u/Lillian_Crocodilian

I was familiar with the Robin the Frog version of this from the Muppet Show, but I'd never seen this one. I think the octopus (Frank Oz) is much, much funnier than he has any right to be; whoever thought to put a mustache on him was a genius. The puns are TERRIBLE and some are so contrived, but Frank Oz's shameless delivery and laughing at his own jokes makes it work so well. I was enthralled.

I suppose this could be asked for any two languages that come into close contact with each other where one dominates. If this has been documented, is there a term for this? Is there any information to suggest that the adoption of calques is related to grammar changes in the influenced languauge? I apologize if the post seems mixed up, but I've wondered about it for a while. Thank you in advance for any replies!

I suppose this could be asked for any two languages that come into close contact with each other, but I picked English because of its global reach. If this has been documented, is there a term for this? Is there any information to suggest that the adoption of calques is related to grammar changes in the influenced languauge? I apologize if the post seems mixed up, but I've wondered about it for a while. Thank you in advance for any replies!

I haven't paid lots of attention to Peter Linz's Robin the Frog, so I was astounded at how, even though the voice is different, Peter Linz's performance matches the energy and mannerisms of Jerry Nelson's Robin character. He really gives him...credibility? (Insofar as a felt frog puppet is credible at all). There's a real personality there. I was thinking about what Muppet projects Robin would work well in; IMHO, I think he'd do well in a short-form series where he learns life lessons with the help of the other Muppets (waiting your turn, self-esteem, dealing with bullies, etc.); there's lots of humor to be found there). Does anyone else have ideas about what Robin would do well in?