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That particular part was much like the rest of the memorial..very upbeat. Jim so loved the silly part of life, it was wonderful to see so many of the people that knew him best crack jokes and remember the humor he gave to us. I think if the family of Company wanted to break our hearts, it...

Let's not forget her infamous "Talking Tina" doll of Twilight Zone fame, or her turn in "Get Smart" voicing 99's imposter with a near Natasha sound! (O.K., not animation, but neither was "The Curiosity Shop"!)

I can top any of those..I saw Puff 'N Stuff/Lidsville live at Knotts Berry Farm when I was about 10! Talk about a head trip!

I know, I know everyone's sick of this, and I'm not going to open a kettle of boomerang fish, I'm sick of debating the availability of this material as much as you are of reading it. Up until now, my opinions have been made without actually seeing the entire service, so I'm only addressing...

Actually, if you can find a copy of "Secrets Of The Muppets", Jim explains in detail how this scene was done. He points out how you can see the front and back wheels of the biks are linked together holding them up, along with the large tricycle down the road towing the whole thing is ridden by...

I had a long lunch with Joh a few years ago, and we discussed much of his over-all career. At the ime I had counted 9 different TV series he had worked on including the infamous "Mr Smith" (don't ask!). John never told me flat-out what happened, but he did say that Jim felt that his talent lie...

I've written WAY to much my feelings on Jim's Muppets vs. whatever they are putting out now, but it's nice to talk about what made the "old school" stuff better. One of the many, many things that made the Muppets special was Jim's love of the little details. There are thousands of examples...

Shari was the BEST! GREAT to watch work live, and she was always nice and encouraging to me! Anyone collect Lambchop stuff? I have some things available, if you would like to PM me.

I have so many mixed emotions about what's been happening with this whole Disney/Henson situation. At the core is nothing more than money and ego on everyone's part-that's a given. It's no one's "fault" per se, no one planned on Jim's death, and the people involved now are just not Jim, Frank...

There is a special currently on The History Channel (I think) all about Superman (I think it's on DVD too). In it there is a great clip of Superman interviewed at home in his later years. Chuck played him, and after being challenged to a "bullet race", collapsed on the floor as the gun was...

I've never heard that Kathryn Mullen worked "Eureeka", as she was played by my very bestest female friend in the puppetry world Cheryl Blaylock-another Muppet veteran. 3-Design Studios in N.Y did the puppets, (they also worked with Henson) and yes, Bear is actually Magellen by way of Leon on...

If you have a library handy and if they carry THE PUPPETRY JOURNAL they just ran an extensive 2 issue article all about arm rods. econd part is out now.

I've always like the fly-by-your-seat way about SS. Some of the best stuff was with Oscar, since you KNOW Carroll was tossing stuff in on camera. As for Ruth Buzzi (Who just had a birthday by the way!), I doubt she was putting the show down, since she just doesn't seem the type to do that...

Jim had to do a lot of things business-wise, and to a certain extent creativly that if things were different, he would probably would have chosen not to do, particularly toward the end of his life. But the stuff I know of that The JHC pulled off, he NEVER would done.

The original deal between Michael Eisner and Jim Henson was described by the industry as "a merger made in show business heaven", and I agree. The whole thing hinged on getting the characters for the licensing, the film and video library AND the services of Jim Henson. He's death, quite...

My understanding is that it's all part of Iger's "back to basics/do less and do it better" plan. It seems that all the cuts are administrative and not creative, so I think film, t.v., animation and theme parks will be fine. Licensing doesn't seem to be involved, so The Muppets are fine...

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I love hearing from others-especially those with questions. I don't always have answers, but it's fun to hook up with people, and try to remember things from 30 years ago. I was just enjoying "THE PRODUCERS" DVD and Susan Strohman's commentary. Listening to her take on working with Mel...

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That's the one thing I would have LOVED to discuss with her. I remebering complimenting her on her character voices (Hilda's is still my favorite.), but I didn't get to ask her about her singing abilities (or possible lack of), since I was curious about that too. I would imagine that she...