tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post6416986551899392256..comments2024-01-04T21:21:02.068-06:00Comments on The Muppet Mindset: So, You Think The Muppets Are Above Fart Jokes?Ryan Dosierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128434357825986817noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-13838293832042326522011-12-19T00:44:47.360-06:002011-12-19T00:44:47.360-06:00The joke in Muppets Take Manhattan was a sly wink....The joke in Muppets Take Manhattan was a sly wink. The joke in the new movie was just low brow and cheap. It's a question of execution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-46673646250497264192011-11-14T14:51:52.988-06:002011-11-14T14:51:52.988-06:00The point was made that the point really isn't...The point was made that the point really isn't the flatulence itself, it's the word "fart". In the GMC scene, They didn't say bathroom, they said restroom. In Muppets Take Manhattan, they do not say "do you smell what I smell?", Dabney Coleman, in talking about smelling a hit, says, "Wait a minute. I smell something!", reffering to a hit. <br /><br />The argument is about semantics, which is very important. The intent is not in question. The Muppets have ALways been bawdy, the flaw is in the presentation. <br /><br />With the I have to pee joke, and Fozzie with his finger in his nose, in Muppets From Space, we also get the gem,<br /><br />Tambor: (to Gonzo)You have no nostrils, how do you smell?<br />Rizzo: Awful. Trust me. I'm his roommate. <br /><br />It's about setting up the audience for one thing, and letting their own brains make the leap from that to the equally elegant punchline. Fart Shoes hits too on the head.Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093575502753953102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-39570285445423326042011-10-27T08:07:28.974-05:002011-10-27T08:07:28.974-05:00I dont like that Fozzie is farting all the time in...I dont like that Fozzie is farting all the time in the moment because he wouldn;t do taht but is here. bUT i DO LIKE THEM mUPPETS SO WILL BE WATCH THeM ANYWAYS.~Sparklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-82582391887172746812011-10-26T20:04:27.495-05:002011-10-26T20:04:27.495-05:00I agree with the joke 100 percent. It's clever...I agree with the joke 100 percent. It's clever. I meant to say something about Kermit's set-up in the article, but... well, didn't. I'm glad to hear Jason Segel has commented on it.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-87195918238142260582011-10-26T14:25:10.752-05:002011-10-26T14:25:10.752-05:00The problem with farts in general is that the Shre...The problem with farts in general is that the Shrek franchise, as much as I do enjoy the films, killed the fart joke. So much so that the fourth movie didn't even have one. I was quite shocked NOT to see one!<br /><br />Now, Fozzie's the kind of character who is a pretty low brow hack of a comedian, yet doesn't realize it. He resorts to old standbys like Rubber Chickens, Pies in the Face and, of course, the Whoopie Cushion. Always has been, always will be. No problems with that joke at all, for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-36821124655054429852011-10-26T04:52:13.973-05:002011-10-26T04:52:13.973-05:00jason himself defended the Fozzie joke yesterday, ...jason himself defended the Fozzie joke yesterday, stating: “I think the setup of that joke is that the Muppets (say they) would never make cheap jokes — and then they do the fart line. To be honest, that’s somebody not getting the premise of that joke.”<br /><br />AGREED, Jason, AGREED.Beauregardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-78255208695973824932011-10-26T01:49:10.597-05:002011-10-26T01:49:10.597-05:00sorry, I meant "and how people do not commonl...sorry, I meant "and how people do not commonly associate that word with the Muppets."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-79320055235731499542011-10-25T12:51:29.057-05:002011-10-25T12:51:29.057-05:00I think the real issue here is the word "fart...I think the real issue here is the word "fart", not the act of flatulence itself, and how people do commonly associate that word with the Muppets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-35382338214429187942011-10-24T21:31:29.873-05:002011-10-24T21:31:29.873-05:00You forgot to mention the Muppet Meeting film &quo...You forgot to mention the Muppet Meeting film "Let's Give the Dam Break".<br /><br />"You need to see a man about his what?"Nic Kramernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-70115748624928660782011-10-24T21:16:34.747-05:002011-10-24T21:16:34.747-05:00That line from "The Muppets Take Manhattan&qu...That line from "The Muppets Take Manhattan" was the first thing I thought of when all of this silliness over the Fart Shoes joke erupted. <br /><br />"Do you smell what I smell?"<br /><br />(Muppets turn to Rowlf)<br /><br />"Why does everybody always blame dogs?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-23260709309794973492011-10-24T19:43:10.866-05:002011-10-24T19:43:10.866-05:00Edit to add:
Surely the whole point of the 'F...Edit to add:<br /><br />Surely the whole point of the 'Fart shoes' joke is to point out how annoyingly low-brow those kinds of jokes are? In all the trailers so far (I think) its been met with blank stares or "Really?" reactions from the rest of the cast, so surely it falls under some sort of satire or parody rule that lets them get away with it. I don't think the joke is in the farting shoes themselves, so much as in the fact The Muppets are saying, "So recently you've assumed that this is the only thing funny in comedy...Come and watch us and you'll see that's not true."<br /><br />Maybe everyone's so uncomfortable because that moment in the trailer made them feel guilty for having allowed Shrek-style humour to take over in the first place.Matt D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-73229980431068569502011-10-24T19:30:00.187-05:002011-10-24T19:30:00.187-05:00What color are their hands now?What color are their hands now?Beauregardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-43550641127600804342011-10-24T19:29:30.262-05:002011-10-24T19:29:30.262-05:00Don't forget that Fraggle Rock had Sidebottom ...Don't forget that Fraggle Rock had Sidebottom and a bunch of Whoopie cushion based jokes in Boober's Dream.<br /><br />Also, wasn't there a Whoopie cushion in the list of things needed to catch those thieves red-handed?Matt Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-14813820658709911582011-10-24T19:27:22.022-05:002011-10-24T19:27:22.022-05:00Lawyered indeed.Lawyered indeed.Andy Clintonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-9124830278097599962011-10-24T17:59:42.213-05:002011-10-24T17:59:42.213-05:00THANK YOU for this post. :)
Its always good (and ...THANK YOU for this post. :)<br /><br />Its always good (and refreshing) to hear from someone on the Internet who is NOT ignorant.<br /><br />I agree with Stelle.<br /><br />I am really looking forward to the film.<br /><br />I just hope all of those negative articles have not ruined the film's chances of doing well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-24027682627539426712011-10-24T13:44:34.286-05:002011-10-24T13:44:34.286-05:00Great article. I read a few negative articles this...Great article. I read a few negative articles this past week and I had to stop myself. I want to go into the movie with a clear mind and just enjoy. Very glad to see this in my Reader this morning.Stellehttp://www.thishappyplaceblog.comnoreply@blogger.com