My long-held theories on Goofy and interspecies sexuality have now reached their all-time largest audience, because I have a question in Roger Ebert's "Movie Answer Man" column this week:
Q. You and Leonard Maltin both neglected to mention that in a series of Goofy shorts from the 1950s, Goof lived in blissful domesticity with a human wife. I suppose you could argue that Goofy is exempt from discussions of interspecies romance considering that we still don't know what species he is, but I thinks he qualifies, and your reader thought so too. Also, don't forget about the most famous interspecies couple in American history, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.Obviously, Roger doesn't remember "Muppets Take Manhattan:" "Because you share a love so big/I now pronounce you frog and pig."
Stephen Silver, New York CityA. I've always thought of Kermit and Miss Piggy as just very, very good friends.
UPDATE: If anyone has a paper copy of Sunday's Sun-Times, or any other paper that carries the column, please contact me.
Posted by Stephen Silver at September 20, 2004 02:21 AMHey Steve,
Nothing like seeing your name in the paper, hey? Cool--
kermit and MP - not just love, but an unstoppable force...
GO RED SOX!!!
(and yes, I do have the courage/nerve/stupidity/blind faith to say that even after this weekend).
How are the twins doing?
I have it, Steve. From Sunday's Bergen Record.
Posted by: Bill McCabe at September 20, 2004 04:05 PMSpeaking of Roger, what about Roger and Jessica Rabbit? (Did they mention them? Do they count?)
Posted by: C at September 20, 2004 05:54 PMHey I wonder if Brandeis will mention you for this achievement!
Posted by: jaws at September 20, 2004 10:13 PM