Best Jimhenson Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 147 - Muppet Babies, Season 3, Episodes 13-16 (1986) 1:57:10

1h ago1:57:10

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We put another cursed chapter of Muppet Babies to bed by reading it a story and singing it a good night song. Awww, it's sleeping... isn't it such a cute little cursed chapter? Anyway, Muppet Babies is kind of good this week. SORRY! Episodes covered: "Muppet Goose," "Bad Luck Bear," "Of Mice and Muppets," and "Back to the Nursery" Check out http://…

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Episode 147 - The Christmas Toy (1986) 1:56:25

2h ago1:56:25

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The Boys escape one play room just to end up in another... and this one is filled with living toys with the power to defy Death itself! Is this Christmas or dang old Halloween?? PLus we talk about Princess Diana and Pixar movies for way, way too long! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Runn…

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Episode 146 - Muppet Babies, Season 3, Episodes 10-12 (1986) 1:47:52

1d ago1:47:52

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Obviously we talk a lot about Muppet Babies in this epiosode, but we also learn a lot about Shamu, the wrod "frenemy," an some fun facts about Old Faithful! This one is educational! Episodes covered: Treasure Attic, Around the Nursery in 80 Days, Fine-Feathered Enemies Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment h…

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97 - Bob Mills (Disneyland, Children's Fairyland, Just Kids) 59:01

12d ago59:01

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Bob Mills is one of, if not the original Disneyland puppeteers, performing marionette shows at the park starting in 1957. Before that he puppeteered at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, CA and before that he was the resident puppeteer and clown for the TV show Just Kids which broadcast every weekday in Hawaii. Bob wou…

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Episode 145 - Sesame Street Check-in - Season 18 (1986) 2:12:52

12d ago2:12:52

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Can I tell you how to get to Sesame Street? Look bub, if you don't know how to get to Sesame Street at this point there's no helping you! It's been 18 years! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is deceptively expensive work, so by becoming our Patron, you help us cover thos…

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Episode 144 - Muppet Babies, Season 3, Episodes 7-9 (1986) 1:36:44

23d ago1:36:44

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You might think two Muppet Babies episodes in a row is a bad thing, but look at it this way: it's character building. If you can suffer through this show, you can do anything. ANd you don't even have to watch it OR edit hours long episodes about it! Episodes covered: Fozzie's Family Tree, The Daily Muppet, Scooter's Uncommon Cold Check out http://k…

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Episode 143 - Muppet Babies, Season 3, Episodes 4-6 (1986) 1:40:02

30d ago1:40:02

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Time to face facts, we're less a Muppet podcast and more a Muppet Babies podcast at this point. Sorry everyone! Episodes covered: Muppets in Toyland, The Muppet Broadcasting Company, Kermit Goes to Washington Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is deceptively expensive work…

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Episode 142 - Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024) 2:03:43

1M ago2:03:43

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The boys find themselves violently ripped out of 1986 in order to discuss the new Disney+ documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man. Are there surprises in store, or have Sam and Matt learned everything there is to know about Jim and more in the process of recording 141 episodes of Kermitment? Either way, sometimes it's just nice to take a step back and loo…

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96 - Heather Henson & Craig Shemin Present: Movin' Right Along: Jim Henson's Washington Road To Stardom 1:25:01

1M ago1:25:01

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On July 21, 2023 as part of the National Puppetry Festival at the University of Maryland, festival attendees were invited to take a bus tour of historical Jim Henson sites in Washington DC and the surrounding areas. The tour was hosted by Heather Henson and author Craig Shemin. Cheryl Henson was also along for the to…

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Episode 141 - Muppet Babies, Season 3, Episodes 1-3 (1986) 1:44:47

2M ago1:44:47

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It's Muppet Babies time again... it's always Muppet Babies time these days, it feels like... can you believe we started talking about this show almost exactly a year ago and we aren't even 1/3 of the way through? Kind of makes you want to puke, eh? Episodes covered: Pigerella, The Best Friend I Never Had, The Weirdo Zone Check out http://kermitment…

