Muppet Stuff Video: Henson Items at Dollar Tree!

Join us for a look at some Henson-related items exclusively released at Dollar Tree.

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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. 

The Jim Henson Company and John Tartaglia to Reboot Teddy Ruxpin!

The Jim Henson Company has inked a deal with production group Alchemy to make a new preschool series based on Teddy Ruxpin.

John Tartaglia, of Splash & Bubbles, Johnny & the Sprites, and my high school, will serve as the showrunner on the project, while Russell Hicks, who was the head illustrator on the original Teddy Ruxpin series, will produce.

The original Teddy Ruxpin

 

The adventure show will be animated using the same using digital performance system as  other Henson series Dinosaur Train, Sid The Science Kid, and the aforementioned Splash & Bubbles, and is aimed at three- to seven-year-olds. 

Wicked Cool Toys relaunched Teddy Ruxpin last year with a new animatronic toy which netted them a Toy of the Year award. Wicked Cool Toys will also be a producing partner on the series, while Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford will serve as executive producers.

The 2017 version

The new series will focus on “important” themes and skills like fostering self-esteem, empathy and individuality.

The original Teddy Ruxpin cartoon consisted of 65 episodes between airing between 1986 and 1987.

No word yet if any other characters like Grubby or Newton Gimmick will be back.