#he is Kermit.. a frog puppet of a man

[lavenderjewels]

[ID: One gif of teen Gojo walking with his arm flailing and drinking soda. Two cropped panels of Gojo, one with Gojo smiling wide and one with teen gojo making a simple Pac-Man mouth. One photo of Kermit the Frog with his hands to his head. End ID.]

hi welcome to my gojo-is-a-muppet mood board

[mishy-mashy]

HEY KUDO I REALLY LIKE YOUR SMILE. YOU SMILE LIKE A MUPPET

[enzombie]

If the muppets did izombie I think Enzo should be the non-puppet (I'd say the human but he's a zombie so) - not just because he's my fave - but because I think he's one of the only characters who could out-muppet the muppets while being completely and entirely serious

[elodieunderglass]

I have to say, I just started casually watching ofmd after basically watching it through you guys. I am already spoiled. I thought there would be no surprises. I am already aware of the best jokes, the foot touch, the plot beats. You can become an expert on any show simply by scrolling past gifs of it for months.

However, NONE of you prepared me for this little guy here:

It is profoundly obvious visually, through dash osmosis and general visible evidence, that this is a little man with a lot wrong with him. but what you cannot grasp from gifs is his voice. His voice is amazing: I did NOT expect it: I cannot describe it: the actor chews on his lines like a menacing guinea pig. It is like hearing Kermit the Frog trying to strangle his own puppeteer. Like someone has trapped a vengeful spirit in a balloon and is allowing it to speak prophecy, but only in short, squeaky bursts. No, I can’t describe it at all. I was expecting the character to be “scrungly” and was aware that many of you wish to place him in a jar and shake him vigorously, but I didn’t know he sounded like something that would cause all greyhounds in hearing distance to instantly go cross-eyed and launch themselves into outer space. He! Is! Scrofulous!!!!

If you watched the show on its first principles you probably wouldn’t have noticed this because you would have accepted it as part of the full sensory experience of the character, but if you have only encountered it as gifs for the best part of a year, the sound of this chap is one HELL of a shock . Definitely adds to the flavor. Enhances the sensory experience. Sign on today.

[mx-piggy]

since i'm drunk i figured I'd ramble about this.

i consider myself to be nonbinary and trans. i prefer being seen as gender neutral or 'masculine' (i.e. a boy, dude, guy etc. but i hate the idea of being considered a 'man'). being seen as a woman or as a feminine person makes me feel ill and gross and what i label as dysphoric, but i don't mind 'girl' as much because it's less strong than 'woman' to me. but even then any feminine term makes me feel somewhere between 'no thanks' and 'totally fucking gross'.

i guess my gender is kinda puppet-like, because Kermit the Frog is a guy but to say he's a man feels weird and wrong. i'm just kinda a guy sorta thing.

when i'm attracted to or imagine myself romantically with men, i always see myself as this boy thing or as a gender neutral kind of thing, but never feminine. when it's a woman, imagining myself as on the masculine side of things makes me sorta uncomfortable because of how guys are 'supposed to be' in relationships with women. like being a woman's lame ass boyfriend is the label that would gel with me the best. i can be some guy, her special little guy. i just can't be a man. but i wouldn't feel dysphoric if a lesbian was attracted to me (I should be so lucky).

like at my core i'm nonbinary. but boylike masculinity makes me feel the most comfortable. i feel weird for saying that, because i'm not like an age regressor or whatever; it's just the idea of being seen as a loser guy who couldn't beat you in a fight and plays bass in a shit band makes me feel more at home than the idea of being seen as 'a man'. i like being Mx Piggy rather than Mr Piggy, but i like being called Sir and Handsome.

maybe none of that makes sense.

[ladykissingfish]

The Akatsuki’s Favorite Christmas Movies

Deidara and Hidan: Home Alone (1990)/Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)

These two go crazy for these two classic movies. As they’re often shown on tv back to back, when they’re on, they will camp out in the living room with a plethora of snacks (and a couple of Plain Cheese pizzas, a la Kevin McCallister) and watch. Hidan is more so a fan of HA 1, while Deidara prefers its sequel. They tried to watch Home Alone 3 once but couldn’t even make it 30 minutes into the movie, it was so awful. While they watch, they like to talk about the tricks and traps that THEY would have set for the burglars, as well as various ways of “punishing” them for attacking their home (which, in Deidara and Hidan’s case, would be the hideout).

