Best of The MuppetCast this week! Time to relive some more favorite moments from the show.
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Featured in this episode: Muppet writer Jim Lewis discussing his books “Jim Henson’s Doodle Dreams” and “It’s Hard Out Here for a Shrimp“, and The MuppetCast’s tribute to John Denver. Enjoy! (more…)
We celebrate July 4th weekend (in the US) with an updated MuppetCast Salute to America! With some fantastic Muppet news, listener feedback, and some hilarious behind-the-scenes Sesame Street footage, hopefully you’ll enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting it all together. (more…)
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. (more…)
Getting back to a “normal” show this week. But really, when it comes to the Muppets, is anything normal?
Happy birthday to Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath! Bob plays, well, “Bob” on Sesame Street, and has done so for the entire run of the show. Bob’s birthday was June 13, and this week we Celebrate Bob’s Birthday in a special way! (more…)
This is a Best of The MuppetCast, featuring two favorite moments. First is Lylle Breier, General Manager of Disney’s Muppets Studio. Second is Kevin Clash, Co-Executive Producer of Sesame Street and performer of Elmo, among other characters. This episode was produced while I was away on a recent trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando. Enjoy! (more…)
Craig Shemin joins me this week to talk about the 1990 TV special “http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets_at_Walt_Disney_World.” This is a topic I covered briefly in the MuppetCast’s very first episode, but having someone to talk to who was there with Jim on the set naturally gives us more to talk about. Craig and I talk about the history of why this project got made in the first place, some of the more fun (and funny) moments on the set, and why this TV special is very near and dear to Craig’s heart. (more…)
This week I welcome Muppeteer Caroll Spinney as my special guest to talk about his life on and off Sesame Street. Spinney has performed both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the show for 40 years, the entire run of the show. Naturally that gives us plenty to talk about, and I know you’re going to enjoy our conversation. (more…)
This week I’m joined by Matt Blum from the GeekDad blog to talk about being a dad, a “geek”, and a Muppet fan. Matt also joins me for a new Muppet List talking about “Muppet Tech”, or the technological advances pioneered by the Jim Henson company over the years. (more…)
We remember Jim Henson this week with some fantastic music requests and your email. Thanks everyone for sharing all these wonderful Muppet memories, they serve as a heartfelt tribute to the man and his work.
Also joining me in this episode is Jeff Cornett, co-director of the Puppeteers of America‘s 2009 National Festival. We talk about PoA, it’s various Muppet connections, and the exciting events contained in this July’s festival. You’ll be booking your travel plans by the end of the interview! (more…)
To celebrate Mother’s Day this week, we revisit an interview from last year with Muppeteer Richard Hunt‘s mother, Jane Hunt. Jane is a real treat, a good friend of the show, and she shares some unique observations and special memories of motherhood and grandmotherhood from years gone by. Of course, a few “Richard stories” are thrown in as well. (more…)