Kieran Moore – As I sit here by my window looking out onto a gray, drizzly day where nothing much is going on it would be easy to assume that there is no better time to write about Bert – Sesame Street’s self-professed square. Despite his sunny yellow color Bert is often seen as being a…
Kieran Moore – For those of you that don’t know I’m currently selecting the subjects for these charts at random by drawing names out of a hat (actually it’s a CD case as I don’t have a hat at my desk!) When I picked Grover’s name a few days ago my heart rose and then instantly…
Michael Wermuth Jnr – Well, this year marks the 60th anniversary of The Jim Henson Company and the Muppets… Right? The Jim Henson Company celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1985, its 40th in 1995, and its 50th in 2005, so if my math is correct I’m right, though technically Jim Henson got his start in puppetry…
For the past little while Disney World has been hosting its annual Star Wars Weekends, where the park celebrates everything from long ago in a galaxy far away. Most people know that original Muppeteer Frank Oz has been the performer of Yoda since the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. This past weekend Frank sat down for…
News Update – June 11th 2015 ABC announced this week that the new series The Muppets will begin airing on Tuesday September 22nd at 8/7c, just 2 days before Jim Henson and Steve Whitmire’s birthday! Speaking of The Muppets, the Hollywood Reporter have announced that ‘The Muppet Mobile Theater’ will be travelling across the country giving fans…
Jarrod Fairclough – Feminism is something that I’m probably not qualified to write on, but I’m going to give it a try. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for it – my biggest qualm with the world is the inequality that people get for being different, whether it be due to gender or race or sexuality. I’m lucky…
Written by Ryan Dosier. THE LA CHOY DRAGON Performed by… Jim Henson (voice) Frank Oz (body) First appearance… La Choy Chow Mein commercial (1965) Most recent appearance… La Choy Chow Mein commercial (1967) (onscreen) The Muppet Show Comic Book: Family Reunion (2010) (in print) Best known role… Enormous dragon spokesman for La Choy Chow Mein Real…
Ryan Dosier – Welcome back to class! Professor Ryan is back in session and excited to return to the classroom in 2015 with even more Muppety knowledge for your consumption. To kick off the first class of the year, we thought we would start by discussing and explaining the who’s-who of Muppetdom: The Muppet Performers,…
Written by Joseph Scarborough. LEFTY THE SALESMAN Performed by… Frank Oz Caroll Spinney (alternate) First appearance… Sesame Street Season 1: Episode 0079 (1969) Most recent appearance… Sesame Street “Storybook ABCs” book (2008) Best known role… Sesame Street’s shifty, shady-looking, trench coat-wearing letter salesman Memorable quote… “Psssst! Hey, bud! See this ‘U’? We had this ‘U’ in my family…
AUGUST 28, 2014 The Muppet Mindset (Ryan Dosier and Dan Shick) took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge over the weekend, after being challenged by our friends Dave Hulteen, Max Jessop, and Scott Murray. It was cold, but we were happy to bring awareness and donate to a good cause. We’re still waiting on Miss Piggy, Walter, and…
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