Jarrod Fairclough – Before I begin my review of Henson’s Turkey Hollow, let me make one thing very clear – Creatures are not Muppets. Creature’s are totally different to Muppets. They are not the same. You’ll forgive me for having to make that distinction. If you’re here, there’s a chance that you’re a hardcore fan,…
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…
MAY 20, 2014 On Friday, Sesame Street and Mashable teamed up to release a really fun new video starring Bert and Zachary Levi (Chuck, Tangled) going on a fun journey through Central Park on “A Lovely Sunny DAy.” They sing a great song, dance, and even run into Grover. Watch it below! Two weeks ago, Nicholas…
Today’s article was written by Michael Wermuth. TAMINELLA GRINDERFALL Performed by… Jerry Juhl First appearance… Tales of Tinkerdee (1962) Most recent appearance… The Frog Prince (1971) Best known role… Evil Witch, master of disguises, ogre trainer. Memorable quote… “Have a popover, froggy!” WHO IS TAMINELLA GRINDERFALL? Taminella Grinderfall is a witch, seen in many Muppet productions…
NEWS UPDATE: May 15, 2013 As Fraggle Rock‘s 30th Anniversary continues its year-long celebration, big time news sources are showing their love for Jim Henson’s classic show. This includes TIME.com, which has released a great new article “Ten Facts About Fraggle Rock” with help from Muppeteer extraordinaire Dave Goelz. There’s some really interesting stuff in…
Chase Pritchard – The Muppet Show is always regarded as one of big tent-poles to Jim Henson’s legacy. It proved that Henson and friends weren’t simply child’s play to a specific audience, but rather, just as Henson wished for, entertainers that were capable of contributing to all facets of popular culture just as well as…
Interview with Joseph Bailey Conducted by Ryan Dosier RYAN: We’re very excited today to welcome longtime Muppet writer Joseph Bailey onto The Muppet Mindset! Joe is here to promote his book, Memoirs of a Muppets Writer. Joe has worked on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, along with numerous albums, songs,…
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