KERMIT: Hi-ho! This is Kermit the Frog, here. I want to thank each and every one of you at ToughPigs-- go ToughPigs!-- for voting me to have the best performance of any Muppet. #ToughPigs25
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Your daily dose of Muppet/Sesame/Fraggle quotes, brought to you by your friends at Muppet fan site http://ToughPigs.com!
CONSTANTINE: Surprise! It is I, Constantine! I am coming to you from my secret lair. CHILD: Constantine, do you know where the olive oil is? CONSTANTINE: It is next to the applesauce. #ToughPigs25
JOE HENNES: Everybody watching this interview right now is like "yeah, of course we're going to watch, Joe, why would you even ask that stupid question?" DR. TEETH: Why would you ask that question, Joe? WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT QUESTION, JOE? JOE? JOE? #ToughPigs25
JOE HENNES: Do you have any trouble reminding the Muppets about theater traditions? Like for example, not saying the name of the Scottish play? KERMIT: You mean "Macbeth?" HENNES: No, no, no, no, no! KERMIT: Sorry about that. Remind me not to say "Macbeth." #ToughPigs25
CONSTANTINE: Hi-lo! Kermit the Frog here, welcoming you to ToughPigs! The best website about lady pig and bear and doggie and other Mahpets, including me, Kermit the Frog! Go ahead, ToughPig people, look around! #ToughPigs25
"The caller said Jim Henson saw a puppeteering videotape I’d sent in and wanted to audition me right away. I was numb with shock while making the arrangements. Then I hung up the phone and ran around screaming at the top of my lungs..." Happy Birthday, Karen Prell!
RYAN ROE: Which Fraggles are the best ones to have on your team in a snowball fight? GOBO: Everybody's got their strengths, right? But I would say probably Red, because I don't know how she does it, but she can launch 40 snowballs in 30 seconds. #ToughPigs25
JOE HENNES: If you had a magic wand for a day, what would you do with it? ROSITA: I think I will give food to everybody in the world. ELMO: And Elmo will make sure that everybody is kind to each other. COOKIE MONSTER: And me? World peace. Me full of surprises. #ToughPigs25
FLOYD: There was never Wax Town Records and Penny wasn't a record label manager, it was all made up for the show. JANICE: But it was so convincing! #ToughPigs25
PEPE: You know what? So, it's Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe, right? JOE HENNES: That's right. RYAN ROE: Yes. PEPE: I think you should switch last names. HENNES: I have often been told I should be Joe Roe. #ToughPigs25
"I was kind of like the original Walter from the Muppets. My room was just like his in the movie with all the Muppet photos and posters on the walls. So I was incredibly fortunate to see them up-close and in-action." Happy Birthday, Mike Quinn!
ELMO: Listening is very important. JARROD FAIRCLOUGH: Sorry, I didn't hear you. ELMO: Listening is very important. FAIRCLOUGH: One more time? ELMO: LISTENING is very important. FAIRCLOUGH: Listening is very important. That was comedy. #ToughPigs25
KERMIT: I do know that she refers to this and really anything we work on with her as "The Miss Piggy Show with Special Guests No One Because It's Just Miss Piggy." #ToughPigs25
(William Bogert on his wife, Eren Ozker:) "...She hated to say that she hated a play (or a movie, or a restaurant). She would smile a strained smile and say, 'I found it insufficiently arresting.' I wasn’t the only one who found this endearing." Happy Birthday, Eren Ozker!
ABBY CADABBY: I think he's using us. ELMO: You know you're here with Elmo and Abby Cadabby, right? #ToughPigs25
JOE HENNES: What are you drinking? Is it tea? Are you drinking coffee? KERMIT: It's tea. You know, helps keep me calm. HENNES: I bet that's important, gives you a little caffeine to get you through the day. KERMIT: It's like a chamomile. It's a tea. A tea. #ToughPigs25
RYAN ROE: I think most people would probably freak out at first if they had an unexpected vacation. GOBO: Yeah, I'm not going to lie, I definitely freaked out. #ToughPigs25
ELMO: If you don't know anything about them, Google. JARROD FAIRCLOUGH: Google. That's what I did for you two! ELMO: Really? Don't you know everything about us, though? FAIRCLOUGH: You're Cookie Monster, right? #ToughPigs25
JOE HENNES: So tell me, what was it like for you getting in those arches again? MISS PIGGY: Well, I can tell you, they're a lot tighter than I remember. And hotter and higher. I needed a crane to get down! Does that answer it for you? #ToughPigs25
"I... became the very first [Muppet] workshop intern. And I loved it. From Don Sahlin’s practical jokes, Caroly Wilcox’s fresh pesto lunches and Dave Goelz’s 'Muppets 101' lessons – I couldn’t have been happier." Happy Birthday, Rollie Krewson!
RYAN ROE: How do you usually like to get around in New York? Do you take the subway? The bus? ELMO: Elmo likes to walk. JOE HENNES: Yeah? ELMO: It's not a funny answer, but it's an answer. #ToughPigs25
In just 25 days, our parent site @toughpigs.com will mark its 25th anniversary, so to celebrate, each day until then, we'll be sharing quotes from moments when the Muppets spent some time with us. Follow along with #ToughPigs25!
MISS PIGGY: Kermie, whatever happens next, I wouldn't give up this evening together for anything. Would you? KERMIT: Uh, make me an offer.
"I have a theory on how I develop characters. I try to look for a character flaw within myself, and then I find a way to amplify it and make it lovable." Happy Birthday, Dave Goelz!
WALDORF: Wake me when the show starts. STATLER: It's already been on a while. WALDORF: Wake me when it's over.
"Jim Henson was a beautiful, gentle soul, who, every time he was on the set, I tried to go and watch. I did have the privilege of working with him a few times. Just a beautiful, humble being." Happy Birthday, Alison Bartlett!
KERMIT: You know, Rowlf, there are so many selfish people in this world who won't lift a finger to help anybody. ROWLF: Mm-hmm. KERMIT: Sometimes I wish I was more like them. ROWLF: Oh, but then you wouldn't be you.
"It’s always for both. It’s always for kids and for adults. That was always the whole point of Sesame Street." Happy Birthday, Judy Freudberg!
ANNOUNCER: Tune in next week, but I'm sure you'll be able to find something better to watch than PIGS… IN… SPACE!
"Chance, dumb luck or destiny? Who knows the controlling force that chooses where and how we find our lives manifest? I can only say... that I am either blessed and one of the luckiest bozos walking this planet or both." Happy Birthday, Jerry Nelson!