Kanye West's Puppet Show 'Alligator Boots' Never Aired But Was Incredible (VIDEO)

Dear Comedy Central: Why did you never air "Alligator Boots"?!

In this video discovered by The Vine, we take an extensive look behind the scenes at a 2008 pilot for "Alligator Boots," a sketch/puppet show pilot created by rapper Rhymefest in collaboration with Kanye West and Daniel Ellison of Jackhole Productions, who also produced "Crank Yankers."

The show had almost the exact same concept as "The Muppet Show" -- the puppets, which interact with live action celebrities, even were created by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop -- but with a decidedly hip-hop flavor. For instance, Rhymefest describes a sketch in which a literal pig is touted as the next big thing in rap, but nobody notices that he's just a pig "except for smart people."

Another sketch, shown in the video, features "Beary White" crooning an X-rated ballad to Kim Kardashian in Princess Leia's metal bikini.

Yes, when the show's production was first leaked in 2008, it got some pretty bad press. And we're the first to admit that the promos made the show look terrible. And also, many of the sketches sound ridiculous and actually are ridiculous. But the show looks ridiculous in the best, most Kanye-rific, oblivious to its own silliness way possible. However, Comedy Central has a history of taking chances with some great programming and also some not-so-great programming, and we feel like "Alligator Boots" could have been an experiment worth exploring.

"I think it's going to go amazing!" -Kim Kardashian as Princess Leia in the unaired pilot. Sorry, Kim.

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(via Vulture)

Comments

[GirlInNYC]

09:44 PM on 09/18/2011

Viacom sucks.

[UmmmHummm]

08:44 AM on 09/16/2011

No, no, don't start the show!!!

[BaddaDanU]

06:26 AM on 09/16/2011

So wait... THIS didn't get a shot at TV on Comedy Central, but Affion Crockett got that "show" of his on Fox???

[robsolo]

03:53 AM on 09/16/2011

Ya Kanye, Imma let you all finish and everything....

...but Peter Jackson already told the best adult puppet showbusiness story of all time. Of all time!

(Seriously, it was Meet The Feebles and he did it more than 20 years ago. Way funnier than anything Kanye could think up....or rip off.)

[a okafor007]

06:25 PM on 09/15/2011

four words "To Kanye......Love, Kanye" lol

[american-dolt]

03:55 PM on 09/15/2011

Show the damn clip. don't yap, I quit at 1:48.

[Cranmer1549]

03:18 PM on 09/15/2011

2008? Ugh, I can't believe Kim K has been around for that long!

[HTLautrec]

10:48 AM on 09/15/2011

Sometimes, the people in charge make the right decision.

[European1919]

08:09 AM on 09/15/2011

The book I wrote that was never published was "incredible", too.

[Terry Rooter]

08:40 AM on 09/15/2011

LOL, love the sarcastic quotes. Kanye is just beyond terrible, I'm stunned at the number of people who don't see it. Why the brilliant Jay-Z continues to drag this tool around on his coattails I'll never understand.

[nitwitsRus]

11:13 AM on 09/15/2011

i knows a way ya kin really tell?

[Francois Bergeron]

04:39 AM on 09/15/2011

might've worked if they kept West out of it.

[RoddyBoy08]

03:06 AM on 09/15/2011

Hmmm.... Too bad. Coulda been funny

[jokamachi]

07:47 PM on 09/14/2011

Kim is rocking the Leia look. Now I think I want to bang her.

[Cranmer1549]

03:19 PM on 09/15/2011

You can bang her...it's just going to cost you some cash. Ask her husband.

[euromarkusx]

06:04 PM on 09/14/2011

CPT!!!

[Mr Anonymous]

05:45 PM on 09/14/2011

Yeah, I can see why it never aired.

[Christopher Storm]

12:58 AM on 09/15/2011

I second that!!! Stupid crap.