(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Jerry Nelson

Casey Daron - As every Muppet fan knows, legendary Muppeteer Jerry Nelson has passed away a few weeks ago. It really hit me hard, because he was one of the few Muppeteers I actually wanted to meet in person. I sent him a letter a week before he passed, telling him about my fandom, and how he was such a great guy. I don't think he received it. Jerry was a great man. He will never be forgotten. Mr. Nelson will always be inside our hearts. In honor of him, I have collected a set of quotes from his most memorable characters. Thank you, Mr. Nelson, for the enjoyment you brought into our lives.

"Leave me some magic, don't take the magic away."
~ Robin the Frog, The Muppet Show: Episode 421

"He may be gone, but maybe he's still here, too, inside us, believing in us!"
~ Robin the Frog, The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

"One friend from Sesame Street, plus one friend from Sesame Street, equals two friends from Sesame Street! Ah ah ah!"
~ Count von Count, The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

"Greetings. I am the Count. I am called the Count, because I love to count things!"
~ Count von Count, Sesame Street Season 4

"She don't look bad... for a pig."
~ Floyd Pepper, A Muppet Family Christmas

"I'm glad we got no money. Now I got no appetite!"
~ Floyd Pepper, The Muppets Take Manhattan

"Gobo's the name, adventure's the game!"
~ Gobo Fraggle, Fraggle Rock: Episode 210

"Catch the tail by the tiger, take the horns by the bull. A bird in need is a friend indeed, so pull the eyes over the wool"
~ Gobo Fraggle, Fraggle Rock: Episode 111

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(Kind of) Weekly DINOSAURS Quotes: B.P. Richfield

Casey Daron - So, as most of you guys know, Sherman Hemsley passed away on July 24, at the age of 74. Most know him as George from The Jeffersons, but of course we know him as the tyrannical B.P. Richfield. Please join me in celebrating his life, and his funny quotes from Dinosaurs. B.P. Richfield is Earl Sinclair’s boss and worst enemy. He hates his lazy workers, and cares only about himself. In one episode, he eats the last two grapdalites, claiming he will protect them. As you can see, he is not a dino to mess with!

"Well, if it isn’t the Sinclairs. What a delightful family you have, Earl."
"Oh, well, let me introduce them..."
"Not Interested! SIT DOWN!"
~ B.P. Richfield and Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 215

"The Wesayso company reminds you that we are not liable for loss of limb, loss of eye, or dismemberment of any kind due to you running around holding your kids' feet in the air like a bunch of morons."
~ B.P. Richfield, Dinosaurs: Episode 224

"The next one of you to say something asinine has to run against me."
"How asinine does it have to be, my captain?"
“Congratulations, Sinclair, you're nominated."
~ B.P. Richfield and Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 221

"SINCLAIR! I ought to kill you and your whole family, but I'd probably get in trouble with the union. As it is, there's only one thing I can do to you: you're fired, Sinclair, fired, fired, FIRED!"
~ B.P. Richfield, Dinosaurs: Episode 217

"I oughta tear off your head and play hacky sack!"
~ B.P. Richfield, Dinosaurs: Episode 302

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(Kind of) Weekly Dinosaurs Quotes: Earl Sinclair

Casey Daron - The main protagonist in Dinosaurs is fat, clumsy, and hated by many, including his mother-in-law. Who is he? Earl Sinclair, of course! He works all day pushing down trees under his hateful boss, B.P. Richfield. He goes home, gets hit with a frying pan, eats a meaty dinner, and yells at his kids. And that's all in one day! Earl is a great guy, er, dinosaur, who adds just the perfect amount of stupidity to the show.

"Those Wesayso ads are lies."

"So what? It's temporarily being accepted by the masses, so it's the truth!"
~ Fran and Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 215

"School is not for asking questions, it's a place you go to be OUT OF THIS HOUSE!" 

~ Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 101

"Earl, what are you doing with that shovel?"

"Shovel? Um, Franny, life is like the tide. It goes in, it goes out. It washes out the old and washes in the new... I used it to bury your mother." 