Itachi: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The dark fantasy-like world of this movie really appeals to Itachi, which is why it’s his favorite Christmas movie. He knows every single song in the movie word for word, and loves to sing along to them, changing his voice to match the character’s voice(s). He high-key relates to Jack Skellington and his feelings of discontent and wanting something new and different in his life. Managed exactly (1) time to get Kisame to dress up as Sally the rag doll and sing the romantic ending scene-song with him 🥺

Sasori: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

A classic Christmas story, told with a cast that’s 90% made up of puppets. Is it any wonder why this is Sasori’s favorite holiday film? He watches not so much for the story itself, but he likes to study the movements of the puppets and how fluidly they imitate their human counterparts. His favorite scene is Kermit the Frog ice-skating with the rats on the frozen pond; he rewinds it over and over again. Interesting side note; he can’t watch this while Kakuzu is anywhere around, because Kakuzu absolutely despises this movie. If he walks into the room and it’s on he’s likely to throw his shoe at the tv. In his mind Ebenezer Scrooge was 100% correct in his miserly ways, and “Those damn ghosts should have minded their fucking business!” 😅

Kakuzu: Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

The Grinch mirrors Kakuzu’s feelings towards the holidays perfectly. He’s seen the other versions of this movie, but really feels like Jim Carey brings the most life to the timeless green curmudgeon. He likes to stand up and put his hand on his chest (as if he’s reciting the pledge of allegiance) every single time the speech is given about how Christmas is nothing more than a cash-grab for greedy, spoiled people. He always cries at the end. Not because of the heartwarming ending, but because he’s upset that the Grinch “gave up” so easily.)

Tobi/Obito: Elf (2003) and A Christmas Story (1983)

Will Ferrel gives a hilarious performance as a grown man who runs around acting like a very big child. So, naturally, Elf would be “Tobi’s” favorite movie. He likes to recreate the candy spaghetti that Buddy eats in the movie … which makes the others sick to their stomachs (and for Kakuzu to smack him upside the head for wasting good food). As Obito, his favorite Christmas movie is, surprisingly, A Christmas Story. He’s easily able to tap into the wonder and nostalgia of being a child that’s waiting for “the best time of the year for a kid”, and it reminds him of being a kid himself, before everything went to hell. He’ll sometimes watch with Itachi, and tease him about how much the main characters younger brother, Randy, reminds Obito of “the little brat I used to babysit” aka Itachi as a little kid.

Konan and Nagato: Die Hard (1988)

“Just because it happens on Christmas Eve doesn’t make it a Christmas movie!” Nagato and Konan have heard this more times than they could count, but the protests fall on deaf ears. Die Hard IS a Christmas movie, and it happens to be their favorite. Nagato is all about the action, and in fact, he’s used Bruce Willis’ strategizing as “training examples” for the rest of the Akatsuki. But for Konan, it’s all about the love story. A man willing to go to extreme lengths to protect the one he loves; that really resonates with the paper angel. The two of them usually cuddle throughout the movie, and start making out by the end, which the others tease them about. 

Zetsu: Gremlins (1984)

Another movie that could or could not be considered a Christmas movie, depending on who you’re asking. The concept of the Mogwai is very familiar to Zetsu: something that starts off as one thing, and replicates into seemingly endless (and terrifying) clones that wreak havoc on innocent people. The movie was ruined for him temporarily though; back when Orochimaru was still in the Akatsuki, they watched this movie together. Orochimaru got it into his mind that he could create a creature just as good, if not better, than Gizmo. What came out of that lab was a horrifying abomination of nature, and, like the movie, the creature got wet and rapidly multiplied into nightmarish shrieking demons that took the entire Akatsuki, together, to take down. Zetsu had nightmares for quite a while after this, and couldn’t even look at the box cover of this movie without breaking out in a cold sweat.

Kisame: The Santa Clause (1994) 

Kisame can’t really explain, even to himself, why he likes this particular movie so much. Actually, to him, this reads more as a horror:  a man who committed an accidental murder and as punishment is slowly transformed into this magical, mythical character until he can barely recognize himself in the mirror? Scary as hell. But he likes the slow progression of Tim Allen’s character from denial to acceptance, and the implied freedom with letting go of your convictions and being who you were meant(?) to be. He enjoys watching this with Itachi; the scene where the elves send a team to break Santa out of jail always has the slim brunette laugh himself into tears, which Kisame just loves.

