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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 14, 2017 20:56:57 GMT -5
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Post by lar on Jul 14, 2017 21:14:24 GMT -5
Sad story.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 21:20:53 GMT -5
“Muppets Studio said in a statement to Time magazine that it ‘thanks Steve for his tremendous contributions to Kermit the Frog and the Muppets franchise. We wish him well in his future endeavors.’”
Those corporate dogfuckers. They all say the same thing.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 14, 2017 21:24:44 GMT -5
Agreed. And I bet they didn't even tell him in a Muppet voice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 21:40:01 GMT -5
Agreed. And I bet they didn't even tell him in a Muppet voice. No. It was in a written statement. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 14, 2017 21:44:19 GMT -5
So again, the bastards.
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Post by RickW on Jul 14, 2017 22:09:59 GMT -5
What a pointless exercise. Just trying to save money, probably.
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Post by Dub on Jul 15, 2017 0:14:47 GMT -5
We never learn, from the WaPo piece, what the “issues” were. They may have been real and they may have been crap that company policy allowed them to use as an excuse. I think Disney has a reputation as an undesirable employer. Not being one to follow such things, I was unaware that Disney now owned the Muppets and Henson's legacy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 7:44:02 GMT -5
It could be that be that Disney are evil bastards here, but we can't really know that without knowing the two issues that lead to Whitmire getting fired.
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Post by millring on Jul 15, 2017 7:47:30 GMT -5
Where would they EVER find another person who could do a Kermit voice?
I wonder if Whitmire noticed that his name is a condensation of "Walt Longmire"?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 7:59:25 GMT -5
Ah, I see that my avatar has dropped off. Those evil corporate bastards at Photobucket now want to be paid for the service they provide.
Edit: Switched from Photobucket to Imgur.
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Post by drlj on Jul 15, 2017 8:17:30 GMT -5
Jeez, with all going on in the world, you guys are worried about who voices Kermit the Toad and whether you will ever hear him sing and play the toad banjo again? Give me a break. I would have eaten his legs and put him out the door on a push cart a long time ago.
Don't even get me started on that Miss Baconchopsribsroastsausage he hangs around with.
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Post by Chesapeake on Jul 15, 2017 9:39:59 GMT -5
I'm too upset to speak. It feels like I have a frog in my throat.
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Post by Don Clark on Jul 15, 2017 9:57:39 GMT -5
I'm too upset to speak. It feels like I have a frog in my throat.  |
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Post by Marshall on Jul 15, 2017 14:07:28 GMT -5
The original voice of Kermit was Jim Henson, the creator of the whole shabang.
Seems odd that the company would become so corporate.
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Post by godotwaits on Jul 16, 2017 15:14:00 GMT -5
Maybe he can get a job with Froggybottom Guitars....
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