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That show is "The Book of Pooh" and I dunno if they have new eps; the style of puppeteering was Bunraku, the Japanese form of puppetry, to set the story straight. And no, I find total puppetry in that style (bunraku) is just a tad bit annoying, kinda like the "old" marionette style (in other...

Sorry about that. :p I'll fix that very soon. BJ

Thanks for responding so quick, Rob. I was asking the question because I saw this video clip on Nash in "Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1" (it's a DVD) and he operated it like a ventriloquist's dummy, yet his lips moved like he was providing the voice or something. I...

buck, you're a total genius-a-saurus! I LOVE Star Wars and your Yoda link was fantabulous. Foz, I'll get to that when I can, but great ideas from both of you.

yes, I do mean the original voice of DD, Io - uh whoever you are. Sorry, can't pronounce Dutch names, Iokitek. Spanish, yes, French, so-so, German, hang it out your window on the Autobahn. BJ

fave quotes: "Starfish in the pants"- Gonzo "A bear in his natural habitat, a Studebaker" (u know where that came from) "I-I've got a dental appointment" (Great Muppet Caper, do not know who says it tho) fave characters: kermit, piggy, cookie, beaker (wish he was a puppet in stores tho)...

I don't know if this fits under classic sesame or here, but are Fisher-Price or somebody rereleasing the Bert & Ernie puppets of yore? My Bert got moldy from either use or misuse so we had to throw it out. Any suggestions on replacing it and bringing back those old memories...Sniff...

I know, some of you are totally bent and determined not to have this type of question, but this IS a puppetry forum... The question is: Was Ducky Nash's Donald Duck doll a puppet, a ventriloquist's dummy, or am I totally off the wall and it's something totally different?