DoctorThunder t1_jdwqg6m wrote on March 27, 2023 at 7:22 PM

Reply to comment by Contrarian_Eh in First Look: "The Muppets Mayhem" - Disney Plus series by LyingPug

Heck, for that matter we need them to put Muppets Tonight onto streaming. It was the classic format and I still felt like that worked well.

AcusTwinhammer t1_jdxg7x0 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:11 PM

Rights issues, I believe. It took them a while to get all the stuff on the original Muppet Show cleared, I can only imagine what it costs to get the rights for something like Prince. Probably too much for a show that didn't do all that well to begin with.

YakMan2 t1_je03b4j wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:32 PM

> get the rights for something like Prince.

One of the gags from his episode is the only thing I remember from that show.

>Rizzo: All right, all right. So you made a song from the breakfast menu, but I'll bet you five bucks you can't do it again.

>Prince: I'll take that bet.

>Rizzo: Hah!

>Prince: Yo, Seymour!

>Seymour: Yeah?

>Prince: What's for desert?

>Seymour: Raspberry sorbet.

jingobean t1_jdy53le wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:13 AM

The full series is up on YouTube! Rough quality,looks like someone's old vhs recordings off the TV,but 100% worth it and still watchable lol. Just search,"Muppets Tonight 1x01" to find the uploader.