1.
So I was watching an episode of 'The Muppet Show' the other night and I realized something. Miss Piggy was a real bitch. Yelling at the other muppets all the time. She’d beat the shit out of Kermit. . . frequently. A solid 'Hiiiiiya' karate chop right to the kisser and he’d fly across the room into Animal’s drum set where someone would have to unbend his mouth. Always completely unprovoked. Makes you wonder what was going through Jim Henson’s head when he created Miss Piggy.
It sure doesn’t paint a pretty picture of Mrs. Henson.
If anything I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to say that the whole Miss Piggy character was one big cry for help.
I wonder if Jim Henson’s friends or colleagues ever suspected anything? They’d be in the middle scripting a Muppets episode. Jim would show up late with fresh bruises. “Oh great Mr. Henson you’re here. Let me catch you up. Where were we? O.K. Kermit helped Gonzo find his chicken and Fozzie and Rawlf learn an important lesson about sharing. We figured we’d end it with a full cast ensemble of ‘Together Again’. What do you think Jim?”
“Yeah. Maybe. I was actually thinking something more along the lines of having Miss Piggy barge in scream at Kermit for forgetting to pay the electric bill, then take a swing at him with a letter opener and threaten to take the kids and leave the country.”
2.
I wonder what Jim Henson's wife thought of Miss Piggy?
Because when people think of Jim Henson, they think of Kermit the Frog. And when people think of Miss Piggy, they think of that heartless swine of a wife that frequently manipulated and beat her frail, lovable husband.
I bet it was a delicate subject around the Henson home. I can just see the whole Henson family sitting around the dinner table.
"So, Jim, how's the movie script coming along?"
"It's finished. It's my greatest work to date. I'm calling it, 'The Muppets Take Manhattan!'"
"Good for you Jim. So. . . how did things pan out for Kermit and Miss Piggy?"
"They get married at the end."
"Really? That's fantastic!! So they finally ironed things out, found some common ground, and mutually decided to spend the rest of their lives together?"
"Well. . . not exactly. Miss Piggy actually tricks Kermit into marrying her at the end by sneaking a real priest into the final scene of their big Broadway play. Kermit barely knew what hit him. He didn't really have a choice you see. . . Ahem. . . Can you pass the mashed potatoes?
It sure doesn’t paint a pretty picture of Mrs. Henson.
If anything I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to say that the whole Miss Piggy character was one big cry for help.
I wonder if Jim Henson’s friends or colleagues ever suspected anything? They’d be in the middle scripting a Muppets episode. Jim would show up late with fresh bruises. “Oh great Mr. Henson you’re here. Let me catch you up. Where were we? O.K. Kermit helped Gonzo find his chicken and Fozzie and Rawlf learn an important lesson about sharing. We figured we’d end it with a full cast ensemble of ‘Together Again’. What do you think Jim?”
“Yeah. Maybe. I was actually thinking something more along the lines of having Miss Piggy barge in scream at Kermit for forgetting to pay the electric bill, then take a swing at him with a letter opener and threaten to take the kids and leave the country.”
2.
I wonder what Jim Henson's wife thought of Miss Piggy?
Because when people think of Jim Henson, they think of Kermit the Frog. And when people think of Miss Piggy, they think of that heartless swine of a wife that frequently manipulated and beat her frail, lovable husband.
I bet it was a delicate subject around the Henson home. I can just see the whole Henson family sitting around the dinner table.
"So, Jim, how's the movie script coming along?"
"It's finished. It's my greatest work to date. I'm calling it, 'The Muppets Take Manhattan!'"
"Good for you Jim. So. . . how did things pan out for Kermit and Miss Piggy?"
"They get married at the end."
"Really? That's fantastic!! So they finally ironed things out, found some common ground, and mutually decided to spend the rest of their lives together?"
"Well. . . not exactly. Miss Piggy actually tricks Kermit into marrying her at the end by sneaking a real priest into the final scene of their big Broadway play. Kermit barely knew what hit him. He didn't really have a choice you see. . . Ahem. . . Can you pass the mashed potatoes?
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