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Muppet Fans Who Grew Up

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TOUGHPIGS: BACK ON TUMBLR!

T is for Tumblr! T is also for ToughPigs!

For 22 years, toughpigs.com has been the Internet's premiere site for Muppet Fans Who Grew Up. We try to spread our Muppety goodness to all social media sites, but have been neglecting this Tumblr account!

Not anymore! Follow us here for links to articles, podcasts, weird Muppet images, jokes, and more, including some stuff you'll only find here.

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That's right, SUNDAY 6/30 AT 4:00 PM EASTERN is THE TOUGHPIGS PRIDE LIVESTREAM!! TUNE IN!!!!

We're raising money for True Colors United, The Trevor Project, and Advocates for Trans Equality.

Tune in for art! Trivia! Cool special guests! Plus, we'll be giving away some RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME MUPPET-THEMED PRIZES, including, but not limited to:

If you want to win prizes, you have to donate to one of these charities and let us know! For more specific info on how to be entered, check out this page on ToughPigs!

Or just tune in HERE anyway to celebrate the end of Pride Month in the most Muppetational way possible!

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So... who's already listening?

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Today marks MGM's 100th anniversary! We still think they should've picked the bear over the lion, though.

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A Muppet Fan's Hopes for 2024 - ToughPigs

We've got a lot of hopes and dreams for 2024, so let's get them all down on paper so we can judge them in 12 months time.

Muppet fans, what are your hopes for 2024? ToughPigs' own Jarrod Fairclough shared his here.

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We at ToughPigs have a special message about the 3rd Annual Muppetwt Awards!

Check out the ballot here and support ToughPigs in this exciting competition!

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This Week on ToughPigs...

Hi everyone! We haven't been posting much here lately, but we're back!

Here's what you missed this week:

Our 2023 Year in Review! A lot happened this year! Some involved Dr. Teeth! Some didn't!

Season 2 of our Fraggle Rock: 40 Years Later reviews begins! Is Wembley a good dad? Is he OK? Find out in Wembley's Egg!

Hubba-Wha?!, our Muppet trivia podcast returns with an episode all about The Dark Crystal. And....hot sauce????

Check 'em out, and expect more updates soon!

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Me explaining to my Tumblr mutuals why my blorbo is so great

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HELL YEAH COOP, GET IT!!!!!

WOOOOOOOO!!!!! 🎉🎉

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Coop is the MVP. We should always be talking about Coop.

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In cursed Disney-related things I just remembered, they're doing this "Disney characters as fantasy heroes" multimedia mobile game thing called Mirrorverse, and one thing in it is for enemies, they make shadowy versions of the various heroes called "Fractured," probably for the sake of efficient model reuse.

I bring this up to you for context because, oh my god, Dark Kermit is sending me:

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Thames Con's Labyrinth Experience is happening this weekend, I'm sadly not able to attend as the trek from Canada to the UK is just a bit outside my budget... so I figured I would send a few plush friends to attend in my place!

Earlier this year I made a set of Labyrinth plush toys and shipped them across the ocean from Canada to the UK, I didn't think to snap a few pictures of them before I sent them on their travels so here's a photoshoot I did with my personal set that I made a few years ago. I sent the new plush toys with the intention that they might be given away as prizes at the event so I hope that the Ludo, Firey, and Didymus find themselves a good home! If anyone attending sees my plush toys enjoying themselves at the event I would love to see a picture of them! I so wish I could be there in person but at the very least I feel better knowing something I made will be part of the magic for the lucky folks who are able to attend. I have tutorials on how I made these plush toys up on my wordpress blog here, for anyone interested! Ludo Plush Didymus Plush Firey Plush

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Bunsen and Beaker Cook Up Trouble at Disney's Brew-Wing Lab - ToughPigs

Join us as we visit Bunsen and Beaker's culinary laboratory, currently at Walt Disney World's EPCOT!

Bunsen and Beaker are cooking up food at EPCOT, and we have the details! Check out this write up, with photos from the Brew-Wing Lab!

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it's really very simple. you have The Muppets, not to be confused with The Muppets (movie), which is not to be confused with The Muppet Movie or the "The Muppets(TM)", which is the Disney brand The Muppets and The Muppets were produced under. not confusing at all

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A Rare Look at the (Never Built) Great Muppet Movie Ride - ToughPigs

Disney artist Marcelo Vignali shares his designs for Muppet theme park rides and restaurants!

Did you know that Hollywood Studios almost had an attraction called The Great Muppet Movie Ride?

Here at ToughPigs, we've got some exclusive new info and images straight from designer Marcelo Vignali!

For this and more, check out the link!

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So What's the Deal With Muppet Cannon?

Over on ToughPigs, we've been thinking a lot about Muppet cannon.

Wait, whoops, delete that image. I mean....canon.

Check out these new articles from us about the relationship between Muppets Mayhem and canon, and the "correct order" to watch the Muppet movies in.

The Muppets Mayhem vs. Canon

How to Watch the Muppet Movies in Order

Let us know your thoughts on all this!

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HUBBA-WHA? MUPPET TRIVIA

Did you know that in the 80s and 90s, Elmo had an older sister named Daisy? She never appeared on the show, but showed up in three picture books.

Here she is, imagining she's an astronaut. As you can see, the family likeness is uncanny!

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Official pride image from the Sesame Street twitter (from 2019)