about 1 week ago - No comments
We now have the final location, date, and time for the New York City meet. Here it is:
WHO: The MuppetCast, ToughPigs, and YOU!
WHAT: “The Muppet Vault” NYC Muppet fan meetup
WHEN: Sunday, July 25 at 2pm
WHERE: The Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (easily accessible from the L and G trains)
WHY: Because we More >
about 3 weeks ago - No comments
It’s official! The MuppetCast (and thereby its host Steve Swanson) will be visiting New York City for the first time ever! Plans are being made right now, and the stonecarvers are hard at work setting the plans into…well, stone. We ran out of paper here at the office.
The MuppetCast and ToughPigs.com will jointly More >
about 1 month ago - No comments
Time for the pretty-much annual MuppetCast Salute to America! This extensive episode includes tons of Muppet audio pieces that reference the US States, and every year we get closer and closer to having Muppet audio for every single one! Special thanks to The Count and everyone over at the Muppet Central Forums for More >
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
This week I’m joined by Muppeteer Bill Barretta! Bill and I discuss his numerous Muppet characters, his training as an actor (and how that prepared him for his eventual entrance in the Muppet world), and some of his favorite Muppet moments. Many thanks to Gene as well.
The MuppetCast is sponsored by Swanson PC More >
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It’s a Muppet Trivia Showdown! I face off against the lads from ToughPigs.com in a no-holds-barred uber-fan matchup to see once and for all who holds the most useless Muppet facts in their head! Monsters and explosions abound!
The MuppetCast is sponsored by Swanson PC and Bell, Book & Comic. Life should be more More >
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
It’s all about the music this week! Things have been popping left and right here in my neck of the woods and I thought, instead of producing a lot of “rushed” segments, it might be more fun to explore both our favorite and the more obscure Muppet songs we love so much.
Thanks for listening! Questions/Comments More >
about 1 month ago - 2 comments
I’m joined by listener Sara Allen this week as we discuss a topic we’ve probably overlooked until now: Sesame Street animation! Sara is a big fan of animation as an art form, and is quite knowledgeable on the subject! Check out her blog, the Ink and Pixel Club.
The MuppetCast is brought to you More >
about 2 months ago - 1 comment
Muppet fan Arianne Gallagher joins me to talk about interesting Muppet conflicts over the years, both character-based and real world cases. Jim Henson’s runaway hit show Stuffed and Unstrung was also profiled recently on Carson Daly, and we have that audio for you.
Thanks for listening! Questions/Comments about the Muppets or The MuppetCast can be More >
about 2 months ago - 1 comment
It was 20 years ago today. Jim Henson sadly left us at age 53, and the world hasn’t been the same since. This week we remember the joy, the wonder, and the magic he created which has left such an enduring impression on our lives. We first experience the “news of the day” More >
about 2 months ago - No comments
This week our focus is the 1971 Tales from Muppetland special “The Frog Prince“. Along with my brief commentary on several parts, we’ll enjoy an almost-complete audio sound experience!
The MuppetCast is sponsored by Swanson PC and Bell, Book & Comic. Life should be more Fun!
You can watch The Frog Prince, in five parts, More >
