#tales from muppetland

[koriquo]

sir robin is so right here, I too collapse when I see a pretty girl

#the muppets #muppets #tales from muppetland #the frog prince

[ariel-seagull-wings]

That’s a deep dive into Muppet lore right there!

I posted the Internet Archive link to watch.

I am a geek: deep diving into useless lore of fandoms I am obsessed with is what I'm suposed to do.

#randomnessoffiction #the frog prince (1971) #tales from muppetland #muppets

[fairytalemovies]

The Frog Prince, 1971

#tales from muppetland: the frog prince #tales from muppetland #the frog prince #frog prince

[gifs-of-puppets]

Happy 50th Anniversary to The Muppet Musicians of Bremen!

#the muppet musicians of bremen #tales from muppetland #the muppets #muppet #muppets #jim henson #tr rooster #chickens #gif #muppet gif #muppets gif #gifs of puppets

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#tales from muppetland: the frog prince #trudy young #gordon thomson #carl banas #jerry nelson #frank oz #jerry juhl #jim henson #1971

[coconutcows]

Hey, since I’ve seen more people on my dash talking about The Muppets in general lately, here’s some links to older muppet media I’ve had trouble looking for in the past and even though they don’t seem as hard to find now, a lot of people might not have heard about them if they aren’t into muppets, so if you’re interested or want to watch something different or just kill some time here ya go

(All or most of these are uploaded by the same user and while their account has tons of muppet media it’s a little scattered so I wanted to put these specific ones together for ease)

Here’s Hey Cinderella!, a muppet production of Cinderella. I love the stepsisters and this has one of the few muppet monsters that have ever made me feel uneasy

Here’s the Muppets Musicians of Bremen, which features no human actors,

Here’s The Frog Prince, featuring the first appearances of dear Robin and Sweetums

Here’s The Great Santa Claus Switch, this upload has multiple sections of video because it contains everything featured in the dvd, the third one is the start of the movie itself

Here’s the lovely, heartwarming Emmet Otters Jugband Christmas

And here’s the two original pilots, The Muppets Valentines Show plays first and is then followed by The Muppets: Sex and Violence. They stick a little bit they’ll play through just fine.

I hope people enjoy and if there’s any interest I’d be more than happy to make another group post with links to other older muppet specials, just let me know!!! I watched all these and others while I was pretty sick last week

#Muppets #The Muppets #Old Media #Videos #a lot of these are on YouTube but I wanted to link these archive ones #they have no ads and they aren’t in sections aside from some dvd uploads #but those are uploaded in sections according to the dvd not like every seven minutes #I might delete this post I’m worried it might be risky???

[princesssarisa]

I've noticed you've been posting a lot about fairy tales recently, so I'd like to ask: What are your thoughts on "The Town Musicians of Bremen"? It's one of my favorites of the actual, non-edited Grimm fairy tales. (I presume that's why Disney didn't ever make a film of it. It already has a happy ending, pretty much.)

It's a cute, funny story.

Animal fairy tales don't tend to speak to me as much as fairy tales about humans, but I do enjoy this one.

One of these days I'll have to watch the few adaptations that exist, like the Tales from Muppetland version from the '70s and the Sechs auf einen Streich version from 2009.

#the town musicians of bremen #the bremen town musicians #the musicians of bremen #fairy tale

[jimhenson-themuppetmaster]

1970 Press Photo Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog reading Tales from Muppetland

#jim henson #kermit the frog #rare pic #tales from Muppetland #the frog prince

[incorrectlooneytunesquotes]

You may have noticed that the heroes in this story are all animals, and the villains are all people.  I hope none of you take that poisonally.

Bugs Bunny

#Bugs Bunny #source: Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

[squareofshape]

my weird pet peeve is the idea that muppet movies are all-muppet casts with one human actor. every single muppet full-length film includes multiple human actors playing named characters--the only exceptions being "emmett otter's jugband christmas" and the tales from muppetland special "the muppet musicians of bremen", which have 0 humans.

the muppet show, which had a single human guest star in each episode, is a different thing entirely

#muppet fancasts have SO much more creative leeway than people give themselves #you can do! anything you want! #but seriously think abt it. have u ever seen a muppet-human romance arc??? no #except the frog prince but technically that's different #i guess scrooge and belle's love song is cut from the tv release so it can be hard to remember she exists lol #but did everyone forget abt amy adams in the muppets (2011)? she's a huge part of the plot #anyway nobody cares and this actually doesn't matter #muppets #square

[notafraidofstopping876]

In light of the new Cinderella I’d like to bring to everyone’s attention that The Muppets did a version of Cinderella back in the day and it’s HILARIOUS.

