Ryan Roe
@meryanroe.bsky.social
There's never enough time to watch, read, listen to, and play all the media I want to. I'm one of the Muppet nerds from @toughpigs.com (he/him)
In the '80s, there was a television program about a fussy British man who served as a butler for a suburban American family. For some reason, children loved this program.
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
In the '80s, there was a television program about a fussy British man who served as a butler for a suburban American family. For some reason, children loved this program.
My fellow Americans: Don't be fooled by Marjorie Taylor Greene saying sensible things for once in her life. She's not "good" now. She hasn't had a change of heart or seen the light.
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My fellow Americans: Don't be fooled by Marjorie Taylor Greene saying sensible things for once in her life. She's not "good" now. She hasn't had a change of heart or seen the light.
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Despite the news that Rob Lake and the Muppets' Broadway show is closing, we've got a review and some praise for some very talented puppeteers.
www.toughpigs.com/lake-review/
www.toughpigs.com/lake-review/
Review: Rob Lake and the Muppets on Broadway - ToughPigs
The rise and fall of the Muppets' Broadway debut.
www.toughpigs.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Despite the news that Rob Lake and the Muppets' Broadway show is closing, we've got a review and some praise for some very talented puppeteers.
www.toughpigs.com/lake-review/
www.toughpigs.com/lake-review/
Has anyone reached out to Batman villain the Penny Plunderer for comment?
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Has anyone reached out to Batman villain the Penny Plunderer for comment?
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Do you have questions about The Jim Henson Company's big auction? Good news: We have answers!
www.toughpigs.com/auction-faq/
www.toughpigs.com/auction-faq/
Everything You Really Want to Know About the Henson Co. Auction - ToughPigs
A handy FAQ about the Henson Company's big auction.
www.toughpigs.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Do you have questions about The Jim Henson Company's big auction? Good news: We have answers!
www.toughpigs.com/auction-faq/
www.toughpigs.com/auction-faq/
Gavin Newsom posts funny stuff sometimes, but don't forget he's anti-trans rights, and he's hostile to unhoused people, and he should not be in the Democratic presidential primary next year.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Gavin Newsom posts funny stuff sometimes, but don't forget he's anti-trans rights, and he's hostile to unhoused people, and he should not be in the Democratic presidential primary next year.
I watched a movie and a guy in it was wearing a tie that didn't look good on him. Why would he choose that tie? What a plot hole!
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I watched a movie and a guy in it was wearing a tie that didn't look good on him. Why would he choose that tie? What a plot hole!
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Today is Sesame Steeet's 56th birthday! If you're interested in learning about the show's stotied history through a feminist lens, check out my podcast A PRAIRIE DAWN COMPANION. You can find it here or on the Muppet Fan Podcasts With ToughPigs podcast feed.
www.toughpigs.com/tag/a-prairi...
www.toughpigs.com/tag/a-prairi...
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today is Sesame Steeet's 56th birthday! If you're interested in learning about the show's stotied history through a feminist lens, check out my podcast A PRAIRIE DAWN COMPANION. You can find it here or on the Muppet Fan Podcasts With ToughPigs podcast feed.
www.toughpigs.com/tag/a-prairi...
www.toughpigs.com/tag/a-prairi...
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Happy 56th anniversary to Sesame Street! Can you believe it's been 56 years since Ernie first took a bath on national television?
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy 56th anniversary to Sesame Street! Can you believe it's been 56 years since Ernie first took a bath on national television?
Will this Simpsons gag from 1994 just keep getting more and more accurate as time goes by?
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Will this Simpsons gag from 1994 just keep getting more and more accurate as time goes by?
What do you think the audience is like at a 10:35pm screening of Gabby's Dollhouse?
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What do you think the audience is like at a 10:35pm screening of Gabby's Dollhouse?
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Muppet News Flash!: a certain Muppet-themed Facebook page posted something about the Miss Piggy movie and misgendered Cole Escola. I pointed this out in the comments, and rather than fix their mistake, the page owner deleted my comment and blocked me from their page.
Whoopsies!
Whoopsies!
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Muppet News Flash!: a certain Muppet-themed Facebook page posted something about the Miss Piggy movie and misgendered Cole Escola. I pointed this out in the comments, and rather than fix their mistake, the page owner deleted my comment and blocked me from their page.
