Yeah, my favourite one is where Robbin Williams appears on sesame Street (still technically Muppets) and Elmo accidentally calls him "Mr Robbins". He then proceeds to slump back into the puppeteer pit and goes"I only had three lines" :'D
Frank Oz is one of those people especially gifted at turning bloopers into entertainment, like Rik Mayall :) Check out the Emmet Otter's Jug Band outtakes that are out there somewhere.
When I was a kid I genuinely didn’t realise since in a muppet movie the credits always listed the muppet name rather than the puppeteer and I thought that credits were legally binding or something xD
They are insanely good. A true estimate to that is when the Big Bird actor came in full costume to Jim's funeral and sang "It's not easy being green". Imagine how hard it is to stay in character while fighting back your own tears.
The Swedish chef took two puppeteers, one for the mouth and one for the hands. Henson and Oz always tried to knock the pots off the back wall when they threw the utensils at the start of the sketch.
The Muppet Show was never intended to be a kid's show; that's what Sesame Street was for. In fact, one of the original pitch-productions (it was too early in the game to properly call it a pilot) was called Muppets: Sex & Violence. It was always Henson's goal to re-awaken puppeteering as a storytelling medium for all ages, and the Muppet Show was a major step in that direction.
The Swedish Chef always knows the right thing to say in Swedish. Gordon Ramsay has been real quiet since the Swedish Chef started throwing his utensils and making the finest Michelin-starred meals
The Muppets staying in character, that was the essence of Jim Henson. They weren’t props, they were characters. I remember reading about the Muppets time on the very first season of SNL right before _The Muppet Show_ premiered. The SNL cast (except for Gilda Radner) and writers all hated them. Writing the Muppet sketches was always the job of the newest writer because it was considered punishment. A writer recalled bringing his script over to Henson‘s hotel room, and Henson saying, _”No, he wouldn’t say this”._ The writer just complained how the Muppet was lying flat on an ironing board in front of him, so he thought the whole thing was stupid. Early writer Michael O’Donahue’s famous quote, “I don’t write for felt”. Jerks..
And he took a Big Bird doll and strangled it with venetian blinds. And John Belushi would often gripe about giving up screentime for The Mucking Fuppets.
@@yosefdemby8792 No, she absolutely adored them! It was her that accompanied them in the very last SNL sketch they appeared in. The sketch took place in a closet where the Muppets had been abandoned for the rest of the season..
I never really watched the muppets as a kid. Mostly because my parents didn't really like them. I really like puppets. The Swedish chef always gives me the giggles
That's okay; the Muppet Show wasn't meant especially for kids anyway. :) And total agreement: Chef dribbling the chicken like a basketball is hilarious madness!" XD
You gotta love the commitment to the bit of people who kept doing their characters even after a fuck-up when they knew it was just going to be "one for the tape", to make sure the tape got a good one.
After watching that documentary the Defunct TV did about Jim Henson, then doing some research, and then watching this...I realize that most of the people that were behind the scenes in this video have passed away.
@@Whatsuppbuddies Wdym “duh”, plenty of these people are still alive too. The Muppets aren’t old enough that everyone who was working with them would’ve crumbled into dust by now.
Rowlf: That sums Italians for ya- The audience: He's got a point. He's an icon, he is a legend, and he IS the moment Thankfully the NY mafia didn't watch because if they did, Rowlf definitely wouldn't have survived in The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppits show was one of the funniest show on TV in the 1970's. Even the guests got into the fun. There satires of Star Trek ('Swine Trek) were spot on.
True actors stay in character even when they mess up and part of being a puppeteer is being a good actor along with operating a fleece puppet with rods
For Kermit, this certainly was true. Jim was a very private and retiring man. Kermit was the face he preferred to show the world - to speak his words and play his roles in front of the audience.
