Performers/Shows question

[Skekayuk]

As has already been mentioned, it seems to be largely a combination of whose available (including other working commitments outside of The Muppets) and in what country. - Working in different countries can have complications and exepense, because of having to get work permits etc.

It's already been mentioned that sometimes Frank Oz's film directing career has meant he's been unavailable. The same availability thing goes for any muppeteer with other non-muppet sides to their careers. Then the country factor means that often its more difficult and expensive to bring relatively minor puppeteers from one country to work in another.

So for example, Louise Gold - The Muppet's first British puppeteer, has almost always worked only on their British made productions (except for Secret Life Of Toys which was filmed in Germany). That said, she did do some wonderful stuff on Sesame Street in the early 1990's (when they seem to have been a bit short-handed). But there's even some British productions that she didn't do - for example she didn't puppeteer on Labyrinth, but it's highly likely she was busy with other non-muppet work at the time.


Hope that helps
Skekayuk

 

[Collgoff]

Karen Prell who played Red Fraggle Rock: told the story about How the episode called Playing Till I Hurts came to be. In the story they where going to do a episode and it was all about Wembley Fraggle but Steve Whitmire broke a bone in right hand and then Jerry Juhl ask Karen if she have any ideas for a episode about Red and she did. Which it makes me want to know 2 things! 1. How did Steve whitmire hurt his hand? 2. How did the Wembley episode that never been film go? (You know the plot of it!)