Favorite Non-Henson Puppets and Puppeteers

[D'Snowth]

The Puzzle Place and Allegra'a Window. I can't believe I forgot about those shows!

I remember taking glances as Allegra, but I don't believe I've ever actually sat down an watched a full episode of the show.

Didn't she have a friend/sidekick who was like some kind a yellowish girl dog thing?

 

[BobThePizzaBoy]

Mystery Science Theater 3000
Greg the Bunny
Shari Lewis
Between the Lions
ALF (I suppose so...)
Avenue Q

 

[ploobis]

I remember taking glances as Allegra, but I don't believe I've ever actually sat down an watched a full episode of the show.

Didn't she have a friend/sidekick who was like some kind a yellowish girl dog thing?

Yes, She did!

The yellow dog character was performed by the same puppeteer who does Grungetta on Sesame Street.

 

[D'Snowth]

Yes, She did!

The yellow dog character was performed by the same puppeteer who does Grungetta on Sesame Street.

Yeah, like I said a while back, practically every non-Henson puppet show out there has SOME sort of Henson connection, whether it's the performers, or people behind-the-scenes.

It's almost kinda like television puppetry is a very insular brotherhood of sorts, lol.

 

[Puppetainer]

I agree with so many of the people and puppets that have been listed already, so I will just add one that I haven't seen here yet.

I'm a big fan of Jigsaw Fanclub by Ben Jones. Good stuff! If you haven't seen it I offer up this link. Click and enjoy.

http://jigsawfanclub.com/

 

[Animal31]

Has anyone mentioned New Zoo Review, or am I just too old?

 

[GonzoLeaper]

I will probably wind up repeating most of the ones already mentioned, but some of my favorite non-Henson puppets include:

Kukla, Fran and Ollie
Captain Kangaroo
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (Land of Make Believe RULES! By far, this is probably one of my top favorites- mainly because I also just loved Mister Rogers so much- such a great Christian man. He's one of my Christian heroes actually. There's an incredible book about him called "The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers"- I highly recommend it.)
Howdy Doody
The Puzzle Place
Between the Lions
Lamb Chop's Play-Along
Sid & Marty Krofft
Eureeka's Castle
ALF (I LOVE ALF!)
The House at Pooh Corner (this is the early '80s puppet version of Winnie the Pooh- long before The Book of Pooh came along. Loved watching this show as a kid.)
Dumbo's Circus
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (ah yes- 1987 classic. LOL- it's not as terribly bad as some make it out to be- it's not that great either, but it was fun to finally watch. I didn't see this one as a kid- used to watch the cartoon though.)
Howard the Duck (another infamously bad classic from 1986. It is a Marvel-comics based movie, so I'd still like to see the whole thing some day. But I really think Howard looks pretty good in the movie.)
Circle Square (a great Christian children's show I watched as a child- I loved this show! I was so thrilled when I found TBN showing episodes a while back! They've got some episodes available on their website too.)
Kids' Jamboree (another great local Christian children's show that's really hard to find any info on- I used to love watching this too.)

 

[staceyrebecca]

The Bil Baird Marionettes in Sound of Music entranced me every time.


I also feel like maybe I'm the only person that couldn't stand Puzzle Place.

 

[Jivepuppet]

The Bil Baird Marionettes in Sound of Music entranced me every time.


I also feel like maybe I'm the only person that couldn't stand Puzzle Place.

Anything Bil Baird is AMAZING!
And Puzzle Place? I'm with you there staceyrebecca, you're not alone!

 

[Jivepuppet]

Has anyone mentioned New Zoo Review, or am I just too old?

And I remember this one too!

The qustion really is "Too Old For What?" Never too old!