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MuppetDude. Off the top of my head, I don't remember the two AMs you mention. But the crazy game show announcer voice in those Letter of the Day segments is Matt Vogel. Matt's an amazing voice talent, but no, there are no plans to recast Guy Smiley.

Daffyfan. Matt plays Oscar whenever Big Bird is in the same shot, and whenever Caroll isn't around. You won't often hear him. Caroll either pre-records the voice or loops over Matt's scratch track.

Fozzie Bear. Jerry is still doing the Count, Mumford and Herry, plus as many AMs as he can fit into his schedule. Dwayne. Sorry, I wasn't very clear. Jerry has retired from performing the classic Muppets but his characters are alive and well. In the Oz movie, Bill Barretta plays Lew...

"Jerry will continue to perform the Count on Sesame Street, but there were auditions this week for his other characters (with Jerry's blessing). No word yet on who will be doing what." As I posted in the Sesame Street season 36 thread, this turned out to be a rumor. Jerry has retired his...

Some answers to some questions I know there's a lot of questions about the current season. I'll try to answer as best I can. (And sorry for the delay.) The unaired Season 36 episodes will screen in the fall. This is when the other preschool shows star their new seasons and more kids are...

"I think people would rather hear about plans of fantastic things to come now the family are back rather than the message behind it all. Saying that, it was a press statement so she's just saying the customary stuff. I guess I was being a little impatient - I have every faith in Lisa to pony...

"and she was doing so well until she began to sound like a Miss World contestant vowing to bring about world peace." Luke. Lisa was quoting the Jim Henson Company's actual Mission Statement. "I know they mean well but they are a TV company, if they could just focus on making good TV shows...

Petrieboy. Region 4 is in full screen. secret squirrel

Thijs, Warrick. Thanks very much for clarifying. secret squirrel

Mike. I'm sorry about your site. I'm sure you'll get it back online again soon. But please don't panic. There are other mysterious forces at work keeping Sesame Street alive. secret squirrel

Kevin Clash performed the puppet on set, voice and manipulation included. Kevin had a tape recording of Frank's performance from a read-through as a performance guide. Frank Oz later dubbed over Kevin's vocals. Turlem. Kevin doesn't have a British accent. I think you are confused. secret...

Dwayne1115. Thank you for your comments. Your enthusiasm is appreciated. I mean this with great respect and kindness: It might help you to compose your posts in Microsoft Word. Then you could use a grammar and spell checker before pasting your text into the forum. This might make it easier...

Luke. I can't speak for Frank. Nobody can. But I don't see much ambiguity. He does what he can and always has. When promoting his films he would prefer to talk about the film than Muppets. When giving interviews he speaks honestly, occasionally criticizing Muppet projects and his own work...

Fozzie. Most of this is common sense. "When do they opt to use voice-over/dubbing?" If a character's performer isn't available, another performer will stand in. They'll usually impersonate the voice, but where possible, the original voice will be used. This is standard practice. "Do these...

Luke. "I'm interested to know if it was another one of these occasions where Frank was "busy" or if Kevin has taken over his character in the same way Eric has?" Both and neither. Frank was unavailable for the project, period. He doesn't consult his schedule over individual lines or...

Luke. "No, he just looped the Sam voice. Why Kevin looped instead of Frank i would have absolutely no idea. Some people would jump on the 'Frank Is Busy' bandwagon but they can loop voices remotely via ISDN line so in reality either he cost too much, Kevin has officially taken over Sam's...

"Does anyone know why Steve Whitmire left? And why Eric Jacobson left?" Steve was unavailable for a period, so John Tartaglia stepped in. Eric Jacobson never went anywhere. secret squirrel

I hesitate to post in this thread as I believe everybody's choices are their own. And it's a fine line between criticizing someone's creative choices and criticizing their life choices. However. Sarah. "Didn't I read that Frank worked with Eric a lot to help him?" You may have, but it's...

It was well into Kevin's run as Elmo. Early 90s I believe? secret squirrel

"I'm guessing from your posts you're a puppet/Muppet builder? (You don't have to say, it's just my guess, based on your posts.)" I'm just your average neighborhood secret squirrel. I wear the mask to protect my sources. Not all of them want to be public. You seem to enjoy your anonymity, too...