This was tough. I had lots of favorites as a kid… The Smurfs, CareBears, Looney Tunes…. my brother also got me watching He-Man, GI Joe, TMNT (the original cartoon), and Transformers. (My boys are always shocked at my knowledge base of boy friendly cartoons.)
The other day, the radio program I was listening to played the theme song from The Muppet Show. Do you remember it? LOVED it! It was definitely a family favorite in my house growing up. My parents were in town last week (hence the gap in my return to blogging) and we went to see it together. My plan was to go with mom and dad while the kids were in school, because none of my kids are big Muppet fans. (One of my biggest failings as a parent. Sigh.) But then I realized that Ian and Brayden had a half day on the afternoon set aside for the movie excursion. So I bribed them. I didn’t really have to bribe Ian, but I promised him lunch on the way to the theater. Brayden was a much harder sell, so I also promised him lunch and that he could have his own soda cup in the movie. SOLD! (Good thing our movie theater has cups with $1 refills!)
So we all went to see the Muppets last Thursday and I loved it. Yes, it was silly and cheesy, but it was classic Muppets. I laughed a lot. I cried a lot, too! Jason Segal was so cute as the big brother to Walter, the newest addition to the Muppet crew (and admittedly, the Muppets #1 Fan.) Amy Adams was adorable, as JS’s girlfriend of 10 years who is getting tired of waiting around for JS to propose. Chris Cooper nailed the villainous Oil Tycoon out to destroy the Muppets. And yes, there is a performance of the classic song, “The Rainbow Connection”. And even though Brayden promised me in advance he wasn’t going to like this movie, I caught him laughing on more than one occasion, especially when Fozzie walks out on the stage with whoopie cushion shoes. Classic!
So if you grew up watching the Muppet Show or any of the Muppet movies, go see this. You won’t be disappointed. I definitely wasn’t! 
And since it’s the month of December, if you can get your hands on a copy of A Muppet Christmas Carol, watch that, too. It’s my favorite movie version of the classic Dickens story. Michael Caine is awesome as Scrooge. Kermit is Bob Cratchit and Fozzie is Fezziwig. And I can say with confidence that it’s perfectly cast because I finally read the original story by Dickens last month, and I’m telling you when Bob Cratchit’s wife is griping about Scrooge, she sounded just like Miss Piggy. It was uncanny! I’m disappointed to see that Netflix doesn’t have this one in their stash. I might have to email them and complain. Seriously, it’s awesome.
