Peanuts, Mothra and a Muffin Buffalo!
Two things I love were discovered last night!
First on Fabulon, I saw a video of the Japanese pop duo from the 60′s, The Peanuts.
I’ve never seen them except for their even more fabulous appearances in the Mothra movies, where they played a pair of singing fairies!
Pretty groovy.
Then while watching last week’s episode of “Pushing Daisies” one of my current favorite shows to watch which is sadly being cancelled, I was thrilled to see Beth Grant (who I have loved in many small roles over the years, most notably as Kitty Farmer in Donnie Darko) featured as a rival baker who specialized in muffins. It wasn’t until she referred to herself as the Muffin Buffalo that I realized that she’d played this character before… but not on “Pushing Daisies,” but on the late, great “Wonderfalls!” What a terrific bit of crossover magic!
Bryan Fuller, originator of both series, has already featured Diana Scarwid in both shows, and I have now learned that he is hoping that “Wonderfalls” lead, Jaye (played by Caroline Dhavernas) might drop by “Pushing Daisies!” Here is a clip of Beth Grant playing Muffin Buffalo’s Mary Ann Marie Beetle from “Wonderfalls”:
And finally, just because, a brief clip of Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene performing an impromptu duet of They Might be Giants’ “Birdhouse in Your Soul” from “Pushing Daisies.”
