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Kelley Ceccato

@kelleyceccato.bsky.social

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Married, with cats. Writer, reader, English teacher, daydreamer; lover of fantasy novels, classic movies, theater, musicals, animation, costume dramas, and Jim Henson. Resister. She/her. I love conversing in threads but please, NO DMs!!

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 11h

More Madeline awesomeness.
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(Not) Getting Married Today - Madeline Kahn - Company

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 11h

The number itself, for those who are curious.
It makes me sad to think she's no longer with us.
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Muppet Songs: Madeline Kahn - Your Feet

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Call me old fashioned but I miss the days when we would all be shocked if a President posted a video of himself flying over protesters and dumping poop on them.

I miss the days when a video like that would have been grounds for instant removal from office.

I miss accountability.

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

They had to cut Kemp’s “Shit.” A shame. His delivery of that word is so perfect. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Love the back-up chorus, too. “Can’t you give her a break?”

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Any thoughts on why Brooks didn’t parody Dr. Pretorius in YF? #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Madeline Kahn has such a great voice! Loved watching her sing and dance to “Can’t Forget Your Feet” on The Muppet Show. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Inga rules and Elizabeth drools. (Madeline Kahn is stupendous, though.) #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Go, Anita, go! #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

They came so close. It’s honestly a little bit sad. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Cool, I’ll hum THIS instead! #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Even the tiniest parts are performed to perfection. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Commentary on the Bride DVD mentions that if O.P. Heggie hadn’t played the Hermit precisely right, “we would have had Mel Brooks forty years too soon.” I’ve always appreciated that. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, I’ll be humming this all freaking night. #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Thank God the espresso is left to our imagination. #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, boy, this scene. It’s hilarious, yet I feel a little ambivalent because the scene in Bride of Frankenstein it’s parodying is so genuinely moving. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Kemp just saved Igor’s life. #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Wilder’s pivots from calm to chaos throughout this film are dead brilliant. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

So glad Brooks chose to reference Son of Frankenstein. ❤️ Inspector Kemp!
(I can’t help noticing Mel doesn’t even touch Dr. Pretorius.) #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Did Hammer EVER give us any memorable heroines? It’s one of their biggest weaknesses, IMO. Their evil women could be awesome, but their good women were just dull.

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Love Mel, but it would have been SO COOL to hear Colin Clive’s voice in that scene. #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

“How I Did It” may be the best fictional book title in film history. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

This is great to hear! It darn near broke my heart several years ago when a child only a couple of generations younger than I didn’t recognize a 🎶Kill the waaaabit🎶 reference I made.

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Marty Feldman all guest starred on The Muppet Show. Just something I think about sometimes when I watch this movie. #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favorite things about this movie is that the Teri Garr character gets the happy ending she deserves. #Svengoolie