Fine- but certainly not a "far cry" between them as you originally put it, at least by mere definition "eschewing tradition in favor of experimentation" is almost unarguably synonymous. "Eschewing logic in favor of chaos" seems to be an apt response from someone who is "conditioned to protect" The Muppets.

"We have come to accept things associated with Lady Gaga to play against the most logical approach, eschewing tradition or structure in favor of chaos and experimentation. By comparison, the Muppets are something sacred, something that we are conditioned to protect-"