#muppets #the muppets #hey cinderella #jim henson

[freetriumphreview-blog]

A retelling of the classic fairy tale of The Frog Prince featuring Kermit the Frog as the narrator, Kermit's nephew Robin as the Frog Prince, Sir Robin, and Sweetums, among others.

#Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)

[ariel-seagull-wings]

THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF PRINCE IN CINDERELLA ADAPTATIONS

@princesssarisa @themousefromfantasyland @the-blue-fairie @angelixgutz @softlytowardthesun @faintingheroine @amalthea9

So... like the leading lady he falls in love with, the Prince character in Cinderella stories and its billions of adaptations will vary personality wise depending of what different time periods, regional cultures and writers consider desirable and heroic traits in a male character.

Each individual portrayal is unique, but there are some patterns that ocasionally repeat in the portrayals of this character. These paterns can be subdivided into groups of character types. Today i camed up with six named character patterns that are common in portrayals of Cinderella's Prince.

The Warrior Hero

His main characteristics are his courage, his passion and his determination. For him, finding his beloved Cinderella to rescue her from the house where she is abused, and take sayed abusers to justice, is a rescue mission in wich he must be victorious. To the point where his parents and counsellours may need to calm him down, because they are not in an actual war. His temperament is enough to show him as a warrior figure, but riding a horse or holding a sword in some moments doesn't hurt (bonus points if indeed he tells about once fighting and killing wizards and dragons). Of this type of Prince, Don Ramiro from the opera La Cenerentola is the quintessential representative. Other examples include Prince Christopher in the 1965 TV production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and Prince Felipe in the HBO cartoon anthology series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child.

The Romeo

This is a more boyish looking and sensitive type of Prince. While he may have jolly playfull moments, his main characteristic is that he is a melancholic romantic. He is the part that is really longing to find his soulmate. When he finally finds that soulmate in Cinderella and apparently looses her at midnight, he shouls desperation. He pines for this woman. He must find her. His hearth cannot beat without Cinderella's hearth, without her at his side, life is not worthy. A great example of this type of Prince is the encarnation presented in the 1947 movie Zolushka. Other examples include Prince Charmant (a mezzo-soprano role) in the opera Cendrillon, and Prince Tinhorão in Maria Clara Machado's children's play A Gata Borralheira (The Ash Cat).

The Slacker

This type is the quintessential hedonist. His only concern is to go out with his friends for a hunt and drinking party, pulling some pranks along the road, while running away from his masters who try to make him study politics so he can take responsability as a ruler in the future. Either indeed he becomes more inteligent and a responsable leader, or he remains an unconcerned slacker forever. He apeals romantically to his Cinderella because he is a companion of fun and games who will make her laugh after a lifetime of suffering. And you can imagine that he will likely let her hold the rulling duty. The biggest representative of this type of Prince is probably the portrayal in the 1973 movie Three Wishes for Cinderella. Other examples are Prince Charles in the anime series Cinderella Monogatari and Prince Victor in the anthology series Sechs Auf Einen Streich.

The Lovable Goof

Not always the most bright person, can be a bit bumbling when finding hobbies or stutter when talking to people. But what he lacks in intelect, he has in kindness and compassion. He cares for Cinderella's feelings and respects her as a human being, and that is why he earns her hearth. Prince Arthur Charming from Tales of Muppetland: Hey Cinderella and Prince Henry from Faerie Tale Theatre are the biggest representatives of this type of Prince.

The Suave Gentleman

May or may not be a bit older. This type of Prince is essentially a cool, calm, elegant and sophisticated intelectual. Even if he tries to hide his privileged social ranking and upbringing, his manners, way of talking and tastes give away that he had access to an aristocratic power and education. The fact that he keeps calm and polite no matter the situation may at first cause Cinderella to find him a weird fellow, but slowly he gains her thrust, and boosts her confidence, showing her the beauty and worth that she didn't saw in herself before. Prince Charles from the movie The Glass Slipper is the quintessential representative of this type of Prince. Prince Christopher in the 1997 TV production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella has a similar elegance in style, but is closer in age to his Cinderella and so more of an equal to her in feeling insecure about love.

