Kieran Moore – Are you feeling brave? I am. You see I’ve been taking courage lessons from one of history’s greatest explorers. No, not James Cook or Marco Polo – Gobo Fraggle of course! Gobo is the unofficial leader of the “Fraggle Five” and I don’t think it’s overstepping the mark to describe him as the…
Abigail Maughan – I recently got to take a trip to Seattle, and we all know what the must-see attraction in Seattle is right now: the Conibear Shellhouse at the University of Washington, featuring the Husky Clipper boat that won the gold for rowing in the 1936 Olympics! Oh, right! Also the Museum of Pop Culture,…
Our old pal Joe Pawich has stopped by to give us his answers to our all new version of The Great Muppet Survey… 1. What is your favorite Sesame Street sketch, and why? Big Bird learns about the death of Mr. Hooper. Do I remember seeing this episode on its original airdate? No. Did I?…
Kieran Moore – As I sit down to write this special chart about Miss Piggy I find myself with a slightly heavy heart. You see, this week The Muppet Mindset and ToughPigs introduced Miss Piggy Day in honor of her birthday – which is wonderful, but my birthday was just over one week ago and I’m a…
Jarrod Fairclough – Start the music, light the lights, and get things started, ladies and gentlemen, because today is the unofficial day of pork – Miss Piggy Day! Yes, we here at The Muppet Mindset have teamed up with our good pals at ToughPigs to bring you a brand spanking new holiday, dedicated to our favorite…
Jarrod Fairclough – Last week we debuted The ALL NEW Great Muppet Survey, updating one of this sites earliest staples. With a bunch of brand new questions, we thought it was only fair that we (and by we I mean me) take the first plunge and answer the questions ourselves. So enjoy! (By the way, some…
One of the pillars of The Muppet Mindset has been The Great Muppet Survey, with dozens of responses over the sites 7 year history. And after so many responses, we thought it might be time we update the questions, bringing you a whole new set to answer! So if you’ve submitted a Survey before, feel…
Jarrod Fairclough – It seems Dave Goelz and Karen Prell have been busy lately promoting the new Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited. They’ve appeared at two seperate talks, both as interesting and entertaining as the other. Watch below as Dave talks Link Hogthrob’s merkin and why it’s hard to adlib as Bunsen, while Karen chats about…
Jason Mondine – My earliest childhood memory isn’t of my mother’s cooking or my dad tossing me into the air. It’s Muppets. On my third birthday, I unwrapped my presents to find toy puppet versions of Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie and Bert. I was ecstatic. Here were the very same fantastic characters I was…
Kieran Moore – I don’t own an enormous amount of Sesame Street merchandise. Don’t get me wrong I have more than the average 38-year-old guy probably does, but other than a few books and DVDs and a growing assortment of Funko Pops! it’s nothing compared to my Muppets stash. As I sit here in my living…
Jarrod Fairclough – Are you a patriotic American Muppet fan? Are you a patriotic Australian Muppet fan? English Muppet Fan? Irish Muppet fan? Finnish Muppet Fan? German? Indonesian? Ukrainian? Okay, how about this – Are you a patriotic EARTHLING Muppet fan? Then we want YOU to become a contributor to The Muppet Mindset. Despite what…
Jarrod Fairclough – Last week we started answering the questions Ernie pondered in the Season 41 song ‘I Wonder’, with explanations on shooting stars and bumble bees! Today we’re taking on the second half of the song, so get your pencils sharpened, because there’s gonna be a test! How Does A Bunny Hop Hop Hop? From…
