PuppetVision Archives: Muppets

27 Jan 2012 1983 Interview with Jim Henson

I stumbled across this online while doing some research earlier this week; it's an excerpt from a CBC interview with Jim Henson taped on the set of Fraggle Rock in 1983....

25 Jan 2012 AT&T discovers “lost” Jim Henson film

This is a nearly 50 year old film produced by Jim Henson that was recently rediscovered and released online by AT&T. Robot is one Jim Henson’s business films from the 1960s, it was shot in 1963 for an elite seminar organized for business owners on the then-brand-new topic of Data Communications. From the video’s YouTube...

08 Dec 2011 Those Crazy, Communist Muppets

Have you heard? Fox Business thinks that The Muppets are communists. This has been all over the internet since the original segment aired on Fox Business last DATE. The fine folks at Funnyordie.com are having some fun with the story and just published a fan letter to Kermit the Frog from North Korea's "dear leader"...

07 Nov 2011 Muppets on the cover of Wired Magazine

Apologies for a lack of recent updates; as so often is the case, life and work conspired to keep me preoccupied last week, but here's a look at what was happening while I wasn't...

31 Oct 2011 Muppets Invade WWE Raw Tonight

The Muppets are invading WWE Raw tonight and fans of the Muppets and WWE Wrestling alike seem to be taking to the interwebs with vengeance to voice their disapproval....

18 Oct 2011 Being Elmo Coming To Theatres

Constance Marks’ documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (see previous post) has been a huge hit on the film festival circuit. It’s won a number of accolades, including a special jury prize at Sundance and numerous audience awards at other festivals. The film explores Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash’s childhood fascination with puppetry and traces his...

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