The Contrarians147 - The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppathon continues as Kermit and his friends… graduate college??? Come on, now. How much can we let Jim Henson get away with just because it was The 80s? Listen to Alex & Julio as they discuss THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN - also known as “that 90-minute commercial for the Muppet Babies TV show”. Manipulative Broadway tunes! Outdated celebrity cameos! A disappointing embrace of marriage as an institution! It’s everything a Muppet fan inexplicably wants!

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TIMELINE

00:01:16 The Muppets Take Manhattan

00:12:26 Contrarians Corner

01:05:38 The Frog is Staying

01:06:31 Now on Patreon

01:16:01 Real Talk

01:49:24 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, the Muppathon takes a bizarre turn as we check out Brian Henson’s R-rated puppet comedy THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of The Muppets Take Manhattan! Does Kermit have grounds for an annulment? Were you also traumatized by The Goodbye Song? How often do you think Marilu Henner and Gates McFadden are mistaken for each other? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!