Nostalgia TV

Fellow children o'the seventies...does this ring a bell? "It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights..." That's right! "On the Muppet Show to-nite." Cue the dancing pigs! "It's time to put on make up...it's time to dress up right. It's time to get it started on the Muppet show to-nite!" We knew it was being released last week in the states, but I was ecstatic when we found a copy of the entire first season of the Muppet Show on DVD in Würzburg last weekend. We wound up spending most of Saturday evening indulging ourselves in the bad jokes and 70s style dance-and-music numbers by guest stars like Sandy Duncan, Phyllis Diller and Jim Nabors. I had almost forgotten about it, but really, this was the show that I just couldn't...wait...to...see on TV as a kid. Gonzo, Scooter, Kermit, Piggy, Rolf, and, of course Fozzy Bear all made appearances in Season 1. And, speaking of Fozzy Bear, I think we NOW might finally have a clue as to where M. might've picked up his early joke telling, ahem, abilities! And, in addition to the other characters, it's no wonder we thought the Swedish chef was hilarious: every single Swedish chef skit involves either: 1) a gun being used as a food preparation tool; 2) the throwing of food; or 3) both, all accompanied by the completely unintelligible narration of the Swedish chef himself! Anyway, it was a totally worthwhile purchase that M. and I highly recommend, particularly if you're in the mood to revisit 70s feel-good TV. So maybe I'm not so TV-free, after all!