Muppet Stuff Video: The Worlds LARGEST Sesame Street Store!

Join me as a wade through the opening day crowds at the world's largest Sesame Street store at Sesame Place, Philadelphia.

Part 2: I check out The Count's Halloween Spooktackular!

Part 3:  I show off my haul from the store! 

Be sure to check out more videos on our Youtube Channel.

Kermit Items at Five Below!

Discount retailer Five Below started putting out their holiday items and a few them feature Kermit. 

The Muppets® Kermit The Frog™ Christmas Beanie Hat

Keep your noggin nice & toasty in this Kermit the frog pom beanie. rep your fave Muppet in the cutest Christmas hat

The Muppets® Kermit The Frog™ Holiday Slippers

Keep your feet nice & toasty in these Kermit slippers! Slide into holiday comfort & rep your fave Muppets character.

Ladies shoe sizes: 6-11

The Muppets Mens Kermit Christmas Crew Socks 2-Pack

Complete your holiday ‘fit in The Muppets crew socks. Have a green Christmas with Kermit on your feet!

          Includes 2 pairs of socks

And while not specially Christmas related, they also have this Kermit The Frog™ 'Country Roots' Rainbow Connection Graphic Tee

Find your rainbow connection in this Kermit the frog graphic tee. show off your country roots & rep some iconic style!

          adult unisex sizes: s-xl

I'm not sure why it says "County Roots" but it's a nice image of Kermit with his banjo. 

Each item is $5 and can be bought online at Five Below, and as your local store gets them in stock. 

Adam Savage Inside the Henson Archives and Learns Some Puppet Magic!

Adam Savage posted more videos visiting the Jim Henson company. This time he's going inside the archives and learning more about the techniques used during Puppet Up. 

Adam Savage Visits Jim Henson’s Archives!

In New York, the Jim Henson Legacy shares space with the Creature Shop. Adam Savage talks to archives director and Legacy vice-president Karen Falk about how the two inspire each other (including with the building of puppets for Puppet Up) and sees some very early sketches by Muppets creator Jim Henson, who imbued so much personality and function with just a few lines.

 

 Adam Savage Learns Some PUPPET MAGIC!

One of the Puppet Up! sketches that blew our minds was "The Usher," in which actor and puppeteer Michael Oosterom and his colleague Bishop Rhone use video looping and precise choreography to turn one singing, dancing usher into FIVE. Could YOU ever do this

 

 Adam Savage vs. Jim Henson Puppeteers

When Brian Henson invited Tested to film behind the scenes of Puppet Up, his puppet improv show, we jumped at the chance. What wasn't wholly expected was Brian calling Adam up on stage to try out his own puppet skills in the audience segment. It went ... um,

You can see more Adam Savage’s Tested on his Youtube channel. 

Dave Perillo "Muppet Show" Print!

Artist, and friend of the blog, Dave Perillo has a new, officiality licensed, print inspired by the iconic opening of The Muppet Show.

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to meet the Muppets with Dave Perillo’s print for The Muppet Show!

Dave’s newest print reminds us of the magic of our favorite variety show of all time. We’ve been excitedly working with Dave on prints for Very Important TV Shows, and few shows have entertained and inspired us as much as The Muppet Show. Dave’s print features some of the cutest versions of Muppets that we’ve ever seen!

It's available in two versions, regular (edition size 250) and foil (edition size 150) with each poster hand numbered. 

The Muppet Show by Dave Perillo
Screen print
18 x 24 inches
Hand-numbered edition of 250
$50

The Muppet Show by Dave Perillo - Foil Variant
Screen print on foil paper
18 x 24 inches
Hand-numbered edition of 150
$60

The Muppet Show by Dave Perillo will be available at 12PM EST at Bottleneckgallery.com.

UPDATE:

Both version are now sold out. 

Muppet Stuff Video: Celebrating Jim Henson's Birthday at MOMI!

Join me as I travel to the Museum of the Moving Image to celebrate Jim Henson's birthday  and watch some rare clips of Rowlf on The Jimmy Dean Show.

More info on Museum of the Moving Image.

Be sure to check out more videos on our Youtube Channel.

