Letters to Miss Piggy

Welcome back to our bonus series with your host Moi (aka Jas) as we explore the hidden depths of the secret muppet show Muppets Tonight!  Episode 4 of Muppets Tonight features brilliant member of our fat club John Goodman! Our special guest this week is fellow podcaster and friend Hannah Brown, we are big fans of her and her podcast A Wee Bit Gothic. We talk about another sneaky muppets moment with our icon dropping from the sky in a top hat and diamonds. We share our love for Miss Piggy and our irrational hate for her nephews. A Wee Bit Gothic  https://www.facebook.com/aweebitgothic @aweebitgothic

Join your croaky voiced host Jas and super special guest Robbie Sinclair (aka Ms Lazy Susan) as we angrily watch secret hidden show Muppets tonight episode 5 with Cidy Crawford and a big pig shaped hole! We dissect the very 90’s gay panic of it all. Also who would you cast in Muppets Rocky Horror?? Embrace the mold (cheesy joke) ****Ticktock Rocky Horror casting video**** ***Cindy Crawford Frog Club****  @mslazysusan Beastie Girls Youtube 

Pumpkin spiced latte, and a vampire bat, this episode gets SPooOOooky, we can promise you that!! In this Hallo-fiftweenth Episode, Jas and Abi are diving into the ghoulish ghastly world of The Muppets Haunted Mansion - it’s a brand new chat for a BRAND NEW Halloween special!! Our gal may be mostly a floating head in this one, but she sure does it with STY… le. ** STYLE! ** ANYWAY this one is filled to the brim with delicious treats you just can’t miss! (Well… I mean, it’s no Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, but still!!!) Links: Clip from the film Interview with our Queen!!

Now you KNOW it’s time for a modern classic - the vehicle that brought us classics like “Muppet Man” and “Walter” and “An Oscar Winning Song!” That’s right - it’s time to start the music and light the lights for THE MUPPETS (2011) (not to be confused with The Muppet Movie or The Muppet Show)!! Jas and Abi get into it on all things Mups, Moops, and Pigs- but let’s be real, mostly pigs. From raucous laughter (ha! Ha! ha!) to MANIACAL LAUGHTER (Hahahahaha!!!!!!) this one’s got it all! And more!! (we maybe do hate Kermit now??)

It’s a SUPER episode full of HEROIC chat and OINKS!!! That’s right, today Jas and Abi are getting all hiddledy-piggeldy - we’re going ham for Hiddleston! Come hang out in our Eton-sponsored paradise, and MARVEL at all there is to know about the diva herself and her possible romance (!??!??) with Tom Hiddleston - stay tuned for comment from Kermit!! From Loki to LOW-KEY HOT, this episode has it all… and more!!!!  ~~~links~~~ 8 Fun Facts about Tom Hiddleston Red carpet Moment Hiddleston Interview about MP Impressions

*Sashay INTO* this exciting episode, penpals!! This week we have a VERY EXCITING SURPRISE GUEST - Australia’s own Ms Lazy Susan!! (AKA Jas’s longtime BFF Robbie) You guessed it- we’re talking about Miss Piggy’s iconic turn on Drag Race US!!! We really get into it on this one folx, you won’t want to miss a single beat: boas, chocolates, Jas’s (past) poor choice in shoes, Robbie’s indignance at our Frank Oz blind spots, and much much more!! It’s drag! It’s fashion! It’s… okay I’ll be honest I haven’t seen much of this show so I’m not sure what pun to end on?? Send puns!!! & Enjoy!!! *** LINKS *** Find Robbie on Instagram @ MsLazySusan Beastie Girls React!!

