Muppet Stuff Video: Muppet Stuff Gets in Toon with Henson Animation!

This week I appeared on Michael Grassia's GET IN TOON to discuss Henson animation.

Watch our chat below then check out clips and episodes from many of the titles we discussed. 

GET IN TOON with Chris Stulz:

  

"Drums West":

 

 Jim's Red Book: Jim Henson Animating

   

Sam and Friends "Visual Thinking":

  

King of 8:

   

 

Pinball Number Count:

  

I Can Remember (Bread, Milk, Butter):

 

Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures:

  

Abby’s Flying Fairy School "Abby Visits Colonial Trolliamsburg": 

 

Twiddlebugs "Outing":  

 

 

Mecha Builders "MacBarm's Day Off":

   

Muppet Babies (1984) "Gonzo's video show"

   

 

Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters "Episode 1 In the Beginning"

   

 Muppet Babies (2018) "Sir Kermit the Brave"/ Animal Fly Airplane":

  

Muppet Babies "The Muppet Babies Show" - Series Finale (clip): 

 

Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series "No Fraggle Is An Island":

  

Doozers "Radish-A-Pult":

 

Dog City "The Big Squeak":

  

Unstable Fables - 3 Pigs & a Baby:

  

Sid the Science Kid "Charts":

  

Dinosaur Train "Theme Song": 

 

Splash and Bubbles "Theme Song":

  

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - Official Trailer

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - Behind the Craft:

You can see more (non Henson) related episodes of GET IN TOON on MichaelGrassia's YouTube channel. 

Jim Henson Company Gets New Global Licensing Manager!

The Jim Henson Company has hired a new Global Licensing Manager.

Shane Mang recently joined The Jim Henson Company as Executive Director of Global Consumer Products where is job will be overseeing licensing activities for beloved brands, classic franchises and upcoming new properties. 

Mang joins The Jim Henson Company from DHX Media, where he was their Business Development Manager – Americas. During his time at DHX he managed Teletubbies, Mega Man, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Degrassi and more. As part of his duties at DHX included managing a network of partners including licensees and manufacturers, licensing agencies, sales teams, toy distributors, and mass and specialty North American retailers. Prior to that, Mang served as Manager, Licensing and Distribution at Nerd Corps Entertainment.

Mang will report to Chris Lytton, COO & EVP of Business Affairs who had this to say about him:

“Shane is a best in class executive with a deep knowledge of the licensing and merchandising industry and the key players in the field. His expertise and enthusiasm are sure to drive growth across the Company’s entire global consumer products lineup,” said Lytton.

According to Animation Magazine Mang will be in charge of animated properties such as Dot. which recently renewed for a second season launching fall 2018 (produced by Industrial Brothers in association with The Jim Henson Company and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation); the Emmy-nominated Dinosaur Train, Doozers, which wil debut its second season this summer on Hulu; the Emmy-nominated Splash and Bubbles (co-produced with Herschend Studios); and Word Party.

Mang will also oversee classic Henson titles like Farscape, Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, and The Dark Crystal.

Doozers Ready-to-Reads!

In addition to the DVD's, two books based on the new Doozers show were released earlier this year as well. 

Doozers Catch A Ride:

Doozers Stick with It:

Both are available from Amazon at the links above. 

Doozers: Giant Gingerbread House DVD!

In time for the holiday season, NCircle Entertainment has another compilation of episodes from the new Doozer series.

Giant Gingerbread House contains the following episodes:

The Gingerbread House
Daisy Wheel on Ice
A Gift for Gimbal
Cake Walk
Short Order Doozers
Doozer Amusers
Follow Your Nose 

Radish-a-Pult

But that's not the only recent holiday themed Doozers DVD. Spookypalooza, a Halloween compilation was released I'm October. 

Spookypalooza contains the following episodes:

Spookypalooza
Legend of Doozer Creek
Mystery Box
Boozer of a Dipplepant
Be-leaf It

Both compilations are available now and be ordered from Amazon using the links above. 

Doozer DVDs at Target!

If you've been waiting to see the new Doozer TV series and don't have Hulu, Target has you covered. 

"Meet The Pod Squad!" and "Pod Squad Boogie!" are the first two Doozer series DVDs to be released in the US. Both are currently Target exclusives and available in stores only. 

"Meet The Pod Squad!" includes episodes: Zip It, Little Feats, Butterfly Away, Enter the Ditzies, Home Tweet Home, Mega Magnet Mover, Three's a Team, and Starry Night.

"Pod Squad Boogie!" includes episodes: Pod Squad Boogey, Dancing Doodad, Safe from Sound, It's a Breeze, Flex Art, Picture Perfect, Big Stars, and Doozers Re-Users.

Each DVD has an embossed slipcase and 3 Karaoke sing-along songs.

You can find them along with other Henson family DVD's at Target, which has all movies and TV series on sale for buy one get one 50% off!