Bonus! Gonzo's Many Dresses, More Gay Muppet Guests, and David Bowie's Codpiece
Added 2021-07-31 17:00:05 +0000 UTCHello patrons!
Here's another bonus video just for you, with stories that I wasn't able to fit into my recent Muppet Show video. This one features some fun details about gay Muppet Show guests (and also gay allies), as well as the unexpectedly long tradition of Gonzo wearing gender-nonconforming clothes. I've also got a ~theory~ about David Bowie's codpiece in the movie Labyrinth, and oddly enough TWO connections to Disney's Robin Hood.
Also! Check out a little sneak peek at my next video in progress, comparing two gay-bar episodes of Murder She Wrote and Starsky & Hutch. If you have any queer MSW/S&H clips, please send them my way!
(PS: I'm still troubleshooting some video-embed issues with Patreon. If you get an error message while trying to view this video, please let me know what it says, what device you're using, and if you're using the Patreon app or a web browser. Also, try using this direct link: https://youtu.be/Ndoe6xEJUss )
Also -- here's that very fun clip of Java that I mention in the video: https://youtu.be/wDPFt_ajIWc
Thanks as always for all your help making videos, and for being a part of my patreon!
Matt
Comments
Okay your Labyrinth interpretation was mindblowing. I’ll have to read the novelisation sometime.
jasonuity
2024-06-05 11:19:26 +0000 UTCAgain, I have been trying so hard to be restrained, but this time I think I've got something worth commenting for: I've recently been watching The Muppets for the first time (I know, I know, did I grow up under a rock, etc), and I've been keeping note of all the queercoding that I've noticed, so I can confirm that Gonzo is not just genderbending in his attire, but also in his actual sexuality. In the Leslie Uggams episode, when Gonzo sees Big Bird for the first time, he falls for him. I mean, his reaction is immediately and overpoweringly a romantic one. Check it out, I think you'll see what I mean. Also, in the Gene Kelly episode, Kelly is singing a love-song to Miss Piggy when she has to go on stage. Gonzo offers to fill in for her, and Kelly sings the rest of the song to Gonzo, while Gonzo lies back in his arms and gazes up at him. You might already know about both of these, but I'm mentioning them just in case you didn't! Before I go, just a couple of final things that I was wondering whether to mention, and which I might as well pop in now that I'm commenting anyway: if you're interested in obscure queer history, have you come across the Golden Orchid Society? Here's a really interesting article about it in case you haven't: https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2016/12/20/the-golden-orchid Also, have you seen the Drunk History segment on van Steuben? If you haven't, it's on YouTube and is well worth checking out!
claire bee
2023-09-28 13:35:12 +0000 UTCI guess I wonder why the discussion of David Bowie’s sexuality is so vague when he said many times he was bisexual. What am I missing?
Amy Harth
2021-10-04 04:13:08 +0000 UTCWell! Lucky biographers!
Matt Baume
2021-09-06 20:09:46 +0000 UTCDavid Bowie was known to be very well-endowed, as mentioned by several of his biographers. I really think that is all that was at play here: taming the beast into a pair of tights.
John Mysliwiec
2021-09-06 19:42:35 +0000 UTCMaybe the Miss Piggy thing is a pun? Like because he's AbraHAM Lincoln? Unsure, but that seems to track with me.
Jay Kidd
2021-08-03 18:07:54 +0000 UTCNo worries. The alternate link works fine.
Girl In Gold Boots
2021-08-01 18:58:38 +0000 UTCThat's such a good point about the way the bulge draws the viewer's gaze! And wow yes what a great comparison of Jareth/Phantom to Sarah/Christine.
Matt Baume
2021-08-01 17:38:21 +0000 UTCDavid Bowie's certainly does
Matt Baume
2021-08-01 17:36:29 +0000 UTCNOOOOOO I thought I fixed it! Well ... try using that alternate link for now, and let me know if it's still causing trouble.
