Mummenschanz on the Muppet Show (1976) 1 of 5

[ThePackratg]

Who has a clip of them acting out a gorilla?

[morgannicgregor]

I remember this from TV when I was a kid!

[Lizbeast]

I love them so much. Saw them when I was younger, maybe ten or fifteen years ago? It was amazing. Another of their touring shows a couple years ago was not so great, but it's awesome to see them in their prime.

[edaboladik]

What.... What did I just watch?

LOL it was creepy but cool.

[Budoshi]

What is that jazz piece? would love to have it:D

[BuridansEsel1]

swiss perfectionists :-))) studied at Lecoq school

[letytepa]

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[RUNNnGUNN]

This is Brilliant!!

[IrishFig]

im scared

[Blackcrow521]

Fucking genius!

[gag75]

Am I the only one reminded of Daft Punk somehow?

[Blackcrow521]

@gag75 In a weird their music would compliment this so much!

[gag75]

@Blackcrow521

I agree :)

[foxkieran]

Creepy

[perfgeek]

Judging from the bottoms of their feet, Beauregard and/or George needed to mop the stage :)

[hikarushirou]

Thank you so much for having this here. I've been looking for this troupe for YEARS (I couldn't remember he exact spelling of their name) and this was my favourite skit. I saw them when I was a little girl.

[hairyreddick]

Yeah, this music is horrific with the show.

[FlipFlibbo]

these guys are homos

[FlipFlibbo]

@neil7227 gay!

[Budoshi]

Just love these guys..:D Normally I don't particurlarly care for mimes, because they all seem to run the same routine. But these guys are completely original, creative and very leftfield.. :D

[alvicious]

i hate the music in this!

[TerryTheLoneWolfYo]

what teh ferk? XD

[jallendubya]

dis shit tripped me out as a kid more so even the clay faced one

[Jindoo]

dope!

[Statick1]

Great act, but he freakiest I've ever seen.

[RabbitDance]

-_-

o_o

O_O

!!!!!!!

.......

^_^

[mpampakos]

whats with the arrows?

ITS GREAT STUFF ANYWAY!

[Implorius]

@mpampakos kiss me

suck it

no wtf

ooook

it's a joke

let's fuck

i'm gay

[mpampakos]

@Implorius Sounds great!!! +)

[bedtime4bonzo]

great post

[cochraneZ]

Well, in this case the black background wouldn't change much. The facial expressions are the most important part. Anyway - a good skit.

[Bastiaanwoudenberg]

normally the background is black so you dont see the actors...:D

[youfool8181]

Wow impressive

[Shufei]

What finesse! I wish there were aught of this group to see here today...

[rand0mp00p]

it was great but damn waste of paper XD

[boydegg]

Wowee. So well thought out. It boggles my mind how they remember all the sequences. Amazing stuff.

[jaypkatl]

THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY!!!!

[Hakkai87]

Oh wow!

[Ramon26892]

This is undoubtedly the major sample of ingenuity and creativity that I have seen in my life.

[bmr21091970]

I remember them.. they were absolute cult when I was a child. Ingenious, just lovely... Thanks for posting!!!

[nygirl1857]

Oh my goodness...just amazing!!! Genius!!!!

[perfgeek]

The power of sophisticated simplicity.

[Robertahausen]

@perfgeek perfectly profound words ;-D

[DramaKaw]

@perfgeek Well said.

[67tr876]

omg am 15 and just saw this for the first time....... ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah I LOVE IT great job

[JimmieHeaven]

XOXO

[TimothyQStanton]

wimp

[leopoldo160777]

pensar que en los programas infantiles esto ya no se ve....

[ThunderAppeal]

My mom used to take me to see them when I was a kid. This was a living art form designed for the imagination. Today's so-called art is static garbage, all unimaginative.

[HauntedLady]

I was lucky enough to see them perform before they disbanded as a troupe I sure miss them seeing them live was an awesome experience

[oceanlilly69]

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[nyctivoe]

Hah, and they wonder why people my age are so messed up. Look what we watched as children!

[raposofan]

I think this is the way a lot of men see women and the courtship process. "Ha! Ha! Thou thinkest the womenfolk hath all the power!"

Somebody do this from the girl point of view and show how hard it is for *us* and how unpredictable men are!

[BonzoGal1980]

I crack up when the one rips off the long arrow pointing down off the other:

"why you dirty pig!"

[AngelusDlion]

@raposofan Human beings in general are very confusing hun. :P

[Geronimo1913]

I remember going to see them as a kid in the 80's and really enjoying their show. Are they still around performing? I'd love to catch them again. :D

[burrito57]

hey, what about that one part where the guys arrow goes down to his crotch? is he asking for a blow job? what the f?

[LadyGuiweny]

Great!!! :)

[satouame]

so cute and creative.

[Chupertato]

magnifico genial

i love it jeje

what the name of teh song?

Tato

[SweetestGirl01]

OMG THEY JUST PERFORMED MOST OF THEIR STUFF LAST WEEK IN THE CAIRO OPERA HOUSE

IT WAS AMAAAAAZING!!

By now the team (of 4) is about 70 years old and still amazingly flexible!!!!!

[spf9215]

I saw these people on broadway when I was young. I think it was in 1974 and it was great. I had no idea that they would still be doing a act.

[StickEGel]

i dont really get it O-o

wat's with the arrows?

[Al1985ex]

Well... swizerland is geogrphicly in Europe, but politicaly it's not Europe^^

[sNaKsHiT]

lol. yeah switzerland is in central europe. realy well, n1 to see switzerland not in the EU regime...!!!

[johnbourbon]

europe

[wookie72]

That is the most European thing I've ever seen.

[graphoula]

agree

[wookie72]

And to clarify, I don't mean European in a bad way.

[sNaKsHiT]

well, what you can see in this movie as typicly european? born in USA too...

[TheRougeEyelash]

@_<

[iMario65]

so wats goin on?

[KannaJuwl]

It appears to be a break up/make up fight, plus implications of sex...?

[JFEsslingen]

I saw Mummenschanz last night in Stuttgart (Germany) in a kind of best-of-anniversary-show. Great! They are legends! If you are interested in mime - check out: Spanish mime actor Carlos Martínez. You can find him in YouTube as well... Definetely a recommendation!

[tldragonking]

well... the don't produce curse words anyway

[talkshowonme]

exelente videoo!! son increibles !

[cineos18]

legal

[Prubbleoflakes]

TOO COOL! thats such a great performance

[steveasat2]

All hail the inventors of the emoticon! They make me XD

[mavrachang]

To the poster: I love you forever! I saw this episode of the Muppet Show years and years ago when I was little and I was half-convinced that I dreamed this up. I never thought I'd see it ever again. This made my night! This is the reason YouTube rocks.

[scuzmunkie]

I love the creativity!

[KatellaGate]

You know a performance is good when you remember it from a single viewing over 30 years ago.

[kll510]

I agree with you KatellaGate. I haven't seen this in 30 years but always remembered it and hoped someone posted it on YouTube. They were so creative, original and different that it just stuck in my memory. I loved it then and now.

[PapagenoJuan]

.weird.

[luutnantti111]

Genious. And these were at muppet show?

[nirmalsuki]

Just incredible.