Christmas Music
Our 24th annual Christmas Music Merrython is underway on Muppet Central Radio. Listen to the best Muppet Christmas music of all-time through December 25.
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Let us know your thoughts on the Sesame Street appearance at the annual Macy's Parade.
Jim Henson Idea Man
Remember the life. Honor the legacy. Inspire your soul. The new Jim Henson documentary "Idea Man" is now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
Back to the Rock Season 2
Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Season 2 has premiered on AppleTV+. Watch the anticipated new season and let us know your thoughts.
Bear arrives on Disney+ The beloved series has been off the air for the past 15 years. Now all four seasons are finally available for a whole new generation.
Sam and Friends Book Read our review of the long-awaited book, "Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show" by Muppet Historian Craig Shemin.
I have a copy of this short. I read in one of my ASIFA newsletters awhile ago that it was going to be shown at the SF Film Festival in '68, but because of all the controversy it was causing, they pulled it out at the last minute even though it was listed in the program. One of the programmers...
I've got plenty of old ones too. Mario, if you ever wanna trade, feel free check out my website (link below) to see what I have, then drop me an email or PM. :)
On a brick wall against a black background, Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball (FO) whose favorite song is "Tiptoe Through the Tulips." He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a scary-looking basketball (JH). There's no ending music.
[music: "Baby Steps" instrumental by Joe Raposo. a pink AM boy stands at the center of the screen as other AM's walk by and identify him]
VOICE (JN): Who is this boy?
WOMAN (FO): [purple] Ohh. He's my son.
GIRL (RH): [green] He's my brother.
MAN (FO): [tall orange] Ohh, he's my paper boy...
These and Faffner Hall were shot in PAL, so the only way to see them on a R1 disc is to make new transfers from the PAL masters ... thus in application to these, I doubt you'll get your "wish." :smirk:
It's another one of those "repeat the beat" cartoons that the Hubleys did. The other one I know of is the one where a penguin on a cloud repeats the rhythms of a drum, a saw on a log, a typewriter and a door knock, and at the end dances to all of them put together, then bows to an applauding...
That album also has a track with Bert and Ernie, "A Tale of Two Friends." (FYI: From hearing the 30-second sample, I can tell it's a rehash of the subplot in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street.)
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