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  1. beaker

    Steve Whitmire has left the Muppets, Matt Vogel to continue as Kermit

    Steve's newest blog post today goes into the almost spiritual root of the Muppets. Such a pleasure, albeit heartbreaking, to finally see the mind of Kermit distilled to it's essence, imbuing the core issue of why you can't just REPLACE a character. And why the longer the distance from Jim era...
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    Steve Whitmire has left the Muppets, Matt Vogel to continue as Kermit

    So thankful that Steve has been regularly updating fans on his new blog about his thoughts. He has three new entries, and they are quite illuminating and telling. Steve Whitmire IS Kermit the Frog. Kermit is the soul of the Muppets, and Kermit just had his soul ripped out by the corporate...
  3. beaker

    Steve Whitmire has left the Muppets, Matt Vogel to continue as Kermit

    I respect people's opinions on various blogs and social media saying they are upset with the anger at Disney, but now that Steve Whitmire's blog is proven to be legit where he makes it clear he was unrightfully terminated(and one can imply, had to sit quiet on this upsetting news for close to a...
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    Steve Whitmire has left the Muppets, Matt Vogel to continue as Kermit

    As much as I want to write a long beautifully worded tribute to Steve's work in inspiring all of us, so many others in the Muppet fan community already have...and two, Im too mad to write something cogent. This is thankfully a family friendly site, so I have to use another less inflammatory G...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    The 1985 Tara Toy Sesame Street action figures are pretty much in perfect scale with the new Diamond Muppet line. They're even jointed(probably the last time we'll ever see Sesame Street kids toys that are jointed, as tyco/fisher price/playskool just puts out pointless hard plastic non...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    for real?? ugh. Im so sorry to everyone who ordered from them. while Big Bad is the cheapest option, strange they havent sent them out yet. Two pages ago I was whining about BBTS selling out their preorders, but realized i could just ask my local comic store to order them. so I suggest if anyone...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Finally picked up all three at my local comic shop!! (and...there goes the rest of my money for the month:) ) The wait was WORTH it. Suffice to say as much as I loved Bunsen and Beaker, and the mini playset Statler/Waldorf, the absolutely beautiful Janice and Floyd, and the amazingly fun and...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Ughh, Big Bad Toy Store is sold out. I would have preordered earlier but I honestly had no idea when Series 3 was ever going to come out. And Entertainment Earth would be $15 more due to their higher shipping and California sales tax. Anyone know anywhere else to order Series 3 online? I wish ya...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    just saw this from a new Toy Fair Tough Pigs report.
  10. beaker

    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    No need to panic. If we have to wait another month or two for Wave 3, to me its worth it. Almost four decades of collecting Muppet merchandise, Diamonds Muppet Show line is so far my favorite Muppet toy line of all time. I mean we're getting 8 characters!
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    Muppets Live at the Hollywood Bowl September 8-10, 2017

    Wouldn't miss this for anything! Was at Muppetfest live at Hollywood theater 2001, Carnegie Hall Tribute to Jim Henson 2012, but this looks like the most epic one yet. Im guessing it will be different guests and slight variations each nite? Probably can only afford one night, so I'd either want...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Ha, I had to literally laugh out loud when I noticed the crying onion :p Hoping tho with wave 5, if there is a wave 5, they start putting in non classic/newer characters like Pepe and Big Mean Carl. Supposedly wave 3 is out next week?
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    So more March/April instead of late January? I'm ok with that, long as they are fer sure coming out :)
  14. beaker

    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    I wish more than just Toys R Us and Barnes and Nobles carried these(major retailer wise) but its amazing to walk into a store and see Muppet action figures. Wave 3 has the most characters so far, so def can't wait for Nov/Dec. I hope they can include more mini playsets if the line continues...
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    Muppet Babies Is Back

    To me Muppet Babies is one of the greatest modern Jim Henson things, and one of the best tv cartoon of all time. And while I am not fond of the ultra cheap cg used on stuff like Mickey's Club and other Disney Jr shows, I am incredibly excited about the return of Muppet Babies in CG form for a...
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    New Muppet Series in the works?

    I'm a fan of Muppet web series...be it Statler and Waldorf's From The Balcony, or Disney Drive with the Muppets(only wish they were archived online, or available on dvd) Cora's Kitchen was hit or miss from me, but Muppets always have gone great with the internet. The original Muppets.com 2008...
  17. beaker

    Custom figures and dioramas

    Your work is absolutely jaw dropping. Just had to go back and check out stuff I missed that you posted. Loved Emily Bear's house and that complete Muppet Show playset is innnsane! I think you'd dig the new Diamond line, the scale fits in with smaller playsets that could be customizable. Two...
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    What was the last Henson thing you bought?

    Diamond Select Wave 2 complete set last week in the mail and boxed mail away Palisades figure sets at this local book store, and today found all the Muppet school supply stuff at dollar store http://muppet-stuff.blogspot.com/2016/08/more-muppet-classroom-supplies.html I'm happy there's a whole...
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    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    Yess! So hoping they eventually begin to do post Muppet show characters. They had a little pack in Bean Bunny, so I can see them doing Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight. My dream is to someday have a Big Mean Carl figure or plush. And Digit, but that'd have to be in like wave 27 or something :p
  20. beaker

    Diamond Select Toys to Produce new Muppet figures and mini mates!

    No need to return if ya know what you're doing, I found. I accidentally snapped off Statler's leg, which is impossible to put back into the unique groove...but! you simply take a pair of small closed scissors, gently bend the curved leg hole notch, and it pops right back in with no damage.
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