I never really took time to appreciate the way these puppets were made to be so life like. I mean, you think that it would be easy cause they are not on strings. Then you got to remember both arms move and they puppeteers need to do most their skits half blind from where they are hiding
My favorite is when muppets that require more than one puppeteer have a blooper and BOTH OF THE PUPPETEERS put the embarrassment into character. Like Rolf for example
The chicken saying "Jesus Christ" killed me
It's the only reason I'm watching it again
I didn't catch it!! I had to go back, it's hysterical!! 🤣
@@UltimateDoritoListen closely to the moment 0:54
This was or is a kids show?
FLY CHICKYBOO!
The puppeteers staying in character even when screwing up is what always gets to me. XD
Look up mst3k bloopers
The best!😂👍
"Elmo only had one line!"
Yeah, my favourite one is where Robbin Williams appears on sesame Street (still technically Muppets) and Elmo accidentally calls him "Mr Robbins". He then proceeds to slump back into the puppeteer pit and goes"I only had three lines" :'D
Those Muppets are professionals, you know.. the show must go on
That “chicky in the basky” shit had me laughing way harder than it should’ve.
This whole video got me like that. Muppets sure were wholesome 😆
It had to be hard trying to shoot a chicken like a basketball into a hoop while you are using your hands in a puppet.
I had to rewind it a couple times. Wait a minute, did that chicken just say Jesus Christ? 😲
So funny
@@DeaconTaylor Hahaha yeah, so much for wholesome (they really actually weren't wholesome, bless them)
Omfg
Hahaha, Scooter slapping his puppeteer for accidentally appearing in the shot is one of the million reasons I love the Muppets
Richard Hunt my beloved
Get back get back! Lmao!
@@The_Zap_Bug Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
@@Beatngu23 Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
@@UnicornFairy42 no I've seen emit otter's jugband Christmas though!
Gonzo yelling GUILT is way funnier than it should be to me.
yeah i lost it
The widening eyes particularly sell it.
Funniest thing to me is just imagining Jim Henson continuing to do the Swedish Chef voice even as he continually misses.
Fun fact: that isn’t Jim playing the Chef’s hands, they’re Frank Oz’s!
The gonzo GUILT part should be a good meme
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I LITERALLY just thought of that haha
There was something so off putting about it
You did this
Im from the future and I have good news
“No, I’m Scooter... Kermit’s the green one” 😆
It ain't easy being green
That was an accident. It felt like it
🤣🤣🤣🤣
How Jim actually stayed in character and didn’t break down laughing as Frank continually missed the basket never ceases to amaze me
As a person who hasn't watched these, I can barely tell these are bloopers. That means they're doing it right.
Yeah, before the accidental misnaming Scooter I was wondering why it was a blooper.
@@valenciageode25 Have you ever seen Jim Henson's Animal Jam?
@Dylan P. Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
Frank Oz is one of those people especially gifted at turning bloopers into entertainment, like Rik Mayall :) Check out the Emmet Otter's Jug Band outtakes that are out there somewhere.
Seriously
1:42 I love how he yells at his *own puppeteer* to get back.
I laughed out loud at that! Hilarious!
@@sorryitsmoops Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
Wow
Gonzo at 1:44--"Stop the camera!"🤣
@@Hothenrik Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
Our brains know they're puppets, but in our hearts we know that each Muppet is REAL. Another aspect of a person's soul manifested in fuzzy reality.
So......
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@@no-good_oddity oh god why 🤣
“Ker- oh, Kermit…”
“No, I’m Scooter. Kermit’s the green one.”
@@no-good_oddity you are a fuzz to deal with :smirk:
When I was a kid I genuinely didn’t realise since in a muppet movie the credits always listed the muppet name rather than the puppeteer and I thought that credits were legally binding or something xD
I love how they stay in character when they mess up
They are insanely good. A true estimate to that is when the Big Bird actor came in full costume to Jim's funeral and sang "It's not easy being green". Imagine how hard it is to stay in character while fighting back your own tears.
1:44 the Muppet smacking the puppeteer on the head, saying "GET BACK GET BACK" lmao
I didn´t even notice that. Now I can´t stop laughing!
