Magenta is beautiful! This week we celebrate one of the unsung heroes of Sesame Street, Roosevent Franklin. Thanks to listener BigBirdFan for helping with the music for this episode. I think it came together nicely! In this week’s feature segment we talk about Roosevelt’s history – and how much of it ties into Sesame actor Matt Robinson – and we celebrate the time Roosevelt spent on the show. (more…)
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Show #120 – July 26, 2009
This week I just can’t seem to get off the phone. I’m happy to welcome not one, not two, but FOUR MuppetCast listeners on to talk about their experiences at both Comic Con 2009 and the recent Puppeteers of America National festival.
Special thanks to Matt Kahl, Marianne Murphy, Megan McCabe, and David Stephens for talking with me this week. We all had a blast! (more…)
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Show #115 – June 21, 2009
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…)
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Show #113 – June 7, 2009
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…)
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Show #95 – February 1, 2009
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? This week that route takes us through New Jersey, via William Paterson University. This past Friday, January 30 marked a rare gathering of Sesame folk for a panel talk moderated by author Michael Davis, titled “Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration and Discovery with the Legendary Cast”. And legendary they were: Caroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar), Frank Oz (Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover), Kevin Clash (Elmo), Fran Brill (Prarie Dawn, Zoe), Marty Robinson (Telly, Snuffy), Bob McGrath, Sonia Manzano, and writer Tony Geiss. Anyone who was there will tell you it was a night to remember. (more…)