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Ah, November. The leaves, the turkey…the turtles. I like turtles. At any rate, we hit the ground running here in the first week of November. Lots of new photos popping up on the MuppetCast flickr page, so check back there periodically to see what Muppet fans are sending in! (more…)

Welcome to The MuppetCast Halloween show! Get ready for a Halloween podcast that DOESN’T play the Haunted Mansion song. We did that last week, remember? (more…)

Welcome to the first of two spooky MuppetCasts! Thank you listener Ryan Dosier for the Bunsen & Beaker intro and outro! Thanks also to Jon Melville from Edinburgh, Scotland for your donation to The MuppetCast!

I found a video of the opening of Jim Henson: Puppeteer from the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. you can watch it here. This the same opening ceremony that I was lucky enough to attend, and seeing it again just makes me want to go back there someday. (more…)

I’m proud to welcome James Wojtal to the MuppetCast this week. James is a very well-known and respected puppet designer and builder, and I was delighted to be able to talk with him on the podcast.

Here are several links to websites containing James’s work, starting with his YouTube page: (more…)

I don’t know how I made it this far and haven’t used this intro yet!

Seems to be a good week for bunnies anyway.

This week marks 6 months of the MuppetCast. Can you believe it? Me neither, but here we are. Thank you! To celebrate, I’ve re-designed the website at http://www.muppetcast.com, and added a new poll. What song would you say is the quintessential Muppet song? Make sure and vote as many times as you want! (more…)

Sorry, we had a mis-fire earlier while posting this weeks show. Were back up and running with the correct show now.

This weeks show is very special. Im proud to bring you audio this week from the Center for Puppetry Arts, located in Atlanta, Georgia. This week you will hear from people like Jane Henson, Heather Henson, and many many more wonderful people associated with the Henson family and Company. They were all at the Center for the unveiling of a new exhibit, entitled Jim Henson: Puppeteer. (more…)

Here is my tribute to Jim Henson on his birthday, along with Jerry Juhl. It’s a little bit more “bite-size” than normal, but I’m still very happy with it. I feel like so much was done earlier this year in the May tribute to Jim, but I wanted to celebrate both Jim and Jerry in an emotionally touching, yet more upbeat way than we did in May.

More to come next week, when I take you via the magic of podcasting to Atlanta, to the unveiling of “Jim Henson: Puppeteer”, the newest exhibit shown at the Center. You’re gonna love it! (more…)

Listen to the first three minutes…then tell me you weren’t thinking the same thing.

Special thanks as always to Bell, Book & Comic for continuing to be the official sponsor of The MuppetCast. Life should be more fun!

We have two touring Henson exhibitions, now that Jim Henson’s Fantastic World is now open in Little Rock, AR. The Market Street Cinema will be showing Henson films throughout October. Those of us in Ohio can look forward to Dave Goelz appearing at the Wexner Center in late November! Also, the Jim Henson company has agreed to produce three new web productions, and there are a few great stories giving more details. (more…)

Bouncing baby figs…great, now I’ll never eat a Fig Newton again.

Welcome to The MuppetCast! This week we hear from some MuppetCast listeners, in some new Listener Interview segments. Grab a turkey leg and let’s go! (more…)

What’s a Muppet? To find the answer, listen to the MuppetCast this week. Thanks for downloading the show!

Thanks again to Bell, Book & Comic for continuing to sponsor the MuppetCast. Life should be more fun!

Unfortunately, MuppetVision 3D will be leaving Disney’s California Adventure sooner or later. Lump that in with the news that Disney Adventures will be discontinued as of November 2007 (and may not show Roger Langridge‘s Muppet comic strips), and it’s not the greatest news week. But this may lead to better things down the road, in the way of more Muppets in the parks! (more…)