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As an escape, last night I went to Blockbuster to see if they had Muppet Show season 1. In keeping with there "we never have anything interesting that wasn't a popular movie" trend (they don't carry any of the Broadway specials from PBS over the past few years, even though all of them are on DVD, or The Rutles), they didn't. They did, however, have "The Best of the Muppet Show." I got the volume with Mark Hamill (and C-3PO and R2D2), Racquel Welch, and Paul Simon.
Racquel Welch was merely okay. Mark Hamill was painful, although the rest of the show was okay (and I do admit that Gonzo was great as "Dearth Nader"). It did include my all time favorite Muppet Newsflash: "Here are the results from the National Sheep Dog Trials: All of the sheep dogs were found 'Not Guilty'."
Paul Simon was wonderful. He interacted with the Muppets like they were real people, and was completely natural. I have often thought maybe Simon had potential as a comic actor -- who can forget his appearance on SNL singing "Still Crazy After All These Years" dressed in a turkey suit?
Racquel Welch was merely okay. Mark Hamill was painful, although the rest of the show was okay (and I do admit that Gonzo was great as "Dearth Nader"). It did include my all time favorite Muppet Newsflash: "Here are the results from the National Sheep Dog Trials: All of the sheep dogs were found 'Not Guilty'."
Paul Simon was wonderful. He interacted with the Muppets like they were real people, and was completely natural. I have often thought maybe Simon had potential as a comic actor -- who can forget his appearance on SNL singing "Still Crazy After All These Years" dressed in a turkey suit?