One Frog Can Make a Difference: Kermit's Guide to Life in the '90s

I got a hold of a copy of this when a friend told me Tom Keith, the funny sound effects guy from Garrison Keillor, does sound effects and character voices on this production. Who knew! And he is great as always. The rest of this production is great too. Kermit, Miss Piggy. And cool music. This is good stuff!

This audio production and soundtrack is a delight! It cleverly weaves in well-known classical music to underscore Kermit the Frog's (sweet) satirical musings on modern living -- peppered with cameos by Miss Piggy -- and is loaded with deft musical jokes. I was also happily surprised to find additional sound effects and character voices added by Tom Keith, the sensational sound effects man for Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion. Perhaps my favorite moment is when ominous spaghetti western music plays while Kermit laments that fact that a language barrier seems to prevent men and women (and frogs and pigs) from getting along. Or accompanied by the two beautifully melencholy voices from Delibes' famous duet, Kermit ponders whether to accept daytime TV's request to publically discuss the trials and tribulations of life with Miss Piggy.This production is silly, clever, poignant, and a delight. You're in for a treat if, like me, you get a kick out of The Muppets, P.D.Q. Bach, or Garrison Keillor's Prarie Home Companion.

Kermit's Guide to Life in the 90's is an enjoyable read for anyone who has either grown up watching the Muppet Show or has been swept up in any self-help movement in recent years. While establishing itself as a book that can stand on its own, the humor really comes out when you realize the original subject matter that is being parodied. From 7 Habits to Chicken Soup to Don't Sweat the Small Stuff to Mars and Venus, it is all covered. The material is given as factual tips to bettering your life, while keeping the wry, sardonic, and occasionally over-the-top humor of the Muppet Show intact. Overall, a very well thought out and crafted book, I would recomend this to anyone I meet, but don't let Miss Piggy read it...