[the-muppet-joker]

You can consider yourself Catholic, but what you are doing is flaunting the name of God while openly sinning and refusing to repent. This goes against every teaching of the Bible and the Pope. It doesn’t mention puppet sex in the Bible but there were laws clearly set about sexual sin. Just because something is not detailed out, it doesn’t make it a loophole. There are clear commandments in the scriptures that any real Catholic would know.

Your concept of being the Joker and Kermit while also dating them is a complete contradiction to any possible form of logic, so I will break down the different options for how you are sinning with references from the Bible and Pope.

1. If you are just pretending all of this and writing fanfic, that makes it a form of porn. For a definition of written porn, Merriam Webster defines it as ”the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement.”Catholics And Christians see porn as a sin. The Popes have condemned porn for a long time, for most recent reference, search for this article:

ForNational Catholic Register: Pope Francis Is Right: Pornography Consumption Opens a Gate to the Demonic

2. If you are the Joker/Kermit, sex would be considered masturbation. Any real Catholic would know how the Church and Bible views that as a sin. Search the following article:

Catholic.com Why is Masturbation Wrong?

3. If Joker/Kermit are separate human male beings from you, you would be engaging in homosexuality. The Church’s stance has always been clear. Marriage and sex is between one man and woman, only after they have been married through the Church. Search the following for reference:

Simplycatholic.com Theological Anthropology 101: Why Marriage is Between One Man and One Woman

4. And if they are separate beings and Kermit is a FROG, that means you are in engaging in bestiality. The Catholic Church teaches animals do NOT have a soul, see Genesis 1:26-27. Engaging in bestiality is one of the gravest sexual sins. See Bible references below.

Exodus 22:19, Leviticus 18:23, Leviticus 20:15-16, Deuteronomy 27:21, Matthew 19:3:12

If you are Catholic, how long has it been since your last confession? Maybe you should go to church and talk to Father about all this and see what he has to say. Or are you too ashamed of your sin to be a real Catholic and repent? Do you take the name of Christ when it’s funny and write on Tumblr about how you enjoy drawing pentagrams and admire Satanism?

Jeremiah 21:14 “But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD:”

Is that so? Continues having mind blowing sex with Kermit and the Joker while remaining pure in the eyes of God

On a serious note. Didn't want to get into this, as it is personal and not many believe me, but are you familiar with Divine Revelation? Yeah. I have a direct line of communication with the Lord (similar to the Pope) and He approves of my lifestyle. I am not willing to argue about this as I know it to be true.

[gonzo-rella]

Headcanons: Being Alexis Rose's Trans Boyfriend

MASTERLIST | AO3 | KO-FI

NOTE: While this was written more with binary trans men in mind, I hope this is also suitable for AFAB nonbinary trans people who are masc, male adjacent or otherwise identify with masculinity in some way. I consider myself nonbinary and possibly transmasc, and I wrote this with myself in mind, too. I'm also working on an Alexis x nonbinary!reader set of hcs, for AFAB and AMAB enbies alike, so if this doesn't work for you, stay tuned for that!

Relationship(s): Alexis Rose x transmasc!reader (romantic)

Warnings: Dysphoria, other slightly negative trans-related stuff. (Let me know if I need to add any)

(A/N: So, I'm currently going through a transmasc crisis. Like, I still consider myself nonbinary, but I'm also considering the possibility that I'm more on the dude side of things. I always use the analogy of Kermit the Frog, who's technically a guy, but it's weird to class him as a man because he's a frog puppet thing. To help me experiment and explore, I'm writing some fics with a transmasc reader, since the thing that's got me stumped is struggling to imagine myself as a masculine person in a romantic relationship with any gender. I've already written a set of headcanons using this prompt about Wallace Wells, but I really want to write some more of these for a wider range of characters. I chose to write about Alexis because I'm honestly so in love with her, but I'm struggling to picture myself as a guy sorta thing in a relationship with a feminine woman. So, if you're a trans guy or transmasc looking for some more representation in the fanfic space, feel free to peruse my fandom list and send in a request! My last Schitt's Creek fic flopped but I'm also considering writing a short piece about being Roland and Jocelyn's trans kid and them being confused but supportive, so let me know if you'd be interested in that!)

