O is for Opossum. ♫♪ Doo doo doo-doot-doot ♫♪ Doo doo doo-doot-doot ♫♪ Doot doot doot-doot doot-doot ♫♪ Mah-na Mah-na
Opossums always remind me of Muppets, especially their heads. So this one (incidentally inspired by Zenirix) ends up singing and dancing to a song that was originally in an Italian softcore porn film before it caught on internationally and became a Muppet staple.
Also, I should stop procrastinating so much each day.
The Muppets have gotten too serious lately,however, and their last attempt at prime time TV (not the one sponsored by Lord Lou Grade) was too soap-operaish, and it failed. I stopped watching it after show 2 or 3.
The sketch was a very early Muppet show piece. The Muppets have gotten too serious lately,however,
It featured on the Ed Sullivan show in the late 60s-early 70s, and eventually was redone for The Muppet Show with the characters occasionally reappearing occasionally since then (such as in the short-lived Muppets Tonight).
Growing increasingly more serious is a problem franchises have to deal with over time. All too often, creative forces think that they need to get rid of or focus less on elements that are what drew people to the franchise in the first place. In short, they suck the fun out things and can't figure out why that turns off the audience.
It featured on the Ed Sullivan show in the late 60s-early 70s, and eventually was redone for The M
