For additional publicity to the world of Muppet rankings, with louie's permission, I will be ranking the MUPPET BABIES in a simultaneous side list. All
children of the late 80s/early 90s should know about what an osome spinoff Muppet Babies was, and after recently viewing old episodes and clips, I can say it
stands the test of time to adulthood much better than most children shows.
Some of the Muppet characters were actually quite different as babies. They MORPHED, as they say, so their rankings could be much better or much worse than their adult forms.
I will now begin with the three WORST Muppet Babies characters.
17) Officer Carruthers
Officer Caruthers seething h8. If there was one thing creepier than a gigantor nanny who only showed her stocking covered legs and waistline, it was the creepy old copper who lived next door all alone and also only showed his legs and waistline. He only appeared sporadically, and it was usually to whine to the nanny that the babies were making too much noise while he was trying to get his daytime sleep for the graveyard shift to come. Such a fun ruiner. He was nothing but an annoying and boring nuisance and there was no reason for him to be on the show. He and Nanny were totes getting it on though.
16) Janice
Yes, that Janice was in Muppet Babies, but she emerged late in the series. Ratings were down, and the producers somehow thought the addition of the baby form of a background Muppet would salvage the show. Baby Janice actually had eyes that could open though. The thing I hated most about her was that she wasn't even a baby. She was a TODDLER, and basically the Muppet Babies' version of Angelica from Rugrats, always using her advanced age to manipulate and put down the babies. Things came to blows when Janice told the Muppet Babies gang that she could READ. Piggy got insanely jealous of this skill, and thus pretended that she could read too. As you can imagine, an epic catfight ensued.
Overall, Janice was a worthless addition to the cast, and a desperate attempt for more storylines for a show that was already past its glory days.
15) Uncle Statler and Uncle Waldorf
Don't get me wrong, I love the real version of these two. However, Muppet Babies brought out their gentle side so they weren't nearly as funny. They merely showed up to the nursery every blue moon and brought things like model trainsets to wax nostalgic and share tales of lore with the infant muppets. They were polite and kind gentlemen, as opposed to being the heckling assholes they're known for. I guess it was because they didn't want to warp the minds of the impressionable youth around them, which is very admirable, but since it was such a drastic change for the worst in terms of entertainment value, these two rank low on the list. I'm sure they'll fare much better on louie's list, in their true forms.
Some of the Muppet characters were actually quite different as babies. They MORPHED, as they say, so their rankings could be much better or much worse than their adult forms.
I will now begin with the three WORST Muppet Babies characters.
17) Officer Carruthers
Officer Caruthers seething h8. If there was one thing creepier than a gigantor nanny who only showed her stocking covered legs and waistline, it was the creepy old copper who lived next door all alone and also only showed his legs and waistline. He only appeared sporadically, and it was usually to whine to the nanny that the babies were making too much noise while he was trying to get his daytime sleep for the graveyard shift to come. Such a fun ruiner. He was nothing but an annoying and boring nuisance and there was no reason for him to be on the show. He and Nanny were totes getting it on though.
16) Janice
Yes, that Janice was in Muppet Babies, but she emerged late in the series. Ratings were down, and the producers somehow thought the addition of the baby form of a background Muppet would salvage the show. Baby Janice actually had eyes that could open though. The thing I hated most about her was that she wasn't even a baby. She was a TODDLER, and basically the Muppet Babies' version of Angelica from Rugrats, always using her advanced age to manipulate and put down the babies. Things came to blows when Janice told the Muppet Babies gang that she could READ. Piggy got insanely jealous of this skill, and thus pretended that she could read too. As you can imagine, an epic catfight ensued.
Overall, Janice was a worthless addition to the cast, and a desperate attempt for more storylines for a show that was already past its glory days.
15) Uncle Statler and Uncle Waldorf
Don't get me wrong, I love the real version of these two. However, Muppet Babies brought out their gentle side so they weren't nearly as funny. They merely showed up to the nursery every blue moon and brought things like model trainsets to wax nostalgic and share tales of lore with the infant muppets. They were polite and kind gentlemen, as opposed to being the heckling assholes they're known for. I guess it was because they didn't want to warp the minds of the impressionable youth around them, which is very admirable, but since it was such a drastic change for the worst in terms of entertainment value, these two rank low on the list. I'm sure they'll fare much better on louie's list, in their true forms.
