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Published: 2016-05-20 07:01:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 2256; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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WOO! New Fan Art Friday submission!This was requested by my daughter. I grew up with the Muppets, first on Sesame Street (when it was still edgy and not "The Elmo Show", you know, the version they say isn't appropriate for children anymore?), then on The Muppet Show. I remember seeing The Muppet Movie in 1979 in the theater and loving it soooooo much. My parents had to buy my brother and me the record, which we promptly played to death and probably drove them insane
Pictured are three of my favorite scenes - Kermit singing in the swamp, Sweetums bursting in, and Gonzo floating away with his balloons.
This seems an especially appropriate picture since the Anniversary of Jim Henson's death was May 16th
So this picture is dedicated to the lovers, the dreamers, and me . . . may we never lose the rainbow connection to our dreams and imaginations.
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The Muppets belong to Disney (who apparently now owns my entire childhood
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You are very welcome Emily...
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I love it! The original Sesame Street was great 
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I was aware of Sesame Street in 1973
Another one to check out is Christmas Eve on Sesame Street from 1978 . . . Oscar is truly mean, Cookie Monster is eating EVERYTHING, and the songs are great
In my opinion, the last great gasp of the classically good Sesame Street was the movie Follow That Bird in 1985. I tried watching the recent Sesame Street when my kids were little and I was appalled at how stupid it had become
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1968? Didn't it start in 1969? YEE DRAW MUPPETS
XD it has changed but I still love it
is Follow That Bird available anywhere online? I really wanna see it, Big Bird is my favorite after Snuffy.
I think I saw part of the Christmas one. I WANNA ICE SKATE WITH BIG BIRD LIKE THAT THAT LOOKS FUN! Carol Spinney is so talented.
Full body muppets are scary without there mouths moving
But Cookie was really well acted
OMG OSCAR OUCH
Oh yes I have seen this but not the first part of it.
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Ah! You're right, 1969 it was. Two years before I was born
You can watch it on YouTube for a fee . . . I think it was on Netflix for a while too
Carol Spinney is amazing . . . what he could do with his hand up in the air was amazing. Rollerskating, dancing . . . all of it.
I haven't watched it in soooo long, I need to dig out my DVD's at some point though
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Oh monies, I gotta get some of that... IKNOW!!! The unicycle too! The way the whole suit operates just is great!
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As he's gotten older, Big Bird has gotten shorter, but yes, it's really awesome
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He has? What has he gone from?
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Don't know the exact sizes but if you look at the original vs new you can tell that Big Bird's neck has gotten dramatically shorter due to the fact that it is harder for Carol Spinney to hold his arm up that high anymore. I mean, the guy IS 82 . . . most of the older Muppeteers don't even do it anymore due to arthritis from holding their arms up and weird angles for most of their lives
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Yep but Caroll has said that he will SST as long as he possibly can
That's why he's my muppeteer hero
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WOOT!!! My favorite movie as a kid! Haven't actually seen it in years, but I have the soundtrack on tape. Used to play it on long car trips to keep me awake when I drove, as I knew all the words!!! LOVE THIS!!!
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I had the whole movie taped so I could listen to it while doing yard work for people while I was in college
Glad you like it!
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LOL! My sister and I used to do that! She got really good at only taping the songs which is one of the reasons I used to know all the words to Pete's Dragon!
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XD It's nice. I did that with Ghostbusters, The Muppet Movie, The Princess Bride, and some others I can't remember until I see them again and realize I've got them completely down
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Very pretty! I love Snookums, he looks great!
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I'm pretty proud of him
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Aw, this is awesome! I love the classic Sesame Street. I'm guessing it still wasn't Elmo show when I was growing up, at least. XD It's been a long time since I saw this movie, but I remember really loving it. Kermit's my fav ^^ Great job!
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I've been on a Muppet kick lately 
Thank you! 
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Gonzo is a weird looking fellow. XD So I imagine he's hard to draw. Have fun watching the movie!
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