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Theresa throwaway moment in an episode ofThe Muppet Showthat sums up the specialness of Jim Hensons characters.
And on a scale of one to ten, heres your score so far!
yells Statler, holding up a 2.
Remember, Statler and Waldorf hate everything and mock everything, so theres no newsflash happening.
Theyre doing what they always do, but with a prop.
The whole business of rating that nights show is an exercise in bad faith knife-twisting, just pure meanness.
The show hasnt even started yet!
Some part of him wonders what he couldve done to get the score up.
This is the true genius of the Muppets: They arent just lovable talking creatures with personalities.
Theyre performers in a behind-the-scenes story that continues over the decades no matter what show or film theyre doing.
Theyre still big: Its the screens that have gotten small.
The show goes on.
