{"id":2060,"date":"2015-09-15T15:27:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2015-09-15T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:27:56","slug":"post-2-the-muppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/2015\/09\/15\/post-2-the-muppets\/","title":{"rendered":"Post #2 &#8211; The Muppets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Jamie Zaslav<\/p>\n<p>Something that has already been gaining traction in the media is that Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy split up their iconic relationship. The show is set to air one week from today so they have put a heavy focus on television and internet advertisements as well as social media marketing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/IMG_2011.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-2062 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/IMG_2011-169x300.png\" alt=\"Kermit Instagram Post\" width=\"161\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/IMG_2012.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-2063 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/IMG_2012-169x300.png\" alt=\"Miss Piggy Instagram Post\" width=\"160\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This show is a mockumentary-style sitcom that takes the viewers behind-the-scenes of Miss Piggy\u2019s late night talk show,\u00a0<em>Up Late with Miss Piggy<\/em>, and explores the personal lives of the Muppets on the set and off.<\/p>\n<p>Kermit\u2019s acts as the executive producer of\u00a0<em>Up Late with Miss Piggy<\/em>. Gonzo is the head writer, and Fozzie Bear is Piggy\u2019s on-air sidekick. Gonzo\u2019s staff of writers include Rizzo the Rat and Pepe the King Prawn. Famed Muppets Dr. Teeth, Janice, Lips, Animal, Zoot, and Floyd Pepper make up Piggy\u2019s on-air band, <em>Electric Mayhem<\/em>. Other recurring Muppets include The Swedish Chef and Beaker The boys are back in town!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/muppets-tv-show-abc-2015-trailer1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/muppets-tv-show-abc-2015-trailer1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Muppets TV Show Trailer\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/muppets-tv-show-abc-2015-trailer1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/muppets-tv-show-abc-2015-trailer1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/muppets-tv-show-abc-2015-trailer1.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jamie Zaslav Something that has already been gaining traction in the media is that Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy split up their iconic relationship. The show is set to air one week from today so they have put &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/2015\/09\/15\/post-2-the-muppets\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":333,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[563],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/333"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2064,"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}