Rare Muppet Clips Vol 3 #4!

We're back with another batch of rare Muppet performances. This month we're focusing on the man who started it all, Jim Henson! 

Again, we do not own these clips, nor do we make any guarantees to how long they'll be available, so watch them while you can! 

The Don Lane Show - 500th Show (Aired: 26.10.1981) 

Guests: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit & Miss Piggy

 

Gabe Tube: "The First Time I Met Jim Henson":

 

 Jim Henson interview 1985:

The Jimmy Dean Show: Rowlf & the Christmas Raffle (12/24/1964):

 GabeTube: "The Day I Caused Jim Henson to Freak Out":

The Ed Sullivan Show: "What Kind Of Fool Am I":

We hope you enjoyed these rare Muppet performances. Join us next time as we present more rare Muppet clips! 

RIP Ray Liotta (1954 - 2022)

Sad news to report as Hollywood tough guy and frequent Muppet guest star Ray Liottahas died. 

While Liotta was perhaps best known for starring in the Martin Scorsese crime classic Godfellas and Field of Dreams, he also made a cameo appearance in Muppets From Space, playing a C.O.V,N.E.T. security guard and in Muppets Most Wanted as Big Papa a prisoner in Gulag 38B. 

Watch Liotta talk about filming Muppets Most Wanted below:

And his part in the "Big House" musical number:

Ray Liotta was 67.

TJMaxx Muppet Shirts!

 Discount clothing store TJMaxx has couple new Muppet shirts available. 

The shirts feature Kermit and Miss Piggy in as illustrative sketches. 

Unfortunately, they are not available online so you 'll have to your local TJMaxx to get them. 

Sesame Street: Sort it All (Shake It Parody)!

Sesame Street posted a new parody video spoofing Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off."

"Sort it All" features Oscar the grouch singing about sorting the different types of recycling. 

Avocado Green Mattress is proud to sponsor this Sesame Street Parody! Ever wonder what Oscar the Grouch does with trash when it's thrown away? Find out how Oscar's reuses and reduces by sorting it all, in this parody of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off!

You can watch Sesame Street recycle more of their past parodies on their YouTube Channel. 

Thrifting Adventures with Cinema Sickness!

Our adventures in thrifting with Cinema Sickness continue as I hunt for Muppet stuff while making terrible puns along the way. 

Back To Thrift The New Goodwill (Morgantown, PA):

   

 Thrifting 2nd Ave Value Store (North Wales, PA):

Thrifting Goodwill (Montgomeryville, PA):

 

Thrifting The Mill Property Antiques (Morgantown, PA):

 

 Thrifting Country Gift & Thrift Shoppe (Gap, PA):

 

 Thrifting Freedom Thrift (Blue Ball, PA):

Be sure to check out more thrilling thrifting adventures on our Youtube Channel.

And if you'd like to see us in person, Dave and I will be at the "It's A Toy Show" at Farpoint Toys & Collectibles SATURDAY, May 28th in Mays Landing, NJ!

Weta Labyrinth Ello Worm 1/1 Scale Statue!

Ello there! WETA Workshop has released the next statue in their Labyrinth line - the Ello Worm. 

The 1:1 scale open edition statue features premium synthetic faux fur hair. 

Sadly, his scarf is not fabric, but that would have have a nice addition. However, the rest of the detail is very nicely done. 

The mysterious denizens of Labyrinth come in all shapes and sizes, and each is just as likely to help as they are to hinder. As Sarah collapses from exhaustion whilst seeking an entrance to the maze, a small but cheery voice calls out to her, “Ello.”

A single worm, small enough to fit in the palm of one’s hand, with three tufts of dark blue hair rests near a small hole in the Labyrinth’s walls. After offering a moment of brief respite to our young heroine and a promise of hospitality that is rarely shared among strangers, this inconspicuous creature reveals one of the Labyrinth’s many hidden secrets, opening Sarah’s eyes to the first of many illusions to come.

FEATURES:1:1 scale, open edition, mixed media statue;
Portrays the cute and curiously kind worm that aids Sarah early on in her quest;
Digitally sculpted by Wētā Workshop sculptor Kim Beaton;
Incredible detail replicated in life-like 1:1 scale;
Labyrinthine base physically sculpted by Shaun Bolton;
Hair made from premium synthetic faux fur;
Wrapped up in his signature red scarf;
Made from high-quality polystone.

Weta Workshop's Labyrinth Ello Worm 1/1 Scale Statue is available to pre-order now from Weta Workshop, Big Bad Toy Store, and more. 

Brian Jay Jones Retraces Jim Henson's Final days!

For the last 32 years, May 16th has been a very hard day for Muppet fans. For those blissfully unaware, that is the day the world lost Jim Henson.

Over the last few days, Henson biography Brian Jay Jones has done an incredible job of not only retracing the timeline of events in leading up to Jim's untimely death, but doing so in an almost real time manner. 

The tweets/ threads are not easy to process - it's like re-watching a car accident you know doesn't go well, but the detail of the timeline, and the first person accounts Brian was able to get give the story new perspectives you probably didn't know.

Brian's done such a tremendous job with these, that we couldn't think of a better way to honor Jim this year, then but sharing his timeline of Jim's final days. 

May 4, 1990: Jim Henson appears with Kermit (and Clifford) on The @ArsenioHall Show. Jim isn’t feeling well--he says he's tired and his throat is sore—and things are clearly off as he ad-libs. At 4:00, Hall jokes about Jim stumbling over his lines. 1/4https://t.co/MTXasNLKLQ

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 4, 2022

May 8, 1990: Jim Henson leaves his place in Malibu to drive to LAX to catch a flight to NYC. On the way to the airport, he drops in on agent Bernie Brillstein, whose father had recently passed away, to offer his condolences. /1 pic.twitter.com/fvnbLFmBx9

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 8, 2022

Saturday, May 12, 1990: Jim Henson and his daughter Cheryl board a USAir flight at LaGuardia and touch down in Norfolk, VA a little after 10 a.m. It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and Jim wants to see his stepmom, Bobby, and his dad, Paul, in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. /1 pic.twitter.com/UUsIPowCuq

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 12, 2022

Sunday, May 13, 1990: After telling his family he “didn’t feel good” on Saturday night, Jim Henson sleeps in on Sunday morning. Around noon, his cousin Stan, a physician, comes to pick him up and take him over to his parents’ house for lunch. /1

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 13, 2022

Monday, May 14, 1990: Jim Henson woke up “feeling lousy.” His voice was wrecked and he was having trouble catching his breath. He called his assistant and told her to cancel his 8:30 breakfast meeting, and the recording session for Disney’s “Muppets on Location” at 10 am. /1

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 14, 2022

Tuesday, May 15, 1990: Around 2 a.m., Jim Henson told his wife Jane that it was getting harder to breathe—and with every rasping cough, he was coughing blood.

Jane was determined to call a doctor. But Jim insisted he just needed to “calm down [his] breathing.” /1 pic.twitter.com/tOyUzwxFZp

— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 15, 2022 

New York Hospital, Wednesday, May 16, 1990: Around 1 a.m., Jim Henson’s blood pressure bottomed out, an indication that his heart had stopped beating. A medical team immediately rushed in and began to administer CPR.

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— Brian Jay Jones (@brianjayjones) May 16, 2022

Thank you Brian, and as we always say on May 16th, We miss you, Jim!