It's time to start the music

Design your own Muppet.  Awesome.

Two related notes: First,  Jill and I went to see the Jim Henson exhibition that came to the Smithsonian over the summer.  In an 8th grade project modeled after Time's "People of the Century," I selected Jim Henson as my entertainer of the century; the exhibition confirmed that 8-year-old hunch, and also made a fairly strong case for his mention on lists of great inventors and entrepreneurs.  

Second, here's a great primer on the Muppets' potential comeback.  Nothing can top "A Christmas Together: John Denver and the Muppets," but it's worth a shot.