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I saw the SDCC coverage of the new 'Dark Crystal' series, and was greatly disappointed to see that no puppeteers were present. I'm of the opinion that the puppeteers should be doing the voices, not celebrities. It seems to me that the Henson company has come to look at their puppeteers...

'Thought Spiral' is a podcast hosted by Andy Kindler & Josh Weinstein, who happens to be the original Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theatre 3000. In a recent podcast, Josh detailed his experiences working on MST3K & how he was worked over by Joel Hodgson & Jim Mallon. When the show went...

Nobody really cares about my opinion... after all, I was just a bit player, a background puppeteer on one Muppet film. But forums are a good place to blow-off steam. And I DEEPLY care about the Muppets, more than you could imagine. So here are my thoughts on how to 'reboot' the Muppets. Feel...

While working as a background puppeteer on 'Muppets From Space,' I approached Brian Henson & asked him a question about a piece of business I was doing in one particular scene. He looked at me like I owed him money. 'And you are...?' That's the vibe he gave off. So you'll have to forgive me...

I came across a YouTube video in which Dave Goelz & Brian Henson watched scenes from 'Muppets Christmas Carol' & commented on it. Fun to watch, but at the same time it made me a little sad. Whenever one of Steve Whitmire's characters came on they referred to just the character & made no...

I attended a Muppet workshop at Walt Disney World in 1990 with a bunch of other hopefuls. We were trained for a week by Steve Whitmire & Kevin Clash. They were both friendly & kind to all involved. Years later I worked as a background puppeteer on 'Muppets From Space' & met Steve again. We...