“All of god’s creatures, fresh off the grill, so come on down to Mr. Meaty’s where new friends meet meat, MEAT!” Does those sound familiar?
If not, it is possible that as a child you faced such traumatic terror that you are now blocking out the nickelodeon show, “Mr. Meaty.” Or maybe you just enjoyed the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational “Muppet Show?”
Perhaps these fabric freaks creep you out too. But this brings up a good question. Are puppets scary, or harmless kid’s mascots?
The word Muppet alone can instill fear into a crowd. A puppet is already defined as a human like doll that is controlled by an outer force, which is a person’s hand or strings. But a Muppet? Uh oh.
In reality, “The Muppets” have constantly created funny material. I follow the “Muppet Quote of The Week” on their YouTube channel and enjoy a good 30 second clip of the characters giving advice.
To be honest, “Muppets Most Wanted” was one of my favorite movies last year. No stupid jokes that only children laughed at, but wholesome fun that anyone could enjoy. The puppets continue to move seamlessly, look well crafted, and the jokes land a hearty laugh from everyone in the theater.
I applaud the Muppets for making enjoying, nonirritating content with no real flaws, but perfecting a simple comedy adventure.
Mr. Meaty, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. Why do their lips look so puckered? Who would greenlight a television show about flesh monstrosities that haphazardly create food! Look at the messages this is sending to children!
The jokes are so immature that even if some scene or pun does hit the funny bone, you remember you lost half your braincells watching pig-clay puppets slapping hair and fingernails into sausage for 11 minutes and immediately projectile vomit.
They even sound gross, like what big joke are we missing here? Are the creators wringing their gnarled fingers laughing at the masses of kids that they will potentially inflict PTSD to?
So, what did we learn from this heated debate? That explores both the good and the bad of puppetkind, the two sides of the same coin, the yin and yang of hand held entertainment!
Nothing is what. I hate puppets. They’re weird.