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    No Sesame classic clips at all before 2008

    I sort of feel like it's a little disrespectful that they stopped showing material that Jim Henson performed in a few years ago. More than anyone else from the show who has passed away. Of course it would have probably been more disrespectful if they stopped showing Jim Henson material right...
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    The Muppets and Lady Gaga in new Christmas special November 28 on ABC

    I don't think it has specifically been said whether this is a Lady Gaga special with other celebrity guests including the Muppets in one or two segments (and maybe a finale with the whole cast of the special) or if the Muppets will be among the stars, like in the John Denver and the Muppets or...
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    Your Thoughts: "Jim Henson: The Biography" by Brian Jay Jones

    Well, the author did interview a lot of people who knew Henson, and it's possible some of the people interviewed misremembered things that we already know. The books Jim Henson: The Works, Sesame Street Unpaved, Street Gang, and Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street...
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    Remember that 2002 Fox Network Pitch?

    One thing I've wondered about... The Muppet Wiki page for this show refers to it as "The Muppets Present". The only time I saw that title announced anywhere was in a 2001 press release of upcoming Muppet projects. Then it was announced that FOX was going to do a new Muppet show in spring 2002...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    Does Bambi even have a plot? I had been wondering that for awhile, and when I watched the movie last night to see, I couldn't tell if it had a plot or not. As far as I'm concerned the plot can be summarized in just one sentence: A deer grows up. It feels more like a collection of several...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    I kind of like the way the puppets looked in the first season. Maybe not better than they would look next season and later, but I still enjoy watching those early, cruder versions of the puppets.
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    This thread was so much fun, I wonder if we should start a separate one in the General Discussions regarding other long-time franchises. Or a separate thread for The Jim Henson Company.
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    D'Snowth's Scale Model of Sesame Street

    That's unfortunate. I wonder if there's something preventing Ryan from getting your e-mails. I know that the first few things I sent in for the Mindset have never been posted, and after my first article was posted I have occasionally sent in articles that weren't posted. I can see why a few...
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    No Sesame classic clips at all before 2008

    I was wondering if the show was still showing full-frame segments this year. I haven't seen too many episodes from this season. It's interesting, segments from the first 20 years were very common up until about season 32, though it seems segments from the first season were scarce in the...
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    D'Snowth's Scale Model of Sesame Street

    This is all great, though I can't remember if I've seen this thread before or not. I feel like I have, and yet also feel I haven't. Did you ever do The Muppet Mindset article about this? I don't recall seeing it, and I look at the website every day. Have you ever thought about making some...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    I've only seen one Larry and Phyllis segment, and that one is boring (though I'd like to see some others to see if they get better), but all of the Buddy and Jim segments I've seen are great. There's also Wally and Ralph who were on the show from 1971-1974. I've only seen one of their bits, and...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    Wow, Drtooth's post was.... A little bit better than mine. It mentioned some of the things I wanted to bring up but forgot (like the use of song covers and giving alternate performers to Frank's characters). But there are a few things I don't think have been brought up: This might be minor...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    In one episode of Dexter's Laboratory, Dexter and Dee Dee compete on a game show, and at one point they each have to answer a question about what each others favorite thing is. Dee Dee correctly guesses Dexter's secret lab, and Dexter holds up the answer confirming she is right... But why WOULD...
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    Questions about anything

    I liked Rules of Engagement. But I don't remember hearing about Better with You.
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    Speculation: Sesame Street 45th Anniversary Possibilities

    Recently a new thread has been started about breaking down the timeline of Sesame Street, referring to periods as "The Gold Era", "The Silver Era", "The Bronze Era", "The Copper Era", and then "What Comes After Copper" (in multiple parts). And I thought it would be cool to do a series of DVDs...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    With me, all three Old School sets get played near-equally (I have no way of actually knowing how many times I've watched each set, disc, episode, scene, and so on... It's not like anybody keeps records of such things). However, when I watch the first two sets, I tend to watch individual scenes...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    I had no idea it was unpopular with the fans or writers. I think the 40th anniversary book says that the segment was popular/tested well but was dropped because it was too similar to other children's shows at the time (though if that's the reason then the whole show should have gone back to the...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    Okay, let's see if I can do this... The Gold I'll break this down into a few parts.... Part 1: Season 1. This season is like an experimental pilot season and very different from other seasons. There's very few cast members and very few Muppets, and very few Muppet performers (only three...
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    "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story" documentary in development

    Is that the same Behind the Scenes video shown on the Copper Pot YouTube channel, or is it something different? Will the film still have behind-the-scenes footage from the movie (and maybe Caroll discussing it)? Don't know if you are allowed to reveal or not, but was Jane Henson interviewed...
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    A Breakdown of the Series' Timeline

    I think I'll do this later, but I feel there should be some kind of special term for the first season or two, like "Pilot Season" (or "Pilot Gold Era"), where the show is a bit different but still part of the "Gold Era". Though if I want to divide the "gold era" due to differences early on...
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