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Each one if for different reasons. Disney might've had some moral messages hidden deep beneath the surface, but his main focus seemed to be to entertain (and MAKE MONEY!). Jim seemed most focused on creating, expressing himself artistically. Through Fraggle Rock, he made his morals very...

I know some people only care to watch the "Brady Bunch" ironically. But I was around during the show's original network run (Friday nights, 8pm, ABC, followed by "The Partridge Family", both got cancelled the same day). After 40 years of reruns, some of it does look a little cheesy, the plots...

"The Breakfast Club". Anthony Michael Hall is just one week older than me. This movie pretty much defined my generation- I was the exact same age as several of the cast when it came out in 1985- but the themes are timeless.

From what I've seen of Brian Muehl's pictures, performing Barkley is a physically demanding task. Being hunched over trying to walk on all fours, and being in a hot costume like that, I have all the respect for anyone that ever performed him. There's a lot more to it than just putting a puppet...

The new Happy Meal box looked kinda creepy. Maybe if they wait til Halloween and make a scary theme out of it, their promotion might fly. All they would've needed to seal the deal- hire some people in walkaround costumes with tthe Happy Meal Box bearing its teeth walk up to little kids and give...

Not yet. They did have an exhibit at a gallery in Manhattan a few years back, with a samll representation of their collection. There's also a museum out by Pittsburgh that has some Mr. Rogers memorabilia. Got that on my Bucket List too.

One place on my Bucket List to visit- the International Museum of Cartoon Art. I drove up to the site in 1992 when it used to be in Port Chester, New York. Only to find they moved the week before to Boca Raton, Florida. Dang Me! I'd still would like to check out the Barker Museum, but...

Sorry, didn't mean any harm by it. But I do hope he had a nice birthday and had a chance to unwind and let his hair down :)

They used to have on youtube a clip of "Monsterpiece Theatre- Me Claudius". That's about as good as you can get.

Frank has mellowed slightly over the years. But once upon a time he has distanced himself from Sesame and the Muppets. Which is really a shame. I wish he could know how special his puppetry gifts are, and know how many people appreciate his work. From the two times I've seen him, people have...

But people can overcome their mean, horrible environments, and not become mean, horrible people. Challenging, yes. But not impossible.

Salman Rushdie. Some of his comments almost cost him his life.

Atrocities like this still happen quite often around the world, but not all get media attention like this. Korea, Indonesia, and Pakistan are just a few of the countries where practicing Christianity can be grounds for imprisonment or death. Too many religions (and many people's perception of...

If it were possible to bring back a few greats from the past, count in Mel Blanc, Paul Winchell, John Fiedler, Dallas McKennon, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Lucille Bliss for starters.

Exactly. Like we've mentioned elsewhere, on Saturday morning network tv in the 70's, there were a few bright spots like "Fat Albert", Chuck Jones' short-lived "Curiosity Shop", and others that strove to be more than just 22 minutes of filler between commercials. But the rest of it was pretty...

Christlike love and kindness. Yes, that was him. He always treated his viewers with respect, regardless of their age. He never talked down to us, never had a condescending attitude, never had to "dumb down" his message. He was able to talk to us on our level, and he instilled that childlike...

Fred Rogers was quite the man. It would be great to keep his show running so today's kids could get exposed to something so positive (and their parents can be reminded of how good he was). Some experts say what a child is exposed to between the ages of zero and five will shape their lives more...

Back around 10-12 years ago, a lot of requests started popping up like this. When Noggin was showing a number of Unpaved episodes, some people thought it would be easy to round up all 4,000+ episodes in one big set (back when VHS cassettes were still the common format before DVDs, with 6...