Make sure to watch until the end, to see the grail I traded for!
Friday, July 29, 2022
Muppet Stuff - NJ TOYCON, Kurt's Donations, and a Grail!
Make sure to watch until the end, to see the grail I traded for!
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Watch The Henson Company's "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" Teaser Trailer!
Monday, July 25, 2022
Weta Announces More Dark Crystal Mini Epics, Shard Statue, and a Sale!
The Crystal Shard
What was sundered and undone,
Shall be whole, the two made one,
By Gelfling hand, or else by none.
Aughra has many crystals, and only one is the true shard, but remembering the teachings of the Mystics, Jen plays a single note upon his firca flute; the true shard vibrating and glowing.
Before he can get more answers, Jen is forced to flee, as they are besieged by the fearsome Garthim...
- 1:1 scale prop replica
- Crafted from crystal glass with internal faceting, faithfully recreating the unique qualities of the original prop
- Base features the iconography from the Crystal Chamber
- Light up base that illuminates the shard with its signature purple glow, powered by 3x LR41. (Batteries not included)
MINI EPICS: SKEKSIL THE CHAMBERLAIN
FEATURES:
- Premium, stylised vinyl figure
- Most manipulative and cunning of all the Skeksis
- Dressed in his immaculately detailed original costume
- Greedily grasping the Skeksis Emperor’s staff in a daring but futile play for the throne
- Sculpted by Wētā Workshop’s Mini Epics Art Director, Mauro Santini.
MINI EPICS: AUGHRA
Follow the Greater Sun for a day to the home of Aughra and you will find a mess of perplexing tools and instruments scattered around an enormous revolving orrery. Ducking and weaving with ease through this moving chaos, Aughra remains as sharp as any shard in her collection, and our artists set to work to infuse all her might and mystery into our latest vinyl collectible.
- Premium, stylised vinyl figure
- The physical embodiment of Thra, Mother Aughra
- Depicting Aughra in her iconic red dress
- Holding her removable eye, through which she can remotely explore the world of Thra
- Sculpted by Wētā Workshop’s Mini Epics Senior 3D Artist, Jorgelina Yeme
Including their Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Gelfling statues for $99.
Friday, July 22, 2022
"Scary" "Lost" Wicked Witch Episode of Sesame Street Resurfaces Online!
Shown on television only once - February 10, 1976, the episode drew letters from parents and even some kids that were too scared to watch the show ever again.
Sesame Street decided to never air the episode again and locked it away in their the vault, never to be seen again. Unless in special circumstances like museum screening like the Museum of the moving image did a few years ago.
You can watch the entire episode in your jammies with the lights on below:
Thursday, July 21, 2022
First Look - NECA Dinosaurs Action Figures!
NECA reveled at San Diego Comic Con today that they’re going to release action figures based on the Henson / Disney series Dinosaurs.
So far only Baby and Earl “Not the Mama” Sinclair have been revealed, though it’s possible more figures will be announced.
Not the Momma!! #sdcc Dinosaurs reveal!! pic.twitter.com/sozNKbsWgs
— NECA (@NECA_TOYS) July 21, 2022
Exclusive TruffleShuffle Henson Jigsaw Puzzles!
Fraggle Rock 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Dance your cares away, Worry's for another day, Let the music play, Down at Fraggle Rock! Nostalgia fiends rejoice. Celebrate the furry, fun-loving Fraggles with this official jigsaw puzzle created with the stars of Jim Henson's enchanting 80s TV series. Sing along to their classics while you create for bonus points!
Labyrinth 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems...
Directed by Jim Henson, the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth is pretty much the definition of a cult classic! Our official Labyrinth jigsaw puzzle uses imagery from the much-loved movie posters. Complete it in 13 hours or forever be suspended headfirst into the Bog of Eternal Stench!
500 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring original archive artwork
Completed puzzle size: 57.2cm x 42cm
Boxed
100% official Labyrinth merchandise
Exclusive to TruffleShuffle
The Dark Crystal 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Another World, another Time, in the age of wonder.
The magical world of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal is yours with this jigsaw puzzle created with the much-loved movie poster. Just like Jen and his quest to restore balance to the world of Thra, you'll be on a mission to piece together this puzzle. Hours of fun for fans of the fantasy world that has captivated audiences for over thirty years.
Each 500 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring original archive artwork with a completed size of 57.2cm x 42cm and are exclusive to TruffleShuffle.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Sesame Street Mecha Builders Heads To San Diego Comic-Con!
Sesame Street Mecha Builders is "building" a presence at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
The description on each event is below:
Photo Op with Giant Inflatable “Mecha Cookie Monster”
Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade behind the Omni Hotel to grab a photo with a giant inflatable “Mecha Cookie Monster,” star of the new series “Sesame Street Mecha Builders.” Episodes of the series will play throughout the day and a Cookie Monster costume character will stop by each day for meet and greets. Please note, this event is free and open to non-badge holders.
All weekend, Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade, behind the Omni Hotel
Autograph Session
David Rudman (Mecha Cookie Monster), Ryan Dillon (Mecha Elmo), and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Mecha Abby) will be onsite signing autographs for fans.
Saturday, July 23 from 2-4pm, at the autograph area located in the Sails Pavilion
Panel: Sesame Street Mecha Builders
From feathered and furry friends to robot heroes-in-training, find out how the iconic Sesame Street Muppets got supersized into CGI animated characters for the newest series Sesame Street Mecha Builders. Join Olexa Hewryk, Frank Falcone, David Rudman, Ryan Dillon, and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as they discuss how Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby were re-imagined to expand the Sesameverse. The panel will be moderated by Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street.
