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    New Disney Muppets Figures Revealed

    Thanks to the tip by Frogboy, here's a peak at some of the upcoming Muppet vinyl figures Disney is releasing (shown is Piggy, Rizzo and Bunsen, Statler, Waldorf and Fozzie ) http://www.vinylnation.net/vinyls/muppetsseries1/muppets1.html It says "Muppets Series #1 is scheduled to be released...
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    Any big Murray fans?

    I have to say, Murray Monster to me has to be the coolest Sesame Street character I've seen since I first saw Telly back in the 80's. http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Murray_Monster I absolutely love this guy, none of the least is the fact he's an Egyptian muppet fused with the voice and...
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    Best Muppet Merch Places In Southern California/LA

    Hey! I just got back from being in the Los Angeles/Southern California area for a week. Sadly, I didnt see too much Muppet merchandise at places. I would say the BEST places for new Muppet merch/exclusives: The Disney Fountain store across from Kodak Theater/Hollywood Walk of Fame, right...
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    Seriously Disney, What The Heck?

    You've all heard about the Disneyland and Disneyworld park layoffs, where more than a thousand salaried employees were terminated. But, word has it that a lot of these people were long time loyal employees with intimate knowledge and loyalty that cant be replaced. And when I say long time, I...
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    Big New Henson Alternative News!

    For fans of the Jim Henson HA! brand(I *love* how they brought back the 1980's HA! logo for this), it's time to rejoice! Henson Alternative of course began in 2006 with Puppet Up(webseries, live shows and TBS special), Tinseltown(sadly only the pilot ever aired), and Late Night Buffet/Del's...
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    Where I Can Get The Bad Andy Plush?

    Seriously, is this not one of the coolest modern Muppet plushes? http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Badandyplush.jpeg *so wants that* For those of you who never saw Bad Andy; http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bad_Andy And of course, this cute little guy...
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    eBay Scam: Muppet Chess Pieces as Loose Figures

    Man, some people. Someone on ebay is selling each Muppet chess piece as a "rare out of production Muppeet figure", and is charging $50 each for each piece: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Tonyas-Toy-Store-2__W0QQ_sidZ19659620?_nkw=muppets&submit=Search I can get an unsealed Muppet chess set...
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    Rarest Muppet Figures...Ever

    Thanks to the advent of google, muppets wiki, ebay, and our own Warrick...over the years I've remembered seeing some of the straight up rarest Muppet(and related franchises) figures/pvcs/etc to date. So here we go... Muppet Show Nigel PVC(1984)...
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    Awesome Official Hidden Muppet Sites!

    Believe it or not, there has been a number of seriously cool, hidden and or no longer in operation Muppet sites a lot of you may have never seen. So thanks to the magic of archive.org, here they are! Pepe's Hidden Lounge(Long John Silvers)...
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    Is Dinosaurs Really Muppet Worlds?

    I always wondered what people consider "Dinosaurs". Phil has them listed as under Muppet Worlds: http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppetworlds/toys.shtml ...I always just assumed it was more "Creature Shop/Fantasy Worlds" category. Even though most the performers are Muppet...
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    The Onion Presents: Hardcore Muppet shirt!

    http://store.theonion.com/i-appreciate-the-muppets-on-a-much-deeper-level-than-you-p-44.html The "I Appreciate The Muppets On A Much Deeper Level Than You" shirt. Wow, they referenced the old 1990's alt.tv.muppets newsgroup. Now thats obscure! I usually dont support...
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    Any Fans Of Rapid T Rabbit?

    I had always heard of the well known New York puppet character Rapid T Rabbit, but it wasn't til recently I got to check out a lot of his appearences and cable access shows on youtube. Here's Telly from Sesame Street laying the smackdown on Rabid T Rabbit in an obscure, rare "backstage" at...
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    A Documentary All Muppet Fans Should See

    I was absolutely thrilled and touched to see the trailer to this documentary film coming out soon. It's called "The Rock-afire Explosion", and is a full length theatrical documentary film about Chuck E Cheese's main compeditor(and eventual partner) ShowBiz Pizza Time and the fan community...
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    Will There Be News From Toy Fair 2009?

    Since 2002, Muppet/Jim Henson fans online have always anticipated Toy Fair in New York. Like what beamed in photos from Mars rovers are to NASA and astronomy enthusists, pictures and news from Toy Fair is always exciting to Muppet/JH fans. Whether you prefer Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Creature...
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    Muppets you'd like to see back...

    What are some of the Muppets, perhaps obscure, that you'd like to see come back for a Muppet online short/tv show/film/special/ect? It's cool how they've brought back Carl the meanine and Luncheon Counter monster back. And I like how theyve used some Jim Henson Hour Muppets over the years(as...
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    Mayhem Mini Figures for sale on eBay

    Argghhh! Why do I have to be a lowly poor boy? All six of the unreleased Electric Mayhem mini figures are on ebay for $500-$600...each. If I had money, I'd think about getting all of them if it was $500 for the whole lot:)...
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    Speculation: The Muppets' 55th Anniversary Celebrations

    I take it that the Muppet movie and Fraggle movies(and, Dark Crystal 2) won't be in theaters til 2010? I can't help but also dream for a theatrical Sesame Street film in 2010....now wouldnt that be the ultimate trifecta?(1999 saw a theatrical Muppet and Sesame film of course) 2010 to be the...
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    MindStyle Fraggle Figures Revealed

    After 9 months, pictures of the Fraggle Rock figures have finally surfaced: http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/2008/07/sdcc-2008-minds.html (click on em to enlarge pictures) Pretty cool, they look like the texture/style of ceramic Hallmark ornaments meets the Applause 1988...
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    Bizarre New Pepe Appearance on Kimmel

    I tuned into Jimmy Kimmel tonight, and he showed this clip of Pepe talking to a teacher and some kids, and I tell ya...that had to be the most inappropriate and strange Muppet clip Ive seen in ages. Did anyone else see this tonight? I almost wonder if the audio of Pepe was dubbed over to make it...
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    10 Years On Muppet Central, A Dream Comes True

    It was exactly 10 years ago this week that I started reading Muppet Central and joined the forums(the old Delphi forums before the April 2002 current ones) And the one dream we all had, was the glorious return of the Muppets. A full on Muppet renaissance the likes of which had not been seen...
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