tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post4749109932940696911..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: MuppetsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-21932596689985476992021-02-27T16:24:37.708-05:002021-02-27T16:24:37.708-05:00You know, "Franklin" was also the name o...You know, "Franklin" was also the name of the black character that <i>Peanuts</i> introduced a little earlier. Charles Schultz was a very decent man, and so he did the same thing you're calling 'proto-woke' -- he introduced Franklin so that people would see him included, but he was never the butt of any jokes. "Franklin quoted the Old Testament, and had no anxieties or obsessions," per Wikipedia, the last parts making him unlike every other character in the strip. <br /><br />It was meant kindly. Jim Henson probably thought conservatives were tough enough to take a joke; he didn't think they needed to be protected from hurt feelings. In a way, that's a compliment too. Maybe it's a better one.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-26401803049809228752021-02-26T22:59:36.035-05:002021-02-26T22:59:36.035-05:00I'll just watch Rita Moreno do anything.I'll just watch Rita Moreno do anything.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-48533705007676511692021-02-26T11:03:07.941-05:002021-02-26T11:03:07.941-05:00The Blue Nose set has NO sense of humor (or Yuma, ...The Blue Nose set has NO sense of humor (or Yuma, either). As Mr. T used to say, <br />"I pity da fools."ISam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-64353767780604645752021-02-25T17:40:10.203-05:002021-02-25T17:40:10.203-05:00“... Warner Brothers cartoons.”
Tom & Jerry c...“... Warner Brothers cartoons.”<br /><br />Tom & Jerry cartoons. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-87193730653570893292021-02-25T16:54:01.347-05:002021-02-25T16:54:01.347-05:00People did complain, apparently: https://muppet.f...People did complain, apparently: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Roosevelt_Franklinjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com