Alexis has a pretty colourful dating history, as part of her pretty colourful life.

So, being trans doesn’t make you stick out like a sore thumb when comparing yourself to her past boyfriends.

What does make you stick out is the fact that you’re just some guy, and not Brad Pitt or Jared Leto or a prince of a country you probably wouldn’t be welcome in.

Alexis wouldn’t mind that you’re trans.

Even if you don’t pass or don’t present in an overly masculine way, it won’t even cross her mind that you’re trans until you eventually tell her, which would probably be when you’ve been friends for a while.

The revelation won’t change things between you, until you mention something trans-related that she isn’t that familiar with, like dysphoria or something.

I feel like Alexis has some blind spots when it comes to trans people.

She’s experienced a lot in her life, and I imagine she’s been acquainted with at least a few trans people in her time.

But, being trans isn’t her lived experience, and she can be a little oblivious to things that aren’t part of her lived experience.

So, when she can’t do or say anything to help you and can only pretend that she understands, she decides that she needs to learn more about trans people.

She’s too embarrassed to admit to you that she isn’t that knowledgeable about trans people beyond a surface-level understanding.

She’ll try to fill those gaps by asking David questions that he’s mostly equipped to answer as a queer guy who’s been around and dated plenty of trans people, including trans guys.

(She’ll act like she’s not asking for you, though David will quickly realise that’s why she’s so interested in trans people all of a sudden)

But, if/when she starts asking questions about what your transness means specifically for you, he’ll groan and send her away, suggesting that she ask you if you’re open to answering her questions.

She’ll also spend a few late nights on her phone and laptop doing research into trans people and how to support them, and as sweet as David finds it, he does not appreciate the noise of Alexis typing keeping him awake until 3am.

Her sincere curiosity is unexpected but endearing, and if you do end up having a talk with her about your transness, it will be a catalyst in getting you two together, because seeing how much she cares about understanding you makes your heart melt.

Fast-forward to when you’re together.

Johnny and Moira are also a little unsure about the whole trans thing when they find out about it.

Unsure as in ‘we haven’t met many trans people’, not doubtful of its validity.

They’ll go to David to ask him (since he’s the queer one in the family), but Alexis proudly and confidently answers them, much to everyone’s shock and amazement.

David is especially impressed.

Alexis is the epitome of that ‘if I had a lameass boyfriend I would hype him up so much’ post.

You’re literally just some guy, but she introduces you as her boyfriend with so much pride.

She is so supportive of you.

She will not let you be down on yourself, or she’ll absolutely try her best.

She showers you with compliments on a regular day, and this quadruples if you feel particularly dysphoric.

It means a lot because she is completely sincere with everything she says, and she’s naturally very good at saying the right things to make you feel better, even if you might expect her to put her foot in her mouth.

If you’re unhappy with your style, she’ll be beyond excited to take you shopping for new clothes.

If you’re not comfortable going clothes shopping in a physical store, she’ll send you links to clothes she thinks will look good on you but also fit in with your desired style.

David will also gladly offer his assistance, since he considers himself an expert in men’s fashion.

But, they will both reluctantly shut up if their input proves unhelpful to you and goes against what you want to wear.

I’d like to think that most of the residents of Schitt’s Creek would be indifferent to you or supportive of you, but on the off chance that you encounter any transphobia, Alexis will come to your defence with an “um, excuse me?”

If you need a gender affirming haircut, she’ll look into trans-friendly hair stylists and barbers in the area.

If you’d like her to, she’ll accompany you to your appointment, and if you’re more passive, she’ll be assertive on your behalf, because sometimes hairdressers suck at listening to what trans clients want and she will fight for you to have your ideal haircut.

And, when you get the haircut, she’ll give you a kiss and tell you how handsome you look.

If you want to get top surgery, she’ll happily help you do research into different surgeons and look into how to help you when you’re recovering.

Basically, she’s already more than willing to spend half of her day on her phone, and she’s happy to spend a lot of that time looking into trans-related things for you.

It’s more than clear how much Alexis loves you.

She’s your biggest cheerleader, and she’ll always be there to support you.

At the end of the day, you’re her boyfriend, and that’s all that matters.

