Kermit and Miss Piggy now pose a serious threat to your child’s mind. That’s what family values group One Million Moms seem to believe, announcing this week that they’ll be boycotting the new Muppets television series.
The new series, which aired its premier on ABC last night, is apparently more satirical in tone with potential for more adult humour. Set behind the scenes at a late night talk show called Up Late With Miss Piggy and titled simply The Muppets, it seems to take inspiration from the likes of The Office and Parks and Recreation.
All this is too much for One Million Moms (1MM). It seems their hackles were initially raised by promotional videos, in which “full frontal nudity” is mentioned. Of course 1MM apparently realise this is a joke, what with Kermit technically being naked all the time. On the other hand, when Miss Piggy appeared to come out as pro-choice in an MSNBC interview they could no longer let it slide.
The press release on their website puts it plainly: “The puppet characters loved by kids in the 1970s and 1980s and beyond are now weighing in on abortion and promiscuity.”
Heaven forbid. Worst of all, parents might have to explain a sex joke or reference to the their kids, smashing their precious little minds into a million pieces. Aside from the fact that kids are far less sheltered than some parents believe, isn’t a child who’s old enough to still be up at 8pm also old enough to have at least an edited version of ‘the talk’?
1MM don’t think so. In fact they’re terrified parents will unwittingly tune in with their kids and be overwhelmed by the “perverted nature” of the show. It could spark a national scandal. Kermit will have to appear on Jimmy Fallon to make a public apology. The paparazzi will turn on Miss Piggy.
In truth The Muppets probably won’t sink or swim on the judgement of 1MM alone. People will keep tuning in if they find it funny, or tune out if it winds up being a miss-fire. Early reviews are mixed, but based on the first look presentation video released on Youtube it’s at least worth a shot.
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