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  1. Phillip

    Muppets Take Over Capital Radio

    The Muppets on www.capitalfm.com will be beginning in the next hour. Listen on-line and let us know what you think about the appearance.
  2. Phillip

    What is a Muppet?

    Maybe this will help to get this going... From our FAQ under Muppets... 3. How did the word "Muppet" originate? In a 1982 interview, Jim Henson shared that "I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working. It was really just...
  3. Phillip

    Miss Piggy glove up for auction

    It was most likely signed by someone from the Muppet Workshop.
  4. Phillip

    The Swedish Chef

    Actually the story about the Chef's inspiration isn't true according to Jerry Juhl. He refuted that story on Muppet Central about a year ago when the release about the man claiming to be the Chef's inspiration was circulating the Internet.
  5. Phillip

    The 3 unaired Jim Henson Hour episodes

    Yes, the other episodes aired in Canada.
  6. Phillip

    Articles: black on black

    CrockAlley, We are aware of the issue on Macs and are working on a fix as soon as possible.
  7. Phillip

    The 3 unaired Jim Henson Hour episodes

    Here are what I believe are the Jim Henson Hour episodes that aired in 1989. Twelve are listed here. Originally the special "Sesame Street 20 and Still Counting" was slated to be a part of the Jim Henson Hour, but instead was shown the week before the program premiered. This might explain for...
  8. Phillip

    Fire Guys from Laberynth

    The collectibles home is here (click on the "collect" button with Fozzie on our menu). Here is the page with the Labyrinth and Fantasy World dolls.
  9. Phillip

    International Festival of Puppet Theater

    Megan, Thanks for sharing this with us. If you watch it, let us know what you think of the appearance.
  10. Phillip

    Dennys vs LJS?

    Wow... I'm impressed you know Clara Peller! "Where's the beef?" :D
  11. Phillip

    Muppets Take Over Capital Radio

    Thanks for the post Luke. It's great that everyone will be able to hear it on-line and talk about the appearance afterward. I believe this will be airing at 3 pm Eastern/2 pm Central on Sunday for those in the US.
  12. Phillip

    Ask Ken at Palisades

    Here's a Rizzo poll where people can cast their votes and state why or why not they want Rizzo to be in scale.
  13. Phillip

    What size do you want the Rizzo figure?

    What size do you want the Rizzo figure to be? Ken posted about the size of the Rizzo figure and there seems to be different opinions on how big to make him. Vote in the poll above and then let us know your reasoning. Your opinions will help to shape the eventual manufactured product.
  14. Phillip

    The best Muppet Movie ever

    You are remembering "A Muppet Family Christmas". It is a one-hour special originally produced for ABC in 1987.
  15. Phillip

    Ask Ken at Palisades

    Hi Joe, Welcome to the Muppet Central family! We're looking forward to getting to know you.
  16. Phillip

    Looking for complete sets of TMS and FR

    Each of us who worked on the guides have a variety of the original season 1 openings and were able to compile the list.
  17. Phillip

    Rating Muppet Show Figure Retailers

    The exclusives seem to have been shipped from a different location. That's why some of them were shipped seperately.
  18. Phillip

    Looking for complete sets of TMS and FR

    The screen captures in our Muppet Show guides came from a variety of sources. On a couple of them, the tv logos were either removed (by Jamie) or were cropped out.
  19. Phillip

    Muppet Christmas Carol (MISSING Musical Number)

    I saw it multiple times in different parts of the country and the song was cut in each showing. Others have confirmed this previously as well. It is possible the song was shown in other places, even though it's more unlikely with a Disney release than some other studios.
  20. Phillip

    Muppet Christmas Carol (MISSING Musical Number)

    Actually, the song "When Love is Gone" with Scrooge and Belle was not shown in the theaters (in the US anyway), it was added for the video release.
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