Anthony Strand

Nov 1, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Anthony Strand |Joe Hennes

After an exciting (but good-natured) battle, we are thrilled to announce that Rowlf the Dog has been elected as the next ToughPigs President! In this time of political turmoil, this laid-back piano player is the perfect hound to unite our country. He’ll have us all joyfully singing together by the second chorus of “Cottleston Pie.” Let’s give a big howl to President Rowlf!Rowlf received an outstanding 40.8% of the vote, but his two competitors made a good show as well.

Oct 25, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Joe Hennes |Anthony Strand

Over the past two weeks, Muppet fans around the world have done their patriotic duty to nominate and then vote in the primaries for the ToughPigs Presidency. Yes, it’s important. No, we didn’t just make it up. There have been Muppets in positions of power since the 1700s, and we’re proud to continue the tradition to today. From over 3,500 Muppet characters, we nominated 177, which was then whittled down to 31. And now, just 3.

Oct 18, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Anthony Strand |Joe Hennes

Previously on the ToughPigs Election, we asked you to nominate any character from the worlds of Sesame Street, The Muppets, and Henson (miscellaneous) for the most important job of their fictional lives – President of ToughPigs!The nominations have been open for a week (ToughPigs elections move faster than actual ones!), and we’re delighted to announce the nominees in each party.

Oct 11, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Joe Hennes |Anthony Strand

One score minus four years ago, our editors set forth upon the readership our very first Presidential election: The aptly titled ToughPigs Elections. Catchy, right? We’ve continued the tradition every election cycle since. We’re creatures of habit, so it’s time to do it again. What is the ToughPigs Election? It’s when we choose two Muppet nominees (plus running mates) and pit them against each other for the Presidency. What is the Presidency?

May 29, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Anthony Strand

Look, I’ll be honest. Over the past two years, I’ve kind of soured on Back to the Rock. The original Fraggle Rock is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. It would be truly impossible for a new version of the show to live up to that. Back to the Rock comes so much closer than I expected. Back in season one, that felt like a miracle. Thirteen brand-new episodes of Fraggle Rock! What a thrill!But as time passed, I found that I didn’t have much interest in revisiting the show.