[fleshdyke]

those clips of kermit the frog riding a bike don’t even register to me as impressive or noteworthy at all like he’s just a man riding his bike to me. like it’s not a puppeteering feat or anything he’s just going for a bike ride

[eldritch-muppetshow]

i once described digit as “the second most unsettling unsettling muppet i’ve ever seen”, so i think it’s time i describe the first.

this is yorick. he hasn’t appeared in any recent muppets productions beyond a cameo in the muppet babies reboot, but he is arguably integral to muppet history; he marks the first in a long line of muppets with voracious appetites, including for their fellow muppets.

but why is yorick so unsettling? behemoth, big mean carl, and lots of others have eaten other muppets before, and i never found that super unnerving. well, yorick is not only decidedly un-muppetlike (with his paper-mache skull, wide mouth set in a perpetual grin, and shadowed, eerily human eyes) even for a sam and friends-era puppet, but yorick is the same size as the muppets on sam and friends.

here is yorick attempting to eat beloved icon kermit the frog. what is not shown is yorick’s jerky, violent head movements as he drags kermit off the wall by his leg, kermit having tried and failed to drive him off. if muppets like behemoth invoke the fear of being eaten by a larger creature under circumstances beyond our control, yorick invokes the same fear of being eaten by our fellow man as a zombie movie. in my opinion, it’s a lot more disturbing to watch kermit actively try and fail to ward him off than it is to watch carl/behemoth just grab and engulf a smaller muppet.

yorick also does not have a concretely-established personality besides “eats things/muppets”, and that arguably makes him more unsettling. yorick does not crave the audience’s attention/applause, yorick simply craves.

[sacredglitch]

time to feed the hyperfixation with some headcanons for the semi robotic person;

- After the roller skating incident, he took it upon himself to actually learn about skating and now uses it predominantly to move about. Bought a pair of those shoes with the kick out wheels and Heelys, of course.

-Since he, canonly, can pick up other universes and planets TV shows; to pass time he'll find something bizarre and tune out the world to watch it.

- Adding to this he makes himself close his eyes when doing so. Not because it makes him see things clearer, but because when he's focused on the show, he does not blink. Which unnerves the other Muppets greatly.

- This mother fucker is the most autistic puppet I've seen and I will die on this hill

- Also v body dysmorphic. He turned himself from a 'person' to a technobot for crying out loud.

- Y'know how people will stick their tongue out on poles during winter? Digit does it but to CRT TVs. Kermit has walked in on him more times than he can count just face smushed to the TV. Apparently he likes the feel and 'taste'.

- Stims with the coil cable on his switchboard if he's idling.

- Finds a lot of comfort being close to someone. But this can turn out to be a little much for some as Digit doesn't comprehend personal space most of the time. Kermit is the only one that's adapted to him, normally getting Digit to move back a little but holds onto his hand or jacket for assurence.

- Sometimes when words fail him, Digit will take out his head port and plug it into the nearest screen, displaying the thought he's trying to convey.

- If this dude was an actual human, he would be 6' something. He radiates tall slender man.

- Also 100% naturally stands with his hand like a t-rex.

- Flinches a lot and tends to make himself look unthreatening (this is somewhat canon, watch him carefully when Kermit loses his shit over the band practicing, or Gonzo yelling)

- Common sayings tend to pass over his head such as bite the bullet or right as rain. He will take them literally.

- Adding on that, he's had 'blue screen' moments where too many conflicting thoughts or tasks cause him to freeze. Such as needing to ensure the selected shows are working without interfering with the broadcast or similar situations. Usually a flick of his switch fixes him though he feels uncomfortable afterwards, almost like dealing with the after effects of a migraine.

- As much as he loves music and techno, he will happily vibe out to white, brown or static noise if things are just a bit much.

- Favourite dance is The Robot (naturally) but really enjoys The Wave too. Tried to get Kermit to do it with him but he just got the frog flailing his arms in response, implying his arms can't do it. Digit just blinked at him then reversed the dance back, unbothered by it.

there's probably more that my brain has yet to plop in but these are my favourite. I've also been thinking of a what if he was in the muppets (2015) and how he'd fit in...

[pawsitivevibe]

It's been such a shitty week, but this is my last day before Christmas, yay! I won't be back in until the 27th. And I have so many things planned to make these days off fun!

