Jim performing Ernie question

Muppet Frog

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Was Jim ever comfortable performing the Ernie puppet or doing his voice?:stick_out_tongue:
 

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Well, he seemed to be comfortable at first, because before Sesame St. began taping, he and Frank had tried performing the opposite characters before realizing that Jim was happiest performing Ernie & Frank performing Bert. He continued performing Ernie up to the very end, even when Frank wasn't available to perform Bert, so I would assume he enjoyed performing Ernie to a high degree.
 

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Is there any reason to think he WASN'T comfortable performing Ernie? :confused:
 

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To make sure if Jim was comfortable performing a live hand puppet often.
 

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To make sure if Jim was comfortable performing a live hand puppet often.
I think I brought up a similar discussion about that years ago... Ernie, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, etc... what do they all have in common?
 

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I think I brought up a similar discussion about that years ago... Ernie, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, etc... what do they all have in common?
Pressure by their managers do have a nose job?
 

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They all require an Assist? (Except for the rare occasions when, say, Dr. Teeth was changed to a rod puppet.)

Alex
 

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Well I do have one question to ask you all!

Why did Jim Henson used his Rowlf the dog voice for Ernie in the first sesame street show test?
 

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I think he used that voice for Ernie maybe because he was trying to find the right voice for him, something that truly fits the personality of a character. I think that's true for the other performers, too. Once they have a new character, they experiment with the voice and see what works and then give that character a individual personality.
 

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I think he used that voice for Ernie maybe because he was trying to find the right voice for him, something that truly fits the personality of a character. I think that's true for the other performers, too. Once they have a new character, they experiment with the voice and see what works and then give that character a individual personality.
I think you're right!
 
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