The Muppets Mayhem Review
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2023
- The Muppets Mayhem has some wonderful material for the Electric Mayhem Band, but a disproportionate amount of focus for the human characters. Allow me to go through the good and bad aspects of the newsest Muppet series. VERY MILD SPOILERS
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Great review! You made a good point about lots of things in this show. One interesting thing is that Animal's love for bunnies is actually something Frank Oz established during one of his last performances as Animal
I say that the Muppets need to leave Disney and rejoin The Jim Henson Company.
One of the things I liked with how they had Animal in this is that Animal isn't a use once or twice for big loud moments. We get to spend a lot of time with the Electric Mayhem and this allows us to see Animal in more normal and chilled moments.
Agreed. The "inner lives" format inherently gives us a deeper picture of them as individuals, and just like most people who have a loud side, Animal hits low points, quiet moments, gets sleepy or frustrated. He's not a one-trick pony even though he's often used for such situations as comic relief- this feels like a natural progression after seeing him in anger management therapy in "The Muppets."
Having Scooter be the band's manager is actually a GENIUS idea. Remember the Muppet Movie, where Scooter WAS the band's road manager? That would've been an AMAZING callback, AND seeing a rebuilt J.P. Grosse puppet would've been cool too!
Honestly, I am way more in the "I love this wholeheartedly" area. And I've come to a simple conclusion over the human characters and why they need the focus. And I mean it for all modern Muppet projects.
The characters are very much in the same vein, in a lot of ways, to the Looney Tunes. They're off the wall, wild, often in their own little worlds, and are usually at each others throats. And they don't work as well in a more grounded setting most of the time. Especially when it's more chaotic characters like the Mayhem. So not only is a straight man of the human variety needed, it's kinda required, especially in more pathos related scenes, like with some of what Janice or Animal were involved in.
The big question i had is, where was Scooter? He was the bands road manager after all
To be honest, the whole “eating-cute-bunnies-stick” is Big Mean Carl's thing
While I didn't care for the love triangle or Nora's sister, I was interested in the idea of Nora and Animal being abandoned as children. I hope we go little more into that if we get another season.
Human characters have always been a mixed bag for me. They can sometimes take too much screentime from the well known and flagship characters or their side story is generic or uninteresting. It's not just in the Muppets. But also in other franchises like Transformers, Godzilla and many others.
Very well put! I personally loved the "Guard Dog" role Animal takes on woth his connection to Nora. It felt like a natural exploration of his relationship to women (and family in general) A very clever way to update his jokes that havent aged as well, imo. Floyd and Teeth being the emotional backbone of the band is also quite clever. Seeing as one was the frontman originated by Henson himself and the other was, arguably, Jerry Nelson's most famous non-Sesame Street role (aside from maybe Robin, but i digress. I did feel that it petered out in the last three or so episodes, relying too much on modern pop and internet takedowns that felt less like the Muppets and more at home in a Fox sitcom. But as harsh as that sounds, I'm so glad this series got made and hope we get more interesting obscure Muppets in the spotlight. Fingers crossed for a Sweetums and Robin buddy comedy 😂
Okay, aside from the love triangle bits, I really enjoyed Muppets Mayhem. Some of the character moments, like with the Floyd and Dr Teeth flashbacks and Matt Vogels performance in episode 3, were excellent, and sure the humans get more screen time than they deserve, but they’re not bad characters and the actors give off good performances and straight man attitudes, which is needed for comedy when dealing with chaotic characters like the Electric Mayhem. So for me, it’s a 4 out of 5 stars for me!
I haven't seen Muppets Mayhem yet, but I DID See this clip of Floyd Pepper finding Animal for the first time, which was not only sweet but put their relationship in an entirely new light and perspective.
