We continue our series focusing on The Jim Henson Hour this week, with the eighth episode, called “Musicians“. This episode also contains a new Storyteller segment, The True Bride, which I hope you’ll enjoy too.
The MuppetCast is sponsored by Bell, Book & Comic. Life should be more fun!
David Quesal sent a link to his YouTube channel, where all of his David Quesal Puppet Troupe projects can be found. Great work, David!
BJ Wanlund sent link to the professional websites of several voice actors from the Muppet Babies cartoon of the 1980s! Click to visit each below:
Katie Leigh
Frank Welker
Alan O’Day
Dave Coulier
Howie Mandell
Katie Cook is a very talented artist with several comic book and other art projects under her belt. Recently she submitted several pieces to the Henson Company to be considered for their new Fraggle Rock comic book. She posted the work on her website, and it’s fantastic!
Paul Williams recently commented at the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary how much he enjoyed writing songs for Jim Henson. “He would add a scene to a movie just to support an idea for a song.”
ToughPigs.com has had a string of great posts on their blog recently! Not only some great stuff with Roger Langridge – actually plenty of really good general Muppet comic book chatter – but also the recent Muppet Show Haiku project is hilarious!
Take a look at Sesame Workshop’s Healthy Habits for Life initiative. You can download the caregiver materials from the website in English or Spanish, and can watch the video supplements too!
Sesame Street’s Forest of Fun is the newest child-themed addition to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA. We’ve talked about it many times on the MC, but Busch Gardens also has a theme park in Tampa, FL. And, just as many people had hoped, Sesame Street will be coming to that park in a year or two.
The Food Network Challenge episode tackling Sesame Street cakes has had its airdate moved up. Look for it on July 26 at 8PM Eastern. Check local listings and set your DVRs accordingly.
The Jim Henson Company has announced a new partnership with Archaia to publish new comic books and graphic novels based on popular Henson titles as well as new co-branded properties. Should be very interesting to see what they come up with. At this point, we know their first project is likely to be a new Fraggle Rock book.
Thanks for listening
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Have a great week!
-Steve
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