It really shows that even though things were going wrong they stay in character and make the best of it. True entertainers.
SpyseSpyseBaby They learned that from doing live shows, where it really matters!
He's smacking Richard Hunt, his puppeteer until his death in 1992.
I heard stop the ca-pnosbdhdso
The best thing of the swedish chef blooper os hearing the people laugh in thr background, even they couldnt hold the laughter after something so silly
There were a few skits where the crew laughter was actually kept in the final edit because it was so appropriate.
The Simple Mister Mornkiinmitrr4hj
Fozzie just yelling 'LUNCH!' was was too funny
Agreed
Lol. the chicken says "Jesus Christ!"
scootersweetpuppy lmao !
I heard that too! XD
Ahahah i never knew muppets believed in Jesus 😂😂🤣
Haha I heard that SHE CAN TALK lol
That part made me die xDDDDD😭
1:45 LOL Richard Hunt telling himself to get back 😂🤣
I always love how with vocal mess-ups, the puppeteers make the puppets react, like at 1:02
1:52 I have been laughing at "GUILT" for ages.
"Is this it? That's the end, okay. Lunch!" is quite the most perfectly normal blooper
0:54
Chicken gets dunked on: "BA-KAH! Jesus Christ!"
The chicken don't believe in god. ❌️✝️
The best part of all these is how the puppeteers still stay in character when messing up. Brilliant.
Love when the chicken swears. I actually expected to hear a blooper of the Swedish Chef saying something in pure English through Jim Henson's voice.
The Swedish chef took two puppeteers, one for the mouth and one for the hands. Henson and Oz always tried to knock the pots off the back wall when they threw the utensils at the start of the sketch.
Jim did the head and voice and Frank did the hands and arms.
“My mouth is stuck”🤣🤣🤣🤣
🐸 GEE THANKS EVERYONE
🐻 EYE OUT ITH THTUCK
As a swedish person, the swedish chef is the best.
This just makes you realize how much improve these puppeteers actually do on the sets of these kids movies and shows. It's hilarious.
The Muppet Show was never intended to be a kid's show; that's what Sesame Street was for. In fact, one of the original pitch-productions (it was too early in the game to properly call it a pilot) was called Muppets: Sex & Violence. It was always Henson's goal to re-awaken puppeteering as a storytelling medium for all ages, and the Muppet Show was a major step in that direction.
@@adreabrooks11was Henson still around for avenue q? I wonder what he thought /would’ve thought of it
@@chonkybonky He'd probably have loved it. After all, one of the Muppet Show's early episodes was literally titled Muppets: Sex & Violence.
1:52 my inner soul talking to me when i do something shameful.
The best part is how his facial expressions look actually real in that part 😲
K-Kermit
*NO I'M SCOOTER*
Kermit’s the green one”
@@kellyweingart3692I know
The Swedish Chef always knows the right thing to say in Swedish. Gordon Ramsay has been real quiet since the Swedish Chef started throwing his utensils and making the finest Michelin-starred meals
Can anyone from Sweden actually understand the Swedish chef when he speaks real Swedish or his mock Swedish.
Gonzo just going "GUILT!" is my favourite thing
1:53 had me WHEEZING
***G U I L T***
Word of the day: GUILT.
ok, Gonzo leaning in staring, exclaiming so seriously... "GUILT"... That's my new bread and soup.
The Muppets staying in character, that was the essence of Jim Henson. They weren’t props, they were characters.
I remember reading about the Muppets time on the very first season of SNL right before _The Muppet Show_ premiered. The SNL cast (except for Gilda Radner) and writers all hated them. Writing the Muppet sketches was always the job of the newest writer because it was considered punishment.
A writer recalled bringing his script over to Henson‘s hotel room, and Henson saying, _”No, he wouldn’t say this”._ The writer just complained how the Muppet was lying flat on an ironing board in front of him, so he thought the whole thing was stupid.
