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Could Gonzo Vote?

Kyle Munkittrick

Pop Transhumanism

December 26, 2009

My family has the tradition (as do a lot of other families, I think) of watching The Muppet Christmas Carol at some point the week of Christmas. I got to overthinking things per the usual and now am worried about whether or not The Great Gonzo could cast a vote.

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Posted by Xauri'EL on 12/27 at 02:08 AM

The excellent but short-lived TV series 'Greg the Bunny' was implicitely premised on the idea that 'puppets' were living beings with full, if problematic, civil rights as US citizens.

Posted by Kyle Munkittrick on 12/28 at 12:29 PM

@ Xauri'EL I had no idea! I'll have to NetFlix the episodes that made it to DVD. I wonder if the writers for the original show are being brought on board for the Muppets reboot that seems to be underway. Fingers crossed for a "The Muppets go to Washington" movie.

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