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Because today (September 26th) is Jerry Juhl Day, in celebration of one of the most prolific writers for The Muppet Show. Sadly, it's the anniversary of his death, but according to the Muppets wiki article, his widow said that she wanted the occasion to be a "tribute to silliness"...so I drew the Muppetburg Times building from chapter 8 of my fanfic "A Very Muppets Mystery"...

"Have you ever read any of those Superman comics, which has the newspaper office building like a huge skyscraper topped with a globe? Well, those may not always apply in human cities, but Muppetburg was never really a city of completely practical builders. The offices of The Muppetburg Times newspaper were in a large, tall building painted over in vibrant colors with a statue of the founder, some nut named Jerry Juhl, on top. And on both sides of the steps leading up to the building. And in the back of the building. And also in the lobby, and I think there’s another one in the men’s bathroom."

...and if a giant statue of a Muppet-ized Jerry Juhl on top of a building isn't silly, then I don't know what is. :XD:

(Since it's a little hard to see the statue, seeing as it's an up-shot and all, and it's all monochromatic, here's a colored version of the preliminary caricature I drew of Mr. Juhl: [link] . A little rough, but it suffices.)

Once again, happy Jerry Juhl Day!

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Nice image! I wish I could draw like that. :%Pr

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Gonzo got that statue up there in a stunt that only involved him, a pack of chewing gum, four Slinkeys, a left handed monkey wrench, and ten chickens. You have got to see the tape of it. It was his finest hour!
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:aww: I think it's sweet...And a little silly, too...:giggle:

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Oooo, sweet coloring job, and nice job on the arial view too (though Kermit's feet seem kinda off, but you got it down better than I would've). Who wouldn't want to be remembered for silliness? :)

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I'm afraid that you're mistaken; that was the trick Gonzo used to hang a scarf around the statue's neck at Christmastime. As for how the statue itself got there...well, there was a massive explosion at the Random Statue-Caricatures factory, and KABLOOEY!—there it went.
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Thanks! That's the effect I was going for. :)
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Thanks! (Yeah, I know I messed up on the down-shot, but at least it looks better than it did before. >.< In the original sketch, it just looked like they were all midgets.)
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You are welcome. I have so much trouble with those angles, so I feel for ya immensely. (Like, I can really only indicate that angle well if a character has a skirt or. . .boobs; guys are really hard to draw in that angle, for me, anyway)

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