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Thursday morning don't miss the Sesame Street Muppets at The 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This will be the 46th consecutive year that the cast of Sesame Street has made an appearance. The parade begins at 9 am eastern on NBC. Sesame Street's appearance is scheduled for...

Episode 5103 - Measuring Big Bird HBO Max Premiere: Thursday November 26, 2020 PBS Premiere: Monday September 13, 2021 Nina is measuring how tall Elmo and Rosita are with a growth chart that uses smiley faces. Big Bird wants to see how tall he is, too, but Nina is out of smiley faces. This is a...

Episode 17 - The Sesame Street Mentees / "Yes, And..." / Not Puppets (John Kennedy) Premiere: November 25, 2020 On this episode of Below The Frame with Matt Vogel, we talk to the members of the Sesame Street Mentorship Program (Tau Bennett, Austin Costello, Chris Thomas Hayes, Haley Jenkins...

We're getting ready for the holiday season. Christmas will be arriving at Muppet Central the Friday after Thanksgiving. We'll be rolling out several features to make your Christmas merrier and more Muppety. (1) Christmas Music – Beginning on Friday, we'll start our annual Muppet Christmas Music...

Episode 5102 - Camp Out HBO Max Premiere: Thursday November 19, 2020 PBS Premiere: Wednesday September 8, 2021 Abby, Rudy, Elmo, and Charlie are camping, and just as they’re about to toast marshmallows, they suddenly disappear. This is a mystery! Together, they look and listen for clues as they...

Episode 16 - Warrick Brownlow-Pike / Jerry Stories (Bill Evaul) / "Happy Little Song" Premiere: November 18, 2020 On this episode of Below The Frame, Matt chats with Sesame Street Muppet Performer Warrick Brownlow-Pike (Gonger). We talk about his drive to be a puppeteer from a very early age...

Episode 15 - Leslie Carrara-Rudolph / Jerry Stories (Carmen Osbahr) / "Stompin' on the East Side" Premiere: November 11, 2020 On this episode of Below the Frame Matt sits down with Sesame Street Muppet Performer Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Abby Cadabby). They talk about Carol Burnett, Muppets...

Sesame Street's 51st season officially begins this Thursday on HBO Max. New episodes are scheduled to air on Thursdays through July 2021. The Season 51 episodes are slated to air on PBS stations across the country beginning September 2021 after the season concludes on HBO Max. This is the first...

The following article from the Hollywood Reporter is an in-depth look at the history of the Muppets, especially under Disney's ownership. It contains some new information and quotes that have not been released publicly elsewhere. Please read the entire story and share your thoughts below...

Our first annual Muppet Halloween Spooktacular is now underway on Muppet Central Radio. Join us today as we're playing scary and spooky music all day long. Listen via TorontoCast: https://muppetcentral.torontocast.stream Listen via Tune-In: http://tunein.com/radio/Muppet-Central-Radio-s262576...

Special - A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration PBS Premiere: Friday October 30, 2020 This Friday. don't miss a national broadcast of one of the best events of Sesame Street's 50th anniversary, "A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration" will premiere on Friday October 30 exclusively on PBS at 9|8...

Special - The Monster at the End of This Story HBO Max Premiere: Thursday October 29, 2020 PBS Premiere: Monday March 7, 2022 This Thursday, don't miss an all-new half-hour animated Sesame Street special on HBO Max. "The Monster at the End of This Story" will premiere on Thursday October 29...

Episode 14 - Julianne Buescher / "Spatial Awareness" / Not Puppets (Jennifer Barnhart) Premiere: October 28, 2020 On this episode of Below the Frame Matt talks with Muppet Performer Julianne Buescher (Yolanda, Beverly Plume). They talk about her life as an introvert, moving to Hollywood and...

This Saturday, October 31, we present our first annual Muppet Halloween Spooktacular on Muppet Central Radio. We'll be playing scary and spooky music all day long. Listen via TorontoCast: https://muppetcentral.torontocast.stream Listen via Tune-In...

Episode 13 - John Kennedy / "Double-Stick Tape"/ Not Puppets (Bill Barretta) Premiere: October 21, 2020 On this week’s episode of Below the Frame, Matt sits down with Sesame Street Muppet Performer John Kennedy (Mumford). They talk about John’s interactions with Jim Henson, his puppetry books...

Special - The Power of We HBO Max Premiere: Thursday October 15, 2020 PBS Premiere: Thursday October 15, 2020 After an inspiring meeting about sticking together to stand up to injustice, Gabrielle and Tamir join Elmo and Abby Cadabby for a super special virtual play-date to share all that...

Episode 12 - Ryan Dillon / Jerry Stories (John Kennedy) / "Alligators" Premiere: October 14, 2020 On this episode of Below the Frame, Matt talks with Emmy Award winning Sesame Street Muppet Performer Ryan Dillon (Elmo, Don Music, Lefty the Salesman) about puppetry at an early age, going away...

Episode 11 - Fran Brill / Jerry Stories (Martin P. Robinson) / "Bumble Bees" Premiere: October 7, 2020 On this episode of Below the Frame Matt gets to talk with Sesame Street Muppet Performer Fran Brill! We talk about her life as an actress, her first meeting with Jim Henson, and, of course...

Episode 10 - Tyler Bunch / "Blue Skies" / Not Puppets (Pam Arciero) Premiere: September 30, 2020 On this episode of Below the Frame, Matt sits down with Sesame Street Muppet Performer Tyler Bunch (Louie) about growing up all over the country, performing puppets for The Disney Crew, monitor...

As Muppet fans know, September 24 is a special day in Muppet history. Not only is it Jim Henson's birthday (he would've been 84 today), it is also Steve Whitmire's birthday who would take over for Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog beginning in 1990 through 2016. In honor of these two wonderful men...