For me, the best part is that the Muppets became really popular on their own and get a big crowd reaction when they're on, but when Jim Henson was first starting out with the characters in the 70s, they were originally part of SNL, and both the audience and cast members hated them.

@@billyeveryteen7328 - Yup, the public usually has to warm up to new cast members, flesh or felt.

He might as well be a real life frog

Nooo Jim Henson is rolling over in his grave he always believed in acknowledging the puppets were still puppets 😭

He’s gotten more mad back then!! 😂😂

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watch episodes frrom either the muppet show or seasame street frm back in the day he got a lore more angry then.

He did it again today with Rashida Jones

Five years later and all I can see is this massively underrated comment...

lol

You are a person of culture

Omg the new study finally someone says something about it

lol I remember this from the Farewell Stefon

Deep cut.

@@abbysomnia624 Not that Deep, he still uses Tree Frogs to introduce "Ya Burnt" on his show

@@orchade And Henson even admitted after the fact that he wasn't upset - their comedy styles just didn't mesh.

Wasn't it the late, great Michael O'Donoghue who once famously said: "I will not write for felt"?

That was actually a good one. Really.

@@RainMan68 Yeah, and he tied venetian blind cords around a Big Bird doll's neck as if it were a noose!

Yeah and the funny thing is that the famous sketch Land of Gorch existed in the first season of SNL was that Jim Henson feared he was going to be typecast to just doing children's shows like Sesame Street. His agent Bernie Brillstein, who was responsible for getting Gilda Radner, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on SNL helped him create and write for episodes of Land of Gorch, which he said he created out of desire to appeal for an adult audience. Henson felt they were trying to write for situational comedy rather than staying within his intended story. Frank Oz eventually agreed the partnership between Henson's team and the show's writers was imperfect, and was thankful they moved on to The Muppet Show.

Yes. I miss that guy

Yep. He’s the Kermit I grew up watching

He was perfect as Kermit after Jim Henson's passing.

I know it's been a year but this isn't true. Jim Henson said that it stands for "Monster Puppet", though he later admitted that it was just a cool name he came up with

I appreciate this reference

I think Jason Segel hosted the episode because The Muppets made an appearance on his monologue.

No, it was Jason Segel. The Muppets cameoed.

@@canaisyoung3601 yes he hosting to promote the muppets movie which came out a few days after this episode aired

While he didn't host this, he did once fill in for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show in the late 70s. A few other Muppets also made appearances during that show. I think it had something to do with "The Muppet Movie" being released at the time.

Well it not the same guy anymore, the new guy stinks. The one in this video is awesome

@@FreeSpiritPaulette Well whoever it is.

At the time he was played by Steve Whitmire

To be fair, many fans said the same thing about Steve when he took over for Jim.@@FreeSpiritPaulette

"permit" the frog. LOL

It is a fruit, it has the seeds on the inside.

Matt Crow TubeYou Is the congress that dumb?!?!

Botanically it's a fruit but in culinary terms it's more considered a vegetable because it's more savory.

@@once.upon.a.time. Its a vegetable for tax reasons.

Does Miss Piggy ring any bells?

The Miz needs to be a guest host. I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.

Why?

I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

I prefer Kermit. ❤️😎