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    Muppet/Henson Audio Commentaries

    Please move if needed. My goal is to put together as comprehensive a list as possible of Muppet/Henson DVDs with audio commentaries. I'll list the ones I'm aware of, please add more because I sincerely hope an almost 70 year old company has yielded enough material that more than four...
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    RIP Sally Kellerman

    ‘MASH’ Alum Sally Kellerman Dead At 84 (msn.com) Henson fans will remember her as the voice of Ms. Finch in Follow that Bird, quite possibly the most despicable villain in all of Muppet films.
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    "Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series" Revisited

    I've noticed in the almost 20 years I've belonged to this forum there hasn't been that much discussion about the Fraggle Rock animated series so I was curious to hear everyone's opinion. I personally think that when it wasn't outright remaking episodes of the original series it didn't stay true...
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    If the order was reversed...

    I posted this in the Muppet Haunted Mansion thread and didn't get much response. In retrospect I realized that that thread was the wrong place to post it. What I'm referring to is my theory that MTI turned out the way it did because it was the follow-up to MCC which they felt stifled their...
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    The Mysterious Mary-Ann

    I'm speaking of course of the lady made immortal in the Brian Jay Jones biography that was Jim's on-and-off girlfriend from the early/mid 80's to his death. I've read the Jones biography about ten times now and every time Mary-Ann makes her first appearance, I'm always equal parts fascinated...
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    RIP Jessica Walter

    Muppet fans will know her as the voice of Fran in Dinosaurs. 'She was a force': 'Arrested Development' co-stars Tony Hale, Henry Winkler, more mourn Jessica Walter's death (msn.com)
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    Dealbreaker TV Characters

    By which I mean characters that can literally make or break your ability to enjoy the show they're on. I have quite a few: -Mr. Carlin (Bob Newhart Show) -Wojo (Barney Miller) -Niles (Frasier) -Suzanne/Etienne (Designing Women) -Briscoe/Helen/Ernest T. (Andy Griffith) -Charles (MASH) -Uncle...
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    Email from Fred Buchholz

    For those not in the know, Fred was a special effects guy for the Henson company. I recently sent him an email asking what were the most fun /challenging Henson projects he's ever worked on and I thought you'd be interested in hearing his reply: "The most difficult effect I worked on was in...
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    Showstoppers (but in a bad way)

    If there's one strength that carries through all the Muppet films I's say moreso than in most films period), it's a goal to keep the story moving forward at all times and to always keep the audience interested and invested. That goal alone is why when a scene stops the movie flat (and not in a...
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    Email from Bernie Labarge

    I recently sent a fan email to Bernie Labarge (the lead guitarist on all Fraggle Rock recording sessions) asking if he had any special memories of working on the show and I thought you would all like to hear his response: "Hi Brian, Very nice to hear from a Fraggle fan. I was just breaking...
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    Ingrid appreciation thread

    Ingrid, of course, being wife to Humphrey and mother to Baby Natasha. I've always thought Ingrid was a very underrated character with a great voice ( I swear, it's the only character Joey Mazarrino performed that doesn't sound like all his other characters) and a great overall design. In...
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    Muppet Villains: A Case Study

    I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I don’t think we’ve actually had an in depth discussion about the Muppet film/TV villains on a case by case so I thought ding that would be fun and incite some good discussion. First, some housekeeping stuff: I’ve only seen The Muppets 2011 once...
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    RIP Louis Zorich

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/louis-zorich-paul-reisers-dad-on-mad-about-you-dies-at-93/ar-BBIA7Rt Zorich is best known (at least to Muppet fans) as Pete from "Muppets Take Manhattan". I posted this before, but I've always loved his performance in that film. Most celebrities in...
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    Meteora questions

    One of my favorite Muppet characters is Meteora from The Christmas Toy and I would love to build my own puppet version of her. However by watching the special I can't tell what her mouth mechanism is. If I had to guess I would say either a Waldo or headstick. Anyone have any ideas?
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    The Catherine Tate thread

    Even for me this might seem like a random thing to post about but it's been on my mind for a while and luckily I can kick it off in a somewhat Muppety way. Remember how 1981 was the unofficial year of Miss Piggy? Every store you went in there were Piggy calendars, cups, magazine covers, etc...
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    Fraggle Rock/Seinfeld parallels

    Along with Fraggle Rock, another one of my favorite TV series is Seinfeld and I was recently thinking that the latter half of both series has something very specific in common. Both series had several episodes that were very Avant Garde and in the opinion of many clashed with the already...
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    No Day but Today-"Six Characters in Search of a Solution"

    ***This ‘lost’ episode sets up the plot for the following season, which was of course never produced. I’m toying with posting a few episodes from that season at some point** No Day but Today: “Six Characters in Search of a Solution” Written and Created by Princeton Starring Princeton as...
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    No Day but Today-"Prinny in Pink"

    No Day but Today: “Prinny in Pink” (Lost Episode) Written and Created by Princeton Starring Princeton as Himself Redboobergurl as Puddin’ Rue McClanahan as Granny Mae Amanda Seyfried as Madison Robin De Jesus as Hector Christopher Lee as Brighton Jerry Stiller as the voice of Mr. Gus...
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    E-mail from Larry Mirkin

    So I recently e-mailed Larry Mirkin (one of the executive producers for FR) and asked him what his favorite/least favorite episodes of the series were. I thought you'd like to see his incredibly detailed and thoughtful reply. "Hi Brian, Thanks for this lovely note. Since you’re such a fan...
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    The Decline of DVD Commentaries

    I know that DVD audio commentaries are an acquired taste for some but I thoroughly enjoy listening to them and I've found that in the past two years, there has been a major decline in the quality of DVD audio commentaries and I was wondering if anyone else has picked up on this. I'll give you...
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