After over a year of running exclusively on the festival circuit, the Copper Pot Pictures documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story will finally see a wide release thanks to a distribution deal with Tribeca Films. I Am Big Bird will be available on VOD/iTunes starting May 5th. It will be released in select…
Ryan Dosier – Did you hear the school bell? That means it’s time once again for Muppetology 101! Welcome back to the fourth installment of Intro to Muppet Performers where we spotlight six more of the men and women who bring the Muppets to life. Let’s get started shall we? KATHRYN MULLEN Unknown Birthday First Muppet…
Kieran Moore – I’m going to start this chart by saying something controversial – I have always considered Karen Prell to be the least compelling singer out of the five main Fraggle performers. I need to quickly qualify that by saying that I think all five of them (Karen, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, and…
Written by Ryan Dosier. WILKINS & WONTKINS Performed by… Jim Henson (voice, puppetry) Jane Henson (puppetry only) First appearance… Wilkins Coffee commercials (1957) Most recent appearance… Taystee Bread commercials (1967) Best known role… Explosive commercial salesman for Wilkins Coffee and other brands Aliases… Cal and So; Frank and Fink WHO ARE WILKINS & WONTKINS? Wilkins and…
Answers from Ivan Corney 1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why? As I’m sure you all know, it’s near impossible to just pick three favorites, considering that The Muppets are at their best when they’re an ensemble playing off…
Ryan Dosier – Greetings, students! Welcome back once again to Muppetology 101, the course where bein’ green is always encouraged. Today, we return to Intro to Muppet Performers with six more of the men and women who make the Muppets the best. Let’s get started, shall we? MARTIN P. ROBINSON Born March 9, 1954 First Muppet Production: Sesame…
Kieran Moore – Today I present my top ten songs from my top ten song lists… Or as I’ve been calling it “Sophie’s Choice.” Mind you that’s a pretty bleak reference to start an article on so let’s try this instead (adopts movie trailer voice): “In a world where Lobster Banditos terrorize Scandinavian food preparation technicians……
Answers from Chris Harris 1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why? The first question is impossibly hard. I have to include Kermit first because he was my favorite as a child, he is the leader of the group…
Ryan Dosier – Welcome back, class! Muppetology 101 is in session once again and we’ve got six more Muppet performers to educate you on in the next session in our new lecture series: Intro to Muppet Performers! Let’s get started, shall we? Take out your notebooks… CAROLL SPINNEY Born December 26, 1933 First Muppet Production: Sesame…
Kieran Moore – As the old saying goes, “If you want a mountain range go to the Himalayas, if you want a Muppeteer with range call Kevin Clash.” Of course, it’s entirely possible that that’s not an actual old saying and just something I made up to start this article, but either way the sentiment still…
The Muppet Mindset 