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Couple of questions for Muppeteers

MelissaY1

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Ouch...:concern:

It's like I said...a massage therapist could have made a small fortune working on the Muppeteers' shoulders and upper backs alone. In fact, I wonder if the crew ever had a massage therapist on standby on the set?
Gosh, I don't know. I would hope they all know "tricks of the trade" so as to not physically exhaust or hurt themselves. Some of those positions they get into are really rough....
 

Skekayuk

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Well I remember reading a passing reference in Lewis Chester's book 'Tooth And Claw', that on one occassion 'Spitting Image' had to hastily find an osteopath to treat a puppeteer who had cricked their back on a particular sketch, after treatment they finished the sketch, and then, the producer went and cut the sketch - talk about literally adding insult to injury!
 

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Gosh, I don't know. I would hope they all know "tricks of the trade" so as to not physically exhaust or hurt themselves. Some of those positions they get into are really rough....
Like in the back of a Volkswagen... :smile:


(Sorry - Running Movie gag - had to do it)
 
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