Let Red Make You An Honorary Fraggle
Last weekend at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, Red Fraggle popped in to sing, impart wisdom, and make the audience honorary Fraggles.
The Jim Henson Retrospectacle: Celebrating Jim Henson
During New Zealand’s Jim Henson Retrospectacle, a bunch of people got together to celebrate Jim Henson, as well as the craziness around The Muppets.
Spend Some Time with Dave Goelz & Karen Prell
Jarrod Fairclough – It seems Dave Goelz and Karen Prell have been busy lately promoting the new Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited. They’ve appeared at two seperate talks, both as interesting and entertaining as the other. Watch below as Dave talks Link Hogthrob’s merkin and why it’s hard to adlib as Bunsen, while Karen chats about…
The Top 10 Songs of… Karen Prell
Kieran Moore – I’m going to start this chart by saying something controversial – I have always considered Karen Prell to be the least compelling singer out of the five main Fraggle performers. I need to quickly qualify that by saying that I think all five of them (Karen, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, and…
Muppetology 101: Intro to Muppet Performers, Part 3
Ryan Dosier – Greetings, students! Welcome back once again to Muppetology 101, the course where bein’ green is always encouraged. Today, we return to Intro to Muppet Performers with six more of the men and women who make the Muppets the best. Let’s get started, shall we? MARTIN P. ROBINSON Born March 9, 1954 First Muppet Production: Sesame…
Weekly Muppet Wednesdays: Maureen the Mink
Written by Ed Castle. MAUREEN THE MINK Performed by… Karen Prell Only appearance… A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) Best known role… Christmas present from Kermit to Piggy; devoted diva fan. WHO IS MAUREEN THE MINK? Maureen is a mink who fulfills one of the Muppets’ age-old maxims… It may a terrible joke, which means it’s…
News Update: September 6, 2013
NEWS UPDATE: September 5, 2013 This past weekend the annual Dragoncon was held in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past few years Dragoncon has had an uncanny ability to attract Muppet performers and personalities for panels and appearances. This year was no exception, as Karen Prell, Kathryn Mullen, and Michael Frith all appeared to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of…
Weekly Muppet Wednesdays: Red Fraggle
Written by Ryan Dosier. RED FRAGGLE Performed by… Karen Prell First appearance… Fraggle Rock Episode 101: “Beginnings” (1983) Most recent appearance… A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) Free Comic Book Day at Meltdown Comics (live appearance) (2010) Best known role… Stubborn, tenacious, competitive female Fraggle; sports champion (specifically diving and rock hockey); Mokey Fraggle’s roommate; Gobo Fraggle’s…
Weekly Muppeteer Wednesdays: Karen Prell
Today’s Weekly Muppeteer Wednesday is written by Tom Stroud. KAREN PRELL Born…7/31 Notable Muppet Characters…Red Fraggle, Yolanda the Rat, Deena (Sesame Street) The Ghost of Christmas Past (Puppeteer), The Junk Lady (Puppeteer), The Worm (Puppeteer) WHO IS KAREN PRELL? Karen Prell was born on July 31st in Florida. She moved around quite a bit, and…
The Muppet Mindset 