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  1. Buck-Beaver

    Alien Alert!

    Check this out everybody - Alien Alert! I think this is the first puppetry video podcast (or vlog) that's come out. It features a puppet called Elian the Alien. I've been watching the site develop on blogger the past few weeks and now the first episode is live. This is great, I hope there's...
  2. Buck-Beaver

    Behind the Monster: Grover

    Anybody seen this? http://www.zeroboutique.com/grover/index.htm
  3. Buck-Beaver

    Puppeteer Gig in NJ

    Someone is looking to hire a puppeteer for a production of "Little Shop of Horrors" in a high school in NJ. Not sure if it's to puppeteer or train, but here's the info: Looking to hire professional puppeter for HS production of "Little Shop of Horrors" in Piscataway NJ. Rehearsal &...
  4. Buck-Beaver

    All new Glove & Boots

    Glove and Boots have a new video up at http://www.gloveandboots.com/quickflingor.htm and they're introducing some new characters. It's pretty funny and I love their gorilla.
  5. Buck-Beaver

    Puppet Job in Washington D.C.

    Hey gang, I saw this posted online and thought I would post it for anyone who is interested: Blue Sky Puppet Theatre, A Washington DC area based touring company is currently holding auditions for a full time company member to start rehearsal around May 15, full time performing starting...
  6. Buck-Beaver

    The aerodynamic qualities of Bert's head

    Of I heard recently that a bunch of rocket enthusists get together and hold semi-annual races with G-cluster rockets they build using vintage Bert puppets from ebay. Check it out - http://puppetvision.blogspot.com/2006/01/aerodynamic-qualities-of-berts-head.html
  7. Buck-Beaver

    Too Muppet-like?

    So today in my blog I wrote about a new DVD called Fifteen Minutes. You can read the post, but basically I said that I thought it was really well done, but really too much like the Muppets. I know we all love the Muppets (this is Muppet Central after all) but the question that I wanted to...
  8. Buck-Beaver

    Puppet Patterns: What's A Fair Price?

    Hi all, In a few weeks I'm going to start selling a really good, generic pattern for making hand and rod puppets. The pattern is different than the PuppetProject patterns or other ones because this is more like Kermit in the sense that it doesn't require foam (although you can use foam if you...
  9. Buck-Beaver

    Scariest...ebay puppet auction...EVER

    Check this out, a VERY scary Joan Rivers puppet being auctioned on ebay. Starting bid is $15,000! And yes, you read that number right. Personally, I think it's totally worth it. You could use it to terrorize celebrities on the red carpet at Hollywood premieres...
  10. Buck-Beaver

    Interviews with Carroll Spinney and Joan Ganz Cooney

    Has anyone seen the three hour interviews with Carroll Spinney and Joan Ganz Cooney on Google Video? I've posted links to them in blog at http://puppetvision.blogspot.com/2006/01/interview-with-carroll-spinney.html
  11. Buck-Beaver

    Howard Stern Puppet

    I was sent these by someone who reads my blog and couldn't really find a puppet film and video angle for them so I thought I would post them here...pics of a Howard Stern puppet. This was made for Stern's farewell from K-Rock. Puppet by Scott Land and Marcie Klein.
  12. Buck-Beaver

    Two episodes of Wulin Warriors online!

    Hi all, Two episodes of "Wulin Warriors" (the english version of "Thunderforce" aka PiLi Puppet Theatre) is now available online. The show will be debuting on Cartoon Network February 4th. I've posted links and more info at...
  13. Buck-Beaver

    Elmo Book Tampering

    Apparently someone tampered with copies of an interactive Elmo book called "Potty Time With Elmo". At one point it's supposed to play a recording of Elmo saying "Who wants to try to go potty?" but instead he says "Who Wants To Die?". Link to more info -...
  14. Buck-Beaver

    Audrey II props (puppets) for sale

    Hi all, I was recently given back a set of Audrey II puppets I helped build for a production of "Little Shop of Horrors". I have limited storage space at the moment and I'm in the final stages of getting out of debt so I've decided to sell them and wanted to post a message about it here first...
  15. Buck-Beaver

    Amazing Lego Church

    Check this out guys, an amazing model of a church made entirely from Lego! The detail is simply amazing!
  16. Buck-Beaver

    French Muppet Show possibly in the works

    Has anyone else heard much about this project? There were rumblings about a pilot being shot for a French channel recently and now Jim Hill Media has mentioned it - which doesn't make it true - but Disney has registered http://www.lemuppetshow.com which right now takes you to a Disney Online...
  17. Buck-Beaver

    Digital Puppetry Blog

    Hi everyone, I've started a new blog about digital puppetry called Machin-X. It's a mixture of news and thoughts about digital puppetry and also a sort of project blog for the two pieces of digital puppetry software I've been working on. Check it out and please come back often!
  18. Buck-Beaver

    Digital Mahna Mahna

    Just posted this on my blog and thought a lot of you might dig it, a digitally puppeteered re-creation of "Mahna Mahna". It's crude, but neat. http://puppetvision.blogspot.com/2005/11/digital-mahna-mahna.html
  19. Buck-Beaver

    Skeksis puppet replicas

    Some cool Skeksis puppet replicas, not sure if these are licensed or not. http://www.kropserkel.com/skeksis.htm
  20. Buck-Beaver

    Animatronic eye kit

    I saw this today while doing some research and wanted to share...it's an off-the-shelf animatronic eye kit. It can provide up, down, right, left eye movement as well as blinks. Could easily be tied in to a standard 3 channel radio controller and used in a puppet...
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