That’s a line from one of my favourite TV shows, The Good Place, about Kristen Bell’s character, self-described Arizona trashbag Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who REALLY loves her shrimp. And maybe even in the biblical sense, according to dimwitted friend Jason Mendoza, an act I would really not put beyond her – Eleanor’s a delightful pervert who’s constantly, improbably horny for everyone and everything, and I’m sure that includes her beloved shrampies.
But all this talk of shrimp, in service of this manicure I did after getting the “Arizona shrimp horny” line stuck in my head for days, made me realize that there are a lot of references to shrimp in my favourite movies and TV shows, and they all make me laugh uproariously. Brooklyn 99’s Jake is dismayed when he discovers that cruise ship latrines empty into the ocean – “But that’s where my shrimp live!” Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Anya loves to talk up the all-shrimp (or no-shrimp) worlds that populate other dimensions. The Birdcage’s Agador (Agador Spartacus?) protests when another character whisks away the seafood chowder he’s prepared, calling after them in a singsongy Puerto Rican accent, “But you forgot da tshrimps!” Raising Hope’s Jimmy horrifies his family after returning home from his grocery store job reeking of disemboweled decapods (“Oh my god, what is that smell?!” “The poop of 50,000 shrimps.”) And let’s not forget about The Muppets’ Pepe the Prawn, who always seems to be on the unfortunate end of one of Miss Piggy’s schemes to make Kermit jealous (I laugh for days at the bit in the movie with Jason Segal and Amy Adams where Kermit walks in on Piggy and Pepe, in costume, practicing the lift from the end of Dirty Dancing. He’s in a tiny little leather jacket, and desperately trying to fend off Piggy’s without-warning attempts at launching herself up and over him while “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” warbles in the background. Mr. Finger Candy and I practically giggled ourselves into fits contemplating this wee shrimp version of Johnny Castle (we’ve dubbed him Prawny Castle, because how could we not?)
Turns out there’s a lot of references to shrimp in my favourite pop culture, and now here the little buggers are adorning my nails. Think I might have as big a problem as Eleanor? 😉
Finger Candy 
LMAO I love this! The Good Place 🍤is an incredible show.
🦐I have a pet shrimp! It’s always hiding in the tank so I never see it. There were three but two committed suicide within a couple of days of being introduced to my tank. The third one has been there (maybe) for a few years. I guess technically it might be dead now…I may never know.
It’s such a great show, I love it to bits! But oh no, poor, possibly dead (?) shrampie! Sure Eleanor didn’t get to him? 😉 Oh my word, her fried shrimp dispenser was outstanding, though.
Hahahahaa!!! I am dying over that Muppets reference! Poor poor Pepe. You know… when I saw this post title on the sidebar of my blog I did a double-take… does that say shrimp horny?? Oh yes. Yes it does. Off to read.
Ha, click bait for porny shrimp lovers! Might bring in an entirely new type of reader!