Twitter Imagines Several Novels That Can Be Improved With Muppets

In the absolutely perfect Muppet Christmas Carol, Rizzo asks Charles Dickens (played by Gonzo), "This is scary stuff. Should we be worried about the kids in the audience?", to which Dickens replies, "That's alright, this is culture."

The Muppets, Sesame Street included, were many children's first exposure to some classic bits of culture, from Dickens' Christmas classic to the Tim Curry romp of Muppet's Treasure Island. On December 24th, aka One More Sleep Til' Christmas eve, Twitter user @ellle_em posted the question, "What classic work of literature definitely requires a Muppet movie?"

The Muppet versions of "A Christmas Carol" and "Treasure Island" are obviously the superior adaptations of both books so tell me, what classic work of literature definitely requires a Muppet movie?

— Jingle Elle Maruska (they/them) (@ellle_em) December 24, 2019

The responses were predictably rife with extremely good ideas for Muppet literary adaptations. Some of the best include:

Pride and Prejudice:

pic.twitter.com/VHgrhWfb8w

— Raymond R Price (@darthbob88) December 24, 2019

Crime and Punishment:

Muppet Crime and Punishment https://t.co/nOvwq2QqjI pic.twitter.com/8oFOUlr9d9

— Nick Ban Nazis Mamatas 🤼‍♂️🏴 (@NMamatas) December 25, 2019

The Great Gatsby:

The Muppets Great Gatsby pic.twitter.com/QGY0fScDza

— Karen Vaites (@karenvaites) December 25, 2019

The Seventh Seal:

I went a different way! pic.twitter.com/yU8kV49Gbw

— Bruce McCorkindale (@brucemccorkinda) December 25, 2019

Cyrano de Bergerac:

Muppet Cyrano de Bergerac. Gonzo would be PERFECT.

— Gina Dalfonzo (@ginadalfonzo) December 25, 2019

One Twitter user came up with a brilliant idea to make it all happen:

This should be a Disney+ series. Half an hour abridged versions of classic literary works. A different book every week. Pride, prejudice, and pigs should be awesome.

— Misscar (@misscar2015) December 25, 2019

This idea isn't unheard of; an anthology of adapted literary classics featuring recognizable children's characters was essentially the plot of Wishbone, and it would certainly be the best use of The Muppets since, well, Christmas Carol and Treasure Island. Here's hoping it catches the right person's eye.