Comments on: Snow! http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/ ali to her friends Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anthony http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Anthony Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:22:09 +0000 http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/#comment-461 Kermit was on Sesame Street starting in late '69. The Muppet Show started in '76, with Miss Piggy firmly in tow. From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Piggy" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>: "The first draft of the puppet was a blonde, beady-eyed pig who appeared briefly in the 1975 pilot special, The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, in a sketch called, "Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs." She was unnamed in that show, but by the time The Muppet Show began in 1976, she was recognizably Miss Piggy -- sporting large blue eyes, wearing a flowing white gown, and jumping on Kermit, the love of her life." Also interesting, the genesis of The Muppet Show: "Since 1969, Sesame Street had given Jim Henson's creations exposure; however, Henson began to perceive that he was pigeonholed as a children's entertainer. He sought to create a program that could be enjoyed by young and old. Two specials were produced and aired that are considered pilots for The Muppet Show. Neither led to the sale of a prime-time network series. However, the prime-time access rule had just been enacted, which took the 7:30 to 8pm ET slot from the networks and turned it over to their affiliates. CBS suggested it would be interested in Henson's proposal as a syndicated series it could purchase for its owned-and-operated stations, to run one night a week in that time slot." Ah, the television business... Kermit was on Sesame Street starting in late ‘69. The Muppet Show started in ‘76, with Miss Piggy firmly in tow. From Wikipedia:
“The first draft of the puppet was a blonde, beady-eyed pig who appeared briefly in the 1975 pilot special, The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, in a sketch called, “Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs.” She was unnamed in that show, but by the time The Muppet Show began in 1976, she was recognizably Miss Piggy — sporting large blue eyes, wearing a flowing white gown, and jumping on Kermit, the love of her life.”

Also interesting, the genesis of The Muppet Show:
“Since 1969, Sesame Street had given Jim Henson’s creations exposure; however, Henson began to perceive that he was pigeonholed as a children’s entertainer. He sought to create a program that could be enjoyed by young and old. Two specials were produced and aired that are considered pilots for The Muppet Show. Neither led to the sale of a prime-time network series. However, the prime-time access rule had just been enacted, which took the 7:30 to 8pm ET slot from the networks and turned it over to their affiliates. CBS suggested it would be interested in Henson’s proposal as a syndicated series it could purchase for its owned-and-operated stations, to run one night a week in that time slot.”

Ah, the television business…

]]> By: Ashley http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Ashley Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:31:19 +0000 http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/#comment-458 I thought there was a muppet-sesame separation too, but then was reminded that Kermit used to be a main sesame character. I think sinceJim Henson dies he's lesser, if at all....maybe Miss Piggy never was? I'm not sure...but it seems you can hardly have one w/o the other. I thought there was a muppet-sesame separation too, but then was reminded that Kermit used to be a main sesame character. I think sinceJim Henson dies he’s lesser, if at all….maybe Miss Piggy never was? I’m not sure…but it seems you can hardly have one w/o the other.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Tyler Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:52:54 +0000 http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2008/01/28/snow/#comment-457 I know practically nothing about Sesame Street, but Miss Piggy was a muppet, Kermit's girl. Not a Sesame Street character. I know practically nothing about Sesame Street, but Miss Piggy was a muppet, Kermit’s girl. Not a Sesame Street character.

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