?"

(Pause)

"Ahh...This is gonna be fun"

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Reply #5 posted 01/27/21 11:12am

SantanaMaitrey
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^I loved the role played by the bear.
If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am.
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Reply #6 posted 01/27/21 1:31pm

RJOrion
i thought it was low-key one of the greatest TV performances of his career... he seemed so natural and comfortable interacting with the muppet characters... more real and comfortable than he seemed around Oprah and Arsenio and Larry King and Tavis Siley and George Lopez and them... it seemed like it was almost a glimpse of the real Skipper Nelson
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Reply #7 posted 01/27/21 1:41pm

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the outtakes during the credits are golden!!!

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #8 posted 01/27/21 1:44pm

RJOrion
i always thought the muppet with the book that was studying to be a "bone doctor", was violently raping those other muppets from behind... not sure how that got through censorship
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Reply #9 posted 01/27/21 1:51pm

nayroo2002

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"boneologist"

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #10 posted 01/27/21 1:57pm

Genesia

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I think the fact that he was able to go ahead with the taping just days after the death of his child is nothing short of amazing.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #11 posted 01/27/21 2:01pm

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Genesia said:

I think the fact that he was able to go ahead with the taping just days after the death of his child is nothing short of amazing.

well, this thread was fun for a second...

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #12 posted 01/27/21 2:03pm

Genesia

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nayroo2002 said:

Genesia said:

I think the fact that he was able to go ahead with the taping just days after the death of his child is nothing short of amazing.

well, this thread was fun for a second...


The OP asked for opinions. S/he didn't put any conditions on them.

Who made you the thread police, anyway? That seems to be your deal lately.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #13 posted 01/27/21 2:25pm

Margot

He had a great hayseed Southern accent.

A little geeky.

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Reply #14 posted 01/27/21 7:10pm

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Fantastic, they need to get that on Disney+ already.

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Reply #15 posted 01/27/21 7:23pm

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Loved Prince on the Muppets, lol. He apparently told Ruth Arzate it was the best thing he ever did. She talks about it on Questlove’s podcast (around the 4 minute mark):

[url] https://www.google.com/am..._story_of/
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Reply #16 posted 01/27/21 8:44pm

Goddess4Real

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WhisperingDandelions said:

Fantastic, they need to get that on Disney+ already.

yeahthat and the classic 90s sitcom Blossom nod

Keep Calm & Listen To Prince
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Reply #17 posted 01/27/21 10:59pm

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Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".

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Reply #18 posted 01/27/21 11:25pm

Phase3

BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".


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Reply #19 posted 01/28/21 3:21am

Vannormal

BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".

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biggrin razz cool

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"Gators"...

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #20 posted 01/28/21 3:23am

alphastreet
Aw that’s so sweet he did that!
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Reply #21 posted 01/28/21 7:03am

herb4

BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".


Jesus Christ

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Reply #22 posted 01/28/21 7:25am

JayCrawford
Oh god 90s Prince era🤔
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Reply #23 posted 01/28/21 8:10am

RJOrion

BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".

you're so petty ... you're boyfriend must be miserable

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Reply #24 posted 01/28/21 9:06am

IAdoreWeronika

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BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".


The Muppet Show UK. So yah wrong muppet.
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Reply #25 posted 01/28/21 9:10am

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If you want to understand the nature of something, to find out the truth, that is one thing. If you want to play semantics, make up wild thought 'experiments', that is another thing. I am not so interested in the latter, though I do appreciate that it can be fun, however unproductive.


Never?

The Muppet Show (TV Series 1976–1981) - IMDb
Time keeps on slipping into the future...


This moment is all there is...
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Reply #26 posted 01/28/21 9:16am

herb4

RJOrion said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".

you're so petty ... you're boyfriend must be miserable


it's really something, isn't it?

And in every...fucking....thread...

Wish the mods would do something about it or introduce an ignore feature. I've seriously wondered what this man's "life" mus be like. Bet he's real fun at parties and social gatherings.




I thought Prince's appearance on THE MUPPET SHOW was pretty fun, all things considered. Ranks up there with Alice Cooper and Elton John among my favorites.

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Reply #27 posted 01/28/21 10:41am

Pellwormer

BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".

Bart....sometimes your're so sweet...maybe cringe...but I love these comments...please go on ...you are right...(why do I have this Stevie Wonder tune in my ear..."Shame on me..." biggrin )

I really like ppl who correct ..makes me smile... hug you smile

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Reply #28 posted 01/28/21 10:50am

Pellwormer

And...Bart is a precious person who gives great links to information I have never been aware of.

Thank you smile

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Reply #29 posted 01/28/21 10:51am

Genesia

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BartVanHemelen said:

Prince never appeared on The Muppet Show. He appeared on Muppets Tonight. There never was a TV show called "the Muppets Show".


Oh, Bart. I know you will split hairs on this, but here goes …


While there was never a show called "the Muppets Show," there was one called "The Muppet Show." A simple Google search would have told you that.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074028/

No, Prince wasn't on that show - which aired from 1976-1981. But both "The Muppet Show" and "Muppets Tonight" were known as the Muppet Show in common parlance in the United States because "The Muppet Show" came first.

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