Ahead of his time

[elklad]

I've mentioned to a few of you that Jim Henson's pitch to CBS for The Muppet Show was hilarious. Thanks to a widget we put together here at work, I can now share it (and a few other Muppet highlights):

And to think CBS rejected Henson after this

Comments

[2h2o]

Is that the pitch for the original show, or a more recent revival? (I'd guess the original show, but the references to Kermit as a known commodity are throwing me.)

[elklad]

The original. Kermit was known from previous appearances on Sesame Street. (Surprisingly, Rowlf had appeared even earlier on The Jimmy Dean Show.)

[kassrachel]

That pitch is utterly fantastic.

Wow.

[phaedrusdeinus]

Huh. The "Danny Boy" skit seems like it may have influenced a later SNL gag.

[elklad]

I remember that gag, and now that you mention it, it does seem awfully similar.

As always, genius.

[spacecrime]

Nice widget, too!

-- Chris

[ltlbird]

Awesome! And the mix is cool, too. Now I see how the tool you've been telling me about can be used.