Image provided by Steve Swanson and The MuppetCast
Have you spent inordinate amounts of time and brainpower on the relative merits of various Muppet characters? Are you among the many who want to participate in a March Madness office tournament but lack the requisite basketball knowledge? If this sounds like you, then check out the 2010 Muppet Madness Tournament!
Operated as a joint venture by the founders of The MuppetCast and ToughPigs.com, the Tournament features an initial bracket of 32 favorite Muppet characters. The characters fall into four groups – “The Show” (featuring characters appearing on the original Muppet Show, along with Pepe the Prawn), “The Rock” (with characters from Fraggle Rock), “The Street” (composed of Sesame Street’s favorite residents) and “The Rest” (an assortment of characters drawn from wider Muppet history).
The competitors for Round 1 of the 2010 Muppet Madness Tournament. (Image provided by Steve Swanson and The MuppetCast)
Visitors to the Muppet Madness website can cast votes for their favorite characters every 12 hours, starting today (March 15). Results will be announced by Steve Swanson, Ryan Roe and Joe Hennes on each Sunday’s MuppetCast podcast. Voters can also look for information on the Tough Pigs blog **ToughPigs.com. Although character eliminations will begin this week, look for the Tournament to continue until April 4.
Forget basketball, Muppet Madness is the Tournament to watch this year!
To visit the 2010 Muppet Madness Tournament site, click here.
For an in-depth look at one fan’s obsessive musings on the Muppet matchups, click on the appropriate duel below:
Round 1:
“The Show”
Kermit vs. Gonzo
Animal vs. Beaker
Miss Piggy vs. Pepe
Rowlf vs. Fozzie
“The Rock”
Gobo vs. Wembley
Mokey vs. Red
Boober vs. Uncle Traveling Matt
Junior vs. Sprocket
“The Street”
Oscar vs. Big Bird
Grover vs. Cookie Monster
Elmo vs. Telly
Bert & Ernie vs. The Count
“The Rest”
Hoggle vs. The Chamberlain
Skeeter vs. Baby Sinclair
Bear vs. Emmet Otter
Wilkins & Wontkins vs. The LaChoy Dragon
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