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    What I'm really watching … just Muppet movies

    Kermit the Frog – with his relentless altruism – and his crazy mob of Muppets are just the comfort blanket we need during a global pandemicRead all the What I’m really watching choicesThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
    by James Hanton Jun 09, 2020 2 minutes
    Muppet most wanted in a pandemic ... Kermit the Frog in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted. Photograph: Walt Disney Pictures/Mandevi/Rex/Shutterstock

    Jim and Jane Henson’s ludicrous puppets have embodied joy and wonder ever since they debuted in 1969. The Muppet Show, running for five seasons from 1976, became a multi-award winning classic and is still held in the . Not to mention a slew of Hollywood hits, starting with The Muppet Movie in 1979 and most recently in 2014. Then, of course, you have , an undisputed festive classic if there ever was one. Plenty of people have new ideas for how the Muppets can continue to make classic stories their own (Muppets Les Misérables is my partner’s suggestion). The Muppets have survived for as long as they have because they manage to mean , as well as remaining a source of light entertainment for adults and children alike. Now, the Muppets are needed more than ever. 

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