Yea especially since he was always making jokes about how he had to watch animal lmao know we know that’s his baby
@@christionpulliam9870 i don´t consider Animal backstory from this series canon to me its canon that Animal was in Nanny day care as a baby.i don´t consider the muppet babies shows themselves 100% canon but i consider to be canon that the muppets went to Nanny day care but in the 40´s and Jim Henson said Piggy imagining her and Kermit meeting as babies was flashbacks
@@user-qy4sq2gg5e I can’t lie part of me definitely gets where u coming from something about this spoke to me I’ve always love animal most and always felt kinda werid about how Floyd n other one else treated him like a pet but he’s more like Floyd’s wild child lol I just love that
I thought this show would be terrible, but I actually liked it a lot. The Mayhem was portrayed really well. Nora was pretty bland as a character, though.
Animal would never harm an innocent. He's always gone after those he has seen as "bad". He is destructive but not murderous. Frank Iz himself came up with the bunny thing, thinking it was funny that this crazed drummer loved bunnies.
Frank took his love for bunnies characteristic from muppet babies
i would have like to see Bean bunny and Animal together with the other bunnies if Bean bunny return
I wonder if the human casting came from Disney. Tahj Mowry is great, but some actors can work well with the Muppets (your Tim Currys or Jason Segels for example, or even Melissa McCarthy in Happytime Murders) and some don't quite get there and it shows here.
Tell me that doesn't include Weird Al
I would have preferred a biopic in the style of the recent Weird Al one
Speaking of Weird Al, HE FINALLY GOT TO WORK WITH THE MUPPETS!!!!
I'm watching it but I find myself skipping lots of Nora parts just so I can see more of the Electric Mayhem only to find out the human characters make up like 70% of the story big let down.
8:00 The grumpy old man in me acknowledges the grumpy old man in you.
Namaste, now you kids get off my lawn
Thank you for this review I’ll definitely give it a chance. Would love to see you cover Jim Henson’s Dino series that would be fun and can’t wait for your The Muppets (2015 series review)
I agree. It had some highs and some lows, but I think it’s a step in the right direction for more Muppet projects.
I said the exact same thing about lips that he just became Muppet boomhauer. He's actually one of my favorite members of the electric mayhem could you such a random member of the of the band I was like who is that guy.
This is something I noticed in a lot of modern entertainment. Since the 2010s, the focus character of most media is a normal human, because today's people seemed to want more realistic and relatable characters, rather than interesting ones.
Sad but true. I wish we could have both.
@@ColinLooksBackHey mate I recently watched The Lost media episode it was awesome It's a shame that the mouse factory ones were cheesy because Their movies and attractions are anything but cheesy.
5:58 to be fair Bugs and Mickey didnt appear in many shows that revolve arond there friends as Bugs didnt appear in Duck Dodgers and Tweety and Syvester mysteries and Mickey didnt appear in Goof Troop and 2017 Ducktales
A nice thing about this series only featuring the electric mayhem and no other muppets is that I don’t have to hear Kermit’s awful “Disney” voice.
If they make 100,000 muppets projects a year we'll have more good ones
So Disney should greenlight ALL the muppets projects!
I am pretty sure that Animal having a fondness for bunnies has been a thing for a while
Great video! Haven't seen the show, but it's interesting to see the way they fleshed out the smaller characters. Might have to check it out!
Superwoman and Teddy from Full House is a combo I didn't expect
It is not a new concept to let Humans take focus in a muppet movie.Muppets Christmas Carol does. Muppet Treasure Island does. But those are fantasy movies playing in a fantasy world. And still, most background persons are muppets too! Since the takeover and re-release it is Muppets in Real Life. Which can work, we had it is in the original muppet movie, but then the muppets MUST be the core. Do either one or the other and it is working fine, if you do "Smurfs in Manhattan" it is a waste of a good evening just watching it.
I'm surprised they didn't make a joke saying that Pimp My Ride stole from The Electric Mayhem, because in The Muppet Movie (1979) they pimped out Fozzie's Studebaker. Then again, I imagine "pimp" is a word Disney doesn't want to be uttered on a modern Muppet project. Go figure. Old School Muppet Show was aimed for adults but was kid-friendly. I know that sounds pedantic, but there's a subtle difference between something aimed for adults yet kid-friendly versus something aimed for kids but is adult-compatible.
