Can you believe it? This week marks 50 episodes of The MuppetCast, which puts us only two weeks away from our one-year birthday. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast and continuing to make it all possible.
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There’s a lot going on in the life of the Muppets this week!
Sesame Tree in Northern Ireland continues their preparation for their upcoming debut in early April. The press release can be found here.
Matt T. has some info about the Star Wars Muppet figures, which are on the way. See pictures here, here, and here.
Kevin W. sent links to two YouTube videos starring Kermit the Frog and Muley the Mule! See them here and here.
Here’s a great link from Roger L. for some uncommon Sesame Street T-shirts.
George G. from October Toys sent in links to 3 outstanding Palisades sales! See them here, here, and here.
Sadly, Anthony Minghella passed away this week. Jack Read wrote an amazing and beautiful tribute for the show. Here are some links to news stories about Minghella:
Ain’t It Cool News (Not Kid Friendly)
A Scene from Truly, Madly, Deeply
Breitbart
Variety
The Huffington Post
Film.com
More news about the new Muppet movie:
Magical Mountain.net
MTV Movies Blog
Netcot.com
Marcel Moran has a great opinion piece concerning Cookie Monster on TheCrimson.com.
Read more about the newest Sesame Street character, Leela.
John Tartaglia better not tell a lie! He was recently cast as Pinocchio in the new musical, Shrek. More info about the Seattle opening is found at The Seattle Times, and at 5th Avenue.org.
This episode features a review of the newly released Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby. I hope you enjoy it!
I also finally get to take some time and talk in more detail about my recent trip to Walt Disney World! My wife Ashley helps me describe some experiences that many guests might not be familiar with. Lotsa fun!
Questions/Comments can be sent via email to me@muppetcast.com. Or even better, call the voice line at 614-364-4270 and have your voicemail played on the show! Of course, you can always find me over at the Muppet Central Forums as well, where their mission is to unite all Muppet fans worldwide.
Have a great week!
-Steve
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