~ Fran and Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 218

"I know they just crawled out of the sludge and I hate to be critical of other life forms, but God, I hate lawyers." 

~ Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 104

"I'm sorry I ruined your first Refrigerator Day. Go ahead, Junior. Bang my head real hard with this pot."

"That's gettin' old." 

~ Earl and Baby Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 212

"The kids are fine. If not, we can make more"
~ Earl Siclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 207

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(Kind of) Weekly Dinosaurs Quotes: Charlene Sinclair

Casey Daron - Hi, guys! Welcome to Week 3 of Dinoquotes. This week we will be exploring the mighty dinosaur, Charlene Sinclair. Charlene, like Robbie, is a typical teenager. She wants to stand out in school, and stick with the "popular" crowd. She goes to extreme lengths to be cool, even when buying a fake tail! From her famous "La, La" to her mighty growl, Charlene is an important part of the Sinclair family.

"I wanna go to school."
"Why?"
"So I can stay home."
"But you are home."
"Then I got my way."
~ Baby and Charlene Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 215

"Dad, I can't go out there."
"Here's a tip for stage fright. Imagine the audience is in their underwear."
"Two thousand teenage boys in their underwear? See you on stage."
~ Charlene and Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 220

"Woah! Refrigerator day without presents is like... like two things that go together, only one of them isn't there, so the other one doesn't have the other thing to go with it!"
"Who says you aren't deep?"
~ Charlene and Robbie Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 212

"I'm sorry about your friend, the lettuce?"
"He was no lettuce, he was a head of cabbage!"
~ Charlene and General Chow, Dinosaurs: Episode 207

"Mom, is it just me, or is Daddy in like a really BAD mood?"
"No, your father just gets cranky before howling."
"They all do, it's pre-howling syndrome. PHS."
"I'm so glad I'm a girl."
~ Charlene, Fran, and Grandma Ethyl, Dinosaurs: Episode 105

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Robbie Sinclair

Casey Daron - Hi, and welcome to Part 2 of Dinoquotes. Today I am spotlighting Robbie Sinclair. Robbie Sinclair is a typical teenage boy. He wants to stand out, stand up for what's right, and get his way. He tries to get girlfriends, but almost always fails. Robbie can easily get mixed up with the wrong crowd, like befriending Spike, or when he joined the Wesayso army. In a lot of ways, Robbie reminds me of myself. I hope you enjoy this week's selection of quotes! Now, I just have to figure out how to rock his hairdo...

"Tell me a story."

"Life stinks. The End."

~ Baby and Robbie Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 311

"I want to win this fair and square."

"How have you managed to stay alive so long?" 

~ Robbie Sinclair and Spike, Dinosaurs: Episode 215

"Dad, after you throw Grandma into the tar pit, is there life after that?"

"For me there is."

~ Robbie and Earl Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 103

"I want to go on record, but I'm pretty sure killing Dad is wrong." 

~ Robbie Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 104

"Oh, no! Man! Ugh, I touched my sisters TAIL!"
~ Robbie Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 315

"You got spit up?"

"Yep."

"Did you bring me a present?"

~ Baby and Robbie Sinclair, Dinosaurs: Episode 203

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Baby Sinclair

Casey Daron - So, recently, I bought seasons 1 and 2 of Dinosaurs. You know, that show from the ‘90s? One of Jim Henson’s least credited work? Anyways, I realized what a great show this was, with amazing puppetry. Each member of the Sinclair family has their own special quality about them. Earl’s stupidness, Charlene’s typical teenage girl persona, and not to mention Baby’s aim with a frying pan! For the next couple of weeks, I will be spotlighting the characters of Dinosaurs. Today, I have collected quotes from Baby Sinclair, one of the most recognized characters from the show.

“This is your brain. This is your brain on a frying pan. (Baby hits Earl on the head.) Any questions?” 

~ Baby Sinclair, Dinosaurs, Episode 217

“Hi, I’m the baby. Brand new! Just came out! Gotta love me!”

