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I agree, Frank Welker is the greatest. I've been a huge fan of his for as long as I've adored the Muppets (which has been for the better part of thirty years). But I have seen the actual voice credits for Little Muppet Monsters. And believe me, I wanted it to have been Jim and his crew that...

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. True, the Muppet puppeteers performed the PUPPET segments of Little Muppet Monsters, which is probably why they felt the time crunch amidst their other projects and had to limit the show to two episodes. I'm not debating this. But the fact remains that Frank Welker...

Two points of interest: 1. Frank Welker also performed the adult Kermit's voice in the Muppet Babies spin-off "Little Muppet Monsters", which divided itself between puppet segments and animated segments featuring the adult Kermit and Piggy. 2. Frank has a history of lending his voice to puppets...

Does anyone know the exact process for how they build Miss Piggy's head? I assume her body is stitched together similarly to every other Muppet, but I know that her head is sculpted somehow. Do they have a mold that they pour into to build it, or is it snipped foam (man, that would be tedious!)...

My girlfriend brought up an interesting question last night: In the case of "anything" Muppets, such as those which frequently have their eyes, nose, ears, hair or whatever changed around to suit a new character, what do they use to apply these new pieces to the puppets? When I was a kid I...

I know this thread is essentially expired, but I had to post and thank all parties who were responsible for bringing the Wilkins/Wontkins commercials to us fans. They were so much fun, especially the one where the tree falls on Wontkins. And in repsonse to the Faygo remark, it's actually a soda...

I hadn't heard this anywhere, but it seems pretty reasonable that Janice was inspired in part by Carly Simon, whom she resembles quite a bit. I don't know if this strengthens the case, but in one of the earliest issues of Muppet Magazine, they held a Muppet look alike contest and paired off...

Definitely check out "Of Muppets & Men" by Christopher Finch. It's probably out of print, but you can find it at most libraries. It focuses mainly on the history and production of The Muppet Show, but there's substantial information on the life and professional history of Jim Henson. "Jim...

After seeing the original design I think the male Janice would have been a very cool puppet. However, Janice is a wonderful character and I wouldn't want her to change, either.

Beauregard my friend, the truth is out there. If you can find a copy of Christopher Finch's book "Of Muppets & Men" (long out of print but available in a surprising amount of libraries), On page 54 along the right margin there are original design sketches by Michael K. Frith of Dr. Teeth, Floyd...

You're right, it was a really nice production. It's cool to see how back in '88 or '89 when it was made that Jim Henson was already on the cusp of computer graphics, since all the background scenery was created with a computer. He was really a man ahead of his time. I loved the colorful tribal...

I think you're right. Though it looks like she's gonna get worked over pretty good in Muppets Wizard of Oz. That scene where she's melting or whatever looks pretty wild. Still, it just seems like something is askew in the Muppet universe that Piggy, the most deserving and obvious target of the...

Sad but true. The old gags have, for the most part, gone the way of Roosevelt Franklin, retired to the fading memories of generation X'ers like myself. I just wish I could find some of that old footage I mentioned at the beginning of this thread so I don't have to rely exclusively on my...

Actually, Dr. John was a flamboyant piano player that Jim admired. To anyone not heavily knowledgable in southern R&B and blues (and I fall into that category) he may seem kind of obscure, so don't feel bad. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Elton John also played a part in inspiring the...

Jeez, I'd hope that isn't the case. I mean, if Sesame Street stood for anything, it was the understanding and acceptance of all people. I mean, what if a little girl going through chemotherapy were on the show? I think kids would be more prone to show interest and concern in her ailment than...

I haven't seen these particular Big Bird bits, but I know that in the old days, there was a thin cord (probably a strand of Henson Stitch) attached to Big Bird's left hand (which had Spinney's own hand in it), which was run through one side of Big Bird's chest and out the other and attached to...

Jim Henson had a handful of stock gags that he employed throughout his career, comic bits that would become synonymous with the Muppets: Characters exploding, characters getting eaten, characters getting beaten up and characters flying through the air to name a few. But the one gag that seems...

When Janice was first designed, she was meant to be a guy and was inspired largely by Mick Jagger. She also wore round sunglasses like John Lennon. Dr. Teeth was based off of Dr. John. Floyd Pepper was based in dress and name on Sgt. Pepper from the Beatles. Other than that, I hadn't...

The cartoon was drawn by animators at the Disney Company as a sympathy card of sorts for the Henson people after Jim's death. It showed Kermit sitting on a log in the swamp next to Mickey who had his arm around him. I saw it reproduced in either People or Life magazine back in '90 after Jim...

Perfect example: After Walt Disney died in the late 60s, his company didn't get its legs back until the very late 80s with the release of The Little Mermaid and their co-production of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In those middle years, the Disney people didn't know what to do, floundering through a...