Sunday, July 24 at 1:45pm, Room 5AB
If you're going to San Diego Comic-Con be sure to check this MECHA Sesame events!
Friday, July 15, 2022
Henson to Develop TV Series based on ‘A Kids Book About" Books!
Based on the award-winning book series "A Kids Book About," which tackles issues like racism, school shootings, and climate change
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jim Henson Company, producer of the recent critically-acclaimed series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock and Harriet the Spy, has partnered with A Kids Company About, the Portland, OR-based media company built on the belief that kids are ready to have challenging, empowering, and important conversations, to develop A Kids Show About. The new mixed-media series, targeting families and kids 6-11, is based on the bestselling and award-winning book series "A Kids Book About" and will feature live-action segments, animation, and puppetry vignettes to teach kids and families how to have conversations around the tough and relevant topics facing children today.
"A Kids Book About" books include over 80 titles and counting that address the biggest issues facing today's kids and their communities, from racism to school shootings, as well as self-love, imagination, gender, anxiety , immigration, climate change, cancer, and incarceration. Contributors have included a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and identities, and the brand has become a nationally recognized resource at the intersection of kids and social justice issues. Most recently, the brand gave away the ebook, "A Kids Book About School Shootings", which was downloaded more than 30,000 times in a matter of days following the Uvalde elementary school massacre.
"Many of today's kids are deeply aware of the most serious challenges and risks that are a threat to them each day. As producers, we have an opportunity to provide the resources and trusted information, and – above all – to inspire the radical hope that kids need in order to see themselves as part of their community and feel empowered to make the changes they want to see in their world", said Sidney Clifton, Sr. Vice President of Animation and Mixed Media at The Jim Henson Company who will oversee the project's development.
A Kids Show About will be produced by The Jim Henson Company, with Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford executive producing. Memory and Dan Ilani of A Kids Company About will also executive produce.
The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 60 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation. The Company is currently in production on Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio for Netflix and the feature film The Portable Door. Henson's most recent television credits include Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Harriet the Spy and Fraggle Rock: Rock On!, all for Apple TV+, Word Party Presents: Math! for Netflix, Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time for discovery+, Earth to Ned for Disney+, and the Emmy®-winning Netflix Original series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Other TV productions include Word Party (Netflix), Dinosaur Train (PBS), Splash and Bubbles (PBS), Sid the Science Kid (PBS), and Julie's Greenroom (Netflix), as well as Fraggle Rock, The Storyteller, and the sci-fi series Farscape. Feature film credits include The Star (Sony Pictures Animation), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Disney), and the groundbreaking fantasy classics The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and post-production facilities. The Company is home to Jim Henson's Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television, theme park and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry's top recording facilities known for its world-class blend of state-of-the-art and vintage equipment. The Company's Henson Alternative credits include The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (Netflix), the feature film The Happytime Murders, and the popular live puppet improvisational show Puppet-Up! – Uncensored.
A BOUT A KIDS COMPANY ABOUT
A Kids Company About. is a new kind of kids media company that works to empower a generation of kids through diverse storytelling. Founded in 2019 in Portland, OR, A Kids Company About has created a unique storytelling model focused on authenticity and identity. They've worked with authors to create the A Kids Book About series such as LeVar Burton for A Kids Book About Imagination, to TIME'S Kid of The Year Orion Jean for A Kids Book About Leadership. In 2021 they brought their storytelling approach to audio, launching the A Kids Podcast About podcast network, with 12 original shows (one named Apple's Best Show of 2021). A Kids Company About is built on the belief that kids are ready to have challenging, empowering and important conversations with the grownups in their lives. For more information, visit www.akidsco.com.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Hallmark's 2022 Muppet Animal Ornament Now Available!
Hallmark's 2022 Muppet ornament "Animal's Christmas Present" is now available.
Below are some closeups of the ornament:
2021 Box art |
"Animal's Christmas Present" is available now at Hallmark stores and online.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Exclusive Disney Pins Blog Rizzo Pizza Pin!
It's made from recycled metal, officially licensed by Disney, and is limited edition of 300.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Coming Soon: Dreamchild Bluray!
Jim Henson's Creature Shop created puppets for the dream sequences building characters such as The Mad Hatter, Mock Turtle, Gryphon, and March Hair.
Dreamchild will be released September 20th by Kino Lorber Studio Classic and can be pre-ordered now here..
Friday, July 8, 2022
RIP Tony Sirico (1942 - 2022)
The following year, the pair worked on A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as mob like characters who own an Italian restaurant.
Muppet Stuff - Unboxing Loungefly's Lovers & Dreamers Collection!
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Watch Coldplay's "Biutyful" Music Video With The Weirdos!
The Miskreant Puppets appear courtesy of Henson Alternative
Puppet Captain + Puppeteer: Nicolette Santino
Puppeteers:
Drew Massey
Russ Walko
Amanda Maddock
Artie Esposito
Background Puppeteers:
Jack Venturo
Sarah Oh
Jordan Brownlee
Kathryn Molloy
Catrina Quintanilla
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Weta Door Knockers!
Asking for advice from the inhabitants of the Labyrinth is never an easy task, especially when they’re a pair of grumpy door knockers
Unsure of which door to choose? Try asking the door knockers; if you can get them to stop bickering that is.
Made from high-quality polystone;
Clay sculpted by Wētā Workshop veteran sculptor Shaun Bolton;
Expert paint job recreates an aged bronze finish;
Wall mounts on the back to for easy hanging;
Made with references from the actual on-set props.
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS:
Left - L: 9.5cm x W: 7.7cm x D:2cm Weight: 53g
Right - L: 12cm x W: 7.4cm x D:3.3cm Weight: 55g