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The Muppets Mayhem: it is impossible to watch this brilliant series without a massive grin

If you get out of your Westminster bubble and sit and think about something for once, you’d realise that essentially every film or TV format would be improved with the addition of Muppets. Pride and Prejudice but Mr Darcy is bright purple. The Devil Wears Prada with Miss Piggy as Miranda Priestly. A Superman reboot where Clark Kent is the only human actor in the whole thing. Seinfeld but Kramer is an 8ft-tall Big Bird-type. Think further

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