May the 4th be With You!

 Happy Star Wars Day!

Sam Eagle wasn't in The Muppet Show's Star Wars episode, and neither was Bobo. Which makes them the perfect pair to celebrate this May the Fourth!

May the 4th be with you!

Adam Savage Learns the Infamous "Henson Stitch" and 3D Printed Doozers!"

Adam Savage posted a few new videos at Jim Henson's Creature Shop. This time he's there to learn the "Henson Stitch" and see how 3D printing changed the way Doozers are made. 

Adam Savage Learns the Infamous "Henson Stitch!" (In Support of @PuppetNerd) 

Adam Savage LOVES puppets, and he's used many of the skills he's learned from puppet making into his costume builds over the years. So when the Jim Henson Company invited Adam down to the Creature Shop to learn the legendary "Henson stitch" from fabrication supervisor Scott Johnson, he jumped at the chance. But even more so, the Henson Company and Tested wanted to come together to bring attention to a mutual fan and friend named Adam Kreutinger, aka @PuppetNerd, an elementary school art teacher/puppet maker/puppeteer who's battling brain cancer right now. You can support Adam too by subscribing to his channel (it rocks!), watching and liking his videos, buying his book (https://amzn.to/49yRqPs) or merch (https://puppetnerd.com/merch/) or contributing to his GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-ad.... We hope Adam's work brings you as much joy and expertise as it has us!

   

Help fund Adam Kreutinger’s Cancer Journey:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-adam-and-his-family 

3D Printing ... DOOZERS?

If you're a fan of Fraggle Rock (and who ISN'T?), then you're familiar with Doozers. When they first debuted in the '80s, each foam latex Doozer had to be sculpted, molded and flocked -- quite a task when you need hundreds and hundreds. Robert Bennett, character designer and fabricator at the Jim Henson Company, explains to Adam how computers and 3D printers have changed EVERYTHING when it comes to these beloved characters.

 

You can see more Adam Savage’s Tested on his Youtube channel. 

The Muppets Celebrate Disney's Hollywood Studios 35th Anniversary!

Disney's Hollywood Studios (formally known as Disney MGM Studios) celebrated its 35th anniversary today.

Miss Piggy and Kermit hosted the anniversary celebration held at the Theater of the Stars and were joined by Vice President Jackie Swisher, the Disney Ambassadors, opening day cast members, and a host of Disney characters.

The Stage 1 Company Store, located next to Muppet Vision 3D, was open to guests for the first time in years with limited-edition 35th-anniversary apparel, collectibles, and pins designed to commemorate the anniversary.

You can watch the presentation below:

Thanks to WDW Magic for the info. 

Diamond Select Announces Sweetums & Robin Two-Pack!

Diamond Select Toys held a showcase yesterday celebrating the 25th anniversary of the company as well as a look at their upcoming products. 

One of which was the reveal of the latest addition to their Muppet action figure line - Sweetums and Robin!

Above is the fist look at an early sculpt for the "Deluxe Action Figure" sculpted by Adam Van Winkler!

UPDATE: Sweetums will be 9" tall. 

No release date was provided, but it'll probably be sometime next year before we see it ready for pre-order. 

Muppet Stuff - Thrifting Finds!

In our latest video, we show up some recent thrifting finds!

Be sure to check out more videos on our Youtube Channel.

"Jim Henson: Idea Man" Trailer!

The first trailer for Jim Henson: Idea Man, was released this morning and it gives us an "idea" of what to expect from the upcoming documentary.

Watch the trailer below then stick around for our observations. 

 

Now that's you've watched it (over and over again like us) here's a few things we we looking forward to in the film.

ANIMATION!

Not only was Jim Henson a puppeteer, but he was also interested in animation. From a sketch of Big Bird that spouts feathers, to sketches of Kermit and the Sam and Friends gang being drawn before our eyes, to an invisible force sewing / painting the original Kermit from Jim's grandmothers old coat, it looks like we're going to see his "Ideas" literally come to life.

Rare early Footage!

We're going to see rare clips of early Henson work such as the Wilkins and Wonkin's commercials and Sam and Friends.

Behind The Scenes Footage!

We're going to see rare glimpses behind the scenes at how our favorite characters are brought to life. 
 

Merch and More!

We're going to get a peak of the world of Jim Henson's creations outside of their productions, and see how they grew into a worldwide phenomenon with toys, and being features in the  Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade..  

The Henson Family

Not only will there be interviews with Henson's children, we'll learn how Henson's success impacted his family. 

A Wide Variety of Henson Productions!

Sure it's a Disney+ documentary and Disney owns The Muppet characters, but we'll also see plenty of footage and learn about the creation of Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Time Piece, The Storyteller, and I'm sure even more.

JIM!

Of course being a documentary about Jim Henson, we'll also get insights into the man himself; what his influences were, and what drove his to not give up on his dreams.

Are you ready?

Jim Henson: Idea Man from Academy Award Winning Director Ron Howard streams May 31 on Disney+. 

Muppet Stuff Blog Turns 12!

Today mark's The Muppet Stuff Blog's 12th Anniversary. 

What started as a just a Facebook page has grown into a full blog, YouTube channel, collectibles store, and more.

On our  YouTube channel, we aim to provide a variety of videos - all showcasing Henson collectibles, in different ways - Thrifting, Pickups, on location adventures, Unboxings, and more. 

Our channel also features our appearances on other people's videos as well. 

This type of collaboration is something we'd like to greatly expand upon which is why we've decide to bring back our "Show Us Your Stuff!" series. If you're not familiar, this is a show where we talk to fellow fans about their favorite items from their collections. 

If you're interested in showing off "Your Stuff" reach out to us - Email is best - and let us know about you and your collection. It can be anything Jim Henson related, even if you only collect items based on short-lived Henson series from the 90's, we want to to hear about it!

Do you, or a friend, like the Muppets, but like OTHER pop culture stuff as well?
Well, for fans looking for Muppet Stuff and more... we have a Mercari store that sells exactly that - Muppet Stuff and More!

The store features a wide range of collectibles features characters from Disney, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 70s /80s / 90s shows & cartoons stars, vinyl records, and more!

For those that like to buy collectibles in person, you can also find us at Toy Shows and Conventions like FarPoint's "It's a Toy Show," The Mahoning Drive-In's Muppet Double Features, Blobfest, RetroCon, and more.

Coincidently, ToughPigs ran an article this week with a timeline of Muppet Fandom which we happy to be included in. 

Tori Schmidt, who put the time line together, also runs Muppets No Context Twitter and hosts the Muppetwt Awards, The Muppies, and The Muppet Fan Hall of Fame, put out a form to nominate Muppets fans for this year's class into to the Muppet Fan Hall of Fame. 

You can find the nomination form here. We'd appreciate you thinking of us. 

We also want to know what you've liked so far and what would like to see more of. Please leave a comment on this post on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and let us know what your favorite thing we do is, and what you'd like to see from us in the future.  

Once again a big THANK YOU to everyone who liked, shared, commented, watched our videos, and read our posts over the last 12 years. 

Thank you!