Early writer Michael O’Donahue’s famous quote, “I don’t write for felt”. Jerks..
They weren't characters, they were actors.
Gilda Radner didn't hate them?
And he took a Big Bird doll and strangled it with venetian blinds. And John Belushi would often gripe about giving up screentime for The Mucking Fuppets.
@@yosefdemby8792 No, she absolutely adored them!
It was her that accompanied them in the very last SNL sketch they appeared in. The sketch took place in a closet where the Muppets had been abandoned for the rest of the season..
O'Donahue should be so lucky.
1:53 how has that not become a meme ?
Arathor82 It is now. Share with your friends!
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Arathor82 it already haz
@@NaughtyGnats Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
@@UnicornFairy42 no?
@@NaughtyGnats Do you want me to send you some episodes of Animal Jam?
1:45 Scooter telling the head to GET BACK!
Jerry Nelson... voicing a chicken... crying out "Jesus Christ!"... My life is complete.
The chicken don't believe in god. ❌️✝️
The Swedish Chef skit is how I learned about what murder was as a child...fun times.
When he sneezed and broke the machine.. wheezing.. had to get out of bed to walk that off
1:44
Scooter shouting at his puppeteer to get out of the shot. 😂
Actively losing it over Scooter yelling at his own puppeteer's head to get back
1:00 chicken: "Somebody get a ladder!"
BREAK?!
@@MrJaredb92 i thought it said something elae
Ker--
1:56 A reference to Watney's Red Barrel; the infamous British beer that was immortalised in Monty Python's Travel Agent sketch.
I never really watched the muppets as a kid. Mostly because my parents didn't really like them. I really like puppets. The Swedish chef always gives me the giggles
That's okay; the Muppet Show wasn't meant especially for kids anyway. :)
And total agreement: Chef dribbling the chicken like a basketball is hilarious madness!" XD
0:54 Was not expecting to hear that.
Jesus saves!
@@Twobarpsi Jesus shaves? Good to know!
@@E0O2X314FT Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
@@Twobarpsi Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
You gotta love the commitment to the bit of people who kept doing their characters even after a fuck-up when they knew it was just going to be "one for the tape", to make sure the tape got a good one.
That's it! I am making a meme out of that "Guilt" bit! LOL
1:07 He’s also wearing a green jacket LOL
I absolutely love when they react in character to messing up. This is why i love the Muppets
This humor is so incredible because it appeals to everyone. That's really hard to do well but they make it look easy
I love when the muppeteers ad-lib and you can hear the other muppeteers laughing!
🤣👍
After watching that documentary the Defunct TV did about Jim Henson, then doing some research, and then watching this...I realize that most of the people that were behind the scenes in this video have passed away.
I love Defunctland! I'd like to see him do another mini series on the rise and fall of Nickelodeon.
Duh?
@@Whatsuppbuddies Wdym “duh”, plenty of these people are still alive too. The Muppets aren’t old enough that everyone who was working with them would’ve crumbled into dust by now.
@@Whatsuppbuddies Have you ever seen Jim Henson's Animal Jam?
Rowlf: That sums Italians for ya-
The audience: He's got a point. He's an icon, he is a legend, and he IS the moment
Thankfully the NY mafia didn't watch because if they did, Rowlf definitely wouldn't have survived in The Muppets Take Manhattan
What’s the response that makes him shrink back? I can’t make it out
The Muppits show was one of the funniest show on TV in the 1970's. Even the guests got into the fun. There satires of Star Trek ('Swine Trek) were spot on.
God bless you Jim Henson and Frank Oz, you two were my childhood
Well said. Mine as well, greetings from Sweden!
Also Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Steve Whimitre, Kathryn Mullen, and others!
@@yosefdemby8792 Have you ever seen Jim Henson’s Animal Jam?
@@UnicornFairy42 No.
@@yosefdemby8792 Do you have any family members or friends that might have any Animal Jam episodes recorded on 📼?
