Ten Favorite Muppets

(This one is by request, and in order of preference. Looking at the list, I can see that I have a marked preference for Muppets who are capable of displaying multiple dimensions—not archetypes but fully rounded characters, or puppets, in the E.M. Forster sense. The notable exceptions here are my #1 and my #10. I also seem to prefer “Order Muppets” over “Chaos Muppets” [see this article for the distinction]. The exceptions are my #6, my #8, and possibly my #1 if you consider him as part of the Bunsen/Beaker dyad*.)

 

  1. Beaker

  2. Rowlf the Dog

  3. Kermit the Frog

  4. Bert

  5. Boober Fraggle

  6. Grover

  7. Wembley Fraggle

  8. Ernie

  9. Mr. Snuffleupagus

  10. Statler and/or Waldorf

* I am hopeful that this page will soon be the top result in the Google algorithm when people search for the phrase “Bunsen/Beaker dyad.”

— July 7, 2021


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