Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

3catwoman3

(26,767 posts)

3. In 1978, I was stationed at Yokota Air Base outside of Tokyo. No American television...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 07:50 PM

May 9

...on base, except for The Muppet Show, which was scheduled for Sunday morning. Every Sunday, the bars at both the O Club and NCO Club would be full of people watching The Muppet Show because they missed English-speaking TV programming.

It was a pretty funny sight -

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Happy 70th, The Muppets. Thanks for 70 years of smiles, laughs, and memories. ❤️ [View all] LetMyPeopleVote May 9 OP

The Muppets are great! I used to watch em and I sometimes wondered if the kids got some of the jokes! Deuxcents May 9 #1

The Muppet Show writers definitely knew that parents were... 3catwoman3 May 9 #2

In 1978, I was stationed at Yokota Air Base outside of Tokyo. No American television... 3catwoman3 May 9 #3

I love the muppets! Rizen May 9 #4