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    SST 2.0: Scammed by a Grouch

    Grover doesn't scam Mr. Johnson. At least not intentionally. He tries to get Mr. Johnson what he wants but keeps messing up (or is it his boss messing up and Grover gets blamed?).
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    One thing I've read a number of times recently is that on the show Soap, it was originally planned for Chuck and Bob (okay, probably just Chuck) to be the one who killed Peter Campbell, only for the killer to be changed because the fans liked them too much. I believe this, though I've never seen...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    Speaking of the Vanstock episode of That '70s Show, I noticed that in that episode Jackie and Laurie become friends after realizing they have so much in common, to the point where they decide to have a sleepover instead of either sleeping with Kelso. But while their new found friendship didn't...
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    The Official Top 10 Anything...

    Top ten episodes of The Wonder Years: 10. Don't You Know Anything About Women? 9. Sex and Economics 8. Swingers 7. The Heart of Darkness 6. Full Moon Rising 5. Christmas 4. Just Between You and Me... And Paul and Carla and Kirk and Becky 3. Pottery will Get You Nowhere 2. Kodachrome 1. She, My...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    One thing I've always wondered about the That '70s Show opening from seasons 2-3: Why is Laurie driving Eric's car with the rest of the gang hanging out as well???? I know that it's really there for a funny gag (Kelso sitting between Jackie and Laurie up front, looking nervous because he...
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    Golden Book back cover with Big Bird and Oscar

    Those are the ones I remember as well. There's also a different version of the green background one where the Sesame Street characters don't appear, with a cat in place of Ernie and Bert. I wonder if that one came before or after Golden Books started publishing Sesame Street books.
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    Golden Book back cover with Big Bird and Oscar

    There's been a number of times (the book Sesame Street Unpaved, the A&E Biography, and Caroll Spinney's biography) that state that Caroll Spinney felt that he had "made it" when he looked at the back cover of a Golden Book which showed Big Bird and Oscar alongside various cartoon characters he...
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    The Muppets and YouTube.com

    Here's footage of Jim Henson performing Scred as he was training people for The Dark Crystal.
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    Henson Biography available for pre-order

    I saw the CNN People Profiles on YouTube recently (for the first time since its original broadcast in 1999, for some reason I was unable to record it), and it feels very rushed. At the beginning it talks quite a bit about his childhood before getting to clips and coverage of his work, the...
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    When anniversary seasons end...

    I've been looking at the Muppet Wiki page on the shows anniversaries, and it seems every anniversary since the 25th has had a lot of merchandise and publicity and such. In fact the 25th and 35th anniversaries both had two specials each (and one of the two 25th anniversary specials had two...
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    When anniversary seasons end...

    I don't doubt there'll be a lot of hype for the 50th anniversary, but I wonder if the 45th anniversary will have a huge celebration. Ever since the 20th season they've been having big celebrations every five years, so hopefully we shouldn't be doubtful. Of course they did skip the 5th and 15th...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    On a similar note about fictional live-action characters whose appearance isn't significantly altered for the character, I'm sure that the actors usually get some kind of payment for the use of their image in merchandise, but I've read that Jim Carrey gets a percent of sales from all Grinch...
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    You Ever Notice...and What's the Deal...

    One thing I wonder about character copyrights: Do live-action "non-fantasy" characters get copyrighted or not? I'm talking about characters whose actors don't wear elaborate make-up or costumes or anything. Often cartoons, puppets, costume and similar fantasy characters will have trademarks...
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    When anniversary seasons end...

    According to Muppet Wiki, one of the main curriculum goals of that season was to expose many of the classic songs, and it seems many classic songs had gotten new versions, in addition to showing the classic clips. Interestingly, I recall the season two Rubber Duckie was in two episodes that...
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    The Muppets and YouTube.com

    Here's something interesting I found: Opening previews that appear on the UK release of Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff. What I find interesting is that it has individual promos for two of the Muppet Video releases (The Kermit and Piggy Story and Muppet Moments) but not the others (that...
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    SST 2.0: Scammed by a Grouch

    Enjoy this outline for Sesame Street 2.0, a fictional Sesame Street series aimed at the older fans. Scene 1 A grouch salesman in a fedora and trench coat bangs on Oscar's trash can, because he has something to sell him: Onion Ice Cream. Oscar has never had onion-flavored ice cream before...
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    Minor Muppetz' TMS Outline: Robert Reed

    Behemoth - Dave Goelz Birds - Jim, Frank, Jerry, and Louise
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    Longhorn and Shorthorn - two of the rarest characters ever

    One thing that I've often wondered about is two of Jim Henson's earliest characters, Longhorn and Shorthorn. They were cowboy characters who appeared on The Junior Good Morning Show. Anyway, has anybody noticed that there doesn't seem to be any images out there of them? I understand that...
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    Coming Soon: "The Jim Henson Collection" DVD

    I know this is meant to be a cheap family-market release but wouldn't it be great if it had some of the company's unsold pilots and pitches, like Wizard of Id (not sure if they'd need character clearances) or Starboppers?
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