penny70 wrote:
Fozzie wrote:
vivico1 wrote:
FOZZIE! Hey there! Good to see you. Laura, even time I see your name "Fozzie", I smile and want to do the Fozzie Bear laugh and shake sideways and tell a corny joke lol. I loved Fozzie Bear on the Muppets. Thats probably why I called you Fozzie more often, when last we were in a club together, than Laura.
LOL!!!
I, too, love the Muppets. I actually used Fozzie as my CB handle, way back when in the 1970's! Thought it would work here too. Of all the names (Kermit, Miss Piggy, Beaker, Dr. Honeydew, Gonzo, etc.), Fozzie seemed the most normal. However, I would liken myself more to Miss Piggy!
The Muppets were great, clean, family entertainment and I loved them. My pick though of characters .... ANIMAL!!!!!! Him getting all wound up on the drums and taking over songs just tickled me. I still find myself singing parts of the song "Movin' Right Along" from time to time (from The Muppet Movie).
Hugs,
Penny
Oh, I love the Muppets too!
This conversation reminded me of a TV news story I watched recently about how how the first years of Sesame Street (and I assume the Muppets too because of common characters) would not be acceptable to broadcast today. The Cookie Monster wouldn't make the cut because of his obsession with cookies in a time when so many children are obese. There was also something about Oscar--maybe it was seen as a slight to people who are homeless. They went through several more characters--I don't remember the details. It's funny to me that as adults so many of us have fond memories of these characters. Their personality quirks didn't warp us. In fact, I think they probably made us more tolerant and accepting of ourselves and others.
I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.
I'll look on the network web sites to see if I can locate the story for those of you who may have missed it. If I find it I will post it under the Community Room thread for those who may want to continue this conversation.
Beth
