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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 · 23h

Apparently being white and male means never having to grow up.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

Go, Anita, go! #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

Cool, I’ll hum THIS instead! #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

Even the tiniest parts are performed to perfection. #Svengoolie

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

Kemp just saved Igor’s life. #Svengoolie

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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

Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Kelley Ceccato @kelleyceccato.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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