Whoopsies!
Whoopsies!
1. Alien vs. Predator
2. The Predator
3. Prey
4. Predator
5. Predator: Badlands
This is not my ranking. It's the order in which I've seen them!
2. The Predator
3. Prey
4. Predator
5. Predator: Badlands
This is not my ranking. It's the order in which I've seen them!
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
1. Alien vs. Predator
2. The Predator
3. Prey
4. Predator
5. Predator: Badlands
This is not my ranking. It's the order in which I've seen them!
2. The Predator
3. Prey
4. Predator
5. Predator: Badlands
This is not my ranking. It's the order in which I've seen them!
I really dug the first two episodes of Pluribus on Apple TV. We've seen similar stories about large-scale mind control many times before, but this one feels fresh so far.
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I really dug the first two episodes of Pluribus on Apple TV. We've seen similar stories about large-scale mind control many times before, but this one feels fresh so far.
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Rarely has a photo captured a leader more accurately.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rarely has a photo captured a leader more accurately.
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Maybe pundits should spend more time in densely packed, left leaning urban areas where the "real Americans" live
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Maybe pundits should spend more time in densely packed, left leaning urban areas where the "real Americans" live
It's so weird when Democrats win elections and Republicans are like "ENJOY YOUR FREE STUFF, JERKS!" Free stuff sounds great! The government should give us *more* free stuff!
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's so weird when Democrats win elections and Republicans are like "ENJOY YOUR FREE STUFF, JERKS!" Free stuff sounds great! The government should give us *more* free stuff!
I voted! Globey and I encourage YOU to vote too! For years, I only voted in presidential elections and midterms, but now I vote every time there's anything to vote for. It's too important not to!
(What I DIDN'T do today is get a haircut. I need one!)
(What I DIDN'T do today is get a haircut. I need one!)
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I voted! Globey and I encourage YOU to vote too! For years, I only voted in presidential elections and midterms, but now I vote every time there's anything to vote for. It's too important not to!
(What I DIDN'T do today is get a haircut. I need one!)
(What I DIDN'T do today is get a haircut. I need one!)
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Whenever we post anything "political" on our Muppet fan site, we get a lot of the same comments. So we're answering all the questions before they're inevitably made.
www.toughpigs.com/faq-commente...
www.toughpigs.com/faq-commente...
FAQ for Right Wing Muppet Fan Commenters - ToughPigs
Here's one to send to those commenters who still don't understand why we do what we do.
www.toughpigs.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Whenever we post anything "political" on our Muppet fan site, we get a lot of the same comments. So we're answering all the questions before they're inevitably made.
www.toughpigs.com/faq-commente...
www.toughpigs.com/faq-commente...
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curent working theory: precise thinking, intention, and expression and clarity despite typos often characterize human writing
while grammatically correct but painfully tedious, pointless, repetitious blathering often characterize LLM output
while grammatically correct but painfully tedious, pointless, repetitious blathering often characterize LLM output
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
curent working theory: precise thinking, intention, and expression and clarity despite typos often characterize human writing
while grammatically correct but painfully tedious, pointless, repetitious blathering often characterize LLM output
while grammatically correct but painfully tedious, pointless, repetitious blathering often characterize LLM output
I try to avoid seeing that guy's face or hearing his voice, but I saw some of the videos from Japan, and... wow, he really looks and sounds like he's about to keel over.
October 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I try to avoid seeing that guy's face or hearing his voice, but I saw some of the videos from Japan, and... wow, he really looks and sounds like he's about to keel over.
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Tomorrow in the New York Post: The Muppets call him "Uncle Deadly," but there's no evidence that any of them are his nieces or nephews.
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Tomorrow in the New York Post: The Muppets call him "Uncle Deadly," but there's no evidence that any of them are his nieces or nephews.
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Kinda not sure what we're supposed to do about chatGPT being as normalized as it is. I feel like everyone that's either very young or very old is into it, millennials largely being the only normal ones lol
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Kinda not sure what we're supposed to do about chatGPT being as normalized as it is. I feel like everyone that's either very young or very old is into it, millennials largely being the only normal ones lol