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Episode 140 - Labyrinth, Inside the Labyrinth, and more! (1986) 2:31:06

2M ago2:31:06

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In this week's bonus-sized episode, the boys are transported to a magical maze by a weird-sexy sorcerer and the only way they can get out is by talking about Jim Henson's final theatrical film, Labyrinth, for exactly 2 hours and 31 minutes! Can they save their baby brother?! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! There'…

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Episode 139 - The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) 1:53:57

2M ago1:53:57

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At long last we meet Bean Bunny when we watch the little-known TV special he debuted in! But does it deserve to be little-know? Hope you have two hours, cause that's how long it's going to take you to find out! Much longer than the special even is! Oops! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! There's a new shirt to buy!…

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Episode 138 - Fraggle Rock, Season 4, Episodes 10-13 (1986) 1:46:21

2M ago1:46:21

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This week we finish off the weird half-season that is Fraggle Rock's 4th season with a quartet of episodes, just like old times! Episodes covered: Red's Blue Dragon, Wonder Mountain, Space Frog Follies, and Boober Gorg Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! There's a new shirt to buy! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a…

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95 - Danny Montooth (Disney, Perception Studios, Geico) 1:11:55

3M ago1:11:55

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Montooth spent several years as a puppeteer and Puppet Specialist at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. He is also a creator of and puppeteer for Perception Studios which streams weekly live on Twitch. I talk to Danny about working for Disney, his thoughts on streaming, and his jobs working on commer…

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Episode 137 - Fraggle Rock, Season 4, Episodes 7-9 (1986) 1:46:50

3M ago1:46:50

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We're still watching Fraggle Rock and hey... that's ok. Especailly when one of the things we watched this week is an extremly precscient episode that you would think was about AI if it hadn't come out almost 40 years ago! Pretty weird! Episodes covered: The Perfect Blue Rollie, A Brush With Jealousy, and Wembley's Flight Check out http://kermitment…

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Episode 136 - Fraggle Rock, Season 4, Episodes 4-6 (1986) 1:20:07

3M ago1:20:07

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This week we find ourselves still at the bottom of a dank hole, surrounded by semi-intelligent, ratlike creatures that are always learning lessons about morality. Will we ever get out? And if we do, what will be waiting for us? Episodes covered: Uncle Matt's Discovery, Junior Faces the Music, and A Tune for Two Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/…

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Episode 135 - A Conversation with Sugith Varughese & Fraggle Rock, Season 4, Episodes 1-3 (1986) 1:49:10

4M ago1:49:10

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We're back in Fraggle Rock for the penultimate season, and we ain't alone: Fraggle Rock writer Sugith Varughese is back to talk to us about his experience writing the episode Sprocket's Big Adventure! This one's a corker! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is deceptively e…

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Episode 134 - The Cube (1969) & Listener Questions! 1:39:29

4M ago1:39:29

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Kermitment has made its third trip around the sun, and to celebrate we're answering questions from viewers like you! But that's not all! We're going back in time, all the way to 1969, to watch a piece of Henson media we skipped the first time through: weird-o TV movie The Cube! Listen, won't you? You might just learn something! Check out http://ker…

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94 - Melvin Campbell (Donkey Hode, Sesame Street, Duo Lingo) 52:58

3M ago52:58

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Melvin Campbell is a puppeteer on the PBS Show Donkey Hode. Not only is he playing the show’s newest character Cousin Hode, he’s also composed music for the show and written a couple of episodes of the show as well. He’s also written for Sesame Street and The Not Too Late Show Starring Elmo. I talk to the incredibly …

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Episode 133 - The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1985) with Ryan Dillon 1:22:30

4M ago1:22:30

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This week, not only does Kermitment celebrate it's third anniversary, it does so with Elmo himself: Ryan Dillon! What more is there to say, really? We spent an hour and a half hanging out with someone who played Elmo! and oh yeah, we watched a Muppet thing too but... Elmo! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitme…

