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Listener James has a new blog up, and his first posted work is a Muppet tribute! James is very talented, take a look for yourself and see his work on DeviantArt also.

Many years ago, late night host David Letterman had Jack Paar on as a guest, and Paar showed Dave something very surprising. Many people have heard about the famous closet of steam valves which Jim Henson meticulously decorated while he waited backstage on Paar’s show decades ago. Well, a Twitter follower sent a link to the Letterman footage where Paar first reveals this work of art to the world.

From another Twitter follower comes a YouTube link to a piece from Season 5 of The Muppet Show. Birds playing the guitar to “How Much is that Doggie in the Window“.

Ariel sent a link to the University of Maryland (Jim Henson’s Alma Mater), where students can access and view countless hours of Henson’s TV and film projects. Jealous?

Check out The MuppetCast Flickr Page for the latest fan-submitted photos. Email your Muppety photos to me@muppetcast.com.

Show #100 is coming up very soon. If you’d like to leave a voicemail to be played on that very special episode, call it in at 614-364-4270 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              614-364-4270      end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Can’t wait to hear from you!

Questions/Comments about the Muppets or The MuppetCast can be emailed to me@muppetcast.com, or called in to the voicemail line at 614-364-4270. Even better, stop by the Muppet Central Forums and discuss this and many other episodes with Muppet fans worldwide.

Have a great week!

-Steve

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Fran Brill is our special guest this week, and I can’t thank her enough for making time to talk on the show. You’ll even hear during the course of our interview, she is a very busy person! She was an absolute delight though, and I’ll be sending her more listener questions via email in the future.

Also this week is a movie review of Sesame Street’s Follow That Bird. This one ranks high on the list of favorites for me, and I think for a lot of people. So enjoy this review, and even watch it again on your own this week. 1980′s Sesame movie Muppet-y goodness; it never disappoints!

Jim Henson’s Fantastic World is now open for visitors at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum. The Smithsonian has also now released a special series of podcasts talking all about the things you’ll see and do at the exhibit. Really cool stuff, make sure to listen in!

Sesame Workshop is getting ready to launch the second phase of their Talk, Listen, Connect program. View the original TLC material, as well as When Parents Are Deployed.

Thanks to KidToons, you may be able to see Sesame Street: Dinosaurs up on the big screen! Check the KidToons Theater Listing page to find the closest affiliate theater near you. You can now also pre-order the new DVD Count On Sports, due out in July.

Kid K’nex Sesame figures are also now available to pre-order from Amazon.

Yahoo! Kids recently added a new game to their Games page, called Red Hot Skrumpy Drummer. Check out the new game, as well as all the regular Skrumps video content.

Sam Plenty seems to be catching on really well among Henson fans! The third installment is now online at SamPlenty.com.

New in iTunes from the JHC are the third seasons of Fraggle Rock and Farscape! Use the links to go right to their show pages in the iTunes Music Store.

Listener Amanda U. sent a link to the Kermit canvas bag from Target. Check it out! She also sent a link to this awesome video clip from The Daily Show from February 2001.

Questions/Comments can be emailed to me@muppetcast.com, or phoned in to the voice mail line at 614-364-4270. Also, find me in the Muppet Central Forums, my username is “stephenjlizard”.

Have a great week!

-Steve