It was a fun show when it focused on the muppets. A super cut with just them would be a great 30 minute pacakge for Disney+. Some of the worst human acting I have ever seen in a Muppet project.
I really enjoyed it! I've been a Muppet fan my whole life, and I really mean that, I was born two years after the first episode was shown here in the UK, and I still insist that it's a British production! I still have my first Kermit, which is bloody massive, so big that when I got it at around 4 years old it was bigger than I was! So the lack of anything truly Muppitational for so long has been very hard. So when this came out I was a bit sceptical, but by the end of the first episode I was hooked! It just seemed right. And better still my Mum loved it too! Which is always a bonus for me as we really do like to watch these kinds of things together as a distraction from all the god-awful reality TV rubbish that's on these days. We both hope there will be more and hopefully my favourite froggy will appear at least once!
My main issue with it is that I had no idea who most of the guest stars were. Imagine my relief when I saw Danny Trejo and Morgan Freeman! Otherwise, clueless.
As a quick aside, several years ago, on a show called Pointless (look it up, it's a brilliant quiz show), one of the questions was about the The Mupppets poster. Now, the premise of the show is that you want to find the least obvious answer. Basically they will show the poster to 100 people prior to the show and ask how many of the characters they can name. It's then up to the contestants to find the one with the lowest score. Obviously I knew *everyone* on the poster, the trick was, who was the least likely to be known to the great British public? The film had not long come out here so I thought, "Well, everyone's going to know Walter, he's the new guy!" so I plumped for Janice, She scored 1 point. Yay! I win! Except no, because apparently no-one had seen the movie so no-one knew who Walter was and he scored zero, i.e he was Pointless! So, so close to bragging I won Pointless that episode! 🤦🤣
Haven’t seen the show yet, but it sounds very cool from your recommendation. I will definitely check it out. I agree with you that Scooter should get to join the series. Scooter is very lovable, I would love to have a toy of him. I have Kermit here at my house, I just bet I could have better adventures if I had the two of them together!
I love the Electric Mayhem but I cannot see Muppets Mayhem yet, but if it comes to DVD, I will definitely buy it! I love how Lips gets more screentime. On a different, but still Disney note: Colin, did you know in one of the drafts for The Black Cauldron, Dallben was going to be a twist villain [it's mentioned on Disney Wiki so take with pinch of salt]? It seems like something to mention in your Horned King video. Honestly glad they didn't go with it, as not only would it ruin Dallben's character, but it would make the movie even MORE polarizing to Chronicles of Prydian fans. [I personally love The Black Cauldron, though that's just my opinion.]
My consensus on the show is similar to most, muppets are as perfect as ever. focusing on the mayhem was awesome. Humans are tolerable, genuinely better than i was expecting compared to some times previously where humans have steamrolled. overall pretty enjoyable with great humour, solid character moments and fun cameos
I pretty much agree with you. This had it’s fun moments, and my feelings for it are mostly positive. In a lot of ways it was underwhelming. I actually enjoyed Animal a lot here, but I wouldn't have objected to more crazy shenanigans from him. One thing that bugged me though was the running joke about Nora's misunderstanding the Kiss lyric. It was funny for a minute, but no one bothers to show her a lyrics sheet? No one looks up the lyrics online to show her? No Gene Simmons cameo to correct her? The joke goes nowhere and makes Nora look a bit stupid.
It's really funny you mention the Kiss lyric. I thought about talking about that, but I was worried it would come off as nitpicking. The problem I had with that joke was that it's what they use to introduce Nora to the audience. She's supposed to be a music expert and know this kind of thing inside and out, but she's wrong about a super-popular, well-known lyric and refuses to admit it. No matter how knowledgeable we are on a subject, we can all get something basic wrong (I am very guilty of this sometimes), so it does make her somewhat relatable, but it's not a great first impression.
According to Adam Goldberg in a podcast with Tough Pigs, the whole idea for the joke was inspired by a conversation he had with his son when he was little, about how the lyrics couldn't be "party every day", because it would be impossible to rock and roll all night and then go on to party every day, but they could do it "part of every day" and use the rest for sleep.
