Silent Strawberries

February 26, 2011 5:20 AM

Silent Strawberries. The Muppets' tribute to Ingmar Bergman, with translation by Sam the Eagle. That is all. [SLYT]
posted by .kobayashi. (19 comments total)

Poor Sam. Surrounded by such uncultured clouts.
posted by Felicity Rilke at 6:00 AM on February 26, 2011

Here's MST3K's 'A Joke by Ingmar Bergman'
posted by chambers at 6:01 AM on February 26, 2011 [4 favorites]

-Soon, we will be covered by wheat.

-Did you say "wheat"?

-Wheat.
posted by Bromius at 6:52 AM on February 26, 2011

If only there really were a Grim Beaker, one's mortality would be significantly less dreadful to contemplate.
posted by FelliniBlank at 7:07 AM on February 26, 2011 [13 favorites]

♫ Det är dags att spela musiken
♪♩Det är dags att tända ljus
♬ Det är dags att möta Mupparna på The Muppet Show ikväll.
posted by Beardman at 7:09 AM on February 26, 2011 [2 favorites]

Suddenly, a shadowy figure appeared.

MEEP. HOW ABOUT A RUBBER CHICKEN. MEEP. MEEP
posted by zarq at 7:14 AM on February 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

Last year, I had to watch Tess for a class. My boyfriend walked midway through, watched five minutes, and said "You know what this movie needs? Muppets."

I hope there's some Thomas Hardy on the docket next.
posted by pxe2000 at 7:25 AM on February 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

There's already an open Muppets thread about five posts down.
posted by hermitosis at 7:31 AM on February 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

I suspect that there is always an open Muppets thread.
posted by zamboni at 8:04 AM on February 26, 2011 [6 favorites]

Just a reminder: Here's Homunculus' 2007 post but the links are deceased so here is De Düva for those that don't know it.
posted by Jode at 8:30 AM on February 26, 2011 [2 favorites]

Am I a bad person for wanting a Cries and Whispers parody where Miss Piggy is in her death throes shouting "Kermy!" only to be comforted by a loyal Camilla the Chicken?
posted by geoff. at 9:16 AM on February 26, 2011

It's heartening to know that someone's brother Gummo made it in the movies.
posted by cottoncandybeard at 12:04 PM on February 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

What do you get when you mix sugar with hamburger?

*groan*
posted by freecellwizard at 12:24 PM on February 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

"You know what this movie needs? Muppets."

There are many movies about which this could be said. 300. The Matrix. Armageddon. Birdemic. Many of them are in theaters right now.
posted by JHarris at 12:47 PM on February 26, 2011 [2 favorites]

But this thread has REAL Muppets, not store-bought model puppets operated by incompetents.
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:15 PM on February 26, 2011

if the Swedish chef had a rebellious son, he would probably be like this guy.
posted by daisystomper at 6:00 PM on February 26, 2011 [6 favorites]

Are you saying that those movies would not be made better with real Muppets, as opposed to incompetents?

My childhood memories, recently backed up by multiple Everything Is Terrible finds, make it clear that there is (or rather was) a lot of effort in fundie Christian circles to make their own puppety productions. Some of these designs seem rather inspired by the Muppets, especially the "anything Muppets" they used as generic standins.

Just saying, I am more than familiar with incompetent Muppet-wannabes. I don't think they made even their own original shows any better, rather the opposite.
posted by JHarris at 6:02 PM on February 26, 2011

daisystomper, what was unexpectedly entertaining. Any more information on that guy?
posted by JHarris at 6:03 PM on February 26, 2011

not a lot, i've discerned that he really is swedish and they have a whole string of youtubes up now.
posted by daisystomper at 6:10 PM on February 26, 2011