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New episode out now! We encounter another jewel-heist-in-London-involving-Muppets film with 2014's Muppets Most Wanted! We discuss the appeal of the Muppets and how the format they're in can really make or break the offbeat humor, and debate whether this movie accomplished that traditional zaniness. We talk about how we love the practical nature of the Muppets, wonder if we may have liked this movie a bit more if a few actors were replaced, and complain about the use of CGI. We also get into the fun cameos and how we recognized almost all of them, and confirm we loved all the songs - even the romantic one. Katy loves synchronized swimming and lists, Carrie does not enjoy a mirror mime gag, Maddy knows Josh Groban, and Mack goes on two separate rants but then does an incredible Doofenshmirtz impression. We also argue about the word of art thieves, think that freely dancing to the Macarena seems fun, yell at Mack twice, and some of us get weirded out by sexy Kermit (aka Constantine). Give it a listen to hear us talk about European employment laws, clown cars, the Tower of London, Labyrinth, and which one of us thought this movie was incredible. Enjoy!

TW: Covid references, Russian gulag

Show Notes/Corrections:

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• Carrie\u2019s \u201cHarvey\u201d note was her noting the cameo of Ross Lynch, the man who played Harvey in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
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• Katy had her details wrong but Thomas Blood did attempt to steal the Crown Jewels in 1671 and almost succeeded. More details here: The Theft of the Crown Jewels
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• Here\u2019s an article about Adam Worth and the Boylston National Bank heist mack mentioned: Adam Worth, the Napoleon of Crime
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• The Story of Hoggle: Labyrinth's Lost Puppet: Bizarre Story Of What Happened To Hoggle
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• A bit about the restoration of Hoggle by Gary Sowatzka: Gary Restores Hoggle
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• You can get married at the Tower of London and packages start at \xa37,600: check it out here or here!
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• The TikTok of the man living at the Tower of London is @honourabletom and here is a link explaining why he lives there.
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• Katy was wrong - Kermit bit Vincent price on The Muppet Show, not Sesame Street.
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