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My name is Puddles! I'm a 30 year old trans man/gender-nonconforming person who writes about niche topics and collects vintage Muppet memorabilia.
Aspiring writer/blogger/artist.
Sideblog: @alchoaniki
[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over
Look, itās a weird hill to die on, especially when I donāt really explain, but children deserve to experience fear, disgust, and discomfort in safe scenarios where they can process those sensations.
Media for children used to be scary and thatās important.
āSince it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.ā ā C.S. Lewis
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
-- G. K. Chesterton
sometimes i get home from an event with my family and i just have to sit in my car for a second & read that one sarah schulman quote on familial homophobia
taps the sign.
Muppet Movies āCover-Artā Showcase: VHS vs. DVD (pt. 1)
I have always been fascinated by varients. Today, I'd like to show off some Muppet movie cover-art!
This is not a comphrensive list/post. Only some items I have in my personal collection.
Muppet Treasure Island
The first thing we see here is the absence of Tim Curry (a tragedy) and Jim Hawkins (that's fine). I wish more art stuck with the "illustration" look, but I don't hate this.
The Muppet Movie
See what I mean? The cover on the left is gorgeous, full of color, character, and charm. Both characters looking directly into the camera. It has a little pizazz.
The cover on the right? Isolated character screen grabs. Amateur photoshop. Practically lifeless. Gonzo would never sign off on this.
Need I say more?
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Once I got over the beauty of this illustration, what actually struck me the most is how not a single one of the guest stars shown prominently on the VHS cover is on the DVD cover. Times really did change, didn't they...?
i also like the muppets :D whats your favourite piece of memorabilia you have.
That's a hard one!
Maybe Jim Henson's autograph or my sealed copy of Christmas Carol on VHS (includes coupon!)
I'm also quite pleased with my in-package Baby Piggy from the first run of Muppet Babies McDonald's toys- you could get her or Baby Kermit for the "Under 3" toy, but I haven't seen him in the wild yet.
You seem cool as fuck.
What kinda retro games we talking?
That's very kind of you!
SNES/N64/PS2 is my biggest wheelhouse. I'm currently challenging myself to beat Adventure Two on Diddy Kong Racing after never having succeeded as a kid. Earthbound also really needs a replay. A cart actually came up at the game place near me last year, but I didn't have $300 to blow on it š
It's Muppet Monday!!!
With our special guest star:
Muppet Classic Theater
on VHS!
The very first direct-to-video feature film in the franchise, released September 27th, 1994. It was never released on DVD except in certain European territories, and split across "The Very Best of The Muppets" DVDs volumes 2 and 3 as a bonus feature! Allegedly, Volume 2 contains the first half of the film unedited, but Volume 3 splits the second half into three episodes with their own opening and closing cards leading to continuity errors! Man I'd love to get my hands on those babies!
Fun fact: The most underrated joke in the history of Muppets may be "A-HA! Got you now, Mr. RALPH LAUREN !"
I feel like the modern generation is simply not familiar with how *weird* The Super Mario Brothers Super Show was
Sure, most people are basically familiar with the cartoon segments. They called Bowser King Koopa, Peach had red hair, yadda yadda. But the live action sections really deserve more attention from people who didn't grow up with them.
Some highlights:
Mario and Luigi live in a Full House/Drake and Josh style soundstage made to look like a shitty Brooklyn apartment. Here are some shots of it. Santa Claus is not relevant.
Chess-playing Sewer Critters live beneath the floor, and that's Obi-Wan Cannoli.
Speaking of which, sometimes we can afford guest stars:
Sometimes we get whatever is going on here:
And may I remind you this is NOT the same cartoon that had to cut Milli-Vanilli and once referred to Bowser's castle as his "coney-island disco palace". That would be Super Mario World, which was its own beast. It also has no relation to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which reveals the full names of both brothers are Mario Mario and Luigi Mario. Lore was the wild west back in the day.
The Wildwood Jimsonweed: Was a "classic country song" really about a surprisingly common and deadly hallucinogenic plant?
