It’s The MuppetCast! This week we look at a fan favorite as we continue our look at the short-lived series from 1989, The Jim Henson Hour. The episode we’re concentrating on this time is titled Dog City. Inspired by C. M. Coolidge’s series of paintings, Dogs Playing Poker, if you weren’t aware of Dog City before now, you’ll be howling to see it by the end of the show!
And some of the actual puppets used in Dog City are on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta! How cool is that?
Thanks go out to Sam Pynes and Melanie Nazelrod for their recent donations to the show! Also thanks to my parents for their donation – we Swansons stick together!
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It’s time to vote for the July special edition episode! Shall we do an episode devoted to The Muppets Take Manhattan or Muppets From Space? Both movies were released in the month of July, and to celebrate YOU get to vote for which movie will be featured in a special episode completely devoted to it. Vote now on MuppetCast.com!
Voting for the contest winner also continues on our website. Voting ends July 27.
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Jim Henson’s Fantastic World and Muppets, Music & Magic are both in the Washington DC area, and they’re enjoying a humongous response! Swarms of people are reportedly showing up to the screenings and the exhibits. Jim’s work, his magic, and his legacy are still very much a part of all of our lives, and this really shows it.
Sesame Workshop will soon unveil a new website just for Sesame Street. The current website (which will still exist alongside this new one) focuses more on Sesame Workshop and their various projects. Look for SesameStreet.org to debut on August 11, the same day as the television show debuts Season 39!
Jim Henson Company Archivist Karen Falk was recently on NPR’s All Things Considered talking about Jim Henson’s Fantastic world. It’s a short listen, but very interesting.
Joel Brown from MeeVee.com recently got to spend some time at the Jim Henson Company lot in Hollywood, CA, mostly looking at the “set” of the new series coming soon to PBS, Sid the Science Kid. It’s wonderful to read how, if they wanted to, the JHC could actually use the Henson Digital Puppetry System to do a LIVE show with Sid!
Michael Winship from BuzzFlash.com actually got to spend some time with Kermit Love during the course of his life. He writes about a day spent with Mr. Love and Caroll Spinney, and just how much time and care Kermit put into Big Bird, keeping both the character and the puppeteer in top working condition. Truly an amazing man has left us.
Have you seen the video of singer Feist singing her hit “1,2,3,4” on Sesame Street yet? No? Well, check it out at either of these two websites!
Looking for the new official Muppet YouTube videos? LOok no further! Just click here to find:
Sam Eagle
Gonzo
Beaker
The Swedish Chef
Statler & Waldorf
Sesame Street is almost 40 years old. Remember back when it was only 20? Yep, way back in 1989, those were the days. Listener Francine found the complete 20th Anniversary special on YouTube, posted in six parts, and here they are:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Thanks to KermiClown and The Count for helping me with Dog City!
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Have a great week!
-Steve
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