Comments on: Classical music performed by the Muppets: Ode to Beeker and the Blue Gonzo Chicken Waltz http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 07:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357635 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357635 2001 with chickens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psa_qLohuns 2001 with chickens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psa_qLohuns

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357391 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357391 I love Beeker I love Beeker

]]> By: Daemon http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357398 Daemon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357398 Ah, the awsomeness that was the classic Muppet Show, reinvented in a new age. Most excellent. Ah, the awsomeness that was the classic Muppet Show, reinvented in a new age. Most excellent.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357662 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357662 Now I want someone to mash up the Classical Chicken audio with footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now I want someone to mash up the Classical Chicken audio with footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

]]> By: deweyeyed http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357416 deweyeyed Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357416 Another gem in this series is this version of Bizet's Habanera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDFgtFXfnv0 My daughter, nearly two, sings along to the Meeps Meeps quite well. Another gem in this series is this version of Bizet’s Habanera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDFgtFXfnv0

My daughter, nearly two, sings along to the Meeps Meeps quite well.

]]> By: Oskar http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357672 Oskar Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357672 The muppets are officially the most awesome things produced by man. Bar none. The muppets are officially the most awesome things produced by man. Bar none.

]]> By: jtegnell http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357421 jtegnell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357421 He's not paying attention to the metronome at all. He’s not paying attention to the metronome at all.

]]> By: justONEguy http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357943 justONEguy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357943 I love Disney's new re-branding of the Muppets too! Whoo-hoo! I am but a corporate pawn and thank you BB for being a shill. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/movies/21barn.html/" rel="nofollow">Disney is orchestrating the Muppets’s return on several fronts: TV specials, Web videos, a feature film, theme-park attractions and a whole lot of merchandising. </a> I love Disney’s new re-branding of the Muppets too! Whoo-hoo! I am but a corporate pawn and thank you BB for being a shill.

Disney is orchestrating the Muppets’s return on several fronts: TV specials, Web videos, a feature film, theme-park attractions and a whole lot of merchandising.

]]> By: cowboy_k http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-358981 cowboy_k Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-358981 Not classical, but classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMy-5J0OHT4 Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy... Not classical, but classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMy-5J0OHT4

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy…

]]> By: airshowfan http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357702 airshowfan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357702 You forgot... oh, wait. #5 beat me to it. Bork-bork BORK BORK! I have to admit that unfortunately I was only really exposed to the awesomeness of Cesame Street and the Muppets when I first moved to the US, at 11 years old, by which point I was a little over the target age. Oh well. Then again, most American kids miss out on Asterix (which is a real shame) and I did have plenty of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn2y-dAeXFg">fun kids' shows</a> in Brazil. I did develop a taste for classical music as a little kid, though, not just from many relatives who also love it, but from cartoons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqxZ3AYjuJo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVq_gxl3Cdc& http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD34_K1SgIQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekDzLEkjhtU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPqS-vYWYNA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjhm-8kMtzg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6wPkgwmG_M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikKJ-uQ4UUc You forgot… oh, wait. #5 beat me to it.

Bork-bork BORK BORK!

I have to admit that unfortunately I was only really exposed to the awesomeness of Cesame Street and the Muppets when I first moved to the US, at 11 years old, by which point I was a little over the target age. Oh well. Then again, most American kids miss out on Asterix (which is a real shame) and I did have plenty of fun kids’ shows in Brazil.

I did develop a taste for classical music as a little kid, though, not just from many relatives who also love it, but from cartoons:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqxZ3AYjuJo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVq_gxl3Cdc&

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD34_K1SgIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekDzLEkjhtU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPqS-vYWYNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjhm-8kMtzg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6wPkgwmG_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikKJ-uQ4UUc

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357737 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357737 You're all missing the muppet's #1 hit...<br> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymg8IumVtVU You’re all missing the muppet’s #1 hit…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymg8IumVtVU

]]> By: eeyore http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-358006 eeyore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-358006 Okay, call it shameless self promotion, but it's actually topical in this case. I gotta show off my halloween costume from this year. He's completely hand made - courtesy my insane/brilliant roomie. Thank you Michael, you're the bomb!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/67212010@N00/ Okay, call it shameless self promotion, but it’s actually topical in this case.

