Our good friend Rachel is back with another great video. This time she unboxes some recent Labyrinth items.
Merchandise news and other info about The Muppets and Jim Henson's creations.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Monday, May 7, 2018
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 will report to Chris Lytton, COO & EVP of Business Affairs who had this to say about him:
Mang will also oversee classic Henson titles like Farscape, Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, and The Dark Crystal.
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.
Friday, May 4, 2018
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Muppet Thought of the Week - Uncle Deadly Unpacks Wisdom!
Uncle Deadly Unpacks Wisdom for this week's Muppet Thought of the Week!
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Sesame Street itty bittys Coming Soon!
Sesame Street itty bittys are coming soon to Hallmark stores.
As you can see the collection of small plush will include Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Elmo, and Cookie Monster.
There will also be an itty bittys Storybook two-pack with Oscar and Grover.
No word yet when they'll be in stores or online be keep small "i" out for them.
No word yet when they'll be in stores or online be keep small "i" out for them.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Sesame Street Wins More Emmys!
Sesame Street brought home another 8 Emmy's for their trophy case this weekend.
The show about our favorite street was a big winner at this year's Daytime Emmy awards, though sadly the other Henson nominated shows didn't fair as well.
Sesame won for:
You can watch the video for the emmy winning song below:
Sesame Street also won Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Preschool Children's, Family Viewing and the big prize Outstanding Preschool Children's Series both of which Julie's Greenroom was also nominated for.
Though Sesame Street did win a few awards, they didn't win everything they were nominated for.
The show about our favorite street was a big winner at this year's Daytime Emmy awards, though sadly the other Henson nominated shows didn't fair as well.
Sesame won for:
Outstanding Special Class – Short Format Daytime ProgramInterestingly, "A Song About Songs" beat out "Try A Little Kindness" to win Outstanding Original Song. So, I guess the message is, songs about songs are winners and songs about kindness are losers! What a great message for kids...
Sesame Street: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with Julia & Elmo
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
Outstanding Technical Team
Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action
You can watch the video for the emmy winning song below:
Sesame Street also won Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Preschool Children's, Family Viewing and the big prize Outstanding Preschool Children's Series both of which Julie's Greenroom was also nominated for.
Though Sesame Street did win a few awards, they didn't win everything they were nominated for.
They lost Outstanding Interactive Media Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series to Fruit Ninja Frenzy Force - (Editors Note: WTF is that??)
Both Sesame Street and Julie's Greenroom both lost Outstanding Directing in a Children's, Preschool Children's or Family Viewing Program to Free Rein, whatever that is.
Sesame Street also lost Outstanding Sound Mixing to Disney's Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall, Outstanding Lighting Direction to The Talk, and Outstanding Hairstyling to Live with Kelly and Ryan. Which was probably all due all Ryan Seacrest's never moving coif.
And finally, John Tartaglia sadly lost Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his roles as as Splash & Mrs. Tidy on Splash and Bubbles to Tom Kenny's titular SpongeBob SquarePants, which I was surprised to learn is still making new episodes.
While the ceremony wasn't on TV, it was broadcast live via Facebook. The In Memoriam section paid tribute to Sesame Street animator Bud Luckey, and recording engineer Jim Czak, as well as puppeteer Chuck McCann.
Both Sesame Street and Julie's Greenroom both lost Outstanding Directing in a Children's, Preschool Children's or Family Viewing Program to Free Rein, whatever that is.
Sesame Street also lost Outstanding Sound Mixing to Disney's Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall, Outstanding Lighting Direction to The Talk, and Outstanding Hairstyling to Live with Kelly and Ryan. Which was probably all due all Ryan Seacrest's never moving coif.
And finally, John Tartaglia sadly lost Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his roles as as Splash & Mrs. Tidy on Splash and Bubbles to Tom Kenny's titular SpongeBob SquarePants, which I was surprised to learn is still making new episodes.
As you can see, a whooping 12 thousand people watched the feed. NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, PBS, and every other other national broadcast or local channel should be ashamed of themselves for not airing it.
Great Philadelphia Comic Con Round Up!
The Great Philadelphia Comic Con roared into the Philly suburbs this weekend bringing Henson performers Caroll Spinney, Hugh Spight, and Steve Whitmire with it.
You may not be familiar with Hugh, but he was inside the Mystic UrAmaj the Cook, as well as one of the Landstriders.
I had a great conversation with Hugh were he informed me that soon after closing the landstrider costume something happened and smoke started to fill the costume. Thankfully they were able to contain the issue, get the smoke out, and continue filming, but he said it was a very harrowing incident that he wasn't sure at the time he would escape from.
Below is Hugh sticking his head out from his Mystic, and the full cast and crew of The Dark Crystal.
The always wonderful Caroll Spinney was there as well as part of a farewell tour. He's having a hard time health wise these days. I'm glad he's made plans to let fan's get to meet him one last time, but it's easy to see why this is his final round of cons. If you're able to do so, be sure to get to one of his stops.
Speaking of Caroll, this Saturday the Henson Studios is hosting a celebration of Carol's career as part of fundraiser for The Center for Puppetry Arts.
Of course at cons like this there's cosplay. The best, by far though, was this amazing Sprocket puppet made by a fan named Stephanie. The detail and shear massiveness of it was amazing.
Finally, Steve Whitmire not only had a booth at the show, but was the star of a panel as well.
While I was not at the con the day of his panel, William L. Bozarth was nice enough to record the whole thing.
You may not be familiar with Hugh, but he was inside the Mystic UrAmaj the Cook, as well as one of the Landstriders.
I had a great conversation with Hugh were he informed me that soon after closing the landstrider costume something happened and smoke started to fill the costume. Thankfully they were able to contain the issue, get the smoke out, and continue filming, but he said it was a very harrowing incident that he wasn't sure at the time he would escape from.
Below is Hugh sticking his head out from his Mystic, and the full cast and crew of The Dark Crystal.
The always wonderful Caroll Spinney was there as well as part of a farewell tour. He's having a hard time health wise these days. I'm glad he's made plans to let fan's get to meet him one last time, but it's easy to see why this is his final round of cons. If you're able to do so, be sure to get to one of his stops.
The con was severely lacking Muppet merch, though there were a few items to be found it you looked closely enough.
Of course at cons like this there's cosplay. The best, by far though, was this amazing Sprocket puppet made by a fan named Stephanie. The detail and shear massiveness of it was amazing.
A comic con wouldn't be much be with out comic artists and the talented Jay Fosgitt was there to fill the Henson comic niche.
While I was not at the con the day of his panel, William L. Bozarth was nice enough to record the whole thing.
The con even included Steve and Hugh, but not Caroll for some reason, in a deck of con guest cards.
Here's hoping The Great Philadelphia Comic Con gets more great Henson performers next year!
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