Over the weekend we were thrilled to be inducted to the Muppet Fan Hall of Fame.
We were inducted along side many other Muppet community leaders and builders including Zach Kenny, Kermitment: A Muppets Podcast (Matthew Gaydos, Sam Shultz), Andrew Leal, Kristi O, The Singulary Named Mel, Matt Wilkie, John Denver, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Baretta, Peter Linz, Walter, & The Center for Puppetry Arts.
The ceremony also featuring appearances by Tori Schmidt, Lucas Ross, Jon Brangwyne, Will Carrol, Ms Leisure, Jake Evans, J.D. Hansel, Jarrod Fairclough, Craig Shemin, and Matthew Soberman.
Chris Stulz
Class of 2026
A lot of fans collect Muppet merchandise, but how many can call their collections museums? Chris Stulz has been an active member of the Muppet fan-collecting scene for over thirty years, and in that time, he’s amassed one of the largest collections of Muppet merchandise there is. In 2012, Chris started Muppet Stuff, a blog dedicated to reporting on the latest Muppet merch. Whether it’s a water bottle with Big Bird plastered on it or an action figure of Earl Sinclair, Muppet Stuff will let you know when and where to get it! Muppet Stuff also has an active YouTube page with vlogs on all sorts of Muppet events, unboxings, and merch hunts. On top of all that, Chris is also a community event organizer, helping organize The Muppets Take Mahoning Drive-In events as well as The Swa(m)p Meet at the Jim Henson birthday events at the Museum of the Moving Image. Overall, Chris has just been extremely active in this community for decades, subscribing to Muppet Zine, interacting on the Muppet Central and Palisades forums, making the graphics for Muppet Mindsets’ weekly Muppet Wednesdays, and so much more!
You can see our induction at the 34 min mark, but you should watch the whole thing and support all these amazing inductees.
More info at the Muppet Fan Hall of Fame Website.