I gotta show off my halloween costume from this year. He’s completely hand made – courtesy my insane/brilliant roomie. Thank you Michael, you’re the bomb!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67212010@N00/

]]> By: noetma http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357497 noetma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357497 I SO needed that pick me up. Nothing better than muppets at 6am. Ah, childhood. I SO needed that pick me up. Nothing better than muppets at 6am. Ah, childhood.

]]> By: lukus http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357758 lukus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357758 I love it - it's made me feel happy on a pretty gloomy day. Thank you. I love it – it’s made me feel happy on a pretty gloomy day. Thank you.

]]> By: Stuart Ellis http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357504 Stuart Ellis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357504 The Beeker one reminds me of the classic film short "Multiple Sidosis" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swupyqbi5ks The Beeker one reminds me of the classic film short “Multiple Sidosis”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swupyqbi5ks

]]> By: gramiq http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357765 gramiq Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357765 Huh. First time I've seen Strauss done by 'Bach.' Ahem. Huh. First time I’ve seen Strauss done by ‘Bach.’

Ahem.

]]> By: A Nonny Moose http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357516 A Nonny Moose Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357516 Thanks for the smile first thing this morning. Beaker and Gonzo are two of my favorite Muppets. The Statler and Waldorf bit at the end of each vid is the perfect finishing touch. Thanks for the smile first thing this morning. Beaker and Gonzo are two of my favorite Muppets. The Statler and Waldorf bit at the end of each vid is the perfect finishing touch.

]]> By: Cassandra http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-358568 Cassandra Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-358568 For those in the USA, there's a new Muppet holiday special on at 8/7c on NBC on 12/17. For those in the USA, there’s a new Muppet holiday special on at 8/7c on NBC on 12/17.

]]> By: igpajo http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-359595 igpajo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-359595 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevYBsShxNs">A true Muppet classic right here.</a> (And no I'm not RickRolling you.) A true Muppet classic right here.
(And no I’m not RickRolling you.)

]]> By: neffle http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357836 neffle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357836 Love these new Muppet videos, particularly Beaker's "Ode To Joy" . . . everything old seems new again . . . also, love their new "Skateboarding Dog" videos starring ROWLF . . . if you're a Muppet nerd like me, it's pretty awesome to see these guys back in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCgujnQsOsQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QGNvjyPntY Love these new Muppet videos, particularly Beaker’s “Ode To Joy” . . . everything old seems new again . . . also, love their new “Skateboarding Dog” videos starring ROWLF . . . if you’re a Muppet nerd like me, it’s pretty awesome to see these guys back in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCgujnQsOsQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QGNvjyPntY

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357592 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357592 truly made me LOL. where's doctor bunson honeydew when you need him? truly made me LOL. where’s doctor bunson honeydew when you need him?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357601 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357601 Anyone notice that the Mouse that Statler and Waldorf use is one of the *very* old original Microsoft Mice? circa 1985... http://www.egermuzeum.hu/microsoft/126-microsoft-mouse-50.html Anyone notice that the Mouse that Statler and Waldorf use is one of the *very* old original Microsoft Mice? circa 1985…

http://www.egermuzeum.hu/microsoft/126-microsoft-mouse-50.html

]]> By: zuzu http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357354 zuzu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357354 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" rel="nofollow">Kubrick</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson" rel="nofollow">Henson</a>, together at last. Kubrick and Henson, together at last.

]]> By: igpajo http://boingboing.net/2008/12/15/classical-music-perf.html#comment-357358 igpajo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-357358 Beaker is the freakin best!! Him and Animal are my favorites. Beaker is the freakin best!! Him and Animal are my favorites.

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