~ Baby Sinclair, Dinosaurs, Episode 101

“Not the Mama! Not the Mama! NOT THE MAMA!” 

~ Baby Sinclair, Dinosaurs, Episode 209

“Daddy! Daddy dad dad daddy dad daddy! NOT THE MAMA!”

~ Baby Sinclair, Dinosaurs, Episode 204

“I’m gonna bite you know.”

~ Baby Sinclair, Dinosaurs, Episode 101

“Are we dead?”

“No, sweetheart.”

“You promised!” 

~ Baby Sinclair and Fran Sinclair, Dinosaurs, Episode 105

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Scooter

Casey Daron - Hi Guys! Who is responsible for keeping the Muppet Show running? Who tells the guest star when they need to bee on stage? Scooter! Scooter, the nephew of theater owner J.P. Grosse, helps keep the Muppet Show running smoothly. Er, should I say smooth(ish)? Richard Hunt really shined with this character, showing his true personality. Oh, and remember, 15 seconds to curtain!

"Scooter, you're not doing an act on the show tonight."
"Gee... well, my uncle who owns the theater thought of this act."
"Tell us about the act you're doing on the show tonight."
~ Kermit the Frog and Scooter, The Muppet Show: Episode 101

"You are all NAKED!"
~ Scooter, The Muppets

"I'm learning to speak frog."
"Aw, he's so cute!"
"Well, that's his job. See, the rest of us got sick and tired of being cute, so we hired him to do it."
~ Bean Bunny, Frog, and Scooter, The Muppets at Walt Disney World

"Gonzo to Scooter, Gonzo to Scooter. Bring home the bacon!"
"10-4. Bacon down! Bacon down!"
~ Gonzo and Scooter, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

"Shields and Yarnell. Fifteen seconds to curtain, Shields and Yarnell. Kermit's finally booked guest stars weirder than we are."
~ Scooter, The Muppet Show: Episode 403

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Link Hogthrob

Casey Daron - Hi guys!  Happy Mother’s Day! On my way to find the Golden Pelican, I met up with a tribal pig by the name of Spa'am. He led me on an epic quest, only to find a heap of quotes from Link Hogthrob. As you can guess, I will be spotlighting the ham of hams, Link Hogthrob! Oh, and by the way, who’s your tailor? I LOVE your outfit!
“We will be given the meaning and purpose of life?!”
“I just love presents!”
~ First Mate Piggy and Captain Link Hogthrob, The Muppet Show Episode 501
“Who’s your tailor? I love that outfit!”
~ Captain Link Hogthrob, The Muppet Show Episode 417

“How come it always plays dumb music when I talk?”
~ Captain Link Hogthrob, The Muppet Show Episode 407
“We must see if there is life on Planet Koozebane!”
“What? You-you mean, little green monsters?!”
~ First Mate Piggy and Captain Link Hogthrob, The Muppet Show Episode 319
“Macho, Macho MAAAAAN!”-Link Hogthrob, The Muppet Show Episode 405

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Lew Zealand

Ryan Dosier - Greetings, Muppet fans! Casey Daron is off on some expedition in Taiwan searching for the Golden Pelican of Destiny (at least that's what his postcard said... although it was postmarked from Hawaii), so I'm covering today's (Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight on one of my favorite Muppets: Lew Zealand!

"Listen, Lew, what does it take to become a boomerang fish thrower?"
"Well, you've gotta have sole... and if you can't get sole, use halibut."
"How did you acquire this talent? Was it on accident?"
"No, it was on porpoise!"
"I give him the straight lines and he gives me the fish lines..."
~ Leslie Uggams and Lew Zealand, The Muppet Show Episode 318

"Hey, Mister the Frog! Can me and my boomerang fish be in your movie?"
~ Lew Zealand, The Muppet Movie

