Was The Muppets‘ Sam the Eagle a Methodist or an Episcopalian? Maybe Presbyterian? Possibly Catholic?
Sam, an endearingly pompous bald eagle, delivered stern editorials on Jim Henson’s Muppets series in the late 1970s, sometimes later appearing in Muppets movies. He was an ardent patriot, champion of free enterprise, critic of environmentalism, and outspoken foe of all immorality. Sometimes he tripped on his own hypocrisy but it rarely slowed him much. His fierce denunciation of nudity was classic, even as he embarrassingly realized he was naked beneath his own feathers.
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