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Post by Milkman Norm on Dec 30, 2020 22:00:44 GMT -5
What was the deal with the Swedish Chef? Now before you say, "Duh Norm. He was a comedically bad chef who said funny sounding things. I ask you why? In the case of other Muppet Show era characters they were either talent (Kermit was the emcee, Piggy the lead actor, Fozzie the opening comic, etc.) crew/theater staff (Scooter, Beauregard, etc) or critics. Hell, even the monster Muppets on the show are shown to be talent back stage. All the talent Muppets at some point in sketches play characters. But the Swedish Chef is always the Swedish Chef. And he's a terrible chef, let even when they leave the theater he comes with them to cook. So what's the deal?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Dec 30, 2020 22:29:05 GMT -5
In order to have variety not seen in other variety shows he hosts a cooking segment
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 30, 2020 22:33:07 GMT -5
Swedish Chef was conceived for the original pilot of the Muppet Show, which took more a "flip through TV channels" feel to things than the eventual show's variety show feel. Hence, he was a parody of cooking shows at the time.
When brought to the Muppet Show, they kept that...so it was just a variety show that had a cooking segment in it.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 31, 2020 0:20:23 GMT -5
It was based on a real life incident when an actual Swedish chef appeared on a morning show to give a cooking demonstration. His oven malfunctioned and fell apart, which led to him yelling in Swedish and throwing cooking instruments. The incident led to the creation of the character.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 31, 2020 8:30:50 GMT -5
I pretend he's their backstage catering guy as well as their "On Air Chef"
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 31, 2020 9:06:46 GMT -5
It was based on a real life incident when an actual Swedish chef appeared on a morning show to give a cooking demonstration. His oven malfunctioned and fell apart, which led to him yelling in Swedish and throwing cooking instruments. The incident led to the creation of the character. Now that is something that needs to turn up somewhere! |
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Dec 31, 2020 10:29:39 GMT -5
Swedish Chef was conceived for the original pilot of the Muppet Show, which took more a "flip through TV channels" feel to things than the eventual show's variety show feel. Hence, he was a parody of cooking shows at the time. When brought to the Muppet Show, they kept that...so it was just a variety show that had a cooking segment in it. I like this answer. Makes me think of a local afternoon news show. Every Friday, they'd have "their" local chef on TV with some quirky new dish you should try this weekend. (John Drury on WLS Channel 7 announcing "MIS-TER FOOD" as if he's some sort of superhero, when he's just this skinny little 50ish guy with a salt-and-pepper beard and a chef's hat.) |
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Post by greyfmdan on Dec 31, 2020 11:11:55 GMT -5
Swedish Chef was like Emeril Lagasse before his time—if Emeril chased his pre-dead meat around the studio.
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Post by greyfmdan on Dec 31, 2020 11:22:08 GMT -5
I like this answer. Makes me think of a local afternoon news show. Every Friday, they'd have "their" local chef on TV with some quirky new dish you should try this weekend. (John Drury on WLS Channel 7 announcing "MIS-TER FOOD" as if he's some sort of superhero, when he's just this skinny little 50ish guy with a salt-and-pepper beard and a chef's hat.) I remember Mr. Food! I think he was syndicated around the country. I never lived in Chicago, but I remember seeing his segments on Noon news in a few other towns. I don’t think it was that long ago either—the Mr. Food guy died in 2012, but some stations are apparently still running legacy segments. /*And since this is a wrestling board, I’m now imagining a news anchor introducing “MIS-TER FOOD,” with the same cadence as Howard Finkel introducing Mr. Hughes. |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Dec 31, 2020 12:01:33 GMT -5
Swedish Chef was conceived for the original pilot of the Muppet Show, which took more a "flip through TV channels" feel to things than the eventual show's variety show feel. Hence, he was a parody of cooking shows at the time. When brought to the Muppet Show, they kept that...so it was just a variety show that had a cooking segment in it. I like this answer. Makes me think of a local afternoon news show. Every Friday, they'd have "their" local chef on TV with some quirky new dish you should try this weekend. (John Drury on WLS Channel 7 announcing "MIS-TER FOOD" as if he's some sort of superhero, when he's just this skinny little 50ish guy with a salt-and-pepper beard and a chef's hat.) I loved MIS-TER FOOD! He was like the Jack Horkheimeier of cooking. I only saw him at my grandparents house because we were a WMAQ Channel 5 household though. |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 31, 2020 15:49:49 GMT -5
How else they gonna eat?
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 31, 2020 16:07:34 GMT -5
Well if you ask some of them, that's what smaller Muppets like Kermit are for. |
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