2009 / Video / Character-comedy music-video parody
The Muppets’ “Bohemian Rhapsody”
A Queen anthem, a Muppet chorus, and one very unproductive video conference.
The original is off-site. HAHrchives preserves the story and a route back to it.
What happened
Animal, Beaker, Kermit, and the ensemble turn Queen-sized drama into character-specific nonsense.
Where it came from
The Muppets Studio released its “Bohemian Rhapsody” video on YouTube on November 23, 2009.
Why it mattered
It proved the web was a natural new stage for the Muppets rather than just a legacy-brand promotion.
How it spread
The official upload reached about seven million plays in its first week and passed ten million within two weeks.
Keep going
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