Welcome to Elwood City Central Forum! If you haven't already, we encourage you to sign up and join in the fun of discussing the Arthur franchise!




Author Topic: Forced Celebrity Guest Spots  (Read 585 times)

Snowth Woogle

  • Aquaintance of Arthur
  • ***
  • Posts: 419
  • Location: The Sugar Bowl
    • View Profile
    • The Joseph Scarbrough Universe
Forced Celebrity Guest Spots
« on: September 30, 2012, 10:18:39 pm »
I know celebrity guest appearances has been something the series has been doing since the beginning (Mister Rogers), but I don't know, is it just me, or does it seem like the celebrity guest appearances have gotten more and more forced as the series has progressed? It seems like it's an unwritten rule that they have to have at least one celebrity guest star per season, doesn't it? I mean, name at least one season in recent years where there ISN'T a celebrity guest star?
I stretch like a snake, and I shimmy and shake, and I bounce like a ball, and I say something cute when you give me a squeeze!

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter


Snowth Woogle

  • Aquaintance of Arthur
  • ***
  • Posts: 419
  • Location: The Sugar Bowl
    • View Profile
    • The Joseph Scarbrough Universe
Re: Forced Celebrity Guest Spots
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2012, 11:04:59 pm »
No, I'm just saying anymore, it just seems rather forced.
I stretch like a snake, and I shimmy and shake, and I bounce like a ball, and I say something cute when you give me a squeeze!

Sergeant Slink

  • New Kid at Lakewood
  • *
  • Posts: 34
    • View Profile
Re: Forced Celebrity Guest Spots
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2012, 07:10:54 pm »
Guest stars always seem forced when they are playing themselves no matter what show you are watching :/
Buster: "Hey fresh dudes, mind if we chill your crib?"
Slink: "WHAT?!?"
Buster: "Me and my homefry here wanna be in your possum, I mean, posse!"
Toby: "What's he trying to say?"

raidpirate52

  • New Kid at Lakewood
  • *
  • Posts: 22
    • View Profile
Re: Forced Celebrity Guest Spots
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2012, 11:40:30 am »
I think the Matt Damon one was pretty unnecessary.

Crossover Dreamer

  • In Mr. Ratburn's class
  • **
  • Posts: 119
  • Location: United States
    • View Profile
Re: Forced Celebrity Guest Spots
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2012, 09:22:49 pm »
There have been two instances where they brought back celebrity guest stars: Lance Armstrong (seasons 12 and 13) and Joan Rivers (seasons 12 and 15).

For "Elwood City Turns 100," Muffy invited past guest stars. Larry King was the only guest star to not be animated.

They have even had "celebrity guest stars" that I've never even heard of. The Finnish ABBA-like band that played Binky, Arthur Ganson,  Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal, Frank Gehry, Mike Finke (I did see him on the CBS Evening News recently).
"Where's my Prince Charming?!"