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Cooperating is good? Love thy Grouch? That someone really can tell you how to get to Sesame Street? That a large yellow bird can live alone even though he is only six years old so long as someone is around to make birdseed milkshakes and he gets an occasional package from his granny...

Hi and sgtfloydpepper and welcome! Let me try and answer a few of your questions: 1) What is the collectors club and can I still get involved? The collector's club is something new Palisades Toys is putting together to try and help collectors get non-retail exclusive figures (figures...

Muppet Sing Along Songs So, last time the band was good, but they had a limited repetoire. So what songs would we like this time around? I'm voting for a full scale sing-along. If not during the Fest, maybe outside while we stand in line waiting for the doors to open.... Here are some of...

Hello and welcome! You'll find a number of puppeteers around here. Including the occasional visit from Muppeteers. Will the Wump Mucket Puppets be foam puppets? Look around, make yourself comfortable and share your thoughts!

Ken-- I finally finished going through the 126 pages of posts pulling out FAQ stuff. In the process I came across some posts I missed (had a little problem with the 'last unread post' option the other week-- it was taking me several posts beyond the last unread post). So I just read your...

Well said, Jamie! It's funny, this all got started over a miss quote in the original announcement of an HIV+ Muppet on Sesame in South Africa. The media has gone a little nuts with it. Poor Steve Whitmire was probably blindsided by the reporter who talked to him-- after all, what...

Muppet Central is a diverse community made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and who embrace a variety of lifestyles. There is room here for everyone, so long as we all respect one another and one another's choices. Disagreements are inevitable. Debate is at the heart of the...

First off, thanks for the clarification, Phillip! Second, Sesame Street has always had a social agenda. From the start, the social 'issues' were as important as the ABCs and learning to count. Actually, learning to count in English and Spanish is a form of social programing. Showing people...

If you haven't seen it, check out Tuesday's Daily Bit at www.palisadestoys.com/DailyBits/JulyOne/TUESDAY.html You get to see the whole process-- from original concept sketches through to the finished product. Great stuff! Good job, Ken!

Okay, if Fallwell isn't offended by this it really must be tame. ;) Seriously, this is what I see happening-- someone's cousin comes to visit (Zoe's or Gabby's-- whatever) and that cousin is HIV+ (remember-- no one is suggesting Sesame Street introduce a character with AIDS, just an HIV+...

I'm gunna keep buying all the exclusives I can get my hands on. I love 'em. Ken's right, VC Beaker would never work as a regular fig-- and he is cool. I believe, and I think most of us who read this thread believe, Palisades came up with the collector's club after we begged and pleaded...

Eric Jacobson is doing many of Frank's old characters (Piggy, Grover, Bert). John Kennedy (I believe) does Fozzie. Hope that helps.

Imagine how disapointed the scalpers will be when they figure out Ken works for a very cool toy company.... Thanks, Ken! (Uh, the while supplies last-- should we start a que now? Everyone line up behind me!) Janice with a sun lamp-- yes, definitely yes. I think it may be too late for...

Well said! A lot of people were concerned when Sesame Street decided to deal with 9/11. That turned out to be Elmo witnessing a grease fire, which was scary but not really life threatening and then being scared again by the fire fighters. He visited the fire station, got to see the people...

I completely disagree. A lot of people were offended by integrating public schools in the 50s. A lot of parents didn't feel it was appropriate to discuss such things with children. I don't think we do the world any favors by catering to such beliefs. Yes, some people will be...

Hey, I'm rural and I emailed and called Disney begging for widescreen. We aren't all country bumbkins.... and I vote special. Theatrical release makes a movie. If you want, it can be a sub category of Muppet specials 'direct to video.'

The bagged one is miss marked. The bags were for the fully invisible Beaker that was given away at the industry only party. Factory messed up and put VC Beaker in the bags and shipped 'em. So Palisaded sold the bagged VC Beakers at a reduced rate (rather than take a total loss on them)...

But aren't these the WETA Busts we can pre-order from Side Show? And isn't the most expensive one about $60? I'm confused.....

Wow! This is great! What a powerful message this Muppet could send about acceptance and empathy and looking at the person and not the disease. I hope she comes to the US. She would probably be a good way to educate people about how safe it really is to have HIV+ friends. There are...

Labs Playset? Has anyone in the US found the Lab playset yet?