charlietheowl's Random Thoughts: Season 1 of TMS

George was boring, but I didn't think Hilda was that bad. I do wonder if the writing staff felt the need to have a few extra "human-like" characters early on to not weird out the audience. Most of the characters dropped early on (George, Mildred, Wayne, Wanda, Hilda, even JP Grosse) were all people compared to monsters or animals.

Right, I forgot to say, one of the only things I liked about season one, was the Wayne and Wanda Sketches

When the show started out, it was kind of hit and miss because they were just starting out and were trying different things to see what worked. Even though it's my least favourite season, S1 did have a lot of really good bits that I enjoyed.

One of them was the guest stars. Yeah, I had no idea who a lot of these people were or are, but for the most part, they were pretty good. Rita Moreno's fever, Ruth Buzzi’s nuttiness, Joel Grey’s and Paul William’s singing, Avery Schreiber vs Sweetums, Peter Ustinov’s sophistication, Kaye Ballard vs Animal and Miss Piggy, Phillis Diller’s terrible saxophone playing and my personal favourite being Bruce Forsyth and Fozzie vs Statler and Waldorf. Yes, I agree Mummenschanz didn’t do any interactions with the Muppets, which was one of the shows strong points, but I loved their act!

A few sketches and songs I liked and the UK spots were good, but most of the time they were kinda boring and I often found myself skipping a few.

I’m not totally fond of Wayne and Wanda, though I admit, it was kinda cool that they were in the lastest movie. Miss Piggy was mostly forgettable, always swooning around Kermit, so it was a VERY wise decision to change her character to a more diva, demanding, attention seeking and sometimes complex character. I’m also glad that the changed Gonzo’s character in the second season, but the sad, desperate character they started off with was, oddly kinda adorable and sometimes funny. Also, his attempts after Miss Piggy was hilarious.

Same with me! I mean, I cant say I HATED the first season, it's just, the other seasons were far better.