Show #121 – August 2, 2009

The MuppetCast

I’m very happy to bring on Roger Langridge for his second MuppetCast appearance! Roger is the cartoonist behind the wonderful new Muppet Show comic books currently flying off store shelves, and he joins me this week to talk about his recent experiences at Comic Con 2009.

Special thanks to Frank The Horse (maybe steer the little ones away) for that hilarious intro. I loved it! If YOU, dear listener, know any puppet characters who would like to give a special intro for The MuppetCast, let me extend the invitation to call them in or record and send it like Frank!

The MuppetCast is sponsored by Bell, Book & Comic. Life should be more FUN!

Fashion designer JC de Castelbajac has taken a liking to the Muppets recently, as shown in some of these recent designs. Click on the link given right here to go to the official website, select your language, click Menu, under the Fashion heading click Be Pop Ma Lola 09/10, and finally click Collection. Pretty cool!

David Blain sent a link to a wonderful Jim Henson tribute video. It includes some special quotes from Jim himself, along with a few of the folks who worked with him, and also includes some rare onstage footage with Muppeteers and their characters.

Renee Angely sent some outtakes from the making of The Muppets at Walt Disney World. This particular clip involves, among other people, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner messing up take after take with Fozzie Bear.

Nic Kramer sent some video from the 1980s show “The Great Space Coaster”, featuring Muppeteer Kevin Clash performing the puppet character Goriddle Gorilla. Totally sounds like Hoots the Owl!

Joe Vecciarelli sent a link to some picture from the Magical Starlight Parade at Universal Studios Japan. This parade in has a red-light constructed version of Elmo that’s really pretty impressive.

David Counterman created a really cool Bert & Ernie comic strip out of some old Sesame Street screen captures. Apparently I’m talking with Ernie on the other end of the phone telling him to tune in this week for another great edition of The MuppetCast!

On the heels of Comic Con last weekend, Cindy White at IGN.com has an interview with Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Rockne O’Bannon and Brian Henson, all about Farscape, the DVD series, the upcoming webisodes, and what’s generally in store for the series in the coming months.

Among the items saved from the fire that consumed much of country music legend Jimmy Dean’s Henrico County home was a handmade Rowlf the Dog given to him by Jim Henson. Rowlf rose to TV stardom on the Jimmy Dean show in the 1960s.

Pop star Lady Gaga has made Muppet news recently by wearing…well, Muppets. Examiner.com has the picture of her wearing an Animal print dress and some video of the singer wearing a jacket made entirely out of Kermits. Hey, it got us talking, didn’t it?

Sesame Workshop never ceases to come up with great ideas in each new season, and the historic Season 40 will be no exception! Look for a new parody of AMC’s Mad Men (which my friend Seth Miller is auditioning for!), a new computer-animated segment with Abby Cadabby (go Leslie!), and probably an interesting way to feature the letter X. How many words can you feature in a prechool show? X-ray? Xylophone? Xebra? No wait…

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Have a great week!

-Steve

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