Ryan Dosier – Way, way back in 2009 when The Muppet Mindset first started (when we still used horrible red font and awful picture formatting), we posted an article called The Great Muppet Survey. Recently, some fans of the site have been asking that we resurrect The Great Muppet Survey for all the new fans…
The Muppet Mindset Precariously Presents: How To… Enjoy a Hotel Stay Maxwell Jessop – Well folks, it’s January once again. The first month of the year. When people return to work and vacations begin to die down. Of course, that doesn’t stop me, because today I’m going to show you people just how to enjoy…
Interview with Muppet Performer John Tartaglia, Part 2 Conducted by Ryan Dosier Be sure to read Part 1 of our interview. RYAN: The Carnegie Hall show was, of course, not your first foray into the world of musical theater. You made a big splash by playing the lead of Princeton in the original Broadway cast…
NEWS UPDATE: January 24, 2013Our good friends over at ToughPigs.com and their contributor Matthew Soberman have written a wonderful open letter to James Bobin regarding The Muppets… Again. While I’m sure Mr. Bobin has received a lot of Muppet fan requests regarding the new movie, I sincerely hope he pays attention to this one. Matthew…
Written by Ryan Dosier. SLIMEY Performed by… Martin P. Robinson (1980-present) Dick Maitland (voice) Jerry Nelson (1978) Michael Earl Davis (1978-1980) First (known) appearance… Sesame Street Season 2: Episode 0262 (1971) Most recent appearance… Sesame Street Season 44 (2013) Best known role… Oscar the Grouch’s pet worm; astronaut; race car driver; soccer player Family… Oscar the…
Ryan Dosier – Greetings, class! Welcome to the beginning of a new semester here at Muppetology 101. After last semester’s depressing lack of course content (depressing for my wallet due to the number of drop-outs), I’m really hoping this year will have a lot more classes that aren’t canceled due to suspiciously exploding penguins. Anyway!…
NEWS UPDATE: January 21, 2013 ESPN’s SportsCenter has a brand new cafeteria chef who seems to get along famously with hockey player Henrik Lundqvist. Check out the video below for a fantastic example of Disney cross-promotion: Ricky Gervais, confirmed human star of the next Muppet movie (tentatively titled The Muppets… Again), has been making interview…
Michael Wermuth, Jr. – “Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff” is one of ten compilation videos released by Playhouse Video in 1985 that spotlight The Muppet Show. Most of those videos had different hosts, settings, and themes. This one is hosted by Gonzo, accompanied by Camilla, and is themed around the shows weirdest moments. The video’s…
This past summer, I found out that Muppet performer and star of Broadway and television John Tartaglia would be performing in Disney’s Aladdin musical in St. Louis, only a few hours away from me. Obviously I booked tickets right away. I got in touch with John (thanks to the wonderful folks from Being Elmo) and…
Sean Jones – When it was announced that Christoph Waltz was going to potentially play a lead, an Interpol agent, in the next Muppet feature film, I was pretty excited. He is one of the best actors around right now, and the thought of him joining our favorite friends for what looked to be a…
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