Jarrod Fairclough – Unfortunately our regular Top 10 correspondent Kieran Moore is unavailable this week, as he’s been arrested for internet piracy. Or he’s on holiday. It’s one of the two. So I’m stepping in to do another Unofficial Top 10 List in his absence! Though they’ve been on our screens since 1969, it’s surprising to…
Kieran Moore – Last week, to keep things fresh, instead of just writing an opening paragraph about 1984 I presented a Haiku. That’s a bit old hat now though, so instead today I’m representing the fabulous work of the Henson Company in 1985 through the medium of interpretive dance. Of course, you can’t actually see me…
Michael Wermuth Jnr – Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird is the first of two Sesame Street movies. Released in 1985, the movie finds Big Bird coming to the attention of the Feathered Friends, a group of birds dedicated to providing stray birds with nice bird families. Big Bird is only six years old and lives…
Written by Michael Wermuth. MISS FINCH Performed by… Sally Kellerman (voice) Cheryl Wagner (puppetry) First appearance… Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) Most recent appearance… The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) Best known role… Social worker for the Feathered Friends; antagonist in Follow That Bird WHO IS MISS FINCH? Miss Finch is a member of the Feathered…
Michael Wermuth, Jr. – Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird is such a great movie, but it has many things that I am a bit confused about, or at least things that really get me thinking and wondering. Some are continuity errors, some are things that would have ended the movie sooner. Anyway, here are some…
Ryan Dosier – Sorry I missed class for the past two weeks, guys. But, c’mon, it’s summer and school is just so… blah. Er, don’t tell the Dean I said that. As you’ll remember from last class (probably, although even I had to look it up), we highlighted Muppet vehicles from the Muppet movies. This week,…
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…
Ryan Dosier – We’re back and after this post we’ll be halfway through our countdown of 120 Awesome Muppet Songs! Don’t miss Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before jumping in today. Remember that these songs are presented in completely random order chosen by iTunes shuffle. Who’s ready to jam?! 46. “There’s No Business…
Comparing Follow That Bird and Elmo in Grouchland Michael Wermuth, Jr. – Sesame Street has been on the air for nearly 43 years, and in its long history the show has spawned many specials, home videos, live stage shows, books, and albums, but only two feature length films. The first one was Sesame Street Presents…
Today on The Muppet Mindset, we have to guest reviewers from the Muppet Central Forum, Colbynfriends and BobthePizzaBoy. If you would like to contribute an article to The Muppet Mindset, e-mail me at ryguy102390@gmail.com with your idea and we’ll discuss featuring it on the blog. Enjoy the article! Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird 25th Anniversary…
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