MUPPET OF THE WEEK: Pepe the King Prawn — Confidence Is Just Lying To Yourself Until It Works

“You tell him, and I will smack you. I will smack you like a bad, bad donkey, okay!" This is a threat from a crustacean approximately eight inches tall. It is delivered with complete sincerity. That’s the whole energy. Who Is Pepe? Pepe the King Prawn burst onto the scene in Muppets Tonight (1996), initially as half of a vaudeville double-act with Seymour the Elephant. He quickly eclipsed his partner, because of course he did. Pepe doesn’t share the spotlight. He’s small, Spanish-accented, a...

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