40 Years Of John Denver And The Muppets
December 16, 2019 1:50 AM Subscribe
Dec 5 1979 (missed it a bit!), ABC, John Denver And The Muppets: A Christmas Together [50m]
It's probably worth noting that the long-treasured album of the same name doesn't have much of a Venn diagram overlap with the television special. They sort of stand as rhyming but non-congruent holiday offerings.
posted by hippybear at 2:10 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by hippybear at 2:10 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
This is also not the one where John Denver and the Muppets have a backwoods adventure, which my in-laws taped off the air and which makes my wife shout "Muppets camping!" when the still-functioning recording gets played as part of the Christmas nostalgia collection.
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 3:57 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 3:57 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
was it ever discovered why he stayed with the bowl cut
posted by thelonius at 4:44 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by thelonius at 4:44 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
Wow, pracowity... that's quite something. I had no idea.
posted by bcd at 4:56 AM on December 16, 2019 [5 favorites]
posted by bcd at 4:56 AM on December 16, 2019 [5 favorites]
One reason this is so great is that John Denver himself had very Muppet-like features, so he blends right in.
posted by Cash4Lead at 5:51 AM on December 16, 2019 [10 favorites]
posted by Cash4Lead at 5:51 AM on December 16, 2019 [10 favorites]
I've decorated my Christmas tree every year of my life with the John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album playing in the background.
posted by Reyturner at 6:01 AM on December 16, 2019 [7 favorites]
posted by Reyturner at 6:01 AM on December 16, 2019 [7 favorites]
PIGGY pudding?
No, figgy pudding. It’s made with figs...and bacon.
wha?
posted by double bubble at 6:35 AM on December 16, 2019 [12 favorites]
No, figgy pudding. It’s made with figs...and bacon.
wha?
posted by double bubble at 6:35 AM on December 16, 2019 [12 favorites]
Ah, how I wish for a better transfer of A Christmas Together. As best I can recall, this one has never been officially released on DVD, likely due to song licensing issues.
posted by enfa at 6:37 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by enfa at 6:37 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
His duet with Rowlf is Peak Christmas for me. There is no more Christmassy moment than that. It breaks me every time, in a happy way.
posted by Capt. Renault at 6:41 AM on December 16, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by Capt. Renault at 6:41 AM on December 16, 2019 [6 favorites]
Figgy pudding is raisins and beef suet, so Miss Piggy needn't worry.
posted by Bee'sWing at 8:00 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Bee'sWing at 8:00 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
Yup, watched this over the weekend in full throes of Christmas activity. Very muppety weekend with this, the Muppets camping, Muppet Xmas Carol, and Emmet Otter's Jugband Xmas. It's the most wonderful time of the year.
posted by ikahime at 8:04 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by ikahime at 8:04 AM on December 16, 2019 [3 favorites]
I've never seen the special but know the album by heart.
posted by drezdn at 9:13 AM on December 16, 2019
posted by drezdn at 9:13 AM on December 16, 2019
A staple of my childhood. Since age 7 or so, I started telling people that John Denver was actually a Muppet.
Animal shouting "RUN RUN REINDEER" is one of my holiday go-tos.
posted by rp at 9:29 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
Animal shouting "RUN RUN REINDEER" is one of my holiday go-tos.
posted by rp at 9:29 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
ba bum bum bum
posted by detachd at 11:12 AM on December 16, 2019 [8 favorites]
posted by detachd at 11:12 AM on December 16, 2019 [8 favorites]
My parents had to hide this album until one or two days before Christmas.
They never forgave my uncle for giving it to me. I still love it.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:40 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
They never forgave my uncle for giving it to me. I still love it.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:40 AM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
Love, love, love the album, and cannot understand why the parties involved can't come to an agreement to release on DVD.
posted by JawnBigboote at 1:48 PM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by JawnBigboote at 1:48 PM on December 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
I am not a fan of Christmas carols, unless they're sung by Muppets. Also, the song about Alphie the tree asking everyone to spare some holiday well wishes for the Earth... I mean, it tears me up, still, to this day.
posted by WalkerWestridge at 4:02 PM on December 16, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by WalkerWestridge at 4:02 PM on December 16, 2019 [6 favorites]
Reyturner, my husband's tree-decorating tradition requires listening to the album, too! Every year! (Because he loves me very much, we skip the goddamned terrible "Little Saint Nick" track, because my God, do I hate that song.)
posted by sarcasticah at 4:16 PM on December 16, 2019
posted by sarcasticah at 4:16 PM on December 16, 2019
Fiiiiiive gooooold riiiiings
(Ba-dum bum bum)
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 6:05 AM on December 17, 2019 [3 favorites]
(Ba-dum bum bum)
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 6:05 AM on December 17, 2019 [3 favorites]
Update: my wife is exactly as excited about watching this today as she usually is about Muppets Camping.
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 10:41 AM on December 25, 2019
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 10:41 AM on December 25, 2019
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