NEWS UPDATE: May 15, 2013 As Fraggle Rock‘s 30th Anniversary continues its year-long celebration, big time news sources are showing their love for Jim Henson’s classic show. This includes TIME.com, which has released a great new article “Ten Facts About Fraggle Rock” with help from Muppeteer extraordinaire Dave Goelz. There’s some really interesting stuff in…
Shane Keating – So, Season 43 of Sesame Street has wrapped, and to make up for the lack of weekly reviews this year, here’s a season-long recap on what’s new on the street and what I thought of it. Let’s start off with the biggest event of the season… ELMO THE MUSICALAnything that replaces “Elmo’s…
Answers from Michael Wermuth, Jr. 1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?This is a very difficult choice to make. There are so many great characters. I’ve narrowed my three choices down to one major character, one minor character, and…
Happy Mother’s Day, Muppet fans! We here at The Muppet Mindset hope all you moms out there have a great day. Enjoy some pictures of our favorite Muppet mamas below! Cookie Monster’s Mother Fozzie’s Mom, Emily “Ma” Bear Grover’s Mother Emmett Otter’s Mom, Alice “Ma” Otter Roosevelt Franklin’s Mother Johnny Fiama’s Ma Elmo’s Mother Junior…
Kyle Mahoney – Awhile back, I was chatting with the Mindset’s own Ryan Dosier about obnoxious things that happen to us as Muppet fans. I decided that it should be put into an article so all Muppet fans could revel in the annoyance. I even asked other Muppet fans for their submissions. If you would…
Ryan Dosier – This past week I had the pleasure of watching Muppet Treasure Island for the first time in at least a year. Watching it again from the perspective of where the Muppets stand now was incredibly interesting. The use of new characters abounded throughout the film while only about ten classic Muppet characters…
Written by Ryan Dosier. BOBBY BENSON Performed by… Richard Hunt First appearance… The Muppet Show Episode 319: Elke Sommer (1978) Most recent appearance… Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Best known role… Leader of the Baby Band WHO IS BOBBY BENSON? Bobby Benson is the leader/wrangler/manager of the Baby Band, a classic act from The Muppet Show. The…
Answers from Jarrod Fairclough 1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?That’s like asking me to pick a favorite child. Let me work my way up. I love Gonzo. I love the silliness, the zaniness, the craziness he exhibits. The…
Sesame Street Comic Book #1 James Gannon – In the fall of 2011, Ape Entertainment announced it had acquired the license for a Sesame Street comic book series. After BOOM!’s spectacular job with The Muppet Show and Muppet Classics, and Archaia’s wonderful Fraggle Rock comics, it’s great that the last of the major Muppet franchises…
Ryan Dosier – Greetings, class! Welcome to May the 4th. Today the world (or at least the nerds of the world) celebrate Star Wars because today’s date sort of sounds like the Star Wars mantra “May the Force be with you.” Anyway, rather than fight against this holiday (who are we to deny anyone the…
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