Henson Related Shows Nominated for Multiple Children’s & Family Emmys!

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for this year’s 2nd Annual Children’s & Family Emmys.

While no date or place has been set, last year winners were announced during two ceremonies—one focused on creative and technical arts, and the other to performances and programming on December 10 and 11.

Also of note, earlier this year the Academy created two new Emmy categories - puppetry performance and puppet design/styling and a public service initiative Emmy for campaigns that include both an on-air and off-air component.

Below are all the 2023 Henson- related nominees for Children’s & Family Emmys:

PRESCHOOL SERIES
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
Sesame Street (HBO Max)

Sumberkins (Apple TV+)

CHILDREN’S OR FAMILY VIEWING SERIES
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)

FICTION SPECIAL
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Night of the Lights (Apple TV+)


SHORT FORM PROGRAM
Sesame Street: Wes’ First Barbershop Haircut (YouTube)
Sesame Street’s #ComingTogether Word of the Day Series (YouTube)


PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby & Tango, “Sesame Street” (HBO Max)
Frankie Cordero as Purple Panda, Penguin Referee & Gregory, “Donkey Hodie” (PBS Kids)*
Ryan Dillon as Elmo, “Sesame Street” (HBO Max)
Haley Jenkins as Donkey Hodie, “Donkey Hodie” (PBS Kids)*
Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar & Grover, “Sesame Street” (HBO Max)
Eric Jacobson as Animal/Baby Animal, “The Muppets Mayhem” (Disney+)

*Not nominated for a Henson-related show but is former or current Henson performer.

NOTE: Eric Jacobson is competing against himself in this category for his work on both Sesame Street and The Muppets Mayhem.

WRITING FOR A PRESCHOOL OR CHILDREN’S LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
Helpsters (Apple TV+)

Sesame Street (HBO Max)

DIRECTING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA PROGRAM
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)


DIRECTING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA PROGRAM
Sesame Street (HBO Max)

ORIGINAL SONG FOR A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
“Community is Everything,” Sesame Street (HBO Max)


EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)


EDITING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
Sesame Street (HBO Max)


SOUND MIXING AND SOUND EDITING FOR A PRESCHOOL ANIMATED PROGRAM
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker, Starring Elmo and Tango (HBO Max)


CASTING FOR A LIVE ACTION PROGRAM
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)


PUPPET DESIGN AND STYLING
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock – Night of the Lights (Apple TV+)
Helpsters (Apple TV+)
The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)
Sesame Street (HBO Max

This is the big one, every nominee in this category but one is a Henson-related show.

Below are the total Emmy nominations for each series:

Sesame Street:12
The Muppets Mayhem: 6
Helpsters: 3
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock: 2

Slumberkins: 1

Last year Muppet Babies won for Outstanding writing for Preschool Animated Program, Muppets Haunted Mansion tied with Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock for Outstanding Art Direction/ Set Decoration/Scenic Design, and Sesame Street won for Outstanding Song and Preschool series.

Congrats to all the talented people behind the these shows and good luck on Emmy night. 

Glow-in-the-dark Marley Brothers POP! 2-pack!

The Muppet Christmas Carol glow-in-the-dark Marley Brothers POP! 2-pack is now available to order. 

The set is a Funko.com exclusive, and rounds out Funko's The Muppet Christmas Carol Pop! line which we first told you about in July. 

Enjoy a timeless classic as the Muppets perform Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, featuring Statler™ and Waldorf™ as Pop! Jacob Marley and Pop! Robert Marley!

 

The holidays will last all year when you welcome this exclusive, glow-in-the-dark, 2-pack of the Marley Brothers into your home and reunite them with the rest of the The Muppet Christmas Carol cast in your collection.

 

Vinyl figures are approximately 4.1 and 4.15-inches tall.

You can order the The Muppet Christmas Carol Glow-in-the-dark Marley Brothers POP! 2-pack! exclusively at Funko.com.

You can order the rest of Funko's The Muppet Christmas Carol Pop! from Funko and Amazon including their exclusive flocked Gonzo as Charles Dickens with Rizzo.

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