<?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[Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: Muppet&nbsp;Monster(s)]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A relatively broad term today, simply: &#8220;muppets.&#8221;  It&#8217;s actually quite interesting, and encouraging, that someone ostensibly found our blog via the term &#8220;muppets.&#8221;  That must mean (we guess) that due to our vast library of Muppet-related posts we&#8217;re becoming one of the top results for that search.  Which is something to be proud of (right?  Please say yes).</p>
<p>Since the search term was so wide open we&#8217;re going to give you two clips today, that way everyone goes home happy.  First, we have this mash-up of the Muppets performing Kanye West&#8217;s &#8220;Monster,&#8221; which is <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/01/another_muppet-monster_remix.html?mid=partnerfeed" target="_blank">all the rage</a> today:</p>
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<p>[sidebar:  Is the Muppet remix becoming something of a tired art?  How many times can we see some kind of Muppet mash-up until it feels derivative, devaluing both the Muppets and whatever work they are paired with?  Only time will tell.]</p>
<p>And, secondly, we&#8217;re happy to counter that &#8220;Monster&#8221; with the original Muppet Monsters, <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Little_Muppet_Monsters" target="_blank"><em>Little Muppet Monsters</em></a>, the extremely short-lived series that was briefly paired with Jim Henson&#8217;s <em>Muppet Babies</em> in 1985.  Shelved after airing just three episodes, it remains when of the great Muppet oddities:</p>
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<p>Well take the latter any day of the week.</p>
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