Seeing the new Muppets movie was a stroll down memory lane. All the way to the theater I remembered weekly family events gathered around the television singing together, “It’s time to play the music! It’s time to light the lights!” Crowded on the couch, singing together, we laughed and laughed at the Swedish Chef and the singing chickens, Fozzy Bear and Miss Piggy’s latest drama.
The feelings the movie brought back were warm, and leaving the theater in gathering darkness I couldn’t help thinking to myself: “Some days I wish life were as simple now as it was back when The Muppet Show was the highlight of the week.”
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