Shortly after Bad Taste (1987) and well before The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Peter Jackson directed a lowbrow Muppets parody entitled Meet the Feebles. Taking place on a puppet-run variety show comparable to what Kermit and the gang typically do, the anthropomorphic animals in this film spend a bit more time doing drugs, shooting porn, having Viet Nam flashbacks, and plotting against each other. Released to mixed reviews and indifferent box office, Meet the Feebles crawled its way to cult status after wizards and hobbits made its director a household name.
Ryan is joined by Rachel for an examination of this cheap, wayward cousin of Jim Henson's oeuvre. Discussion topics include the limitations of shock humor, the purpose of satire, and which Muppet lampoons work the best.
