John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

<p><strong>Day 8:</strong> We blur the lines of reality, time, and space and practice peace on Earth and good will to men, women, chickens, bears, and Dizzy Gillespie in the 1979 TV special, “John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together.”</p> <h4>On This Episode</h4> <ol> <li><strong>Mike Westfall</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/fallwestmike">@fallwestmike</a>), wooden toy soldier who somehow qualified for foreign combat despite being unable to stay in formation.</li> <li><strong>Bill Hanstock</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/sundownmotel">@sundownmotel</a>), freelance editor, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001355/">writer, and producer</a> published on <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/authors/bill-hanstock">SBNation</a>, <a href="https://uproxx.com/author/bill-hanstock/">UPROXX</a>, and some old, baby poop color website called <a href="https://progressiveboink.com">Progressive Boink</a>.</li> <li><strong>Carlin Trammel</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/nerdlunch">@nerdlunch</a>) of the <a href="http://nerdlunch.net">Nerd Lunch</a> and <a href="https://dragonflyripple.blogspot.com">Dragonfly Ripple</a> podcasts.</li> </ol> <hr /> <h4>Topics and Tangents</h4> <ol> <li><a href="http://i.imgur.com/jdINdJa.jpg">Bill’s Uncle Deadly tattoo</a>.</li> <li>Former WWE Superstar and “Muppets Most Wanted” cast member <a href="https://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/hornswoggle-muppets-tattoo-photos#fid-25054819">Hornswoggle’s Tattoo Tribute to the Muppets</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/File:TMS-4DVD.jpg">Muppet Show Season 4 DVD</a> promised at Disney’s 2009 D23 Expo, but which never came.</li> <li>Miss Piggy brings a sex joke, lest we forget the pilot of the Muppet Show was called “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byEzsFtV_Yo">Sex and Violence</a>.”</li> <li>John Denver’s <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/File:JD_Note_1996_A_Christmas_Together.jpg">linear notes for the album’s 1996 re-release</a> cite the Muppets as an inspiration for writing “Alfi