The Rebelious Bird in a Cage

This type of Prince has a narrative arc usually reserved to Princesses: trying to rebel against his parents that want to impose an arranged marriage onto him, because he only wants to marry someone he chooses out of mutual true love, not because of status or gaining of political power. There may be an adversity that forces this Prince into the altar with the arranged bride, but with the help of the Fairy Godmother and his own discovered feistness, he reunites with his poor and ragged Cinderella to live happily ever after togheter after all the troubles. Prince Edward of the movie The Slipper and the Rose is the precursor of this type. Other examples include Prince Henry in the movie Ever After and Prince Robert in the 2021 film adaptation.

Do you have a favorite type for portrayals of Cinderella's Prince? What type would you be ? Or what type would you like to be with?

#cinderella #fairy tales #fantasy #folklore #prince charming #character type #adaptations

[roleiker-blog]

A retelling of the classic fairy tale of The Frog Prince featuring Kermit the Frog as the narrator, Kermit's nephew Robin as the Frog Prince, Sir Robin, and Sweetums, among others.

#Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)

[ggungabyfish]

Liked on YouTube: Hey Cinderella! Jim Henson’s Muppets Tales From Muppetland https://youtu.be/qvbcQJuR6Sw

#ifttt #youtube #videos #the muppets #jim henson

[princesssarisa]

Character ask: Kermit the Frog

Favorite thing about them: How kind, friendly, and idealistic he is, and how he usually serves as the stable "eye of the hurricane" among the craziness of the Muppets. Yet at the same time, how relatably (and humorously) stressed and angry he becomes when his patience is tested too far. Then there's his dry humor and sarcasm (which was more pronounced in the Tales from Muppetland and early Muppet Show era than in more recent years – in those days he could be a real smart aleck!), and his poetic dreamer quality, which probably stands out the most in his signature song, "Rainbow Connection." Because he's such a famous pop culture icon, it's easy to forget just how three-dimensional and (for want to a better word) human he is as a character, but he really is.

Least favorite thing about them: He can sometimes be a little mean when he loses his temper.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I love music and performing.

*Like both Kermit and @ariel-seagull-wings, I want to make people happy through the arts.

*I can be quiet and thoughtful sometimes, fun-loving and exuberant at other times.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I couldn't handle the stress of being the Muppets' leader.

*I don't have any desire to date a pig.

*I'm not green.

Favorite line:

From The Muppet Show:

Me, not crazy? I hired the others!"

From his showdown with Doc Hopper in The Muppet Movie:

"Yeah, well, I've got a dream, too. But it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with. And, well, I've found a whole bunch of friends who have the same dream... And it kind of makes us like a family. Do you have anybody like that, Hopper? I mean, once you get all those restaurants, who are you gonna share it with? Who are your friends, Doc? Those guys?... I don't think you're a bad man, Doc. And I think if you look in your heart, you'll find you really wanna let me and my friends go to follow our dreams. But if that's not the kind of man you are, or what I'm saying doesn't make any sense to you, well, then, go ahead and kill me."

brOTP: The other Muppets, especially Fozzie, Gonzo, and his nephew Robin.

OTP: Miss Piggy, with reservations (see below).

nOTP: Any human.

Random headcanon: The original script for 1969's Hey, Cinderella! called for the Fairy Godmother to turn him into a coachman. But he had too much pride in his frog heritage to want such a thing – and besides, none of the human actors who auditioned for the part of Coachman-Kermit could imitate his voice well enough – so the script was changed to have him refuse to be turned human and drive the coach as a frog.

Unpopular opinion: I'm not particularly invested in shipping him with Miss Piggy. Their having broken up (again) in the 2015 ABC series doesn't outrage me, and to be honest, I wouldn't have minded if they had never "officially" gotten together at all, but had kept their old Muppet Show dynamic of Piggy pursuing Kermit unrequitedly. (Although a part of me is glad they moved past that, because dragging it out for decades might have made Piggy seem pathetic.) Maybe it's because I'm not a fan of "on-and-off" pairings, maybe it's because of Piggy's tendency to be violent when Kermit offends her, or maybe it's just because my introduction to the Muppets was Muppet Babies, which solidified "Kermit and Piggy are friends and Piggy just wishes they were a couple" as their default relationship in my mind. But while they've had nice romantic moments over the years, I'm content to see them be good friends instead of lovers.

Song I associate with them:

"Bein' Green"

"Rainbow Connection"

Favorite picture of them:

Some of these are borrowed from @ariel-seagull-wings

In his "Sesame Street News Flash" outfit:

As a baby:

With Jim Henson:

This poignant cartoon drawn by a Disney artist in 1990:

(I'd like to think Mickey came to visit and console him after Jim Henson died because he remembered going through the same pain when Walt Disney died.)

And with Miss Piggy:

#character ask #kermit the frog #the muppets #ask game #fictional characters