Lady Gaga & The Muppets Holiday Spectacular

The most surreal special since The Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas one. Highlights: Gaga's dueling piano duet on Artpop with Elton John and the ecstatic version of Gypsy with Kermit. Also during the favorite holiday memories section, Dr. Teeth and The Mayhem couldn't remember anything.

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I don't think we will be seeing 'The Muppets' and Gaga on TV again anytime soon. The show was a big disappointment in ratings. Maybe ABC should have aired 'The Muppet Chritmas Carol' instead.


Lady Gaga Muppet special a ratings turkey

This thread is about the special that was created and aired last night. It is not about whether or not there will be another one, do you know what I'm saying? I'm interested in discussing what I saw, not in how many people didn't see it or whether or not there will be a sequel.

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Musto read all sorts of subtext into the Benny and the Jets duet and wrote that she refused to smile during the number but I feel like I did see her smile during it.

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I had to turn it off when I saw that RuPaul was going to be wearing The Cookie Monsters pelt for a dress.

I did laugh out loud at the audition where the rabbit was eaten.

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Rabbit: "I did not agree to this."

This was from my, I mean, Musto's Facebook page, and I definitely think there's too much read into Piggy's number:

I enjoyed the Lady Gaga/Muppets special last night and was especially fascinated by her duet with Elton John. I'm not sure if this was filmed before he started their feud or not, but there was definite tension in the air. They sang "Benny and the Jets" from adjacent pianos, and Elton kept changing it to "Gaga and the Jets," but she resolutely wouldn't laugh. Elton would also interject purrings of "I love you Gaga," but she remained stonefaced and wouldn't respond. Like I said, fascinating.

Also of note: RuPaul was fab in her duet with Gaga, but Joseph Gordon Levitt can't sing very well, so his "Baby it's Cold Outside" with Gaga was chilly indeed.

Also, "Santa Baby" is a classic song once recorded by Madonna. Well, guess who sang it in the Gaga special? Miss Piggy in a blonde wig! Am I reading too much into this?

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I think that was Piggy's real hair and not a wig.

Statler: There's nothing like a classic holiday song.
Waldorf: And that was nothing like a classic holiday song.

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Finally got around to watching it. Who cares about ratings, it was a highly enjoyable special, and the Muppets were a perfect addition to her aesthetic.

Loved the opening with "Venus", but I agree that the duets with Kermit and Sir Elton were just lovely to watch.

It was a big grown-up, I think.

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This was one of the worst specials ever.

This was one of the worst specials ever.

People really need to learn scope when describing things. Just like Namo said, Rosie Live happened.

meh

I was kind of expecting more jazzy and acoustic songs but overall I LOVED it! Gypsy was flawless and so were all of her fabulous outfits. I feel like RuPaul could've chosen a better wig though.

(Yes, I'm back...)