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Lime in the Coconut

Watching this clip from the Muppet Show today, I’m in awe of the creative and technical aspects of it (it’s such a complicated production, and it looks so seamless!), but when I was a kid, and saw this on television, it scared the hell out of me:

Speaking as a puppeteer, I love the fact that the bed spins. And when Kermit hides under the covers? It’s done so naturally, but, man alive, that must’ve been an awkward move for Henson.

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