I do think Penny and Mr Richfield would be great friends!
i like Animal as a bunny lover and i don´t want that to change i like that they made him a bunny lover because that is a charateristic of him that they took from muppet babies
Muppets after their Disneyzation isnt the same
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"Lips is like Boom Howard from King of the Hill"
Swedish Chef: Em î joôst ô jûko tû yœ? (Sorry if that's a bad attempt at mock swedish)
3:50 Pepe cough Le Pew cough
Sad to say...but when the Muppet performers pass away....their muppet characters also pass away. Its not like an animated character that can live on forever. Muppets are different. Let's just relish the fact that we have all of Jim's masterpieces still to enjoy and that we need to be grown up that all things die. The proof is in the ratings. Let's move on. I am sure that Jim would agree.
Another great video! really enjoyed the series overall and always glad for new Muppet content, i totally agree with you about the Easter eggs being well handled. I think the series started so strong but the story lines with the phones wasn't my favorite, I like my Muppets to be real but not to be trapped in the real world. I real liked the introduction of Penny and thought she was a interesting design. Animal has never been my favorite character and it has always bothered me that he gets more attention than the rest of the band so I'm glad that other characters had the chance to get fleshed out. I really liked the character of Moog and Nora was good for the plot, although after watching your video it made me consider why scooter wasn't in the series considering he is with the band in the Muppet movie and that he was quite a big character in Muppets now. Hopefully if we get a second series he can replace JJ as the sort of industry tech expert as i feel that's kind of the role they have scooter in now as a great PA to Kermit. Great to see the band i full action and have an album to properly listen too, here's to more Muppets in the future.
Do a video on the Muppets studio almost live
The viideo looks nice. I haven't really watched the show due to lack of interest, but nice to watch the video. BTW, how's the Fox and Hound vid for your Disney Retrospective coming along?
Hoping to have Fox and the Hound done in mid-July.
Makes me really sad Steve Whitmire couldn’t be apart of this.
Great vid
Would you ever do a video on Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue ? I like to know your 2 cents on it
I feel like a lot of people have already said so much about that special. To put it quickly here, I first came across it in a video store when I was around 8. I thought it looked amazing based on the cover (The Chipmunks! DuckTales! Smurfs! Pooh!) and was pretty disappointed when I watched it and learned what it really was. I've grown fond of it recently due to just how one of a kind it is, and the Menken/Ashman song is darn catchy. This is a pure slice of 80s/90s pop culture that can never be recreated.
@@ColinLooksBack Yeah because of copyright issues. On a sidenote ever noticed that Alf is rarely used anymore as all the other franchises are still big with new movies and shows , as Muppets are still a little present, but Alf outside of pop culture reference hasn't been in anything since the Talk Show in 2004
@@ColinLooksBack something you forgot to mention in your Rescuers video is that Mcleach has the same voice actor for Smoke
I couldn't stand all those Angry Fans at the Minecraft Concert
I would've:
Go into Creative Mode
Spawned 15 Wardens
Played the 1812 Overture
And grab some Popcorn to watch the chaos
Could you do Muppets Wizard of Oz?
We don’t talk about that
@@dillonohlemiller401 at least in includes more scenes from the book
Maybe will get more spin off series with other characters like Bunsen and beaker
I really enjoyed the show. I especially love the theme song i play it everyday.
Would you consider reviewing Dinosaurs?
i really hated nora as a character as she was a deceptive person who seemed to look down on others a lot
but i loved the how the show gave all the members so much more character and development
What do you mean we get a few new Muppet characters? Penny was the only one
Dr. Teeth's parents
I agree that the human characters are a necessary evil on the show. Sometimes that necessity produces great moments and interactions with the Muppets, sometimes it does not. Nora is not a bad character, so to speak, but I got sooooooo weary of her "poor me" moments. Example: in the dessert with her "for better or worse" response when Moog asks her if she's back to normal made my eyes roll. She did it again in the van on the way back. It seemed she was always needing her validation revalidated. Her sister is hilarious, I thought for a moment it was the original 'Mandy" from "Last Man Standing" but obviously they are of different ethnicities. Moog is ok, I knew I'd seen that face before and then looked him up and realized he was Teddy on Full House (Michelle's "boyfriend") as well as Tia and Tamara's brother. He seems pretty one-dimensional, though, but that's to be expected from the Muppets. JJ seems to be unnecessary, Penny threatening to shut down the label is all the adversary that the band needed and the love triangle thing with he, Nora, and Moog was just distracting and predictable. The guest stars were "fucking awesome", to quote Lips. I don't know how they convinced Morgan Freeman to dress up like Zoot but I am so glad that they did.
