The magazine story 'Bedtime Tale' really gave us an Edward and Mavis story with what sounds like a fantastical ending, and didn't even give us the rest of it.
How the hell did he come up with what he's describing?
Thats a bloody interesting tale.
Tell me the rest of the story old man.
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“Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer don’t even look exactly alike how can their owners not tell them apart”
The implication in the lyrics was that by the time the owners got to the scene of the crime the deed was done and they couldn’t tell which cat had done it. The whole point is that they can’t tell the cats are collaborating and that enables them to succeed again and again. Them looking similar is a bonus.
“Or after supper one of the girls suddenly missed her Woolworth pearls
Then the family would say, "It's that horrible cat!
It was Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer!"
And most of the time they left it at that”
Even later, the family and cook are only notified about Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer’s actions after the fact. They didn’t see anything happening.
“When the family assembled for Sunday dinner
Their minds made up that they wouldn't get thinner on
Argentine joint, potatoes and greens
Then the cook would appear from behind the scenes
And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow
"I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow
The joint has gone from the oven like that!”
“Then the family would say, "It's that horrible cat!
It was Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer!"
And most of the time they left it at that.”
The song even ends by stating the family can hear the destruction they’ve caused but haven’t seen anything. And so they can only discuss who it could’ve been and move on.
I think this also answers another common question I see which is “why do Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer’s owners keep them?”
“It’s that horrible cat!” Cat, as in one cat. Not two. They think only one of them did it and don’t want to get rid of both their cats if one is “innocent”. So they keep them both and ponder on.
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Alright Muppet Baby headcanons about Afghan and Baskerville, let's go!
~Both of them are really clingy to Rowlf
~They're mostly just side/background characters, but are focused on every once in a while
~I like to think that when Rowlf's singing a song (or any other song segments) they'll just suddenly pop up outta nowhere and provide as back up singers
~Baskerville would probably hang out with Rizzo a lot (when he's not with Rowlf)
~Same with Afghan and Skeeter. She'd like Summer too
~I don't know how clear I've made it now how close they are to Rowlf, but like 99.9% of the time they're on screen they are right by his side
~Rowlf is constantly annoyed at them of course. They bother him and invade his space 24/7, so why wouldn't he be
~Afghan will ask Miss Nanny all the time if they can have pizza/pizza bites for lunch or snack time
~Baskerville will be a little smug rat sometimes and do stuff to purposefully annoy Rowlf (for ex. he'll lean against him when knowing that the guy likes his personal space and just do other little stuff like that)
~Baskerville isn't much bigger than Rizzo
~Baskerville is also babied a lot by the others because of how innocent he looks, but in actuality he's very mischievous. He usually gets away with a lot of stuff he does because of his look
~Afghan is a tomboy like Skeeter
~She's also one of the more taller babies. She's around Fozzie's size
~Baskerville and Fozzie have a light rivalry with each other because both try to be the funnyman of the group (This is reference to that one Muppet Show episode where they were holding auditions and Baskerville auditioned as a comedian, and Fozzie kept throwing him off stage)
~Miss Piggy loves to dress Afghan up, always saying how perfect her fluffy fur would look with this and that
~Like Gonzo, Baskerville has wore a dress before at some point
~He's also been chased by Camilla more than once because he's just one of those kids that likes to annoy everyone for the heck of it, including her
~Afghan on the other hand is quite a charmer
Whew, that was a lot! I don't think I have anymore so I'll just stop here :o)
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