"The name of this song is the Wildwood Flower
Now the Wildwood Flower is an old country classic
It's gained a whole new popularity
The song isn't any more popular
But the flower's doin' real good"
Hear me out-
In 1974, country-western singer Jim Stafford recorded and released his version of the song āThe Wildwood Weedā, written by Don Bowman, which is the version most people are familiar with. An otherwise forgettable tune, the song tells the story of two brothers living on a farm together, who discover the titular plant. Hallucinogenic hillbilly hijinks and puritanical panic quickly ensue as they find the plant to have some potent recreational properties.
For obvious reasons, many assumed the song to be about marijuana, to the point that some radio stations declined to play it. However, did you know that not only is there a real plant capable of producing the effects the song describes, it's also incredibly dangerous, sometimes causing fatal poisoning, and it may very well be in your yard?
The Link to the Past Tie-In Comic is a Mess I Cannot Wait to Re-read: (Mild Spoilers)
Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle Name Changes: Yuris > Julius > Maximillian?
Time is changing . . .
May I take you back to a simpler time, when video games were jam-packed with content from release, gamers were considered the most abominable of nerds, and Scott Menville still voiced leading protagonists? As a matter of fact, the subject of today's post just so happens to heavily revolve around one of those characters:
Did you know he also played Kimmy's boyfriend Duane on Full House?
Whoops, wrong picture. We're talking about this guy:
If you are not already aware, this is the male protagonist of Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle. In the Japanese version of the game, his name is Yuris. In the North American and European versions however, his name is Maximillian.
Concept art of Yuris
Screenshot of Maximillian
The question is, why the drastic change, and also, when did it happen? Allow me to elaborate.
In this IGN article posted on May 16th, 2002, he's still referred to as Yuris:
Not only that, we apparently have evidence that there were once plans to localize his name as Julius, which this video (31:04) goes into some detail on (which is also an excellent video I recommend to any Dark Cloud 2 fan).
But by the time of this IGN article posted just days later on May 21st, 2002, his name has inexplicably become Maximillan, which the article even pokes fun at:
This is of course not the only name change that was made to Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle (obviously). For instance, Cedric's name in Japanese is Starble and did you know his wife is dead however none of them are quite so drastic as that of our little blonde hero here.
But why Maximillian? No one seems to have found any source as to where exactly the name came from. Not only was Julius a perfectly servicable anglicization of the name Yuris, it also flowed nicely with his father's name, Gerald.
Was... it... because "Maximillian" shares a lot of letters with "Atlamillia" (the time-traveling MacGuffins used in the game)?
Was it because they thought Maximillian was a manlier-sounding name just like how they thought his starting outfit should be blue instead of green because everyone knows blue is for boys?
Was it because they wanted both main characters' names to start with an M?
I'm not saying there's a connection-
I really don't have a satisfying way to end this one, as far as I have currently researched (which is extensive and ongoing), we just don't know who came up with the name or why. But if you're a Dark Cloud 2 fan, consider joining the hunt. I thought not many other people would remember this game, but it turns out a lot of really awesome deep-dive content is still being posted by dedicated fans- there are literally dozens of us! Considering starting at the video I linked above- it's a great channel (that I am in no way, shape, or form affiliated with, I just think they're awesome).
Media Literacy Test. ft. Donkey Kong Country (TV Series 1996)
In this episode of Donkey Kong Country, King K. Rool's minion, Crusha, uses his masterful powers of vocal impersonation to trick Dixie Kong into being mad at Donkey Kong:
Despite barely being further away from Crusha than Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong completely fails to hear Crusha's impersonation of him, leaving him confused as to why his friend is angry.
If we critically analyze this scene, which of the following can we infer?
A) Crusha posseses the power to bend sound to his will and is using this ability to ensure only Dixie Kong can hear him.
B) Donkey Kong has sustained hearing damage from repeatedly being fired out of barrels without wearing the proper PPE.
C) Donkey Kong did in fact hear Crusha but believed it was once again the intrusive thoughts and voices inside his head which he seeks monkey therapy for.
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Why is the love gone?
