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| 100 - Russ Walko (Five Nights At Freddy's, The Muppets Mayhem, Mystery Science Theater 3000) | 01 Oct 2024 | 01:50:31 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Russ Walko has puppeteered on projects such as Five Nights at Freddy’s, Waffles + Mochi and Mystery Science Theater 3000. He’s also an Emmy Nominated puppet wrangler and builder who has worked with The Muppets and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. His own puppet shop Puppet Garage has built puppets for commercials and films and TV shows such as The Barbarian and the Troll. I talk to Russ Walko about all this and more on this supersized 100th episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Russ Walko by becoming a Bonus Content Patron! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with : Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 99 - Cat Rock (Puppet Place, Count Duckula, Coldplay's The Weirdos) | 01 Sep 2024 | 01:06:16 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Cat Rock is a puppeteer, filmmaker and puppet builder who lives in Bristol in South West England. Disciplined in many styles of puppetry from hand and rod, to shadow, to table top to giant puppets, Cat is always looking to push the notion of what can be done with puppets. She’s a trustee at puppet place, a workspace for all things puppetry in Bristol and she spearheads the Bristol 48 Hour Film Challenge. Additionally, she’s puppeteered for Coldplay in front of 70,000 people, created a puppet show for a bio-dome and brought the classic animated character Count Duckula to life as a puppet. I talk to Cat about all these projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Cat Rock at our Patreon Page. Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with Cat Rock: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 90 - What's Next? A Panel For The Future In Puppetry with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish | 01 Dec 2023 | 00:33:22 | |
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’m happy to share that audio with you on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 89 - Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino) | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:46:48 | |
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 series Rooming with Dino and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Sam Kendall exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Sam Kendall:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/themoshowproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sokpuppets Discussed on the show: Mo Monster takes NYCC 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW7GIv4ua4 The Puppet Detective - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O3lkuOGL4&t=7s Rooming with Dino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUhX3hCfAQ Mo and Bill are Salesman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDPybC0OhE One Bed One Bath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HE_j3emOMM Boyish Charms - https://brotherearthcollaborative.org/boyish-charms/ Feel Your Best Self - https://feelyourbestself.collaboration.uconn.edu/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 88 - Carol Sterling (Educational Puppeteer, UNIMA Past President, Fulbright Specialist) | 02 Oct 2023 | 01:20:32 | |
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 India and she was invited to the White House for her work in the arts. She is also just about the biggest champion of the puppetry arts that I’ve ever met. It was my pleasure to sit down and chat with Carol Sterling for this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Carol Sterling: Mentioned on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 87 - Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's Puppetzilla Puppet Slam | 01 Sep 2023 | 01:06:20 | |
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 about what goes into putting on a successful puppet slam with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam producer, Christine Papalexis on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam: Interviewed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 86 - Sid Krofft (The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft) | 01 Aug 2023 | 01:03:50 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sid Krofft is the grandfather of puppetry. He picked up his puppet at a young age and was soon a sensation booking shows across the United States and then around the world. He would go on to create shows such as H.R. Pufnstuff, Land of the Lost and Sigmund & The Sea Monsters to name a few, but his love of puppetry was always at the heart of all he did. I chatted with Sid Krofft about his career in this special episode of Under The Puppet produced for the National Puppetry Festival in conjunction with the Puppeteers of America. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Sid Krofft exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Sid Krofft: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 85 - Michael Oosterom (Earth to Ned, No, You Shut Up!, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell) | 01 Jul 2023 | 01:05:04 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michael Oosterom puppeteered Cornelius in The Jim Henson Company series Earth To Ned on Disney+. He also played Rankle on the Netflix Series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. I talk to Michael about these projects as well as Puppet Up Uncensored, No You Shut Up, the reboot of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Michael Oosterom exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Michael Oosterom: Discussed on the show: No, You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up! Sigmund and the Sea Monsters - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1292576/ The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Creations_of_Christine_McConnell Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 84 - Dustin Curtis (Trivia Puppet Company, Puppeteers of America) - Under The Puppet | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:57:53 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dustin Curtis is the puppeteer and founder of Trivia Puppet Company out of Seattle. He is also the current president of the Puppeteers of America and the director of the 2023 National Puppetry Festival happening this July in Maryland. I sit down to chat with Dustin about his journey to puppetry, his travels abroad working with other puppet companies and what we can expect at the National Festival on this episode of Under the Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Dustin Curtis exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Individual Adult Membership to the Puppeteers of America! