<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Muppet Monday: Don&#8217;t Call it a Reunion, They&#8217;ve Been Here For&nbsp;Years]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>In last week&#8217;s <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/" target="_blank"><em>Entertainment Weekly</em></a> (on stands now) the Muppets, as the cast of the <em>Muppet Show</em>, reunited to talk about their old show, as well as, most importantly, their upcoming <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2010/10/18/muppet-monday-rashida-jones-may-join-greatest-muppet-movie-ever-made-moving-us-closer-to-a-state-muppet-movie-directed-by-judd-apatow/" target="_blank">return to the big screen</a> with Jason Segel.  To be fair, it&#8217;s not like the Muppets needed to be reunited, as they&#8217;ve been pretty much working non-stop for 40 years (we&#8217;re also not sure there was any compelling reason to bring the casts of <em>The West Wing, Will &amp; Grace</em> and <em>Alias</em> back together after like 4 months apart, but that&#8217;s a different complaint for a different blog), but any national magazine publicity is good national magazine publicity.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>(click to enlarge, so you can see how they managed to sneak Mickey Mouse in the background) </em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">And read the brief interview with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Gonzo <a href="http://www.imagebam.com/image/d55bbf102327439" target="_blank">here</a>. <em><br />
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