.Episode 11 ~Swoosh, swoosh~ penpals! That’s right, it’s time for: CAPES!! Wait no, that can’t be right... *checks notes*  CAPERS - it’s time for CAPERS! The Great Muppet Caper, that is!!! This week on the pod Jas & Abi are getting wild with facts and favourites and fashions as we travel with our Muppet crew all the way to London - for a heist movie. This one’s got it all: Bicycles! Karate! Sex Appeal! Synchronised Swimming! Fake Moustache! [weird one to end on, but okay]. Join your fast-talkin’ intercontinental gal pals as we drive our sexy motorbike through the beautiful stained glass window that is this film [that’s a reference] XOXOink, piglets! ~*<  CLIPS  >*~ Miss Piggy’s Underwater Fantasy (the “water ballet”!!) Jim’s Red Book entry on creating the water ballet!

Psssst - hey! Hey you! Yeah, you! You’re the one who’s been begging us to elaborate on Frank Oz, right?? Well, aren’t you in luck!! This week, we’re bringing classic antics, excellent voice acting (hire Guy!!), a top ten list, and, best of all, a Deep Dive from Jas on the man behind the pig (and the animal, and the monster, the eagle…  turns out Frank plays a LOT of characters??) Tune in, because this is one you won’t want to miss, piggies!!! <*<  CLIPS  >*> Stitched Up Productions- for more Guy!! Frank Oz, interview with Rolling Stone Muppet Wiki (we love u muppet wiki!!!) 

This week we’re taking our discussion to a galaxy far, far away!! That’s right - Jas & Abi are shooting off into the stars to talk about a very special episode of The Muppet Show, feat. our BEST FRIEND Mark Hamill, his “cousin” Luke Skywalker, a SURPRISE villain, and ~ most pressingly of all~ PIGS! IN! SPAAAAAAAACE!! Come along and gargle your Gershwin gorgeously (you’ll HAVE to listen to work that one out) - this is one letter you won’t want to return to Endor!!! !~!~!~! CLIPS !~!~!~! A Few Notable Star Wars/Muppet Moments Mark Hamill Tweet Roundup on ScreenRant Interview with Jerry Nelson Gargling Gershwin Clip

Muppets Most Wanted, or Miss Piggy Most FLAUNTED?! (What? Nevermind.) This week we’re chatting about Ricky Gervais, Russian gulags, Miss Piggy’s incredible wardrobe, Animal, and the power of a tiny pot of green makeup! How many guest stars can *you* count? How many oinks (tails? snouts? hooves? how are we measuring these again??) will Abi and Jas give this film? You better grab that ink and quill, it’s time for another letter!! to!! Miss!!! PIGGY !!!! (it’s the title of the show, ya dig?) */*/* CLIPS */*/* Celine Dion duet Choose Film Podcast, (Knives Out episode STARRING OUR VERY OWN JAS!!!) Cockatoo in Malibu! Montreal Gazette, Miss Piggy on Celine Dion Vulture: Muppets Most Wanted Celebrity Cameos

Following on from our career episode, we’ve got a special recording for you this week! It’s time for ~*~ FEMINISM ~*~ babyyyy!! This episode is a bit of a wild ride - Jas & Abi chat about the Sackler Centre First Award, our ever-changing /opinions/ on feminism, being “bossy,” and much, much more!! Get out your letter opener and prepare for lots of celebrity name-dropping, this one’s a real treat! */*/* CLIPS */*/* Interview in Time Magazine about Miss Piggy and Feminism Article in Vice about “the coolest pig in feminism” Miss Piggy & Kermit on MTV Miss Piggy says she’s NOT a feminist?! (in 2014)

Did you ever wonder about Miss Piggy and her many gigs? Ever sit and think about the career path of a feminist icon? Ever wish you could know what it would be like if that icon won a feminist award and then spoke to Gloria Steinem?? Yeah- us too! That’s why this episode is about all things ~career~ when it comes to OUR GAL!!!! have a listen & BE MORE PIG!!!! ~~~ CLIPS! ~~~ Interview from Collider about Muppets Now Muppets Tonight! - Miss Piggy’s infomercials joke Miss Piggy’s Movie Star Secrets JUST BE MISS PIGGY! A surprise song!

