To sleep, perchance to be terrorized by muppets

January 20, 2005 4:42 PM

Muppets Overtimevia (MoFi) QT
posted by shawnj (25 comments total)

Direct download. Death to embedded video!
posted by Nelson at 4:53 PM on January 20, 2005

Thanks, Nelson (haw-haw!)
posted by ba at 4:56 PM on January 20, 2005

Freaky and cool at the same time!

Great link!
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 5:03 PM on January 20, 2005

Agreed.
posted by ba at 5:07 PM on January 20, 2005

What the fuck did I just see?
posted by ColdChef at 5:20 PM on January 20, 2005

OK, I love it, but what is it?
posted by Wolfdog at 5:25 PM on January 20, 2005

Wow. Kermit just had his Malkovich Moment. Great stuff, thanks, shawnj.
posted by ulotrichous at 5:29 PM on January 20, 2005

Was that supposed to be dead Jim Henson? I'm alarmed.
posted by Alison at 5:30 PM on January 20, 2005

Well, I know what my nightmares are gonna look like this week.
posted by gwint at 6:03 PM on January 20, 2005

I'm guessing they're celebrating the death of their master/overlord/whatever you want to call him.

I don't think it's supposed to be Henson.
posted by O9scar at 6:16 PM on January 20, 2005

I love it... even though it seems to feature the main character from the Hitman games. Cool.
posted by Verdant at 7:22 PM on January 20, 2005

I hate to say it, but that was nearly kafkaesque. THe music was badass, tho.
posted by notsnot at 7:34 PM on January 20, 2005

Does anyone know what the music is? The name they give is an orchestra, not the piece.
posted by Krrrlson at 7:41 PM on January 20, 2005

I can't get the video, so let me just take the "05" in the filename and associate to:

I've got one two three four five
Muppets working o-ver-time...
posted by Eideteker at 8:07 PM on January 20, 2005

That was the coolest thing I have ever seen.
posted by Robot Johnny at 8:40 PM on January 20, 2005

I'm not entirely sure what I just saw...

But I think I like it.
posted by Ynoxas at 9:47 PM on January 20, 2005

i dunno...i can only find bearded versions of jH, but my money says it's him based on the nose....
posted by es_de_bah at 11:13 PM on January 20, 2005

Well you do see them shaving him...
posted by Gamecat at 12:48 AM on January 21, 2005

Notice the archival footage in the movie house. That was when the master was obviously alive, and he was shaved and bald there as well.

I'll grant the nose is similar, but I'm not convinced that is supposed to be Jim.
posted by Ynoxas at 6:28 AM on January 21, 2005

They just don't grasp that he's dead.
posted by kenko at 7:55 AM on January 21, 2005

Holy crap, that was good.
posted by Simon! at 8:37 AM on January 21, 2005

I've seen pictures of Jim Henson pre-beard. It's definitely not supposed to be him.
posted by Robot Johnny at 9:31 AM on January 21, 2005

Simply amazing.

It perfectly captures the whole muppet attitude. Creepy, bittersweet and wonderful.

I'm still pissed at Jim Henson for dying. He had no right.
posted by cptnrandy at 1:46 PM on January 21, 2005

I'm still pissed at Jim Henson for dying. He had no right.

Agreed. Jim Henson is my hero. And I wanted to put in another vote for the that's-not-him camp.
posted by purtek at 3:28 PM on January 21, 2005

whether it looks like him or not, it's him.
posted by muta at 1:08 PM on January 22, 2005