Then you’ll appreciate this:
What’s the matter? Doesn’t the name Jerry Juhl mean anything to you? If it doesn’t, then the only excuse that we’ll accept is that you just enjoy The Muppets so damned much that you can’t even take your eyes off them long enough to read the credits, because Mr. Juhl wrote a veritable ton of material for “Sesame Street,” “The Muppet Show,” “Fraggle Rock,” and any number of Muppet movies over the years. (He also wrote “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” an achievement which has, in and of itself, been known to earn him more street cred than all of his other credits combined.)
Here’s one of his classic sketches from “Sesame Street”:
Unfortunately, Mr. Juhl died in 2005 as a result of complications from pancreatic cancer. In fact, he died 2 years ago today. Rather than grow all melancholy at the thought of his passing, however, his widow – Susan Juhl – has deemed it far more appropriate for you to go forth and do something silly and dedicate your actions to the memory of Jerry Juhl.
Jerry, I’m led to understand, was a very silly man. He would’ve been honored if you’d remember him in such a manner.
Caveat: if you do something silly unintentionally, then try to backpedal and claim that you were actually “doing it for Jerry Juhl,” you will go straight to Hell.