This week, Abi & Jas talk the OG Classic: 1979’s The Muppet Movie. We cover all the good F’s: Fashion, Flirting, First Dates and… Favourite Jokes?! AND of course, we take an in-depth look at Miss Piggy in all her pageant-winning, commercial-booking, karate-kicking glory. Whether you’ve watched the movie or not, this one will give you some of that sweet, sweet electric mayhem!! PS. Again, Guy, we do NOT hate Kermit!!! ~*Clips*~ A love song for the ages! Frog legs?

It’s time for the Flirting, the Fashion, the… Feel-good antics of The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)!! Abi and Jas talk through all the Fun and Frivolousness of this Fabulous show (can you tell the letter F will feature heavily?). We get at the good (calendar song: It’s me!!), the bad (that tan??), and the ugly (Tony Clifton?!). Watch along with us if you dare!!!! ~*Clips*~ The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show Scene from Muppet Treasure Island

The Muppet Show is out on Disney Plus, and we’re buzzing! All those opportunities to see our girl in ACTION - and by action we mean flirting!! This episode is all about Miss Piggy’s very early years of courtship and flirty fun. We chat names big and small, star signs, dead celebrities, styles of flirting, flirting while fat and much, much more in this alluring episode!! ~*Clips*~ Danny Kaye and Miss Piggy, S3 E16 Top Hat (1935) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Special Link: Ciate London’s Miss Piggy (referral code)

Miss Piggy didn’t always have her iconic voice - in fact she wasn’t even originally voiced by Frank Oz! Tune in for more fun facts and  some deeply relatable content about our favourite gal’s evolution, *her* favourite accessory (hint: FEATHERS!!), and lots, lots more in this episode all about Vintage Miss Piggy!! SWAK!! $$ Clips $$ Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Planet of the Pigs Parkinson {* Articles *} Jezebel, History of the feather boa Susan Sontag, Notes on Camp Interview with Lesley Salisbury

The Muppet Show debuted with a Valentine’s Day special back in 1974, and so shall this pod debut with a Galentine’s Day special, right now, in 2021! From Miss Piggy’s celebrity pals of the past, to her tight knit circle of divas in Muppets Now, to her intimate relationship with her very own creator, Jas & Abi chat all things FRIENDSHIP among gals!!  (spoilers: Joan Rivers AND Linda Cardellini!!!) Consider this episode a sweet lil galentine to our very favourite pig!! <3  XOXOink!! ~*~ CLIPS ~*~ Muppets Now! ALL Linda Cardellini Intros Muppets Take Manhattan: Joan Rivers Dolly Parton Show: The Friendship Song!! ~*~ ARTICLES ~*~ Smithsonian Mag: Bonnie Erickson Profile Laughing Place: “10 Things We Learned… “ about Bonnie Erickson!

Now introducing: Letters to Miss Piggy, the only podcast that lets you INSIDE the envelope!! Join us (fabulous intercontinental fat pals Abi & Jas) as we write a series of loving screeds to public figure, swine extraordinaire, and Junior Miss Corn Pageant runner-up, Miss Piggy.  Each episode, we'll talk about - and to -  the pig herself across a series of themes and throughout the ages, looking at clips, articles, interviews, AND MORE!! Whether you have an encyclopaedic knowledge of Muppets history or simply a passing interest in why Piggy wears pearls, this is the show for you. Our first episode comes out 13th February; please address paper RSVPs to @LettersToMissPiggy on Instagram. We can't wait to see you then!! Love and Kisses, Jas & Abi xoxo PS: big love and respect to Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Henson Studios, and Disney for the canon of fabulous content & truly, for creating this icon in the first place! 

Welcome to Muppets Tonight! This is the bonus series of Letters to Miss Piggy, with special guests and lots of fun chatting through the ****Secret**** show Muppets Tonight! Jas is joined by Ms Lazy Susan/Robbie Sinclair to delve into episode 2 and 3 of Muppets tonight with Garth Brooks and Billy Crystal!!! When Harry met Piggy? Movie studies corner, Pigs in Space (deep dish nine), less Kermit then normal but we’re not complaining. ***When Harry Met Piggy*** https://www.youtube.com/c/LazySusanDrag @mslazysusan Mausoleum - Local Drag in your lounge room