Written by Ryan Dosier. BERT Performed by… Frank Oz (1969-present) Eric Jacobson (1997-present) First appearance… Sesame Street Test Pilot (1969) Most recent appearance… Sesame Street Season 45 (2014) Best known role… Ernie’s boring, badgered, paperclip/oatmeal/pigeon loving roommate Famous quote… “Oh, Ernie…!!” Best friend… Ernie Family… Bart (brother), Brad (nephew) WHO IS BERT? Bert is the…
Ryan Dosier – Another week, another class lecture about the wonder of the Muppets! Today we’re starting our first gear shift from the world of The Muppet Show and into the sunniest place on earth: Sesame Street. We’re back again looking at the wonderful characters performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. All but two…
Ryan Dosier – Welcome back to class, class! Hope you brought your purple gloves and your rubber chicken because today is all about Frank Oz and Eric Jacobson. We’re continuing our series of Recasting of Muppet Show Characters today. As you’ll recall, last week we explored the recasts of characters performed by Jim Henson. The…
Today’s article was written by frequent contributor Maxwell Jessop with additions by Ryan Dosier. ANIMAL Performed by… Frank Oz (1975-2000) Eric Jacobson (2002-present) First appearance… The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) Most recent appearance… Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Best known role… Crazed drummer for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem; can be described with five…
NEWS UPDATE: October 6, 2011 Merchandise for The Muppets is starting to pop up all over the place! FAO Schwarz online has posted listings for four brand new Muppet puppets of Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Beaker made by acclaimed plush company Gund, which has handled many of the recent Sesame Street plush…
For The Muppets and Me at D23, Part 1, check out yesterday’s post! Ryan Dosier – Welcome back to The Muppet Mindset’s coverage of the 2011 Disney D23 Expo and beyond! How can our coverage get any better than Kermit and Rowlf sharing a duet and break downs of two exclusive clips from The Muppets?…
With all the Muppet movie excitement that has been sweeping all around us these past few days, we have missed out on some fun, cool news items from other branches of Muppet fandom. Let’s get caught up some, shall we? And, of course, this News Update ends with even more news about The Muppets. Those…
Written by Ryan Dosier. FOZZIE BEAR Performed by… Frank Oz (1976-1999) Eric Jacobson (2002-present) First appearance… The Muppet Show Episode 101: Juliet Prowse (1976) Most recent appearance… Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Best known role… The Muppet Show‘s in-house comedian. Teller of bad jokes. Performer of bad novelty acts. Heckle-target of Statler and Waldorf. Kermit’s best…
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