Jarrod Fairclough – Last year we introduced Fan Week, a week dedicated to YOU! We spotlighted a wide myriad of Muppet fans, with art work, covers, hand made toys and more. And just the other week, we announced that we would be doing Fan Week again this year! Originally slated for next week, we’ve decided to…
After many delays, false starts, and guarded optimism, the Museum of Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, finally unveiled the brand-new Jim Henson Exhibition spearheaded by the Museum, in conjunction with The Jim Henson Legacy, and the help of Disney, Sesame Workshop, and The Jim Henson Company. After waiting for so long for his exhibit to…
Abigail Maughan – Jimmy Dean and Rowlf. Doc and Sprocket. Cinderella and Rufus. The Storyteller and the, uh, dog of the Storyteller. Since the dawn of Muppets in the public consciousness, the dynamic of the human host and their Muppet dog partner has been a beloved and recurring motif in Muppet productions. It has been repeatedly…
Jarrod Fairclough – C is for Chrysler, that good enough for me! Sesame Street and Chrysler have teamed up for a great set of videos advertising all the features of two of their newest car models. Watch as 2 cars filled with Muppets compete in a game of Listen! Drive! Surprise! aided by some awesome kids…
Jarrod Fairclough – Well, this keeps on getting stranger each day. After Steve Whitmire began posting stories on his new website about being dismissed from his role as Kermit, The Muppets Studio has released the following statement: “The role of Kermit the Frog is an iconic one that is beloved by fans and we take our…
Jarrod Fairclough – The past 72 hours has been a whirlwind after we and ToughPigs announced that Steve Whitmire was no longer with The Muppets. I knew it was going to be news worthy, but I never expected to wake up three days in a row with emails from NPR, BBC, The Washington Post, and various…
In a surprising turn of events, Steve Whitmire has today released a statement on his departure from The Muppets, revealing that he was in fact let go from his role as Kermit. While we cannot confirm that this is definitely Steve that has written this, we also have no reason to believe it is not.…
A few weeks ago we asked for question for another edition of Ask Muppet Mindset, our video series where we answer fan questions about whatever weird and wonderful things they may ask. In this edition, our own Jarrod Fairclough talks his hopes for a Sesame Street movie, Australian Muppets, and reveals which Muppet performer has…
Jarrod Fairclough – Over the past few months many comments have been made online relating to the whereabouts of Steve Whitmire, performer of Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Beaker and many others. We haven’t seen any new content with his characters since 2016, and his absence has become increasingly conspicuous. In news from Disney…
Kieran Moore – Every time I hit a new milestone with my charts I’m stunned that time has flown by so quickly, and so it is that I’m here putting together the third edition of my character-based chart roundups. Over the last 10 weeks we’ve been to Sesame Street six times, the Muppet Theater on three…
Jarrod Fairclough – Hi ho, Muppet fans! Last year we introduced Fan Week, a week dedicated to fan art, fan creations and fan covers all about The Muppets! And what a success it was! So much so, that we’ve decided to bring it back this year for Fan Week 2017! THERE ARE SO MANY EXCLAMATION MARKS…
Jarrod Fairclough – Happy time news for Happytime fans! The long awaited Henson Company film Happytime Murders, which will star Melissa McCarthy and a bunch of puppets, has finally gotten a release date! The crime-noir film, directed by Brian Henson, will be released August 17, 2018! That’s only 13 months from now! We can’t wait! Better…
