Throwback Thursday: Jerry Nelson Tribute!

This week marked the third anniversary of Muppet performer Jerry Nelson's passing.

The photo above (expertly colorized by Meagan Barbeau) shows Jerry, working with the
late Richard Hunt, to bring Floyd and Janice to life. 

Below is a similar scene as it appeared on The Muppet Show :

As a tribute to Jerry, here are Floyd and Janice performing "Act Naturally" from the 1981 special The Muppets Go to The Movies.

While Floyd and Janice are now performed by Matt Vogel and David Rudman respectively, we still miss you Jerry and Richard!

Throwback Thursday: Fresh Muppet Air!

Take a deep breath, ... ahhhh!  Refreshing,right?  But not as Muppety as the smell of these UK air refreshers by Euraia starting in 2012.  

Who needs a hanging pine tree when you can have Kermit and Miss Piggy dangling from your rear view mirror.

UK Puzzles

Polish company Trefl released two Muppet UK exclusive puzzles in 2012: Trefl Round 300 Piece Puzzle and the Trefl 1000 Piece Puzzle based on John Barrett's classic  Kermitage parody "The Birth of You Know Who." 

UK puzzle maker Ravensburger, not only has a licence to make Muppet puzzles, but they can also ship them to the US!

They have a Muppet 1000 Piece Puzzle and a more kid friendly XXL 100 Piece Muppet Jigsaw Puzzle

The Muppets Named NYC Family Ambassadors!

Planning a trip to NYC? Now you can let The Muppets give you suggestions on where to go and what to see!

"As Family Ambassadors for NYC, we're giving you all the tips for a great day, week, or month in the city! Check out some itinerary tips from Kermit: http://di.sn/b0d"

UPDATE: The link no longer features The Muppets.

Sonia Manzano "Sesame Street: Old School" voice-over work!

Looks like another great Sesame Street: Old School DVD set is in the works! Take a look at this behind the scenes photo of Sonia Manzano doing some voice-over work for the set visa her Facebook page. 

"Doing voice-over work for next Sesame Street Old School Video meant seeing myself in my 20’s. Did I really look like that?"

Facebook: Sonia Manzano-Sesame Street Old School-VoiceOver-2012

Judy Freudberg (1949 – 2012)

In honor of Sesame Street writer Judy Freudberg's passing, please enjoy this original poster from "Follow The Bird" which she co-wrote. You may also also be familiar with her non-Sesame films including the animated features "The Land Before Time" and "An American Tail."

Click the link below to watch the Follow That Bird trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=KG14o6dVGBU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLC476BBC4CEEFEF6F

Muppet PJs.. FOUND!

After months of searching I finally found these at Walmart today!

UK Exclusives Sneak Peek

I just received a bunch of UK exclusives! Stay tuned for pics!

App Store "Meet the Fraggles" eBook

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the writers from Rango have been hired to write a new version of the long in the works Fraggle Rock movie. Let's hope they're as familiar with the characters as we are, but if not, of course, there's an app for that!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meet-the-fraggles-kids-book/id399455758?mt=8#According

Memorial Day run-in with into Dr. Loretta Long!

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. I had the pleasant surprise of running into Dr. Loretta Long, "Susan" from Sesame Street!

New Muppet Star Wars Figures at Disney Parks

According to ToughPigs Tough Pigsand Destination Vinylmation, Disney will be releasing a

new 3-pack of Muppet Star Wars figures in August that will retail for $18.95.

Collector Concepts: Muppet Legos

Friend of the blog Quinn has a concept up for a set of Muppet LEGOS! Check it out, vote for his ideas, and we may soon see these become a reality!

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/11050

Sesame Street Garmin GPS Voice Packs

Garmin GPS users can now get voice packs of Bert & Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch! A great way to make any trip more Muppety!

Garmin.com/sesamestreet