Itās in the singing of a street corner choir, itās going home and getting warm by the fire, itās The Muppet Christmas Carol, a spirited retelling of the Charles Dickens classic, a tale about Ebenezer Scrooge, a wicked old miser who learns the error of his ways after being visited on Christmas Eve night by three spirits. Itās a story everyone knows, only this time with more singing, dancing, frogs, pigs, and even bears- albeit, not in their natural habitat of a Studebaker.
On December 11th, 1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol was released in theaters. It was the first Muppet movie produced after the deaths of beloved series creator Jim Henson, and Muppet performer Richard Hunt. It was directed by Jimās son Brian Henson, with script written by Jerry Juhl and starring Michael Caine as Scrooge. It was also the first theatrical production in which Kermit the Frog would be voiced and puppeteered by Steve Whitmire*, who continued to play the character until 2017.
* Whitmire previously performed as Kermit in the CBS special The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, but states that he considers Christmas Carol to be his first proper production as Kermit.
But weāre not here to discuss the movie in general- I could go for hours. What we are here to discuss is the elephant in the room- the bear in the Studebaker, if you will. Thatās right, the song infamously cut from many versions of this classic, including the original theatrical release- The Love Is Gone.
The Love Is Gone
āIt's one of my favorite things I've ever written in my life, that song.ā ā Paul Williams
For those not in the know or those needing a recap, The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to revisit the awful day that the love of his life, Belle (played by Meredith Braun), breaks young Scroogeās heart and leaves his life forever, as she has realized he no longer loves her- even if he did once. Old Scrooge looks on in anguish, clearly on the verge of tears, and implores the spirit to show him no more.
There was a time when I sure
That you and I were truly one
That our future was forever
And would never come undone
This song, written by songwriter Paul Williams, serves to make Scroogeās backstory all the more tragic and sympathetic to the audience (and also to make us cry) and was intended to be included in the filmās original theatrical release- and for good reason. For one, it does what it was intended to do, and does it well. Two, there is a dramatic reprise/callback to it at the end of the movie, when Scrooge, having learned his lesson, is sitting at the table for Christmas dinner surrounded by family and friends: The Love We Found, an emotional and uplifting song that packs twice the punch when you know what came before it.
You probably donāt need me to tell you that you canāt have a dramatic reprise without a dramatic existence-of-song. Why would they scrap this?
Oh.
When the film was screened for test audiences, Jeffrey Katzenberg, at the time chairman of Disney, felt that the children in the audience were growing restless during the scene, and producers felt the song slowed down the pace of the film. Brian Henson had the following to say on the matter in an interview with EW:
ā[Katzenberg] never forced me to do anything, but he said, āDo you see how antsy those kids are getting?āā Henson tells EW. āHe's like, āIt's just a little too adult-emotional for little kids to stay connected.ā [The movie] certainly plays well without the song, but I obviously preferred having the song in. I think it's good for kids to be pulled into deeply emotional moments, even if they feel slightly awkward about it when they're in a movie theater.ā ā Brian Henson
The lack of the song brings this version of the film, which we will henceforth refer to as the Theatrical Cut, to a run-time of 86 minutes. In versions that leave the song intact, henceforth referred to as the Superior Cut, which would debut in its entirety on the home video release in 1993,clocks in at 90 minutes.
You may be thinking, problem solved, right? It was included in later releases, right? Just watch/buy/stream the versions with the song intact.
And for a time, you would have been correct- the song was included on multiple VHS and DVD releases, and on all TV airings prior to 2012. But things get a little stickier than that- allow me to elaborate.
You see, the song appears intact on all VHS releases, as far as Iām able to gather. It also appears on the 2002 DVD release, but only in the 90 minute full-screen version of the film, not the 86-minute widescreen cut available on the same disc. Itās available in widescreen on the laserdisc, though. The 2005 DVD release is the same drill as the first example- the song appears if you watch in full-screen, but is absent in widescreen. A stand-alone DVD release in 2012 also contains the song under the same circumstances, because it uses the same disc as the 2005 release. Do not confuse this release with the 2012 Blu-Ray/DVD release, which does not contain the song at all, except apparently as a bonus feature extra if you choose to download the film digitally. After this version was released, it was henceforth the version used and aired by TV networks, meaning that the film now aired without the song on networks that had previously aired the Superior Cut. It also is available as an extra on Disney+ and iTunes.**
**The song also appears on all versions of The Muppet Christmas Carol Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and was re-recorded by Meredith Braun for her 2017 album When Love is Gone.
