109: Charles Aznavour & Shoot the Piano Player

Today on MuppetWatch, we do Sam the Eagle proud and get cultured, because our special guest is French national treasure and entertainer of the century Charles Aznavour, and our film is French New Wave legend Francois Truffaut’s second ever film, Shoot the Piano Player.

Topics of discussion include whether or not Hilda is accessory to attempted murder, how drag is approached in a maybe-not-great way, the redemption of Scooter, Jack Klugman’s vocal prowess, and parallels to Hitchcock and Hamlet.

Further resources:

• Charles Aznavour dies, age 94 by Tony Cross
• Charles Aznavour: ‘I wanted to break every taboo’ by Angelique Chrisafis
• Charles Aznavour - Les plaisirs demodes (Audio Officiel)
• The Odd Couple - Tony Randall & Jack Klugman - The Inch Worm
• Quantum Leap - “The Inch Worm”
• Why Charles Aznavour’s Global Fame Never Reached American Shores by Franz Nicolay