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Adam Savage’s Tested Discovers Henson Digital Puppeteering!

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Last week Adam Savage’s Tested posted a video about his trip to the Henson Creature Shop were John Tartaglia and Donna Kimball, along Gobo and Mokey Fraggle showed Adam how the Muppets work . He's now posted another video, this time  Brian Henson and Drew Massey show  Adam Henson's digital puppetry system.  While it may be best known for its mastery of hand puppetry, the Jim Henson Company is also a place of major technological innovation. At Henson Studios, Brian Henson, Chairman of the Board at the Jim Henson Company, and puppeteer Drew Massey give Adam a demo of the Henson Digital Performance System, a proprietary system that allows performers to puppeteer digital characters in real time. Be sure to watch to the end, when the controls are handed over to Adam himself to try! You can see more  Adam Savage’s Tested   on his Youtube channel. 

Sesame Place Classic Character Plush Alice Snuffleupagus!

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Sesame Place unveiled it's latest classic character plush - Alice Snuffleupagus. To tease the release, Sesame Place posted a not so subtle clue on social media:  Snuffy is here to help us announce our 2023 Classic Character Plush! Who do YOU think it is? Tell us in the comments below! hint: She first appeared on Sesame Street in Season 19 & wears a blue & white checkered bow. Tune into our Social Media channels on Sat. to find out!   Snuffy is here to help us announce our 2023 Classic Character Plush! Who do YOU think it is? Tell us in the comments below! hint: She first appeared on Sesame Street in Season 19 & wears a blue & white checkered bow. Tune into our Social Media channels on Sat. to find out! pic.twitter.com/FC0oGzKhIa — Sesame Place Philadelphia (@SesamePlace) March 28, 2023 If that one clue didn't give it away then you must not know a Snuffleupagus from a  Warren Wolf .   Alice now joins  Slimey   Two-Headed Monster , Yip Yip Martian ,  Ovejita , 

Super7 Sesame Street Collection!

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Super7 and Sesame Street teamed up on new line of apparel and accessories. Below is the first wave of their offerings: Big Bird Enamel-Pin When it comes to icons in children’s television they don’t get much bigger (literally and figuratively) than Sesame Street’s Big Bird! This Super7 x Sesame Street collaboration is a 1.5” durable metal pin of Big Bird in bright yellow enamel paint holding our favorite number that’s highlighted with orange glitter effect! Cookie-Monster-Enamel-Pin_OnCard The letter C isn’t just for “cookie”, it’s also for “cute”, which is how we would describe the new Cookie Monster enamel pin! This Super7 x Sesame Street collaboration is a 1.2” enamel pin of Cookie Monster featuring durable metal construction with vibrant enamel detail of everyone’s favorite cookie connoisseur holding a cookie shaped like our favorite number! Sesame Street Crewneck Sweatshirt Cookie Monster and Super7 are a lot alike, because when we really like something (like cookies or Sesame

Muppets Mayhem Trailer!

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We've been teased for over year about the upcoming Electric Mayhem series, Muppets Mayhem and now Disney is giving us a proper teaser trailer.  The Mayhem begins below:   Since it's just a teaser they thankfully don't give to much away but there's a nice Spinal Tap spoof. I mean their amps only go to 11! And we get a full body shot of band rocking out! But the best of the teaser? We know have an official release date.. May 10th with all episode being released at once! Disney also released the poster for the series as well. Muppets Mayhem  streaming in May 10th only on  Disney+ .

RIP Philip Balsam (1943 - 2023)

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Sad news as Philip Balsam  who – along with Dennis Lee – was the songwriter and composer  for Fraggle Rock and many other Henson productions has died.  The Henson Company posted the following tribute on social media: "For the magic, magic is in every moment. Magic is you.” – Balsam & Lee Today we honor and celebrate the life of Philip Balsam, who – along with Dennis Lee – was the songwriter and composer of the nearly 200 memorable and beloved songs for Fraggle Rock , including its iconic theme song. A cherished member of our Fraggle Rock family, he inspired generations of fans and musicians, and his heartfelt work will continue to bring joy for many years to come." Balsam also provided the voice, and inspired the name, for  Phil Fraggle in " New Trash Heap in Town ", made a cameo as a  street musician in " The Day the Music Died " and it's presumed that  Balsam the Minstrel  was named after him as well.  Balsam and Lee later wrote songs for The

Ghost of April Fool's Days Past!

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Christmas has the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, so why can't April Fool's Day have at least one? So this year, as part of Muppet Stuff's 10th Anniversary, let's look back at Muppet Stuff's April Fools' Day's that have come before. In 2014, Constantine took over, changed the name to the "Mappet Stuff" blog, then presented nothing but news and products about himself. He also took over Tough Pigs and The Muppet Mindset as well.  In  2015,  our site was taken over again, this time by the Chamberlain, who changed  the name to the " Skeksis Stuff" blog...with the appropriate tag line "hmmm hmmmm hmmmm mmmmmmmmm" He then of course presented nothing but news and products about ya know... Skeksis stuff.  The following year Muppet Stuff wasn't taken over, but presented Funko's Pre 1986  "Invisible Snuffy" Pop figure .  A few years later there was a showcase of  Disney+'s next wave of Muppet spinoffs

Muppet Stuff - Joys & Toys and More!

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Join Dave (AKA Cinema Sickness) and I as we search through Joys & Toys in Hatboro, PA and a local Goodwill for muppet stuff, movies, and more!  Correction: The  Sesame Street  toy is supposed to be a radio, NOT a camera. Oops! Be sure to check out more  videos on our  Youtube  Channel.