Did you get all that? If not, donāt worry- I made a low-res chart in MS Paint.
Why resort to this nonsense, you may ask? Why is whether the song is included or not dependent on what size your screen is? Why was it cut altogether from the 2012 Blu-ray/DVD release?
Because Disney lost the negatives and the raws.
Lost? I wonder if they tried Hare Krishna.
āItās because Disney lost the negative. I made the movie with When Love Is Gone in it and then I removed it for the theatrical release ā because the studio wanted the movie shorter ā with the agreement that I would put it back in again for the video release.
āWe made a video master with When Love Is Gone then we cut it out, spliced the negative, for the theatrical release. But in the process they lost the video master and they still have not been able to find the negative.
āWhen we tried cutting it in to the Blu-ray movie it looked terrible because you could tell weād cut from high resolution to the original video release. Iām still pressuring them to find it. They keep swearing to me that there is no way it has been lost forever, and I keep saying, ābut itās been 20 years!ā -- Brian Henson
The Love We Found
However- all hope is not lost. According to an article published by The Vulture in 2020, the missing footage has been located. Henson went down to review the film for its new release in 4K, where they were waiting to surprise him with the news. He told BBC Radio 2:
āI was so excited. They actually hid it ⦠so I went down and they said: āBut before we show it to you, weāve got something else we want to show you.ā And they put up reel four of Christmas Carol with āWhen Love Is Gone,ā Henson said. āI was like, āNo, you did not!ā and they said, āYes we did! We found it!ā I was so happy, I was so happy.ā ā Brian Henson
Henson went on to comment that he couldnāt say if the song would be included in time for Christmas that year, as they āwould have to scrambleā for it to be possible. And, indeed, a brand new cut of the film with the song intact would not see release in time for Christmas 2020- or 2021. In fact, as of this writing, all most recent available versions of the film still contain the Theatrical Cut- and neither Henson nor Disney has made any further comment on the matter so far.
Where does that leave us? Well, in my case, it leaves me angrily shaking my fist at Disney, and little else to do besides that other than wait. Time will tell if this glorious found footage will be incorporated in all its shiny 4K glory this year, or ever. One can hardly imagine that it will never see the light of day, considering how strongly thousands of fans and Henson himself feel about its inclusion.
Then again, the mouse does what it wants.
No, not that one, and heās a rat, and you know it.
āMan, what a lousy way to end this post.ā
āAre you kidding? Iām just glad that itās over!ā
āDoh-ho-ho-ho!ā
Sources:
https://ew.com/movies/the-muppet-christmas-carol-when-love-is-gone/
https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/muppet-christmas-carol-song-when-love-is-gone-song-returning.html
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/why-is-the-best-part-of-the-muppet-christmas-carol-still-missing/
Persona 4: Dojima was NOT the original killer- and other rumors
Intro: (You Can Skip This)
If thereās one thing I, a fandom nerd with an unhealthy lust for trivia, absolutely HATE, itās wild claims with no sources. It was the entire inspiration for my previous Ico post. You might even say I find it... un-BEAR-able.
Living in the information age as we are now, rumors and ridiculous claims are pretty easily debunked for new releases, and discouraged by how easy it is for legions of fans to gang up on you for saying stupid shit and call you mean names until you cry. We have access to so many creatorās blogs, interviews, Youtube channels, and more. Heck, voice actors regularly take requests on Twitter. Misconceptions tend to be pretty easy to clear up these days.
But what about older games, back when this was not always the case? When we rarely heard from studios or developers outside of the occasional short article on a (now long-dead) gaming site? What misconceptions and mysteries continue to run amuck, possibly to never be solved?
Iām glad you asked- irritation has spurned me to collect and research several, from one of my favorite video games of all time: Persona 4. There are quite a few strange ideas Iāve heard over the years, but the biggest one Iām going to tackle is a pretty popular one: The supposed original identity of the killer.