Tomorrow is Arthur's birthday! We are going to do a little photoshoot, give him all his many presents, and take him and all the girls to the private dog park in the evening. We'll definitely pick up Leia and Holly to come to the park, and now that Willow is big enough she might get to come too! I think I can shove a 6th kennel in my car if it's a small one, but we have to FIND a smaller one ... Leia could potentially fit in my cat's carrier lol. I prefer having all dogs secured in the car, but if need be I think Willow can ride on Tom's lap.

Oh and then Saturday we have an agility fun match! Leia and Arthur are going. Should be fun. I will probably also take them to a public dog park before the match. I have mostly been avoiding public dog parks for a while now, but this one I've never had a bad experience at, so we will see how it goes. Arthur loves to play with other dogs so much.

On Sunday we'll probably go to the members only dog park we take Arthur to. Man he's gonna have a big weekend! He'll love it though. He's not actually a High Energy Dog, so he'll be passed tf out after all these outings and we will know peace in our home lol. Oh and I suppose I might go to church ... I kinda miss my family church, it's one of those little, cute, homey, nice ones. All the shitty people left when our minister officiated a gay wedding many years ago, so the congregation is good people ... I'm not particularly religious, but the community aspect of church is nice, and I like the Christmas hymns. And honestly I like the sermons, our minister is cool, he's really into history and mythology, and he plays Dungeons & Dragons, and he has a Kermit the frog puppet and can do the voice perfectly for the kids. We've had good conversations.

On Christmas we are taking our 3 Dog Circus to my parents' house in the morning. And then the show moves to my in-laws' for the afternoon and evening, where 2 more spaniels will join the circus. We have not done the 5 dogs together yet, so I'm sure it will be chaos lol.

I'm considering bringing all 3 to my aunt's on Boxing Day too. And trying to convince my mom to bring Leia. I think 6 dogs is just the thing to spice up our family get together. 3 mutts, 1 spaniel, 1 beagle, 1 XL lab ... Oh even better, my aunt should also bring her two Schnauzers, and my mom's cousin should bring his Cairn Terrier. 9 dogs would be even spicier.

[icestarphoenix]

Is this a good time to ask for Mississippi headcanons? Btw are his eyes white as a style choice or do you actually headcanon they're white?

Oh yeah, it’s fine! It’s more from my Team Spirit AU and to add some cool contrast, as well as an excuse to make Mississippi look cool and to make his eye visible.

Mississippi Headcanons

Mississippi’s State Spirit is a white magnolia flower crown. When his emotions become more intense, more white flowers and branches begin growing from various parts of his body. [#FAF8F2]

Mississippi’s state flower is the southern magnolia, and one of its nicknames is the Magnolia State. 

Mississippi’s fake human name is Mason-Fisher Stephen Patterson.

Mississippi is a looong name for a state. So his fake human name is long too. Many S sounds. He often drops the F in his monogram, so it’d be MPS.

Is really good at ballet, and he likes it quite a lot. As such his body is very flexible and nimble. 

Based on how Jackson, Mississippi is sanctioned to hold the USA International Ballet Competition, only one of four cities.

And if you know anything about male ballet dancers, man’s is jacked.

Although, he’s still quite chubby in the middle no matter how much he works out. Having the highest obesity rate in the country isn’t doing him any favors in that regard. ‘Sippi’s pretty fine with how he looks though.

‘Sippi has a small scrapbook filled with photos and autographs from all the celebrities that were born in his state. He’s got pretty fun stories if you ask.

Mississippi often plays blues music on his slide guitar, especially when he’s feeling down. He’s a very talented musician owing to all the legendary musicians that came from him and the state’s claim of being the Birthplace of America’s Music. 

Mississippi is the birthplace of American blues music starting out as delta blues in its earliest version.

When he’s drunk, he’ll start playing and singing dirty blues songs.

He has an old and worn teddy bear on his bed. Her name is Maggie, and he talks to her when he’s feeling down and doesn’t want to deal with the reactions of other people. Her make is more like older versions of teddy bears with a squarer head, longer snout, and longer limbs.

The hunting trip incident where Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a black bear that was trapped for him happened in Mississippi. That incident inspired the teddy bear, and it’s also the official state toy.

The first teddy bears were made in Brooklyn, New York and Germany around the same time in 1902. The two makers had no relation to each other, although candy shop owner Morris Michtom in New York was the one who was inspired by the story.

