Merchandise news and other info about The Muppets and Jim Henson's creations.
When Screen Media's excellent documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street was released to home media last month, we didn't cover it since the film's Indiegogo crowd sourced backers did not yet get their copies.
We reached out to the producers who just informed us:
We just received our copies of the BluRay so we will be sending out a to copies shortly. Also the Soundtrack hasn’t been released yet, but we are working to narrow that release window soon.
Thanks
The Street Gang Team
So there you have it Indiegogo backers, if your pledge included a DVD or Blu-ray of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street they are on their way.
You may have noticed that the producers are also working on getting the Soundtrack released as well.
Our adventures in thrifting with Cinema Sickness continue as I hunt for Muppet stuff while making terrible puns along the way.
The Barretta Brothers are back with another batch of converted Vodcast to podcast episodes.
Toy company Plastic Meatball announced a new line of retro inspired 3.75 inch scale action figures including figures from Labyrinth.
* it's very hard to tell from the press photos released.
Plastic Meatball's Labyrinth figures will be available later this year on their website.
Thanks to Zach Woliner for the heads up.
We're back with another batch of rare Muppet performances.
Again, we do not own these clips, nor do we make any guarantees to how long they'll be available, so watch them while you can!
CBS Read More About It: Tuesday Movie No Show (January 1986):Last Thursday, the Museum of New York graciously invited me to the opening of their "Puppets of NYC" exhibit.
I decided to not only check out their exhibit, but see what other Muppets of NYC I could find on my way there, as well.
My first stop was FAO Schwarz were I heard rumor that they still had "Elmo's Monster Maker", Sesame Street's answer to the "Muppet What Not Workshop" FAO had for many years at their former location.
I was delighted to discover that the "experience" was still available even though there is no mention of it on FAO's website.
The main difference between "Elmo's Monster Maker" and "The Muppet What Not Workshop" is that the pieces are velcroed on and not permanently hot glued in place. They may also give you a few extra parts so you can transform your monster again and again once you get home.
The monsters come in three body colors and styles Red, pink, Green, and Blue.
After you pick your body, an FAO cast member will show all the styles of party they have and put them directly onto your monster to see how they look. (Opposed to the colorform type vinyl stickers that were used to help the "Muppet What Not Workshop" make your puppet.
Not far from FAO's current location in 30 Rock is the NBC studios store where I found a signed copy of "NBC and 30 Rock." Inside there's a whole page dedicated to the Muppet Pipes.
I also stopped at the Met to see Alex Da Corte's Big Big installation on the roof,
though sadly it was closed due to inclement weather (it was over 90 degrees).
My last stop was the Museum of New York where they invited puppeteers to kick off the opening with a puppet parade / red carpet event hosted by Shari Lewis' daughter Mallory and Lambchop.
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| Rick Lyon gets ready for an interview |
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| Puppets from Pinwheel |
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| Lamb Chop's Play-Along |
The stage area features famous puppets used in NYC stage productions including The Lion King, Duke Ellington, and Trekkie Monster from Avenue Q.
Thanks again to the Museum of NYC for invite.
The Museums of NYC's Puppets of NYC exhibit will run through April 3, 2022.
