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254 – Muppet Treasure Island
To mark the 30th birthday of Muppet Treasure Island and pay tribute to the late and eternally great Tim Curry, Tom the Tale Teller and I sat down to rewatch this classic work based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel. On this rewatch we noticed a bunch of jokes that went RIGHT over our heads as kids. Now we understand why our parents were laughing. As with Muppet Christmas Carol, this film lovingly and faithfully adapts a beloved children’s story. But with Muppets. Tim Curry was the perfect choice to play Long John Silver, bringing warmth, wit, a mercurial temperament, and the…
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