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Episode 132 - Odds and Ends Roundup 3, ft. more Rowlf and Hip Hip Parade! 1:40:38

4M ago1:40:38

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We spent a looooong time in 1985! And we're almost out of it, but before we are, we have to go back and catch up on some new-to-us and newly-discovered bits of Muppet detritus we've missed along the way. A classic kitchen sink episode! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is…

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Episode 131 - Jim Henson Presents the World of Puppetry, Episodes 5 and 6 1:28:05

5M ago1:28:05

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This week, Jim heads to Germany to talk to marionette-ist Albrecht Roser and then goes down unda' to chat with shadow puppet genius Richard Bradshaw... and guess what? His episode rules! An actually-good episode of World of Puppetry? Now I've seen everything! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patre…

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Episode 130 - Playhouse Video Muppet Show Compilations (1985) 1:51:09

5M ago1:51:09

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We're just about done with 1985, a year we've been in for a loooooong time, and we're in that mode of Kermitment episode where we're watching a bunch of random junk we missed throught the rest of the year. This week, we watched the interstitals from a series of Muppet Show compilations on VHS that give us the increasingly-rare opportunity to hang o…

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93 - Alex Evans (Bob Baker Marionette Theater) 1:03:11

4M ago1:03:11

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex Evans is the Co-Executive Director and Head Puppeteer of The Historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles. Since the 1960’s The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been entertaining audiences throughout Southern California. I talk to Alex Evans about his puppetry career, his role at the theater and a bit ab…

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Episode 129 - Muppet Babies, Season 2, Episodes 10-13 (1985) 1:49:54

5M ago1:49:54

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We're done with Muppet Babies season 2! Only... six more seasons to go..................................... Episodes covered: The Great Muppet Cartoon Show, The Muppet Museum of Art, By the Book, and When You Wish Upon a Muppet Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is decepti…

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Episode 128 - A Conversation with Richard Termine and Sesame Street, Season 17 (1985-1986) 2:02:22

5M ago2:02:22

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This week, the boys witness history as the adults of Sesame Street are finally introduced to Mr. Snuffleupagus! Not only that, but Elmo as we know him makes his first Kermitment appearance! As if that weren't enough, we also got to talk to Sesame Street set photographer, puppet builder, and Muppet legend Richard Termine! We're really earning our Mu…

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Episode 127 - An Interview with Matt Danner & Muppet Babies, Season 2, Episodes 7-9 (1985) 2:07:26

6M ago2:07:26

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This week we talk about the 1980s Muppet Babies, per usual, BUT before that, we have a great conversation with animator, director, and voice actor Matt Danner, whos extensive work on the 2018 reboot of Muppet Babies included voicing Baby Kermit. We got a Kermit on Kermitment!!! Episodes covered: I Want My Muppet TV, Musical Muppets, and What's New …

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Episode 126 - Jim Henson Presents the World of Puppetry, Episodes 3 and 4 1:20:39

6M ago1:20:39

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Oh boy, Jim's back with more of his weird puppet friends... this time he's talking to Bruce Schwartz and Sergei Obraztov, a couple of guys we've met before in this big crazy journey we're all on together. And Jim hangs out in Russia with John Denver, thus achieving world peace with the power of fleece and Country music! Don't miss yet another excit…

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92 - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry with Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith 1:02:54

5M ago1:02:54

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Puppeteers Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith are the creators, directors, and producers of GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry. Donna and Colleen, along with puppeteer Alice Dinnean, created GLOP to promote the many incredible Lady Puppeteers, Puppeteers of Color and Non-Binary and Trans puppeteers there are around …

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Episode 125 - Muppet Babies, Season 2, Episodes 4-6 (1985) 1:29:49

6M ago1:29:49

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This week: more Muppet Babies, but more importantly, the thing you really come to this podcast for: Gozilla and F1 talk! Episodes covered: The Great Cookie Robbery, Out of This World History, Snow White and the Seven Muppets Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is deceptivel…