***Spoilers galore***- this game originally came out in 2008.
Whodunnit?
Dojima was originally supposed to be the killer.
False- Or at least, impossible to confirm.
Youāve probably heard this one. Itās all over boards, itās all over TV Tropes, and itās all over Reddit. Hereās the thing: This has never been officially stated, anywhere, by anyone. Some people say that this information is given in the notes of the Japanese art book, but this is not true. The text only says that Dojimaās design was tweaked because he looked more like a criminal than someone who chases criminals.Ā
(To be fair, he does look pretty suspicious here)
There is also absolutely no source that mentions anything about this supposed change being made because staff or beta testers complained, or found it too dark or unsettling. I suspect this oft-quoted flavor text is simply the a reflection of the fansā own opinion on the matter.
Adachi was originally a red herring, and the true killer was someone else.
Not confirmed True
I cannot find any sources to concretely support this idea. The only possibility Iām unable to rule out is his entry in the Japanese art book- some say this is where this information is given, but I canāt find a translation for it.
Update: tumblr user @misedejemā had the images I could not find! Thank you so much!
It does in fact appear in the art book- and a more recent translation of the English one, in fact.
There is concept art of the original killer [who was not Adachi] in a yellow raincoat.
False.
There is concept art of Adachi wearing a yellow raincoat. There is no concept art of some other ambiguous character or killer in a yellow raincoat.
(Adachi also dons this same raincoat/jacket in his pre-battle sequence in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, so it had in fact even made an in-game appearance)
Yukiko and Yosuke were considered candidates to be the killer (with their motives being āfor pleasureā).
False.Ā
Having scoured every wiki, interview article, fanpage, and art book scan (if a translation was available) I could find, there was absolutely no mention of this anywhere. Nada, zero, zip, and zilch. Which even I thought was odd, as surely this rumor has to have originated SOMEWHERE. Which brings us to my next, and biggest, entry, the rumor that spawned all the big rumors and presumably this one as well:
An old interview confirms that the identity of the killer was changed very late in the gameās development.
False.
Thatās right- this rumor, which seems to be quite widely accepted even among those who are skeptical of all the rest- is simply not true. It originates from an old Gamasutra interview, which states, quote:
āAlso, one of the villain characters changed in the middle of development; since the character design was done before the story change, the design did not reflect the fact that he was a villain.ā
(For my fellow dyslexics out there: I had to read this sentence over a dozen times before I was sure I understood it- āOne of the characters who was NOT a villain became a villain- since we designed him before we decided he was a villain, heās not evil-looking.ā)
It does not say āthe killerā, nor does it even say āthe main villainā. It says āone of the villain charactersā. (Weāll not be too pedantic about the fact that it says āmiddle of developmentā rather than āvery late in developmentā, although it is something to take note of)
Does this mean it CANNOT possibly be in reference to the main villain aka Adachi? Of course not. However, the widely circulated rumor that it was a concrete statement is, as you can see, false.
That does of course beg the question of who it could be in reference to- Mitsuo is obviously designed to be disturbing looking, so the statement ādid not reflect the fact that he was a villainā doesnāt apply. And thatās a problem- because aside from Mitsuo and Adachi, there arenāt any other real defined āvillainsā in the story. It would be a stretch to say that the Persona 4 Team could have maybe been referencing Nametame, using the term āvillainā loosely to be coy, but that honestly doesnāt make a whole lot of sense. So, does that in fact mean it must have been Adachi, as weāve assumed? Possibly, but we canāt prove it. Take note that it also doesnāt say āthe identity of the killer changed from one character to anotherā. Technically, itās possible that the team wasnāt 100% decided on the true identity of the killer, especially if they were in the middle of development- and could have simply CHOSEN Adachi rather than swapped him with someone else who was originally in the spot.Ā
If we could get a translation of Adachiās page in the Japanese art book, as mentioned above, and it did in fact say he was a red herring, now THAT would be something, and lend way more credence to the āit was supposed to be Dojimaā theory. Sadly, until then, all we have is speculation.
See above edit- the rumor about him being a red herring is in fact, true. Wowie!