Can do a perfect Kermit the Frog impression, and he has the puppet for it too. He can do a lot of various voice impressions, and he also has a light interest in puppets.

Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, was born in Mississippi.

At this point I might as well just make Mississippi a big plushie enthusiast. He’s the type of guy to have a large pile of a single kind of plushie like for Pikachus, Kirbys, Garfields, etc. But, his hoard is just for catfish plushies (plus one Whiscash). Whether realistic or cutified, or mass produced or handmade, he is enthusiastically collecting them all.

Belzoni, Mississippi is the Catfish Capital of the World. The state is also first in catfish production.

‘Sippi always feels slightly guilty for a moment when he returns to his room after a good meal of fried catfish and sees all his catfish plushies staring at him.

I’m imagining a scene where Mississippi’s room gets barged into by some Southern states (presumably to find something), with ‘Sippi already taking the precaution of stuffing all his catfish in his closet before his colleagues find out about this “unmanly” hobby of his. Cue his closet comedically exploding with catfish plushies when one of the states inevitably opens the door.

[softlytowardthesun]

Fictional character ask: Clifford who was the host in Muppets Tonight

let me preface this by saying that I've never seen any episode of Muppets Tonight. I'm working entirely from his scenes in Muppets from Space and interviews that puppeteer Kevin Clash did with the character. Moving right along...

Favorite Thing About Them: his sense of humor. it's not quite the usual Muppet vaudeville schtick; it's more self-referential and a lot more 90s. He's an attempt to expand and update the kind of jokes that the Muppets can tell while still feeling cohesive and, well, Muppets.

Least Favorite Thing About Them: I cannot stand the build for the puppet on Muppets Tonight. the eyes just look unnatural and the shades are so much more fitting for this character's sensibility. the eyes make him look perpetually on edge, which doesn't work at all for the calm, cool, devil-may-care characterization Kevin Clash developed for him. Furthermore, the eyes draw attention to how big his nose and lips are instead of balancing out the face, so he looks disturbingly like the caricatures from the blackface era painted purple. Not the vibe I want for (arguably) the first Black Muppet.

Things I Have In Common With Them:

I like the purples of his color scheme.

I enjoy music.

I can be sarcastic and snarky.

Things I Don't Have In Common With Them:

I'm not Black, nor am I a Black-coded fictional character performed by a Black man.

I don't enjoy being spanked.

I certainly hope that I'll have more career options other than "be a Muppet" or "join Milli Vanilli".

Favorite Line: My favorite / only known Clifford joke, from his interview with Arsenio Hall:

Hall: Clifford, how did you hook up with these guys?

Clifford: Well, look at me. I mean, look at me. It was either be a Muppet or join Milli Vanilli!

brOTP: I don't know him well enough to have one.

OTP: Again, I don't know him all that well. I guess Paula, that offscreen girlfriend he does BDSM with?

nOTP: Not a clue. Maybe the Dawson's Creek woman he puts the moves on in Muppets from Space?

Random Headcanon: Despite all his protesting that he's "humanoid", he really is at least part catfish. For one thing, it helps deflate the stereotypical Blackness of his design. For another, the Muppet writers seem to enjoy the idea. In Muppets Meet the Classics: Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, they cast him as the magical fish from "The Fisherman and His Wife" (retold as "The Frog Who Liked the Fish" with Kermit as the protagonist and Piggy as his overly ambitious spouse). And in Muppet Monster Adventure, when all the Muppets are transformed into Universal Monster spoofs, he is the Gill-Man riff.

Unpopular Opinion: It's for the best that he was discontinued after Kevin Clash left. Big sex scandal notwithstanding, Clifford is a Black character, and at the very leas there needs to be a Black puppeteer to do him justice. On top of that, the Muppets' writers and creative team are still overwhelmingly white, which sets Clifford up for a lot of jokes that draw attention to his Black-codedness, which are dated and cringey at best and offensive at worst. The most glaring example I can think of comes from an interview with Kirk Thatcher, who said that back when Muppet Monster Adventure was planned to be a TV special, Clifford's beastly alter-ego would be the "Creature from the African-American Lagoon". Yikes riding bikes.

Songs I Associate With Them:

He's not technically in the sequence, but the "Brick House" opening from Muppets from Space seems like his music taste or close enough to it:

Favorite Picture of Them:

[thestalkerbunny]

You remember that made up show you made with the roadkill puppet? I been watching videos of old children tv shows and it make want to know more about it, like it's characters and behind the scenes story if you have thought of any.

okay so Let's TALK.

