Posts tagged sesame workshop
Show #201 – April 24, 2011
Apr 24th
This show falls under the category of “amazing opportunities”. Recently, Sesame Workshop, The USO, singer Nick Jonas, and Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were all in Columbus to present the official launch of a new USO/Sesame Street Live touring show. The show will be performed almost exclusively for military families stationed overseas. The show is geared mostly to the children in these families, who can sometimes find it stressful to constantly be moving around as a parent is transferred from one base to another. Having to constantly change to new environments – and leave old friends behind – can be extremely difficult for children. This new show introduces a brand new Sesame Street character whose background is identical to these children, and along with her Sesame Street pals, this new character expresses feelings that many children in military families share.
Many, many thanks to Sesame Workshop and the USO for the work they do for children, for our military, and for military families everywhere. More >
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Show #200 – April 11, 2011
Apr 11th
Unbelievable. The 4-Year Anniversary.
This episode wound up becoming Part 1 of a two-part endeavor to look back at some of my personal favorite Muppet moments, as well as taking the rare opportunity to re-examine some personal highs experienced while producing the podcast. Lots of (hopefully entertaining) stories and such. It’s my attempt to give you, my friend in the audience, a look at The MuppetCast through my eyes. More >
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Show #199 – April 3, 2011
Apr 3rd
This is it for The MuppetCast’s coverage of the 2011 Muppet Madness Tournament. Technically there’s one more day to vote in the Championship Round (and the voting has been teetering back and forth all day), but this is the final show in which we get to cover any of it. By next week, we’ll have crowned our Muppet champion and the tournament will be history!
Since we aren’t able to discern a clear winner – Super Grover or Statler & Waldorf – Ryan, Joe, and I give some top-notch tournament analysis, and then shortly decide to call it a day and play a bunch of Super Grover and Statler & Waldorf clips. We sincerely hope our laziness will inspire you to pick your favorite out of these two, and then spend hours and hours voting for them on our website. Really, this shameless self-promotion is all for you. More >
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Show #196 – March 6, 2011
Mar 6th
You know I’m not one to brag, but this week’s episode marks a historic moment, not just for The MuppetCast, but possibly for fans of Jim Henson and the Muppets worldwide. Along with the friends who join me in this episode, I am deeply honored and extremely proud to present a new endeavor not just for The MuppetCast, but for everyone who enjoys creating content for Muppet fans online: MuppetFans.com.
Joined by my friends Ryan Roe, Joe Hennes, and Dave Hulteen (and Ryan Dosier in spirit), we present this new website not just as a focal point of our own efforts, but as a truly complete collection of news, trivia, reviews, video, and all manner of Muppet entertainment. We hope that MuppetFans.com earns the reputation we set out to give it; that of being THE online destination of all Muppet fans everywhere.
We can’t do it without your help, so please talk to us early and often about what you want, and what you like, from this website. You can always email me personally at my MuppetCast address, and also at contact@muppetfans.com. We can’t wait to hear from you!
As always, thanks for listening! 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. Follow the show on Twitter and join the Facebook page too!
Have a great week!
-Steve
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