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Were The Muppets Actually Funnier When We Were Kids, or Are We Just Getting Old?
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Here's a question that might start an argument... 😂
How is it that a bunch of puppets throwing fish, blowing things up, and insulting each other managed to be funnier than half the comedy shows on television today?
Seriously!
I've been watching some old clips of The Muppet Show lately, and something occurred to me...
A lot of the humour in those shows was clearly aimed at adults, but somehow, as kids, we still found it hilarious!
Statler and Waldorf insulting everyone, Fozzie telling absolutely terrible jokes, the Swedish Chef destroying his kitchen, and Animal being... well, Animal.
And don't even get me started on some of the early Sesame Street stuff. Jim Henson and Frank Oz got away with some wonderfully ridiculous comedy back then!
What I find interesting is that I can watch the same sketches 40 years later and still laugh. Sometimes I even catch jokes that went completely over my head as a kid.
So here's my question...
Do you think The Muppets were genuinely funnier back then, or is nostalgia doing some of the heavy lifting?
And while we're at it, which Muppet character or sketch still makes you laugh no matter how many times you've seen it?
For me, it's hard to beat Statler and Waldorf. Those two were basically internet trolls decades before the internet existed. 🤣
And the best part? They didn't even need Wi-Fi to ruin someone's day!
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