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Let\\u2019s be real: the noir genre has been dead for decades. One of the main reasons why is that audiences refuse to embrace any imaginative reinventions of the old hard-boiled detective stories - regardless of their quality. Such was the fate of Brian Henson\\u2019s wonderfully subversive THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS, which committed the deadly sin of having puppets be sexual and deeply flawed in puritan America. Listen to Alex & Julio as they try to rescue Henson\\u2019s misunderstood masterpiece from obscurity in the latest installment of The Muppathon!

TIMELINE

00:01:17 The Happytime Murders

00:12:43 Contrarians Corner

01:04:58 IMA

01:05:48 Now on Patreon

01:10:54 Real Talk

01:56:24 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, the Muppathon takes a break so we can tackle our next Patron Pick: the Brendan Gleeson / Don Cheadle comedy, THE GUARD! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of The Happytime Murders! Has society become too high-brow for puppet sex? Did the raunchiness in the movie eclipse its social commentary? Will you ever look at silly string the same way? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!