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Episode 124 - Muppet Babies, Season 2, Episodes 1-3 (1985) 1:41:42

7M ago1:41:42

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Believe it or not, it's been several months since we talked about Muppet Babies last, but somehow it feels like we never left that playroom... Episodes covered: Once Upon an Egg Timer, Piggy's Hyperactivity Book, Fozzie's Last Laugh Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is de…

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Episode 123 - Little Muppet Monsters with Joe Hennes (1985) 2:04:35

7M ago2:04:35

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If it's Jan 12, 2024 or earlier, that means you still have time to vote Kermitment in the 3rd Annual Muppetwt Awards! This week, the boys cover a long-awaited piece of almost-lost Muppet media, ill-fated Saturday morning show Little Muppet Monsters. And no, youre ears don't decieve you, Tough Pigs owner and editor-in-chief Joe Hennes is here too, l…

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91 - Alison Mork (Pee Wee's Playhouse, Sesame Street, The Muppets) 1:15:30

6M ago1:15:30

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alison Mork played Chairry on the legendary TV Show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse where she also performed Magic Screen, Chicky Baby, Chandelier and more. She has also puppeteered on Sesame Street, The Muppets, Crank Yankers and Team America World Police. I sit down with Alison Mork to talk about all this and more on this epis…

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Episode 122 - Dreamchild (1985) 1:15:09

8M ago1:15:09

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Picture a Muppet: cute, felty, googly eyes, right? Now what if that Muppet was just a little bit twisted? Still a puppet, but with nasty rubber skin, big teeth, maybe some slime? That, my friends, is a Creature! And we're gonna start seeing a lot of them as Creatures start popping up more and more in non-Henson productions. Productions like Dreamch…

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Episode 121 - Follow That Bird (1985) 1:48:03

8M ago1:48:03

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If this were August 1985, I could say to you "I just got back from a movie where a childish, naive character goes on a cross-country journey to reclaim something lost, meeting outlandish friends and enemies along the way," and you'd have to ask me "do you mean Pee-Wee's Big Adventure or Follow That Bird?" Maybe not a particularly interesting observ…

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90 - What's Next? A Panel For The Future In Puppetry with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish 33:22

8M ago33:22

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On Saturday, July 22, 2023, I was honored to be asked to moderate What’s Next? A Panel for the Future in Puppetry at the National Puppetry Festival. I sat down with puppeteers Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano and Matthew Lish to talk about their careers in puppetry and where they see the art form going in the future. I’…

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Episode 120 - Jim Henson Presents the World of Puppetry, Episodes 1 and 2 (1985) 1:38:45

8M ago1:38:45

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There are a whole lotta puppeteers out there who aren't Jim Henson, you know! And in Jim Henson Presents the World of Puppetry Jim introduces us to some of them, along with their amazing, occasionally nightmarish work. In this episode, you'll get to know the Bad Boy of Puppetry, Philipe Genty, and step into the strange attic of Henk and Ans Boerwin…

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Episode 119 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 19-22 (1985) 2:16:49

8M ago2:16:49

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In this super-sized (even by our standards) episode, Matt and Sam close the book on Season 3 of Fraggle Rock! And we talk about some other stuff, like Sprocket's sex life! Episodes covered: "Cavern of Lost Dreams," "The Incredible Shrinking Mokey," "A Dark and Stormy Night," and "Gunge, the Great and Glorious" Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ …

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Episode 118 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 16-18 (1985) 1:50:28

9M ago1:50:28

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We're back in the Fraggle Hole, talking about those little freaks we all know and love. And this time they're doing some weird stuff! Episodes covered: "The Battle of Leaking Roof," "Playing TIll It Hurts," "Bored Stiff" Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is deceptively ex…

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Episode 117 - Meet the Feebles (1989) 1:54:08

9M ago1:54:08

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Remember in that one episode of Muppets Mayhem when Peter Jackson showed up and talked about "the Feebles"? What the heck was he talking about? Why, an extremely nasty 80s movie he directed starring puppets that puke and eat turds! Me and Matt watched it so you don't have to! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermi…

