Don’t forget to set your TiVo, VCR, or kinescope this weekend for Studio DC: Almost Live! The special airs on the Disney Channel on Sunday, August 3 at 8 PM Eastern, and it features the Muppets interacting with some of the most popular performers around, like Miley Cyrus, Ashley Tisdale, and the Jonas Brothers. If you’re older than eleven, you may not have heard of any of these kids, but trust me — they’re huge.
This special is actually nowhere near live — it was recorded a year ago, when Ashley Tisdale still had her real nose, and Miley Cyrus had yet to shock and appall every human on Earth by showing us the backs of her shoulders. We don’t really know why Disney waited a year to air it, but I’m guessing it’s because the special is so incredibly good they had to wait until we were truly ready for it. Or… some other reason.
Consider this: When The Muppet Show ended its run, the average Jonas Brothers fan was 18 years away from being born. So they may not be intimately familiar with Gonzo, Animal, or Floyd. But if the young people in the Disney Channel’s audience like this special, they’ll probably be open to seeing more new Muppet stuff, which I personally am in favor of, as long as it doesn’t make me cringe.
No matter what, it’ll be fun to see Muppets on television again… and maybe, just maybe, it’ll be entertaining for those of us past puberty.
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