Let's pause to celebrate the Muppets

[mariness]

The internet reminds me that today would have been the birthday of the late, lamented Jim Henson, the man who brought us pigs singing the Banana Boat song:

Not to mention John Cleese with puppets:

And, of course, the best performance Kenny Rogers ever gave of this particular song:

The marvel isn't just that he made people laugh, but that he's still making people laugh.