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89 - Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino) 46:48

9M ago46:48

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam Kendall is a puppeteer, writer and director who has been making puppet videos for the internet for over a decade. His show The Mo Show starring his puppet Mo Monster has shown that Sam is a master at writing, directing and performing puppetry for the web. I sit down to talk to Sam about The Mo Show, his new serie…

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Episode 116 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 13-15 (1985) 1:39:43

9M ago1:39:43

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We're still watching Fraggle Rock, and honestly I'm starting to root for the Gorgs. I think the Fraggles should all get smashed. They're bad friends and they're stupid too! Also I had COVID in this episode, so maybe a fun game would be to see if you can pinpoint all the moments where my brain ceases to function! Episodes covered: "Scared Silly," "T…

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Episode 115 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 10 - 12 (1985) 1:43:27

10M ago1:43:27

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We watched more Fraggle Rock! Look guys, i got COVID so I'm not going to draw this description out to much. Thanks for listening! Episodes covered: "The Secret Society of Poohbahs," "The Beanbarrow, the Burden, and the Bright Bouquet," and "Gobo's School for Explorers" Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment h…

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88 - Carol Sterling (Educational Puppeteer, UNIMA Past President, Fulbright Specialist) 1:20:32

10M ago1:20:32

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - While I was at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival, I met Carol Sterling for the first time. Within a minute of speaking with her, I knew I wanted to get her on the show. Carol Sterling is an educational puppeteer who has taught puppetry in education around the world including as a Fulbright Specialist in Uganda and …

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Episode 114 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 7-9 (1985) 1:40:47

10M ago1:40:47

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This week, we see the Fraggles mobilize to beat the shit out of one of their enemies, and it's sort of scary! But it made me think... how many Fraggles could you beat in a fight? I think my answer might be zero, but I'd love to hear what you think. Sound off in the Discord! Episodes covered: "Home is Where the Trash Is," "Believe It or Not," and "W…

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Episode 113 - Sam & Matt: Birthday Boys 3 - Project: ALF & The Blues Brothers 2:14:47

11M ago2:14:47

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Sometimes your podcasting partner goes to Italy for his birthday, leaving you with nothing but almost 3 hours worth of podcast to edit. And guess what? It's almost you're birthday, too. But does anyone care? No. But that's just the way it goes sometimes when you're a hero. Anyway, enjoy this, our 3rd Annual Birthday Extravaganza, as you float on a …

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Episode 112 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 4-6 (1985) 1:38:53

11M ago1:38:53

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What up what up, it's your boy here with a new Kermitment episode! This one's about Fraggle Rock, a children's musical fantasy comedy puppet television series about interconnected societies of Muppet creatures, created by Jim Henson. Cathc ya on the flip-flop, dudes! Episodes covered: "The Grapes of Generosity," "Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe," a…

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Episode 111 - Fraggle Rock, Season 3, Episodes 1-3 (1984-1985) 1:39:04

11M ago1:39:04

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From the bustling streets of New York City to a nasty, damp little hole under a New England shed, Sam and Matt are back at Fraggle Rock, watching those little weirdos run around and learn about their feelings! Episodes covered: "The Bells of Fraggle Rock," "Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief," and "Boober and the Glob" Check out http://kermitmentst…

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87 - Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's Puppetzilla Puppet Slam 1:06:20

11M ago1:06:20

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - For this episode of Under The Puppet, we’re doing something a little different. We are headed out of the studio to conduct some interviews, sort of documentary style, with several of the performers of the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry’s recent Puppetzilla Puppet Slam Astrology: What’s Your Sign. We’ll then chat with …

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Episode 110 - Sesame Street, Season 16 (1984-1985) 1:57:05

11M ago1:57:05

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Episode 110 Watchlist Sam and Matt jump from one baby show to another as they watch several, several hours of Sesame Street season 16! Granted, this baby show is far more tolerable... anyway, tuck in! THis one's a bigggg boyyyyyyyyy! Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is d…

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