Hello all,
I, like many of you and others, grew up watching Sesame Street. As a small child I adored Elmo (I had a little plastic Elmo figurine I carried around everywhere) and read Grover's "There's a Monster in this book" children's book over and over.
But as I grew older I went further back into TV history and fell in love with the Muppet Show, starring the same Muppets I had seen in the Muppets Christmas Carol and other beloved movies. It wasn't just the Muppets themselves that got me hooked on the show, but as someone who has acted before onstage I could and can deeply appreciate the backstage (and onstage) mishaps and drama.
I've never done any puppeteering myself (though I'd love to take a class someday). I'm a university student studying history and archaeology.
I may end up writing fanfiction for the Muppets, who knows? Anyway, glad to be a member of a great community.