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I'd like to interject that, actually, it's not Saban Entertainment that is buying the Muppets but Haim Saban himself. Saban Entertainment was sold to Disney awhile back - and yes the mouse now owns Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (shudder). Saban is not going to significantly mess with the...

Grey Seal Puppets (publishers of "The Foam Book") also have a video version now available from their website. Another great resource for puppet making is "Figure Making Can Be Fun" by Michael Brose. It mainly deals with Ventriloquist Dummy Construction, but has tons of info on how to make...

If the Japanese could fit a Honda Suzuki in to a vending machine, they'd use them to do away with car dealerships. :p Actually, McDonalds is testing an "automated convience store" which is essentially a huge vending machine (about the size of a mini-school bus) that dispenses drinks, snacks...

Cool puppets Warrick! I think my faves are Gnu and Norton.

Re: puppeteering pains You should always make sure when you are engaged as a puppeteer you get mandatory rest periods - at least 5 or 10 minutes for each hour of performance is usually standard. This is especially cruitial if you are doing mascot-style costumes/puppets in warm or humid...

Cool puppet Terry!

Come to think of it, I did a complete two hour show on stage in Taiwan once - the show was in two acts but we were performing a free show on an outdoor stage and the promoter was afraid the audience would leave at intermission so we did it straight through. This isn't hand/rod puppetry mind...

Hey Scooter, I just saw Candy on your website - I never knew Terry built her! That's :cool:

From what I understand Kathy Mullen and her husband Michael Frith are no longer involved with the series creatively.

We just ran a ton of auditions up here with a lot of VERY experienced puppeteers and a lot of not so experienced puppeteers and the difference was amazingly apparent. Some of the biggest problems with the less experienced people were: Eye Focus - This is usually a HUGE problem when two...

My longest time was probably 3 or 4 hours in a large, 8'0 built-up Frankenstein suit. It wasn't so much the weight, but the heat inside. We were doing a publicity shoot with the wives/gfs of the Toronto Blue Jays (baseball players seem to primarily date models FYI) and it took so long and I...

I don't understand why "Of Muppets and Men" hasn't been reprinted. There are alot of puppetry-related books that would do quite well in a limited run including Bill Baird's The Art of Puppet. I think the problem is the large publishers need to sell thousands and thousands to make a reprint...

Yeah, we'll like loop yer cartoon for a six-pack and beaver pelt up here, eh. :p

Disney never actually owned Henson. A deal was supposed to go ahead but it was never signed. After Jim's death Disney was using the Muppet characters as if they owned them and this became the subject of a huge lawsuit between Henson and Disney which was eventually settled out of court. I...

OK, but you have to love those dustbunnies Fuzzy and Wuzzy - I have the plush versions on my desk at home - they're adorable! :)

Well, yeah - it's sad but true. We've covered this territory before in the Count puppet thread. There's actually quite a distinction between a fan site like Muppet Central and what Randy is proposing though. Usually when you start costing big companies and/or artists money that's when they'll...

More puppet TV News from Canada: ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2002 SHEEP SHOP BEGINS PRE-PRODUCTION ON NEW SEASON OF THE BIG COMFY COUCH. Toronto based puppet and production design company, the Sheep...

It's actually one of the best "behind the scenes" books about the Muppets, written by Christopher Finch (he also wrote "Jim Henson: The Works"). You can often find it at your local library or online at amazon.com or ebay. Take care!

What's that? Oh......it's the sounds of lawyers sharpening pencils. :p Seriously though, this is an example of blatant copyright infringement. DO NOT DO IT. The worst thing that can happen is NOT a getting a nice letter asking you to take the site down - you can be sued for lost...

It's on my "to do" list, but it may be there for awhile...