Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078644259X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 235 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Whoops Kermit A missed opportunity; authors are straining to be academic when there are dozens of contributors who could have offered cutting-edge insights with academic resonance. More like a collection of essays by grad students then the book it should have been.. Childhood memories influenced by decades before amymarie This was a very interesting book. It was a collection of essays on how the influence of decades before helped evolve the iconic characters displayed on Jim Henson's Muppets. From watching the show when I was a little girl, I had no idea the impact that society had on creating such characters. Through reading the essays, it is easy to see and point out the creativity of Henson's Muppets in relation to past years. I feel like I have been Kermit ". Great for Muppet Historians! If you want to learn about the impact Kermit and friends have had on our culture, then this is the book for you!
Kermit functioned as straight man to the majority of the show's jokes. By the end of its five-year run on television, The Muppet Show had transformed its motley cast from fistfuls of felt to multi-media celebrities. A Costello to Kermit's Abbot, Fozzie peddled his vaudevillian shtick to a tough audience, but his genuine sweetness made him lovable even when his jokes were lame. Sophisticated and highly individuated, each of the Muppets embodied a conventional character type from classic television comedy. Miss Piggy, the resident diva, evolved from
"An exciting new anthology of academic essaysa unique collectiona diverse range of topics." --muppetnewsflash"A must-read." --ToughPigs
Graham is an instructor in the English Department at University of North Alabama. Jennifer C. Anissa M. . Garlen is an independent scholar and writer in Huntsville, Alabama