3397: Muppetfield (or Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sedentary Street?)

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Muppetfield (or Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sedentary Street?)
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Made by: Muchacho1994


Explanation[edit | edit source]

This comic is another reference to Sesame Street. To break the references down:

  • Sesame Street is well known for featuring Muppet characters; thus, Arlene and Odie are represented by hand puppets (taken from the title panel of another strip).
  • Most puppet-related media in general will often use such devices as a wall, a stage, or the like to mask the puppeteers, as alluded to by the author's notes. In particular, many Muppet-centric segments, particularly those with Kermit the Frog, take place behind or on a distinct brick wall.
  • The "or" of the title is a reference to "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?", the show's enduring theme song.
  • Finally, the transcript makes reference to Sesame Street's often elaborate insert segments.

The author writes:[edit | edit source]

I figured that since the characters in Garfield are behind tables, counters, and fences half the time, it makes logical sense that they may as well be puppets. I actually had this idea for a while, but was busy with other things... well, not really...

Original strip: 2014-02-13. The puppets are taken from 2002-06-09.

Transcript[edit | edit source]

Arlene hand puppet {sitting behind a fence}: Sigh
{Odie hand puppet enters from stage left, coming to a rest next to Arlene}
Arlene hand puppet: I take it Garfield isn't coming
Odie hand puppet {reading from a sheet of paper}: "Meow"
{Cuts away to a vexingly strange segment featuring Jon Arbuckle and some mice singing about the letter S, thankfully not shown}