The Swedish chef has real hands. Thanks Colbert. Now i can’t unsee that.
OMG that was so freakin' funny the Gonzo GUILT part killed me
I love how the "GUILT!" clip makes about as much sense in context
The fact they never break character no matter what is incredible
I love The Muppets. Always have, always will. RIP JH.
I always loved Scooter the most and even his puppeteer is amazingly lovable. His bloopers are my favourite. ❤
It’s so great how the puppeteers stay in character
“Jesus Christ somebody get a ladder “😂😂
I'm dying 😂😂😂😂😂
You know these are good outtakes when you don't know where the screw up happened.
True actors stay in character even when they mess up and part of being a puppeteer is being a good actor along with operating a fleece puppet with rods
I freaking love the original muppet tv show, classic
Honestly, the biggest blooper was how the chicken sounded like it was moaning. XD
This confirms my theory that muppet performers actually become the characters they are controlling.
For Kermit, this certainly was true. Jim was a very private and retiring man. Kermit was the face he preferred to show the world - to speak his words and play his roles in front of the audience.
Fozzy shouting "LUNCH" got me laughing harder than maybe it should have.
OMG - I grew up on The Muppets - I absolutely LOVED this! Thank you.
I was halfway starting to think I had imagined the last one where Fozzy's mouth is stuck. Thanks for posting.
“No I’m Scooter. Kermit’s the green one.” 😂
Are you SURE these are *bloopers?* They all seem like part of the act to me.
"No, I'm Scooter. Kermit is the green one."
Like Fozzie was in shock from what they were watching....
@@MA-wq2ih Have you ever seen Jim Henson's Animal Jam?
@yes 123 Do you have any family members or friends that might have any Animal Jam episodes recorded on 📼?
@yes 123 Why don't you ask them?
1:04 “Ker- oh Kermit” 😂🤣
I love that it’s obvious that they are just having fun. 😂
The chicken saying "Oh Jesus christ" and Fozzie yelling "is this it? That's it. Ok... Lunch!" had me dying.
Good, I miss that show!
RIP, Jim Hensen!
0:54 Jerry Nelson in Camilla’s voice “Jesus Christ!“ Bbrilliant!
I love that the puppeteers are still in character, even though it's an outtake.
"Is that it? That's the end, ok. LUNCH!"
I also laughed so hard at the last one I cried actual tears. So damn hilarious.
"Chicky In The Basky"...Come back here, Chicky!
Fozzy Bear going, "Kerm -- Kermit," before deflating because he's with Scooter and then going, "I know..." had me in tears!
The chef and the chicken.
Pure insanity.
😁
When the chicken said Jesus Christ i cried from laughter XD
The Swedish Chef will never not make me laugh. Mm-BORK-BORK-BORK!!!
“Guilt”
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One of the best TV shows ever!
It had my whole family laughing our asses off every week.
It's 2:30 in the morning I'm high as fuck and I just laughed so hard at the "chicky in the basky" I woke up both my roommates.
0:54 that chicken just said "Jesus Christ"
2:52 sounds like the pufferfish meme😂
I honestly laughed so hard with the Swedish Chef and the chicken.
omg rowlf doing a peace sign as he nopes outta there lol
Does anyone know where that’s from?
@@Mojo1356 Jimmy Dean Show, Lord knows which episode
I never really took time to appreciate the way these puppets were made to be so life like. I mean, you think that it would be easy cause they are not on strings. Then you got to remember both arms move and they puppeteers need to do most their skits half blind from where they are hiding
I've got to assume this kind of thing was part of the inspiration for the "bloopers and out-takes" of certain Pixar movies.
My favorite is when muppets that require more than one puppeteer have a blooper and BOTH OF THE PUPPETEERS put the embarrassment into character. Like Rolf for example
The "guilt O.O" kills me
Why did the Muppets have to end? This was a fantastic show.
That chicken bit was top tier
Really so miss these guys💖