Matt Baume
2021-08-01 17:36:14 +0000 UTCYears ago I got to wrote this article and included Labyrinth because Jarrett and sexual coming of age is greater than saving babies. https://www.cracked.com/blog/5-female-driven-fantasy-movies-thatd-fall-apart-in-reality
2021-08-01 14:57:13 +0000 UTCYES TO THE BILLIONTH POWER! I never noticed the newspaper clipping in the room or the actor played by Bowie in the picture with her mom (as you said, it was never mentioned or confirmed in the film so blink and you will miss it) but I completely agree about Jareth as sexual temptation and not just because we the audience are trash people and want to get cool with Bowie. I think the cod piece represents your eyes being pulled DOWN to a place that is filled with stemming curiosity. Duh, it’s bulging right at you. The toys turn puppets/characters represent leaving childhood behind. I’ve also personally noticed correlations with one of my favorite stories, The Princess and the Goblin. Down below the earth, the Goblin Prince wants to take Princess Irene of the Sun People down to his realm and marry her. A miner boy named Curdie who represents bravery and righteousness wants to save the kingdoms from the goblins. Here, Jareth intentionally doesn’t look like a “Goblin” like the monsters we heard about in our nightmares forever. He looks…alluring. Like the Phantom, he has some sort of knowledge that tempts our body and mind even if he did kidnap the baby. I could go on forever about this stuff. I love coming of age stories.
2021-08-01 14:55:56 +0000 UTCGetting "Oops! Imbed code not valid!" On Motorola G6, Android 9, using the Patreon app.
Girl In Gold Boots
2021-08-01 13:42:10 +0000 UTCAnother bonus video! Our cup run-eth over!
Sean
2021-08-01 11:46:40 +0000 UTCsmooth like butter, e hoa! Worked a charm:)
rebecca gibbs
2021-08-01 03:21:00 +0000 UTCOk thank you for the heads up! I've replaced the video -- please go ahead and try now, and let me know if it's still giving you issues.
Matt Baume
2021-08-01 03:14:33 +0000 UTCthanks so much for including the full link! I still cant access the vimeo links from my android phone (samsung) or my macbook (catalina).
rebecca gibbs
2021-08-01 02:33:46 +0000 UTCI'm curious if you got any slashy gay vibes from the show, if you've watched enough of it to know.
Lin Kibblemom
2021-08-01 00:16:17 +0000 UTCARGHHHHH well at least it's consistent. Let me know if the links give you the same issues.
Matt Baume
2021-07-31 22:15:32 +0000 UTCLink worked thanks
Nicole Brett
2021-07-31 22:15:24 +0000 UTCI got the same error. Watching on desktop/chrome.
Nini L
2021-07-31 22:14:11 +0000 UTCOh GOSH yes, there's SO MUCH
Matt Baume
2021-07-31 22:00:15 +0000 UTCAw that's lovely, now he has the option which name to use!
Matt Baume
2021-07-31 22:00:05 +0000 UTCAh geez, sorry about that -- are you viewing it on a phone, and are you using the Patreon app or a web browser? Also, try this link: https://vimeo.com/mattbaume/muppetguests
Matt Baume
2021-07-31 21:59:32 +0000 UTCNo S&H clips to share, I wasn't really a fan of the show, but the first thing that came to mind at their mention was of how much slash fanfic was written about them.
Lin Kibblemom
2021-07-31 21:53:46 +0000 UTChttps://i.vimeocdn.com/filter/overlay?src0=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F1202953567_1280x720&src1=https%3A%2F%2Ff.vimeocdn.com%2Fimages_v6%2Fshare%2Fplay_icon_overlay.png This is the error message
Nicole Brett
2021-07-31 21:50:30 +0000 UTCCan’t get the video to work
Nicole Brett
2021-07-31 21:49:50 +0000 UTCFunny story about Labyrinth: It is such an iconic movie for me, one of my all-time favorites, that when I was pregnant with my firstborn son, I was planning on naming him Jareth Xavier. My family HATED the name, Protested vehemently. But I was dead set on giving him the name... until he was born, on my father's birthday. At that moment I decided to change my mind, and named him after my dad and my brother. He grew up knowing the story about the name that almost was and has been using it as his online handle for nearly a decade now. LOL>
Nini L
2021-07-31 19:47:21 +0000 UTCYou're very welcome! Thanks for watching! :D
Matt Baume
2021-07-31 17:54:26 +0000 UTCWooooooo
Matt Baume
2021-07-31 17:54:15 +0000 UTCFantastic content! Great stuff Matt
ScoobySnacks
2021-07-31 17:20:53 +0000 UTCBonus content FTW
Serge Wroclawski
2021-07-31 17:18:07 +0000 UTC
