{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61536afcef68c70012e97a8d/63e59c068fbc7b00120cdfd7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Muppet Show 416 - Jonathan Winters","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61536afcef68c70012e97a8d/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>IT'S TIME TO WATCH THE MUPPETS! This week with special guest <a href=\"https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Winters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Winters</a>. Distracted rants include but are not limited to a curse, <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_Dietrich\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marlene Dietrich</a>, Seinfeld, bagels, cream cheese, A Clockwork Orange, <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adicts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Adicts</a>, and much more!</p><p><br></p><p>\"<a href=\"https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Winters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan</a> is convinced that a&nbsp;<a href=\"https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Gypsy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gypsy</a>&nbsp;has put a curse on the show, and while&nbsp;<a href=\"https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kermit</a>&nbsp;scoffs at the idea, he does notice that everything is going wrong. A few acts have to be canceled, but Kermit refuses to believe there's a curse until a meteorite falls on his flipper. In the final stage of the curse, everyone begins to speak in mock Swedish.</p><p>It is revealed that&nbsp;<a href=\"https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Statler and Waldorf</a>&nbsp;had&nbsp;<em>paid</em>&nbsp;for a half-hour gypsy curse, but they didn't expect it would affect them. As the curse is lifted, Winters pays the gypsy to keep it going.\"</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>Twitter.com/ittwtm</p><p>Instagram.com/ittwtm</p><p>🐸🐻🐷🐔</p>","author_name":"Doug & Megg"}