"I brought the paper towels!"
~ Lew Zealand, The Great Muppet Caper

"I've seen this movie 97 times! My name is Lew Zealand. I'm a boomerang fish thrower. I throw the fish a-way, and they come back to me. Heheheh! Oh! Here's my favorite part! Go get 'em guys!!"
~ Lew Zealand, The Muppets Take Manhattan

"I'll do my boomerang fish act!! I throw the fish a-way... and they come back to me!!"
~ Lew Zealand, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

"Let me throw!!"
~ Lew Zealand, "Bohemian Rhapsody" video

"But Mister the Frog, we all agreed a celebrity is not a people!"
~ Lew Zealand, The Muppets

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Walter

Casey Daron - Happy Easter/Passover, Muppet fans! It dawned on me that I haven't spotlighted one of the most important Muppets of all time: Walter! So, this week, I have compiled Walter's greatest quotes. If this little guy doesn't make you proud to be a Muppet fan, I don't know what does!

"Your fans never left you, the world hasn't forgotten! All you need to do is show 'em again!"

~ Walter, The Muppets

"Throw me again!"

~ Walter, The Muppets

"Please, Kermit... You're my hero. You're on my watch." 

~ Walter, The Muppets

"Don't you guys remember? You're the Muppets! You do this to music!"

~ Walter, The Muppets

"I don't think they use the studio for anything but tours anymore."

"Nah, I think that's just an Internet rumor, like there's a country called Turkey." 

~ Gary and Walter, The Muppets

"There's oil under this studio, see? Sweet, sweet oil!"
"People still talk like that?"
"Maybe that's just how he sounded in my head..."

~ Walter and Mary, The Muppets

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Sweetums

Casey Daron - Hi everyone! Unfortunately, my expedition to find Super Penguin was taken to a halt after I developed a rare case of Anarctican Cluckitis. On top of that, an abominable snow monster kicked me all the way back to the U.S. Man, I still have bruises! Anyways, that abominable snow monster reminded me of everyone's favorite monster pal, Sweetums. Although he had some rough times with Robin, (*cough* The Frog Prince *cough*) they eventually became best friends. So enjoy these quotes! Now I'm off to find the ancient Monster Chicken!

"SWEETUMS EAT FROGGY NOW!"
~ Sweetums, The Frog Prince

"Jack not name! Jack job!"
~ Sweetums, The Muppet Movie

"Hey! Hey, where’re you going? Hey! Wait for me! I wanna go to Hollywood! Wait, please! I wanna go to Hollywood!!"
~ Sweetums, The Muppet Movie

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be fighting against us?"
"Are you kidding?! I LOVE you guys!"
~ Captain Abraham Smollett (Kermit) and Sweetums, Muppet Treasure Island

"Ya wanna give us money?!"
~ Sweetums, The Muppets

"Excuse me Mr. Price, can I give you a hand? (takes off hand)"
~ Sweetums, The Muppet Show: Episode 119

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(Kind of) Weekly Muppet Quotes Spotlight: Rowlf the Dog

Ryan Dosier - I'm back! Casey Daron is trekking through the northern Antarctic hemisphere searching for super penguins (don't ask), so I'm here to showcase some quotes from everyone's favorite piano playing punster pooch: Rowlf the Dog!

"Why does everyone always blame dogs?"
~ Rowlf the Dog, The Muppets Take Manhattan

"Why wasn't I in the montage? I thought my story was pretty interesting!"
~ Rowlf the Dog, The Muppets

"And if you remain callous and obdurate, I..."
"What's obdurate?"
"I dunno, Sam."
~ Rowlf the Dog and Sam Eagle, The Muppet Show

"My entire career as a television educator, nipped in the bud!"
~ Rowlf the Dog, Sesame Street Pitch Tape

"Woof woof! Bark bark! ...It helps to know a second language."
~ Rowlf the Dog, The Great Muppet Caper

"Boy, is this piano outta tune! I love outta tune pianos."
~ Rowlf the Dog, A Muppet Family Christmas

"It's not often you see a guy that green have the blues that bad."
~ Rowlf the Dog, The Muppet Movie

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