Meatlug's first proper appearance was in a comic I drew called 'The man in the vent. Which is sort of a thought I have sometimes cause I have a vent in my ceiling and I think about how TERRIFYING it'd be for there to be someone in my vent.

The idea of a video informing you of something happening in real time sorta sparked this whole thing. I didn't really intend for him to be a 'ferret' but he sorta ended up being....well a ferret. There wasn't really a way to explain WHY he looks like that.

Thing in a Bucket was honestly a creation I made to oddly enough express a sense of anxiety I didn't quite know I HAD yet. Just a sort of odd paranoid little creature that hides itself in a bucket and it's mouth is always bleeding because it chews on it's tongue out of worry.

Opossuracoocat was basically a fucked up looking hybrid creature that someone turned into a puppet and has resented it every since. He was originally a hand puppet. I decided to give him legs out of pity for him.

Hat-A-Lad is honestly a design I like a lot, he's sort of built like a trash can and he's stylized to look like those default designs of 'strangers' on those signs in neighborhoods saying they've got a neighborhood watch. He's sort of become a straw man if you will for general ignorance and stupidity. A sort of stand in for a viewer who may be getting into something bad or stupid (like MLM schemes or stranger danger)

I did do a comic with him once to sort of show better how his mouth seemingly works and how freakish he could be if he wanted to be.

Keratin was more of the latest creations, the idea stemming from a fancy sort of high quality puppet being saddled on a kid's puppet show. Keratin is actually the thing hair made of and he's sort of a monster made of just hair. I really like the high quality puppets you sometimes see in movies and stuff and then compared side by side next to kermit the frog looking fuckers.

For anyone curious, Keratin would be the very obvious gay rep in the show, not even subtle about it-people watching it would be like 'that rude monster is a homosexual' I mean the whole puppet cast is a little fruity in their own ways-but Keratin would be the one who is actually voiced by a drag queen and has a sort of hard to tell 'male/female' voice that layers over each other.

I have joked with friends the idea that Meatlug N Pals was a tv show made by collage students as a part of a large senior art project finale and was aired on a small local broadcast channel late at night (You know where the kids can't exactly see it) and for some reason even after that, the episodes continued to air.

Meatlug N Pals is just basically a children's puppet show that is aware it's built like a children's puppet show but insists on talking about adult topics like sex, divorce, how politics work, getting involved in a cult, taxes, shit like that. They also swear a lot.

[aaronscalesonmain]

Welcome home OC script 2

Playfellow Workshop #1530 -Subject: Tomatoes -Cut in from previous segment- Camera pans down on the characters having a backyard barbecue, Howdy manning the grill and giving Barnaby a hotdog as Frank and Eddie wait in line. The girls are odd in the background chatting as the camera focuses on Wally, Snock and Tyson eating together. Wally So... let me get this straight... You like Ketchup- Snock yesssir! Wally You like Salsa- Snock Sssi sssi Sssenior~ Tyson -Giggles- Wally And you like Spaghetti sauce- Snock Ciao bella! Snock mimics the chef's kiss with his snake puppet hand, making Tyson chuckle his drink and Wally roll his eyes. Snock then goes to pick up his hamburger with both hands, struggling a little due to his sock puppets. Wally Heh, alright... so tell me, if you like all of those, why dont you like Tomato on your burger? Wally holds up his hamburger, which has a red tomato slice that is missing from Snock's. Snock looks to Tyson, who also has a red tomato slice in his burger. Snock shrugs. Snock Hmm... I dunno, I guesss I jussst dont like them raw. Tyson Really? Have you ever tried one before? Snock Well... no... Tyson then puts his lunch aside and gets up, going off screen for a moment. Snock looks unsure while Wally tilts his head curiously. Tyson reemerges with a whole tomato in his hand. Tyson Try it! You might like it. Wally You'll never know for sure unless you do. Snock I... Sssuppossse you're right. Tomatoesss are jussst food right? What'sss the worssst that could happen? Snock takes a bite out of the tomato as if is was an apple, he is silent for a moment, before his face crumples like Kermit the frog. Snock B...Bitter! Uck, ssso bitter! Tyson Ooh, sorry bro... Wally Well, now we know for sure.