Posts tagged “muppets”
#FridayFive: Muppets
Overture, light the lights
Elmo is the only non-human or puppet ever to testify before the U.S. Congress. At the request and with the assistance of Rep. Duke Cunningham, he testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in April 2002, urging support for increased funding in music education.
Mwah-Ha-Ha-HA!
He used to be more sinister — he was able to hypnotize and stun people and he laughed in typical scary-villain-type fashion after completing a count of something and thunder and lightning would occur. He was quickly made more appealing to little kids, though. He is apparently quite the ladies’ man — he has been
Aloysius Snuffleupagus
“Mr. Snuffleupagus is a full-bodied Muppet character who lives with his family in a cave, just off of Sesame Street. He is a snuffleupagus. — from the Muppet wiki Obviously I knew that. Though I didn’t know he had a first name. I just always referred to him as Snuffleupagus. I loved Sesame Street when
Musical Lists
I just found one of the top ten funniest things on the Internet. Some crazy kids started making lists based on songs, and they are just hysterical. Here’s one of my favorites, but there are hundreds. You must go read them. It is time to: play the music light the light put on makeup dress
Tickle Me.
Bert
Bert is best known for his role on the long-lived Sesame Street children’s show, where he lives with his housemate Ernie. With all the hoopla surrounding Bert’s apparent link to the current news, it’s easy to forget that Ernie was a bit of a suspicious character, too. Did anyone else have an LP with a
The Rainbow Connection
The Rainbow Connection – Kermit the Frog