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  1. Convincing John

    Old Nick Appreciation Thread

    Ah yes, I remember Nick back in its ancient days, too. I remember there was some kind of a sign-off used at one point featuring some old school Nickelodeon characters...mostly from Pinwheel I think. (Ebenezer Squint, Coco the Mime and Plus and Minus were in there somewhere). Then the ARTS...
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    Increase in Commercial Television Puppetry

    Here's another ad starring that blue "Whatnot guy"
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    Prayers and thoughts for Jane Henson

    Yes! Let's send our warm wishes, love and good thoughts Jane's way! But please no flowers...Yorick would just eat 'em up. :) Seriously though...love, prayers and support to all of Jane's family and friends.
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    Why Does Disney Hate Muppet Merch?

    Same here. There have been a couple of really good articles on Tough Pigs about that. We've all probably read the one about "flat head Kermit". There's another one about that one Chef picture. I saw that photo on the new Hot Wheels car. (facepalm). Fozzie wears a white tie with red polka...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    This old segment gets the ingredients right...eventually. And they specifically say "No lettuce, no tomato." :) When I was little, I always thought it was weird that they put the whole can of tuna between the slices of bread. :p
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    First stand-alone 'Star Wars' movie to star Yoda

    Hey everyone, check this out. Apparently, there's going to be a stand alone Star Wars film that focuses on Yoda. Check it out: First stand-alone 'Star Wars' movie to star Yoda. Is this for real...or is someone just pulling our legs? If it is real, well, we all know who we'd like to see...
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    The dark day of Valentines Day is upon us...

    ... Pet dating sites?
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    'Downton Abbey' gets the 'Sesame Street' treatment

    That guy in the photo is Harvey Kneeslapper...one of Frank Oz's old Sesame Street characters. :) Oz also played the servant in this spoof, so that's cool too.
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    'Downton Abbey' gets the 'Sesame Street' treatment

    Check out this Sesame Street spoof of Downton Abbey! http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=788693 I like the "cameo" in the background, too. :D
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    Worst/creepiest puppets/puppeteer work

    Anyone seen this? And not technically a puppet, but... Yeah...that about sums up my reaction!
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    Something I just realized about Christmas specials

    I know, me too..."Ho ho ho, I'm huh-huh-hungry!" That commercial will always be one of my favorites. And yeah, it is weird that Fred is usually mooching off of Barney, but when it comes to his Fruity Pebbles, that's another story. One sound I also associate with Christmas is one sadly never...
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    Something I just realized about Christmas specials

    You got WGN in Mississippi? That's cool! And yeah, the shorts were always played on the Bozo Show on WGN (the Chicago version of the Bozo Show anyway). You can see them on WGN again this year on Christmas Eve. Look for a two hour special called "Bozo, Gar and Ray." (Or if you want...
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    Bringing Back the Bells...

    Since this year is 2012, if you like, you can add in something else if you like. When all is said and done with the hoopla surrounding 12/21/12, feel free to relax in your favorite chair, and casually wonder aloud "Is there any more coffee?" in your best Link Hogthrob voice.
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    Something I just realized about Christmas specials

    One cartoon I always remember seeing as a kid was called "Peace On Earth" from 1939. Anyone else seen it? Pretty powerful imagery. Yeah, some animation from that era is...eh, but that cartoon, considering the time it was made and the context and the descriptions of men and their...
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    Sesame Street to tackle divorce, for real this time

    Speaking of mentioning death to kids, we saw this film in elemenatry School called "Play Safe". Zip ahead to the 6:00 mark and watch what happens with "Jimmy". Technically that film was for kids...and we saw it pretty early on, like second or third grade. It freaked a lot of kids out, but that...
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    Bringing Back the Bells...

    Relax, Bo! Just remember that when the seven of lumps is in the ascendancy with the beginning of the drowning refrigerator, it only means that your laundry will come back gray and dingy. The world isn't going to end. (But ring a bell just in case!)
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    Bringing Back the Bells...

    Even if you don't have a bell...just get something that jingles. Keys, loose change, anything!!!
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    Sesame Street to tackle divorce, for real this time

    Grover's kind of in that same ballpark as Abby. He's always mentioning (or calling for) his mommy. But...Grover's dad was mentioned only twice in a couple of storybooks. I wondered if they decided once upon a time to have a couple of major characters in single parent homes. Notice that we...
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    Your Thoughts: Sesame Street Season 43

    Oh the announcer was Matt all right. Plus Joey was the other one. Yeah, the announcer was actually two identical puppets when they popped up in different places. Leslie played the quick cameo of the number 6 at the end, even though we didn't hear the 6 speak, plus Carmen played the fox...
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