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Bonus! Gonzo's Many Dresses, More Gay Muppet Guests, and David Bowie's Codpiece

🕑 Added 2021-07-31 17:00:05 +0000 UTC

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jasonuity

Okay your Labyrinth interpretation was mindblowing. I’ll have to read the novelisation sometime.

claire bee

Again, I have been trying so hard to be restrained, but this time I think I've got something worth commenting for: I've recently been watching The Muppets for the first time (I know, I know, did I grow up under a rock, etc), and I've been keeping note of all the queercoding that I've noticed, so I can confirm that Gonzo is not just genderbending in his attire, but also in his actual sexuality. In the Leslie Uggams episode, when Gonzo sees Big Bird for the first time, he falls for him. I mean, his reaction is immediately and overpoweringly a romantic one. Check it out, I think you'll see what I mean. Also, in the Gene Kelly episode, Kelly is singing a love-song to Miss Piggy when she has to go on stage. Gonzo offers to fill in for her, and Kelly sings the rest of the song to Gonzo, while Gonzo lies back in his arms and gazes up at him. You might already know about both of these, but I'm mentioning them just in case you didn't! Before I go, just a couple of final things that I was wondering whether to mention, and which I might as well pop in now that I'm commenting anyway: if you're interested in obscure queer history, have you come across the Golden Orchid Society? Here's a really interesting article about it in case you haven't: https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2016/12/20/the-golden-orchid Also, have you seen the Drunk History segment on van Steuben? If you haven't, it's on YouTube and is well worth checking out!

Amy Harth

I guess I wonder why the discussion of David Bowie’s sexuality is so vague when he said many times he was bisexual. What am I missing?

Matt Baume

Well! Lucky biographers!

John Mysliwiec

David Bowie was known to be very well-endowed, as mentioned by several of his biographers. I really think that is all that was at play here: taming the beast into a pair of tights.

Jay Kidd

Maybe the Miss Piggy thing is a pun? Like because he's AbraHAM Lincoln? Unsure, but that seems to track with me.

Girl In Gold Boots

No worries. The alternate link works fine.

Matt Baume

That's such a good point about the way the bulge draws the viewer's gaze! And wow yes what a great comparison of Jareth/Phantom to Sarah/Christine.

Matt Baume

David Bowie's certainly does

Matt Baume

NOOOOOO I thought I fixed it! Well ... try using that alternate link for now, and let me know if it's still causing trouble.

Years ago I got to wrote this article and included Labyrinth because Jarrett and sexual coming of age is greater than saving babies. https://www.cracked.com/blog/5-female-driven-fantasy-movies-thatd-fall-apart-in-reality

YES TO THE BILLIONTH POWER! I never noticed the newspaper clipping in the room or the actor played by Bowie in the picture with her mom (as you said, it was never mentioned or confirmed in the film so blink and you will miss it) but I completely agree about Jareth as sexual temptation and not just because we the audience are trash people and want to get cool with Bowie. I think the cod piece represents your eyes being pulled DOWN to a place that is filled with stemming curiosity. Duh, it’s bulging right at you. The toys turn puppets/characters represent leaving childhood behind. I’ve also personally noticed correlations with one of my favorite stories, The Princess and the Goblin. Down below the earth, the Goblin Prince wants to take Princess Irene of the Sun People down to his realm and marry her. A miner boy named Curdie who represents bravery and righteousness wants to save the kingdoms from the goblins. Here, Jareth intentionally doesn’t look like a “Goblin” like the monsters we heard about in our nightmares forever. He looks…alluring. Like the Phantom, he has some sort of knowledge that tempts our body and mind even if he did kidnap the baby. I could go on forever about this stuff. I love coming of age stories.

Girl In Gold Boots

Getting "Oops! Imbed code not valid!" On Motorola G6, Android 9, using the Patreon app.

Sean

Another bonus video! Our cup run-eth over!

rebecca gibbs

smooth like butter, e hoa! Worked a charm:)

Matt Baume

Ok thank you for the heads up! I've replaced the video -- please go ahead and try now, and let me know if it's still giving you issues.

rebecca gibbs

thanks so much for including the full link! I still cant access the vimeo links from my android phone (samsung) or my macbook (catalina).

Lin Kibblemom

I'm curious if you got any slashy gay vibes from the show, if you've watched enough of it to know.

Matt Baume

ARGHHHHH well at least it's consistent. Let me know if the links give you the same issues.

Nicole Brett

Link worked thanks

Nini L

I got the same error. Watching on desktop/chrome.

Matt Baume

Oh GOSH yes, there's SO MUCH

Matt Baume

Aw that's lovely, now he has the option which name to use!

Matt Baume

Ah geez, sorry about that -- are you viewing it on a phone, and are you using the Patreon app or a web browser? Also, try this link: https://vimeo.com/mattbaume/muppetguests

Lin Kibblemom

No S&H clips to share, I wasn't really a fan of the show, but the first thing that came to mind at their mention was of how much slash fanfic was written about them.

Nicole Brett

https://i.vimeocdn.com/filter/overlay?src0=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F1202953567_1280x720&src1=https%3A%2F%2Ff.vimeocdn.com%2Fimages_v6%2Fshare%2Fplay_icon_overlay.png This is the error message

Nicole Brett

Can’t get the video to work

Nini L

Funny story about Labyrinth: It is such an iconic movie for me, one of my all-time favorites, that when I was pregnant with my firstborn son, I was planning on naming him Jareth Xavier. My family HATED the name, Protested vehemently. But I was dead set on giving him the name... until he was born, on my father's birthday. At that moment I decided to change my mind, and named him after my dad and my brother. He grew up knowing the story about the name that almost was and has been using it as his online handle for nearly a decade now. LOL>