Matthew Soberman

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Muppy Award-Winning Senior Contributor for @ToughPigs and curator of @MuppetQuotes. I'm the one on the right, by the way.

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Kermit the Frog Sings for Hoda Kotb on Her Final "Today" Show

Jan 10, 2025 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

As journalist and television personality Hoda Kotb said goodbye to Today, the show she’s been part of since 2007, she got a visit from a very special guest: Kermit the Frog. Kermit’s appearance had a special significance, as Hoda brought on her daughters, Hope and Haley.
Life, the Universe, and Yancy Woodchuck

Dec 18, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

It really is a special time of year. The holidays are a time to see wonder in the world, spend time with loved ones, and slowly lose your mind over a woodchuck. I should explain. Like many of you, I see the holidays as an annual excuse to watch Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, and lately, I’ve been mesmerized by one particular character: Yancy Woodchuck. His appearance may be brief, but that only adds to his aura of mystique.
Lea Salonga Returns to Sesame Street for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Nov 25, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

For many, Thanksgiving is a time for loved ones to get together, even if they haven’t seen each other in a while. And in the case of Sesame Street‘s forty-eighth appearance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, there’ll be a reunion more than three decades in the making. This year’s guest on the 1-2-3 Sesame Street float is none other than Tony Award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga. She last appeared on Sesame Street back in Episode 3154 , which aired in 1993.
REVIEW: Labyrinth's "Goodnight, Goblin King"

Nov 17, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

Back in ToughPigs’ recap of New York Comic Con 2023, I made a promise. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the Labyrinth book “Goodnight, Goblin King” and I said a review would be coming to the website in the near future. But sometimes life is a funny thing. Sometimes writers don’t get to reviews right away. Sometimes books sit on tables too long, so you move that book to a hardly-used table in a rarely-entered room in your house.
Chew On "The Muppet Christmas Carol" BarkBox

Nov 14, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

I think it’s pretty safe to say The Muppet Christmas Carol is well-liked among humans, but this timeless yuletide classic is reaching a whole new audience: the four-legged kind. BarkBox, a subscription-based pet toy service, has launched a limited-edition box inspired by the 1992 film.
RSVLTS Debuts "The Muppet Christmas Carol" Collection

Nov 7, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

Muppet fans are on RSVLTS’ nice list this year, because not only did we get a new line of Muppet apparel, but now they’ve launched a new line of shirts inspired by The Muppet Christmas Carol!There are three shirts in the collection, each celebrating a group of characters. The dark blue “Spirits of the Season” showcases the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, along with Statler and Waldorf as Jacob and Robert Marley.
RIP Quincy Jones

Nov 3, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

ToughPigs is saddened to learn that legendary musician, composer and producer Quincy Jones has passed away at the age of 91. Jones broke into the music industry in the early 1950’s as a touring jazz musician for Lionel Hampton, playing both piano and trumpet. After a tour with his own band left him in fiscal ruin, he took a job as Mercury Records’ musical director in New York City, which set him on a path to being an executive and producer.
Muppet Fan Artists Assemble for "Raised by Rainbows: Puppet Pals"

Nov 2, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

You know what’s great? Art. You know what’s even better than art? Muppet fan art. And you know what’s even better than Muppet fan art?
Henson Happenings at NYCC – 2024 - ToughPigs

Oct 23, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman |Joe Hennes

Another New York Comic Con is officially in the books, leaving us with memories of the con that was and dreams of what will await us next year. And folks, personally… we’re dreaming that next year has way more Muppet offerings, because this year felt particularly light. But we’re ToughPigs, and to butcher a phrase from Dr. Teeth, we don’t take “meh” for an answer.
How to Be a Muppet Fan at NYCC – 2024 - ToughPigs

Oct 14, 2024 | toughpigs.com | Matthew Soberman

Has it already been a year since the last edition of New York Comic Con? I’m pretty sure folks are still in line for the Futurama panel. Still, the costumes are being assembled, the comic checklists have been written, and the hand sanitizer bottles have been refilled, so it must be time to head back to the Javits Center for another four days of geeky awesomeness.