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Hi all, Does anyone know where to find / get a copy of Sesame Street's cirriculum guide? I am not sure if that is what it is actually called, but it would be a document drafted by the show's educational advisers outling the show's educational goals and how they are achieved. I found some...

Hi Fluff Muppet, Which club here in Ontario did you join? If you haven't already, you should join the Ontario Puppetry Association. For $30 / yr you get their newsletter, attend meetings and meet other puppeteers (both pros and beginners) and get special deals on courses and things like that...

Hi all! As some of you know, we're very excited up here in Toronto because we are producing a TV show called "Down on the Farm." We just finished (well, almost) our two puppet "stars" Pig and Sheep. There is a picture of them online here. These are actually the first of many versions of...

Re: Buck-Beaver, Hi Warrick, There are tons of different ways to make wigs, from "quick and dirty" methods up to the techniques pro wig makers use. The technique you use really depends on the design of the puppet, what materials you have available and how much time you are willing (or able)...

Yes, you can dye "real" feathers (fake ones don't really work very well). We usually buy light coloured ones if we are dying them bright colours. The best way I know of to attach feathers (without getting in to complicated wig-making techniques) is to carefully hot glue them on.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post a quick note to do a little shameless self promotion and let you know that to celebrate Canada's Birthday (July 1) we're launching our 3rd Annual Great Canadian Puppet Sale. We're getting rid of a variety of new and used puppets, both professional ones and...

ALF has taken the lead! (27.8%)

I loved the Jim Henson Hour. It was probably the most interesting thing done on TV in the late 80s. I don' think there has ever been anything before or since with quite the same level of quality, variety and creative energy. Sure, it had it's problems. The structure of the show was uneven...

Hi Bork Bork! I know there is another post covering alot of this that a few of us contributed to so you should search for that one might be helpful. To answer your questions: You can simply copy the patterns you used for the foam to make your puppet's fleece "skin" (if you do you will need...

Hi all! I am desparately seeking a tape, DVD, laserdisc, 8mm home movie, cave painting (anything) of the original live-action "Dog City" from the Jim Henson Hour as well as the 1/2 hour follow up that is rumoured to have been shot, but not aired as part of the series' original run on NBC (it...

I just saw an ad on the Puppetry Homepage for an "autographed" framed Miss Piggy glove for auction at missionfish.com, a charity auction site. Unfortunately, the auction is already closed and the glove went reasonably cheap ($120). Although it's closed you can still check it out on...

I think it's a nice site. It's very good for their audience, explaining in detail the history and capabilities of shop to potential clients and it will be a good way to keep the industry updated on their many advancements in CGI, an area the Creature Shop is still not widely known for outside of...

Cool puppet Larry!

Randy, Check out Nick Barone's site. Under "puppet building information" he has a number of diagrams for rod puppet controls that might be very helpful for your project. As Matleo mentioned, another option is to purchase a fish hook remover from a fishing supply store, Wal-Mart or Canadian...

We use coroplast for stiff mouths. Coroplast is like corrogated cardboard, only made from plastic instead of paper. It's neat stuff and you can usually find it at art supply stores. If you don't want to buy a full sheet try seeing if you can get some small pieces from a signage shop. For...

We're launching our 3rd Annual "Great Canadian Puppet Sale" this weekend online, and there are a few items we're selling that are Muppet books & collectibles and I wanted to give everyone on the board first crack at them. Some of the stuff went before the sale officially started but we've got...

Finally, I read Terry's post BEFORE the auction closes. I gotta run - gotta go bid on a puppet!

I think I take the prize (among those who didn't steal their copy) - mine was from a discard table at a local library and I got it in `92 for the princely sum of $1.00 Cdn (that's about 60 cents US).

Hi Guy, We actually use a different method to cover puppets which is a little difficult to describe in writing (I know, lots of help - aren't I?). I think the Foam Book's method is a good way to start if you are doing it for the first time though. When making patterns to make a fleece...

AT LAST....the Muppets have come back to Canada! (doing my best Rock impersonation)