It’s Not Easy Being Cancelled: ABC Mercifully Shutters Muppets Show

Culture
May 13th, 2016 12:08 PM
After only one season, ABC has cancelled the reboot of The Muppets. The show was supposed to be an instant success (who doesn’t love Kermit and Miss Piggy?), but the reboot took on a dark and edgy flair that didn’t resonate with fans of the original Muppets. Instead of sticking to what made the original Muppets a classic, this new batch used their TV platform to push a social agenda. One episode…

Online Feminists Complain About Fictional Character's Dating Life

September 4th, 2015 4:03 PM
Earlier this summer, in advance of the fall premiere of a new Muppets TV show on the ABC network, fictional characters Kermit the Frog and longtime partner Miss Piggy – who told MSNBC’s Irin Carmon she is a pro-choice feminist  -- announced their separation to the public via Facebook, with the porcine half of the famous couplet kicking her beloved Kermie to the curb.

On CNN, Kermit the Frog Mocks Perry, Says 'Newt' Is From the 'Swamp

December 1st, 2011 3:54 PM
CNN host Wolf Blitzer and his esteemed guest Kermit the Frog both mocked Rick Perry on Thursday afternoon's The Situation Room.  Kermit also said earlier on CNN that the political pundit he would like to spar with on Blitzer's show would be "Newt" from the "swamp."