To celebrate 40 years of The Muppet Show, we’ve asked 40 people for their favorite Muppet Show moment. Kirk Thatcher – Muppet Director, Writer, Top Hat Enthusiast Meeting Uncle Deadly My favorite Muppet moment is tough, there are so many great moments in the Original Muppet show, but I suppose episode 121 where we get to…
Jarrod Fairclough – Even though The Muppets was cancelled the other day, it seems like Disney still has some interest in keeping their franchise afloat. There’s the live Electric Mayhem concert in August, and on Saturday Kermit and Fozzie, as well as Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson and Peter Linz, appeared in a panel at Vulture Festival in New…
Jarrod Fairclough – Last week I fulfilled a dream I’ve had for 25 years. After hearing that Cookie Monster was coming to Melbourne, I bombarded so many people with emails trying to secure an interview. Well, my determination paid off! Watch below as Cookie and I discuss quokkas and the moon, plus Cookie Monster does an…
Written by Jarrod Fairclough (Six years ago The Muppet Mindset started a series where every week a different Muppet would be given the spotlight. We have decided to end the series today with one last hurrah!) GLORIA ESTEFAN PERFORMED BY: Peter Linz FIRST APPEARANCE: The Muppets Season 1, Episode 11 ‘Swine Song’ ORIGIN OF NAME:…
You know how the song goes; ‘If just one person believes in you. Big enough, and strong enough, believes in you. Hard enough and long enough, before you knew it someone else would say “If he can do it – I can do it!” Making it two whole people who believe in you’ And then…
Ryan Dosier – Did you hear the school bell? That means it’s time once again for Muppetology 101! Welcome back to the fourth installment of Intro to Muppet Performers where we spotlight six more of the men and women who bring the Muppets to life. Let’s get started shall we? KATHRYN MULLEN Unknown Birthday First Muppet…
James V. Carroll – 2011 brought us a new Muppet movie featuring an all-new character responsible for getting the gang back together. That’s just a movie, of course. The Muppets were already around and working in numerous projects over the decades since the loss of their creator and entertainment legend Jim Henson. The Muppets’ closing credits led a…
Ryan Dosier – Hi-ho, Muppet fans! Ready for more of my storied trip visiting the set of Muppets Most Wanted last May? If you’re not, read Part 1 and Part 2 to catch up with what happened so far! To recap: I spent an amazing day on set at Los Angeles Union Station with ToughPigs’ Matt…
Ryan Dosier – Greetings, Muppet fans! When we last spoke about my journey to the set of Muppets Most Wanted last May, I had just gotten my picture taken with Walter and I had just watched a dozen Muppets shoot a scene in front of an Amtrak train. (To recap fully, just read Part 1.) So! Where…
Ryan Dosier – Isn’t life funny? One minute, it’s 2013, the next, it’s 2014, then it’s May 2014 and you realize it’s been literally an entire year since you had one of the greatest experiences of your life. What’s worse, you realize it’s been a year and you haven’t written anything about one of the greatest experiences…
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