Wikipedia Trail: From Fireworks to Saturday Night Live

Fireworks

As I read about the festival of Diwali this week, I felt that Fireworks would be a fitting topic to start with on this Wikipedia Trail. I learned that fireworks were invented in China... the ignorant American in me thought they were invented for the Fourth of July. One of the things I learned that people also have competitions with fireworks and that the biggest one is actually in Canada. I feel this would be a cool thing to attend one day. I also learned that the Walt Disney Company is the largest consumer of fireworks.

The Walt Disney Company

I never realized how much Disney is involved with different things.After reading this page, I learned that they owned ABC and ESPN. I also learned that the company was started 94 years ago. It seems crazy to me that this company has been around for so long. I also learned that one of my favorite shows growing up was bought by Disney which is the Muppets.

The Muppets

As a kid I remember watching many Muppet shows and especially the movies. I weirdly don't remember that much about them however. Like I didn't realize that they were tied in with Sesame Street. The page actually says the Sesame Street was geared more for children while The Muppets was supposed to entertain a more adult crowd which I found interesting. I also learned that the muppets appeared on the first season of Saturday night live which I also really enjoy even today. I knew that Muppets have been all throughout pop culture but I found it entertaining to learn that they were featured on a Weezer music video.

This is an image of Kermit from the Muppets. I found the picture on SketchPort.

Saturday Night Live

I don't think I know a single person who dislikes SNL. That is probably why there has been 43 seasons of the show which I learned thanks to this trail. I learned that the show has been nominated 231 times for the Emmys which is more than any show. I also learned that Alec Baldwin has hosted the show 17 times which is more than anyone else. I also learned that he show doesn't allow the musical guests to lip sync which I think is a really cool thing. I would say my favorite comedian to be on SNL would be Will Ferrell.