I’d usually keep this on my Muppets side blog but let’s talk about Muppet theory!
There are two basic categories of Muppets. The first is order Muppets. Some examples of OM’s are Kermit the Frog, Scooter, Beaker, Walter, Bert, and Sam the Eagle. These Muppets keep the show running and look to solve problems. They tend to be neurotic and like to keep to a schedule.
The other type of Muppet are chaos Muppets. CM’s include Gonzo the Great, Fozzie, Ms. Piggy, Animal, Cookie Monster, Ernie, and Constantine. While not inherently bad, CM’s are more wild and emotional (they usually cause conflict). These Muppets aren’t necessarily worse (or better) than OM’s.
You may have noticed that, even though they are an iconic dynamic duo, Bert is an order Muppet and Ernie is a chaos Muppet. Order/chaos Muppet duos actually tend to do pretty well- it’s similar to opposites attract, but not exactly the same (a very positive person could be an order or chaos Muppet, same with pessimistic people or realists). Order will always want to fix chaos and chaos will always want to be fixed. Some famous non Muppet C-O duos include Katara and Sokka from A:TLA, Ben and Leslie from Parks and Rec, Joel and Clementine from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (a case where the pairing didn’t work), Rory and Lorelai from Gilmore Girls, Leia and Han from Star Wars, and Chidi and Eleanore from The Good Place.
Muppet theory starts to get interesting when you apply it to non Muppets. Real life examples of OM’s are Taylor Swift and Tom Hanks. CM’s could be former Justice Breyers (</3) and Trisha Paytas. I could even apply it to my mutuals-
@neptuneonearth Unadulterated Chaos Muppet
@sagittariusbaefylover Chaos Muppet
@sagittariusbaefyhater Order Muppet
@poopsockcunt seems like a chaos Muppet but in reality is an order Muppet
@crazybusbooty chaos Muppet
@harleenquinzelsgf order Muppet
There are more specific Muppet sects, here are sources if interested:
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