http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/video-warburtons-advert-muppets-manchester-10451288#ICID=sharebar_facebook
The Muppet Show is a very popular
American puppet show, famous also in UK, and I am sure elsewhere too.
It is hosted by Kermit the Frog and features a cast of animal
puppets who perform in comic cabaret shows.
Here, they feature in an English advert
for crumpets, which is a popular tea cake (usually toasted, with
butter) in England. This brand of crumpet is made by a company
called Warburtons, which is based in Bolton, near Manchester.
For your entertainment, here is a
transcript of the advert (see link at top), which consists mainly of
a variation on the words of the original Muppet Show theme tune.
There are a few Manchester-based references in the song which I've
highlighted in italics, and which are explained in the news article
at the same link at the top of this page.
Watch the video before reading the
transcript.
NB You will hear the words "giantational" and "crumpetational" - they are not real words!
Transcript
“Mr Warburton! There's a Mr “The
Frog” here to see you”
“What? The Mr The Frog?”
“Mr Warburton, is it true you're
bringing out a giant crumpet?” “Yes, but...?”
“Well, sir, you have given me a
fantastic idea for a Muppet extravaganza! Picture this Johnny....”
“It's the giant crumpet show!”
[Music starts]
“It's time to grab the toaster”
“It's time to take a bite”
“It's time for giant crumpets on the
crumpet show tonight”
“They're thick and super-fluffy”
“Ooh, I know what that feels like”
“It's time for giant crumpets... on
the crumpet show tonight”
“They're bigger than my grandma”
“They taste so heavenly”
“Don't know why they're called
giant, they look quite small to me”
“And how about my self-toasting
crumpet?” "Ta-dah!"
“We'll eat them for our breakfast.
We'll eat them as a treat. We'll eat them with a cuppa, watching
Coronation Street”
“What do you call a dog, made out of
bread? A crumb-pet!”
“And now, our very special guest, Mr
Giant Crumpet himself, Jonathan Warburton!”
“Oh no! Where's Mr Warburton?”
“So, is it true you're the world's
biggest supplier of crumpets?”
“It's time to hit the Arndale,
to get some bigger plates”
“It's time to get them toasted, on
the most sensational, inspirational, “giantational”,
“crumpetational” - this is called The Giant Crumpet Show”
“Mad for it!”
“So, what do you say Johnny?”
“That wasn't half bad”
“You're right, it was all bad”
“I prefer the other one, yeah, where
is Stallone anyway?”
“Merry Crumpets everybody”.