The Muppets: Loved them. Loved the backstories. Like the creator of this video I have "known" these guys for most of my life. The Muppets are the only thing I can remember loving before even video games or Star Wars (I was born in 77). Someone once said something like the Muppets had transcended celebrity to the point where people accepted them as characters and personalities rather than mere puppets. Track 5 and 6 are my favorites, with 6 edging out the top spot between the two. However, the "finding Animal" scene from Track 3 ("Baby song?"😭😭😭) is what got me hooked and wanting to binge the rest. The dessert scene is the obvious reason for loving Track 5. 6 is my favorite because Tina Teeth may be my favorite new Muppet since Bean Bunny. Her performer nailed it, and the way Teeth cowed and hunched down around his mama was so hilarious to see. Then, of course, the story of how Teeth and Floyd met is absolutely perfect. Floyd's personality is spot on, with how he's still polite to Teeth's parents. Lips is insane. I love him, Nobu. Nothing really more needs to be said. Janice was surprisingly interesting and her big reveal to Nora about being a twin was very touching. The sadness in her voice when she said "Somewhere.." was so moving. Animal, wow, he just keeps getting better. I no longer can say "mayonnaise" without "creative" in front of it. The "baby" scene in the dessert was hilarious, too. Zoot.. wake up Zoot. Hey. Rinsing, and brushing, and flossing each day....
5 stars, love this show!
According to a podcast the cast and crew did with Tough Pigs, Morgan Freedman was actually a little disappointed that he didn't get the Blue Face paint like Jackson Barretta did.
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What are your thoughts about Kermit the frog doing a contestant on The Masked Singer
I tell you, I did NOT expect to see Kermit on that show!
@@EntertainmentFan11 yeah it was a big shock to me too. I wish you would have been on one more episode.
Apparently it's been revealed that Peter Jackson's earliest flim Meet the Feebles are canon to the Muppet world
By the way are you aware of that movie?
BOO! I loved all thestuff with the humans. No really, all of it. And I thought it blended greatly together! I also thought the humans did a really good job!
What do you think of the way Disney’s been handling the muppets?
Personally, while I like the majority of things they've done with the Muppets, they still have the problem on neglecting the IP. They seem to be more focused on Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and remakes. Star wars has had 6 Disney+ shows (with 3 more on the way) with multiple Lego specials and Marvel 8 shows with two holiday (Halloween and Christmas) specials.
The Muppets are being treated by Disney, similar to Mega Man being treated by Capcom. Nice content but so far in between.
It started out promising. MuppetVision, Christmas Carol, and Treasure Island are all wonderful. Recently, I don't think the company really knows what to do with the characters, and I don't know how much creative freedom the Henson company actually as (probably not much). I really hope things can improve for them.
@@ColinLooksBack I see your points what are your thoughts on the situation of when Disney fired Steve whitmire back in 2016
@@georgerobertson7010I can tell you MY thoughts: Disney was wrong to do it. End of story
Hello Collin my name is Isaiah and I have something to say to you. You see one day the would you know will be taken from you. Not by a human but by evil spirits. For you see there will be a day when the adversary the Devil will come an take over and he will give a mark and you take it you will be a goner. I tell you this cause like you said in your christmas carol video you see that we our all Gods children. So I ask that you help spread the word. Because if the lost souls out there do not know Jesus. Then those lost souls will truly have a fate worse them death. Have a nice day
Collin Shalom Shalom.
That unfunny hack "Superwoman" is in this series? HARD PASS