Pete and Ben discuss the legacy, potency, and popularity of the Soviet Union's premiere cultural defector, and consider how he's objectified by the episode, whether Statler and Waldorf should sing along to the theme song, and how big Robin's hat should be. They also determine a head-canon for the Muppet Show warm-up comedian and that … Continue reading Guest-starring Rudolf Nureyev!

Ben and Pete look at the posthumous release of the Muppet Show episode featuring Zero Mostel, discussing his maximalist performance, dissecting the show's spec script origins, and digressing into the depths of wordplay "betta" left unplumbed. https://audioboom.com/posts/8221726-henson-perspective-guest-starring-zero-mostel Sources and References: Despite talking about how Jared Brown in Zero Mostel: a Biography, spends time on "almost … Continue reading Guest-starring Zero Mostel!

Pete and Ben investigate how well the Fawlty John Cleese of 1977 matches up with the potentially more cloth-eared John Cleese of 2022, and what the term "cloth-eared" means, anyway. They also investigate the height of the Muppet theatre, where Frank Oz was during this episode, and why both local fireworks and Siri seem to … Continue reading Guest-starring John Cleese!