Answers from Benny Sheckner 1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?I am an aspiring comedian, so my number one pick is pretty much Fozzie Bear by default. I also relate to Fozzie in that we both have this sort…
Ryan Dosier – Today is the final day to vote in the Final Four round of The 2013 Muppet Madness Tournament! Sorry we missed coverage of the first two days, but better late than never, right? Thankfully, with only two match-ups today it won’t take you long to choose your favorites. ROWLF vs. WEMBLEY –…
NEWS UPDATE: April 5, 2013 Are you ready to hashtag your cares away, Muppet fans? Yesterday The Jim Henson Company started an official Twitter account for Fraggle Rock (handily choosing the username @FraggleRock). They haven’t tweeted much yet, but there is promise of more Fraggle goodness to come–in 140 characters less, that is. In news…
After Jane Henson passed away, we asked Muppet fans to share their tributes to the Muppet Matriarch. Only a few fans got their tributes in by today, but we’ll be taking work from anyone who wishes to submit it at muppetmindset@gmail.com. In Loving Memory of Jane Henson by Jesse Oliver Kyle Mahoney – Without you…
JANE NEBEL HENSON (1934-2013) Yesterday the world lost one of its most beautiful lights as Jane Henson passed away at the age of 78. Jane is the widow of Jim Henson and the mother of five children, Brian, Cheryl, Lisa, Heather, and John Henson and grandmother to numerous grandchildren. With Jim, she co-created the Muppets…
Ryan Dosier – Can you believe it? The final installment of our 120 Awesome Muppet Songs series is finally here! It’s been eight weeks since Part 1 was posted and we’ve come full circle with the 15 final songs on the list. I hope you’ve been able to keep up by creating a playlist of…
Today we’re thrilled to present the first annual Muppet Mindset Beautiful Toy Pageant! In this pageant, we showcase some of the most beautiful, well-made Muppet toys of recent years. Unlike that other Muppet fan site that focuses on so-called “Ugly” Muppet toys every year, we here at The Muppet Mindset (where we are in absolutely…
HAPPY EASTER, MUPPET FANS!!! The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com
Can you believe that Round 1 of The 2013 Muppet Madness Tournament is already over? Well it is, baby, so get used to it! (Sorry, I’ve been watching a lot of action movies lately.) Anyway! Round 2 is in full swing so as per our annual tradition we’re taking a look at the match-ups and…
A Random Selection of Favorite Sesame Street Sketches Michael Wermuth, Jr. – Today I’m going to talk about some of my favorite Sesame Street sketches. A random selection of favorites, in a random order, and a random amount. Pretty much all of these are segments that I have not written about on the Mindset. Well,…
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