So why did his rumor get so wildly out of hand, and where does that leave us?
To answer the first question: Fan boards. But more than that, I suspect this rumor gained so much traction because itās really, really interesting to think about, and because you can see it making sense. Dojima and Adachi could both be potentially suspicious for many of the same reasons- they both work with the police department, so would have every ability to move around beneath suspicion, going to the crime scenes and questioning victims. Dojima is rarely home, so what he could be doing in his off-time is anyoneās guess. It would fit, right? Heck, even some text in the final game seems to agree. If you choose Dojima from the list of options as to who the killer could be, you get this text:
(The person who seems to be the most likely culprit isā¦
>Ryotaro Dojima
⦠If Dojima is the killer, he must have been careful to hide his ability to enter the TV world.
Based on that assumption, it seems possible that it could be him.
After all, as your uncle and the owner of the house where you stayed, he could easily have observed your actions.
Obviously, he had easy access to his own house, and heād be more familiar than anyone else with the area.
⦠However, your uncle wants to solve this case even at the cost of his life.
His only daughter Nanako was kidnapped by Nametame.
When you consider all the facts, thereās very little to support Dojima as the killerā¦
For the sake of the suffering detective and his daughter Nanako, you must find the real suspect.)
And can you even imagine the betrayal, the drama, of learning this character you grew close to, lived with, shared blood with, was a cold-hearted killer? That right there is an enticing twist, baby! Fanfic fuel for days. Itās not hard to imagine that it would spread far and fast, without people bothering to fact-check it. And who, besides me, wants to comb the internet looking for old interviews on semi-defunct sites?
Conclusion:
Was the main villain originally someone other than Adachi? Possibly. Was it Dojima? Though it may seem fitting, there has never been any official word or evidence to suggest this. Is it really fun to this about if this scenario was true? Yes.
Itās also annoying that, while updating this post with various other pieces of information which makes these ideas ALL THE JUICIER, we technically still have no official word on anything, which makes the conclusion technically the same, only now all the more frustrating...
Fun fact: While I was stuck in fan-board hell (I ABHOR fan-boards and discussions in all their vapid, argumentative and misspelled glory) I found MANY posts by people who insisted that Nanako must have been the killer/that they really thought she was the killer when they first played. Upon some further incredulous searching I turned up some info that this was simply a long-running joke in the Persona 4 community- immediately followed by a deluge of replies about how all the more people had in fact legitimately believed it and it was not a joke, and at this point weāve gone so meta I have no idea what the truth is. If there is in fact anyone out there in existence who believes, or believed, that this was ever a possibility, I have only one thing to say to you:
Miscellaneous Rumors:
Naoto was originally supposed to be male
Not confirmed True
This information is supposedly in the Japanese art book, but I canāt find a translation of Naotoās page.
Update: tumblr user @misedejemā had the images I could not find! Thank you so much!
This appears to be 100% true.
Teddie was originally female.
False. True
I can find nothing to support this. Some cite concept art, but all concept sketches of Teddie I can find depict him as male. I canāt even find any of him in his Alice costume that could have caused this misconception.
For some reason I had always heard this rumor referenced as originating in concept art- that is untrue. It apparently originates here: (credit again to @misedejemā)
Un-bear-lievable! Looks like itās true!
Yosuke was originally a romance option.
Plausible, but not technically confirmed.
Due to the way his social link is programmed (the famous āgirlfriend flagā, or what makes it possible to give him a hug in rank 8) and the rather romantic-sounding dialogue* left in the game files, it certainly seems plausible or even downright likely, but thereās no official word, and rumors that Atlus forced them to cut it donāt have sources (not that we need any you bigoted assholes).
*Of further note, in the Japanese versions of these lines he explicitly uses the wordĀ āsukiā, which is almost always used to denote liking someone in a romantic sense.
Kanji was originally a romance option.
Not confirmed
Sorry guys, with all the ship tease you can see where the rumor comes from, and like many of you I certainly wish it were true, but I canāt find any evidence to support there ever being an actual plan for this.
(P.S: if anyone DOES have a translations for the art pages or can read what they say, please hit me up!)Ā Ā