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Dustin Curtis: Discussed on the show: Photos by Kelly O. & Mandi Martini Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 83 - Andy Breckman & Ken Freedman (Monk, WFMU's Seven Second Delay) - Under The Puppet | 01 May 2023 | 00:26:32 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Andy Breckman is television and film writer who created the Emmy Award Winning television series Monk. Ken Freedman is the station manager of WFMU, an independent free form radio station in New Jersey. For over 30 years, Andy and Ken have hosted Seven Second Delay, a stunt radio program that airs every Wednesday on WFMU. I sit down and talk to these two non-puppeteers on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg Also, this month you can win signed WFMU stickers and a hardcover copy of Bill Baird's Art of the Puppet! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Andy & Ken: Discussed on the show: Red Pepper - https://youtu.be/yJwiZjH8a1Y Muppet Babies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Babies_(1984_TV_series) Paul Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2023/03/utp-81/ Mallory Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2022/11/utp-77/ Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/ Willie Tyler - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/01/utp-55/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 82 - Chad Williams (WonderSpark Puppets) - Under The Puppet | 01 Apr 2023 | 01:05:39 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Chad Williams is the Co-Artistic Director of WonderSpark puppets. He has written, directed and performed over 15 solo puppet shows and will be presenting his show Fox Fables at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival. He’s also the author of the book 50 Hand Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed that just won an award from UNIMA. I talk to Chad Williams about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Chad Williams exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! iOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg Also, this month you can win a copy of 50 Hand Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed by Chad Williams! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Chad Williams: Discussed on the show: 2023 National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Fox Fables - https://youtu.be/vHIq6VVxZ6U Chad's Book - https://www.amazon.com/50-Hand-Puppet-Techniques-Revealed/dp/0578292378 Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 81 - Paul Lewis (Megan - M3gan, Sweet Tooth, Custard's World) - Under The Puppet | 01 Mar 2023 | 00:57:59 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Paul Lewis is a puppeteer who was building puppets and molding creatures at an early age. A trained opera singer and accomplished actor, Paul’s puppetry credit include Bobby the Gopher Boy on the hit Netflix series Sweet Tooth and the menacing M3gan, the killer robot from the hit 2022 science fiction horror film. I talk to Paul Lewis about his puppetry career on this first episode of season 7 of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Paul Lewis exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win the 2022 Jim Henson Company Holiday Gift! Listen to find out how to enter. See the prize here: https://youtu.be/fS7jPUmJu_k Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Paul Lewis : Discussed on the show: Custard's World - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9008130/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 98 - Luman Coad (Coad Canada Puppets, Teenage Mutant Turtles: The Next Mutation, Stargate SG1) | 01 Aug 2024 | 00:55:20 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Luman Coad is a puppeteer who spent several years as the director of The Storybook Theater at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, California. He used the skills learned there to found his own puppet company Coad Canada Puppets, that produced over 30 different puppet shows and traveled around the world performing them. He’s worked in TV and Film and is the founder of Charlemagne Press, a publisher that specializes in books about puppetry. I talk to Luman Coad about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Luman Coad exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Connect with : Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 80 - Mike Horner (What If Puppets, How To Snag A Sea Monster) - Under The Puppet | 01 Feb 2023 | 01:00:28 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mike Horner is the Director of Puppetry Arts at What If Puppets, a puppet company that creates innovate storytelling that captures children’s imaginations and inspires communities. I talk to Mike about his puppetry career, how e got started at What If Puppets, originally the Mesner Puppet Theater, and the show How To Snag A Sea Monster that he’ll be performing at the National Puppetry Festival in July of 2023 on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Mike Horner exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Inner Monster Kit by Jamie Shannon! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Mike Horner: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 79 - Alex & Olmsted (Milo the Magnificent, Marooned! A Space Comedy) - Under The Puppet | 01 Jan 2023 | 01:26:39 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex & Olmsted is an internationally acclaimed puppet theater and filmmaking company than has been the recipient of two Jim Henson Foundation Grants. They create puppet magic in many different mediums and will be performing live at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival. I talk to Alex & Olmsted about their path to puppetry, their wonderful shows including Milo the Magnificent and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. See Alex & Olmsted perform live at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival! More info at: https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Plus, hear more of my conversation with Alex & Olmsted exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Jim Henson Company Gift Bag! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Alex & Olmsted: Alex & Olmsted photos by DJ Corey Photography Discussed on the show: Milo the Magnificent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIyUXnh2pVI Marooned! A Space Comedy - https://youtu.be/AuNrY-fxt0g Marianne's Onion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IM0QukPSi4 Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 78 - Danny Joe LaBrecque (Danny Joe's Treehouse) - Under The Puppet | 01 Dec 2022 | 01:03:12 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Joe LaBrecque is the creator, puppeteer and host of Danny Joe’s Treehouse. A show that invites families to come out and play with big thoughts, ideas, and feelings. I talk to Danny Joe about the development of Danny Joe’s Treehouse and how he has been able to produce three seasons of the show completely on his own on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Danny Joe LaBrecque exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! iOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a copy of Ventriloquism Made Easy by Paul Stadelman and Bruce Fife! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Danny Joe LaBrecque: Website - https://dannyjoestreehouse.com/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/dannyjoestreehouse Sensical.tv - https://www.sensical.tv/shows/danny-joes-tree-house Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com http://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 77.5 - Puppeteers React to Lemonade by Kukla, Fran and Ollie Featuring Drew Massey - Under the Puppet | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:13:21 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to react to! Look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view! THIS EPISODE'S CLIP: https://youtu.be/VZK8607PQtM?t=29 #puppets #puppetry #puppeteers CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 77 - Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children's Television with Mallory Lewis - Under The Puppet | 01 Nov 2022 | 00:36:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mallory Lewis is the Emmy Award winning daughter of ventriloquist Shari Lewis and the current performer of Lamb Chop. She’s also an author who along with Nat Segloff has just released a book called: Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children’s Television. I talk with Mallory about this new biography that examines the joys, sorrows, triumphs, and sheer hard work that gave Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop their enduring star power on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my exclusive interview with Lamb Chop exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win an Inner Monster Kit! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Mallory Lewis: Discussed on the show: Coming Soon Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 76.5 - Puppeteers React to Feed Me from Little Shop of Horrors featuring Drew Massey - Under the Puppet | 15 Oct 2022 | 00:14:26 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view! This week my guest is Drew Massey and we watch Feed Me from the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors directed by Frank Oz. This episode's clip if you want to watch along: https://youtu.be/KNHrzZUascE #puppets #puppetry #puppeteers CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 76 - Jim Henson’s Sam and Friends with Craig Shemin - Under The Puppet | 24 Sep 2022 | 01:01:34 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam & Friends - The Story of Jim Henson’s First Television Show is a brand new book by Craig Shemin that explores, in depth, the history of Sam & Friends, the first TV Show that Jim and Jane Henson created for local television in Washington DC. I talk to Craig Shemin about the book and the history of Sam & Friends as well as his role as President of The Jim Henson Legacy, his work writing for The Jim Henson Company and even his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. For more Craig’s new book on Sam and Friends, visit - https://www.samandfriendsbook.comPlus, hear more of my conversation with Craig Shemin exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a one of a kind handmade puppet by David Stephens! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Craig Shemin: Discussed on the show: Coming Soon. Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 75 - Kurt Hunter (Penguin In My Pocket, Sock Puppet Serenade) - Under The Puppet | 01 Sep 2022 | 01:02:49 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kurt Hunter built his first marionette at age 12. Ever since he’s made marionettes his passion creating several shows he’s performed all over the United States with his company Kurt Hunter Marionettes. In addition to teaching and performing at National Puppetry Festivals, he is now on the artistic staff of the O’Neill Puppetry conference. I talk to Kurt about his puppetry journey on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kurt Hunter exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a official Jim Henson Company Hat! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Kurt Hunter: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts - https://www.foapom.com Bob Hope - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Washington University - https://wustl.edu Nebraska Wesleyan University - https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu Penguin in my Pocket - https://youtu.be/AdHaTHdTUPE Bob Kramer's Marionettes - https://kramersmarionnettes.com St. Louis Guild of Puppetry - https://www.facebook.com/PuppetGuildStL/ Puppets, Kids, and Christian Education How to Use Puppets in Your Christian Education Program - https://www.amazon.com/Puppets-Kids-Christian-Education-Program/dp/0806664096/ref=sr_1_1? Albrecht Roser - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Roser Bread and Puppet - https://breadandpuppet.org Heart of the Beast - https://hobt.org George Latshaw - https://wepa.unima.org/en/george-latshaw/ Tony Sarg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sarg Bil Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird Shari Lewis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis Sock Puppet Serenade - https://www.huntermarionettes.com/performances/ UNIMA-USA - https://www.unima-usa.org Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/ O'Neil Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup Puppet Fest Midwest - https://www.puppetfestival.org Jim Henson Foundation - https://www.hensonfoundation.org Paul Mesner - https://www.mesnerpuppets.org Clown Shirt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2zSO5PFmVM Paper Marionette Experiment - https://youtu.be/XbMp-8DWJSY Open Eye Figure Theater - https://www.openeyetheatre.org Gordon Smuder - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/10/utp-33/ Bernd Ogrodnik - https://worldsofpuppets.com Steven Widerman - https://twitter.com/stevenwiderman Marty Robinson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson Alice Gottschalk - https://sites.bu.edu/womenandmasks/alice-gottschalk/ Pam Arciero - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Arciero Jim Rose - https://ysnews.com/news/2021/02/james-p-rose (Obituary) Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/ Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ University of Connecticut - https://drama.uconn.edu/programs/puppet-arts/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 74 - Donkey Hodie with Ellen Doherty and Haley Jenkins - Under The Puppet | 01 Aug 2022 | 00:46:31 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The TV Show Donkey Hodie from Fred Rogers productions expands on characters created by Mr. Rogers and empowers viewers to dream big and overcome obstacles. Chief Creative Officer for Fred Rogers Productions and Executive producer of the show Ellen Doherty and Donkey Hodie Puppeteer Haley Jenkins join me for an exclusive look at Donkey Hodie on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Ellen and Haley exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a $50 Gift Card to PuppetPelts.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DONKEY HODIE, ELLEN & HALEY: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Donkey Hodie - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/ Fred Rogers Productions - https://www.fredrogers.org Reading Rainbow - https://www.readingrainbow.org Larry Lancit - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484295/ Cecily Truett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874135/ Twila Liggett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509913/ Lancit Media - http://www.lancitdigitalmedia.com The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Schoolhouse Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock! Boston College - https://www.bc.edu Adam Rudman - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Adam_Rudman David Rudman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman Cyberchase - https://pbskids.org/cyberchase/ Paul Siefken - https://www.fredrogers.org/our-people/ Spiffy Pictures - https://www.spiffypictures.com Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - https://pbskids.org/daniel/ Don Quixote - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Mr. Rogers Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org Lamb Chop’s Play-Along - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_Chop%27s_Play-Along Sesame Street- https://www.sesamestreet.org Alice Dinnean - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/01/utp-24/ Joey Mazzarino - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/08/utp-62/ Stephanie D'Abruzzo - https://www.stephaniedabruzzo.com Mel Campbell - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13167503/ Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Paul McGinnis - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186970/ Matt Vogel - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/07/utp-50/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 73 - Brodrick Jones (Jigsaw, UBU FAUST, War Sheep) - Under The Puppet | 01 Jul 2022 | 01:12:26 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Brodrick Jones or Jonesy, is a puppeteer and creator whose wildly inventive puppet pieces are filled with his hilarious sense of humor. From his webseries Jigsaw to his one man show UBU FAUST that played in Edinburg to his standalone pieces that have been featured at the National Puppetry Conference, Jonesy is incredibly talented and prolific. I talk to Brodrick Jones about his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Brodrick Jones exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of Punch and Judy A Short History with Original DIalogue by John Payne Collier! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH BRODRICK JONES: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: O'Neil Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org The Great Space Coaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Space_Coaster Sid & Marty Krofft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft Charles Schultz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz Little Nemo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Nemo Gasoline Alley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_Alley Peter Cook - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cook Dudley Moore - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Moore Monty Python - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python Emmerson College - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_College Dick Van Dyke Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show Carol Burnett Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carol_Burnett_Show Mary Tyler Moore Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show Burns and Allen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_and_Allen Davis R. Robinson - https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/drobinso/index.html You Can't Take It With You - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_(film) Bringing Up Baby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Up_Baby Howdy Doody - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody Jigsaw - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdEZ4LSyDs2YvHREmLqR60qIBvWr9NVVW Puppet Playlist - https://www.sinkingshipproductions.com/puppet-playlist Carole Simms D'agastino - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2431358/ Jim Kroupa - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Kroupa Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/ Jean Marie Keevins - https://www.jeanmarieny.com/home/aboutme Jen Barnhart - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1140783/ War Sheep - https://youtu.be/TMUg-by1EHU Liz Hara - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Liz_Hara Brad Shur - https://www.paperheartpuppets.com/about/ Katie Mac - https://instagram.com/katiegoes?igshid=NmZiMzY2Mjc= UBU Faust - https://youtu.be/YGTHu70-FA8 Dixon Place - http://dixonplace.org Madam Edgewise - https://www.knowsalltellsall.com Object Movement Puppetry Festival - https://www.centeratwestpark.org/object-movement Late Night Puppet Talk Show with Special Guest - https://www.twitch.tv/talkpuppet2me Pam Arciero - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Arciero Gen Con - https://www.gencon.com Noel MacNeal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_MacNeal Stacey Gordon - https://www.instagram.com/puppetpie CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 97 - Bob Mills (Disneyland, Children's Fairyland, Just Kids) | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:59:01 | |
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 would later step away from puppetry to do make-up for some of the biggest stars in film and television. I talk to Bob Mills about all of this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Bob Mills exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Discussed on the show: Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://bobbakermarionettetheater.com The Secrets of Making Marionettes by Rufus Rose - Part I - https://books.google.com/books?id=u94DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA119&pg=PA119#v=onepage&q&f=false Part II - https://books.google.com/books?id=xt8DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA283&pg=PA283#v=onepage&q&f=false Children's Fairyland - https://fairyland.org Disneyland - https://disneyland.disney.go.com Photos courtesy of Bob Mills & Randal Metz Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 72 - Kristin Charney (Ratched, The Muppets, Frances) - Under The Puppet | 01 Jun 2022 | 01:21:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kristin Charney has puppeteered for television, movies and in commercials. She’s worked for The Muppets, Cartoon Network, Netflix and more. She played the title role in The Jim Henson Company production Frances and she’s also performed live puppetry in several theater productions. I talk to Kristen Charney about her career on this episode of Under the Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kristin Charney exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of The Dark Crystal Bestiary: The Definitive Guide to the Creatures of Thra! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH : DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Pelham Puppets - http://www.pelhampuppets.uk.com Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com Michael Earl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Earl_(puppeteer) Lisa Sturz - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Lisa_Sturz Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/ Greg Ballora - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/12/utp-66/ David Barrington-Holt - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/David_Barrington-Holt Michelan Sisti - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelan_Sisti Bruce Lanoil - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/12/utp-010/ Alice Dinnean - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/01/utp-24/ Ronnie Burkett - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/06/utp-46/ O'Neil Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/ Julianne Beuscher - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/05/utp-003/ Carla Rudy - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0749032/ The Crayon Box - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crayon_Box The Chiodo Brothers- http://chiodobros.com Pat Brymer - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pat-brymer-dead-gopher-puppeteer-caddyshack-was-70-1298620/ Norman Tempia - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_Tempia James Murray - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murray_(puppeteer) Phil Baron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Baron Lost On Earth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_on_Earth Kevin Carlson - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/11/utp-009/ Terri Hardin - https://www.instagram.com/terrihardinlegend Drew Massey - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/04/utp-002/ Sandey Grinn - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342464/ Robin Walsh - http://www.realitysplayground.com/Home.html Frances - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Frances Karen Prell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Prell Good Morning Today - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_Today Ratched - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratched_(TV_series) Rick Lazzarini - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493989/ Adrian Rose Leonard - http://www.yoadrianrose.com Tim Blaney - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/02/utp-012/ Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff%27s_Happy_Fun_Bake_Time Andrea Detwiler - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Andrea_Detwiler Mr. World - https://www.ispot.tv/topic/character/ohL/mr-world Toben Seymour - http://tessafilms.com/seymour/ Carol Binion - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Carol_Binion Bernd Ogrodnik - https://worldsofpuppets.com CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 71 - Troy Murphy (All Felt No Filter) - Under The Puppet | 01 May 2022 | 00:58:52 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - All Felt No Filter is a puppet company that creates personalized custom puppet videos for people all over the world. Puppeteer Troy Murphy is the mastermind behind All Felt No Filter and in 2020, he was able to quit his job and work on puppets full time. I talk to Troy Murphy about All Felt No Filter, his other puppet projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Troy Murphy exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a personalized puppet video courtesy of All Felt No Filter! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Troy: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/allfeltnofilter Noel MacNeal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_MacNeal Jimmy Kimmel Live! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 70 - Jamie Donmoyer (Johnny and the Sprites, Sesame Street) - Under The Puppet | 01 Apr 2022 | 01:04:29 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jamie Donmoyer played the role of Francesca Frog on the show Johnny and The Sprites. She’s also puppeteered on Sesame Street, Pahapahooey Island and at Walt Disney World and Sesame Place. I talk to Jamie about her career and thoughts about puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Jamie Donmoyer exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of Figures in the Fourth Dimension by Ellen S. Rixford! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JAMIE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org Mr. Rogers Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org The Magic Garden - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Garden_(TV_series) The Great Space Coaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Space_Coaster Fraggle Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Greater Philadelphia Area Puppetry Guild - https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit- Organization/Greater-Philadelphia-Area-Puppetry-Guild-188412571186312/ Tucker's Tales (Marianne and Tom Tucker) - http://tuckerstales.dot5hosting.com/INDEX.html Steve Abrams - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-abrams-bb3040a/ Joe Cashore - http://www.cashoremarionettes.com Robert Smythe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsmythe/ Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Jane Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Henson Sesame Place - https://sesameplace.com Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ John Tartaglia - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/02/utp-25/ Muppets Make Puppets - https://www.amazon.com/Muppets-Make-Puppets-Create-Operate/dp/1563057085 Cheryl Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Henson Ed Christie - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Christie Puzzle Place - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puzzle_Place University of Connecticut - https://drama.uconn.edu/programs/puppet-arts/ Jim Kroupa - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Kroupa Carmen Osbahr - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Carmen_Osbahr Jim Martin - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Martin Noel MacNeal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_MacNeal Caroll Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Jeff Conover - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff_Conover The Legend of the Lion King - https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Lion_King Bear In The Big Blue House Live On Stage - https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House:_Live_on_Stage Pahappahooey Island - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0957981/ Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Sesame_Street_Christmas Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_4-D_Movie_Magic Johnny and the Sprites - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_and_the_Sprites Michelee Puppets - https://micheleepuppets.org Pinocchio's Marionette Theater - https://www.facebook.com/Pinocchios-Marionette-Theater-115124088566236/ Louise Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold Lolly's Radio Playdate - https://radio.wakeupyourweird.com The Chika Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chica_Show CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 69 - Kevin Menegus (Fratello Marionettes) - Under The Puppet | 01 Mar 2022 | 01:04:05 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kevin Menegus is a puppeteer and the owner of the Fratello Marionettes, a puppet company that has been producing timeless marionette shows since 1989. He’s also the co-author of the book: A Century of California Puppetry: How The West Was Strung. I talk to Kevin about his career, what drew him to marionettes, his work restoring puppets and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kevin Menegus exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a signed copy of Kevin's book A Century of California Puppetry: How the West was Strung and some actualy marionett pieces from the Fratello Marionettes build of Jack and the Beanstalk! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KEVIN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Pelham Puppets - http://www.pelhampuppets.uk.com Bob Pelham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_Puppets Marionettes: How to Make and Work Them by Helen Fling - https://www.amazon.com/Marionettes-How-Make-Work-Them/dp/0486229092/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Ed Johnson - Applesause the dragon - http://www.detroitkidshow.com/Willy_Dooit.htm Detroit Puppeteer Guild - http://www.detroitpuppeteersguild.org Wayne Martin Puppets - http://www.waynemartinpuppets.com Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Lettie Schubert (Obituary) - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-05-me-schubert5-story.html Children’s Fairyland - https://fairyland.org Conservatory of Music - University of the Pacific - https://music.pacific.edu/music Palace of Fine Arts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fine_Arts Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com Lewis Mahlman (Obituary) - https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Children-s-Fairyland-puppeteer-Lewis-5408406.php Randal Metz - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/04/utp-27/ Jim Gamble - http://www.jimgamble.com Elizabeth Luce - https://lucepuppetco.com A Century of California Puppetry - https://www.amazon.com/Century-California-Puppetry-West-Strung/dp/0921845537 Lumen Coad - https://wepa.unima.org/en/coad-canada-puppets/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 68 - Drew Allison (Grey Seal Puppets, The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland) - Under The Puppet | 01 Feb 2022 | 01:00:09 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Drew Allison is the creator and owner of Grey Seal Puppets, a puppet company that specializes in live puppet shows (many of which have received UNIMA Citations), on camera puppetry and custom character creation. He is the co-author of the very influential puppet building book The Foam Book and he puppeteered on the feature film Elmo in Grouchland. Drew Allison is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Drew Allison exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of Marionettes: How to Make and Work Them by Helen Fling! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DREW ALLISON : DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Captain Kangaroo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo Marriotnets: How To Make And Work Them by Helen Fling - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486229092 Grey Seal Puppets - https://www.greysealpuppets.com Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road UNC Wilmington - https://uncw.edu National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org UNIMA USA - https://www.unima-usa.org Puppet Rampage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpeOszd3Yo Bob Lynch - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528242/ Lisa Sturz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/ Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Carrol Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Marty Robinson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson Vania Reckard - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13229534 Dave McDonald - https://www.davemcdonald.com Center for Puppetry Arts - https://puppet.org Children’s Theater of Charlotte - https://ctcharlotte.org The Foam Book - https://www.amazon.com/Foam-Book-Building-Polyfoam-Puppets-ebook/dp/B00H4J4QCS Donald Devit - https://www.youtube.com/c/DonaldDevet/featured Seemore Goodstuff - https://youtu.be/ywKsYNNnuT0 Art Grueneberger - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/03/utp-26/ Jim Henson Foundation Grant - https://www.hensonfoundation.org/grants/artist-grants/ Swazzle - https://www.swazzle.com UNIMA Citation of Excellence - https://www.unima-usa.org/winners Puppeteers of America President's Award - https://www.puppeteers.org/awards CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 67 - Laura Bacon (Patsy May, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Dark Crystal) - Under The Puppet | 01 Jan 2022 | 00:57:46 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Laura Bacon is the creator and puppeteer of Patsy May who went all the way to the finals of Britain’s Got Talent. She’s also puppeteered on Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and the recent incarnation of Spitting Image. I talk to Laura about her path to puppetry and her career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Laura Bacon exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Critterosity Glove Puppet Craft Kit by Swazzle! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH LAURA BACON: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Fraggle Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock Caroll Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Warwick Brownlow-Pike - https://instagram.com/warrickbp Terry Pratchett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett Men At Arms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Arms Of Muppets and Men - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_(book) Long Lake Camp for the Arts - https://www.longlakecamp.com/theater-camp/ Glorified Sock Puppet Pattern - https://projectpuppet.com/products/the-glorified-sock-puppet-pattern Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Phil Fletcher - https://instagram.com/philfletcherofficial Patsy & Ian - https://youtu.be/XcST-RUYzCM Britains Got Talent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent Mavis the Suffolk Fox - https://youtu.be/R4VcRIrCfpI Mavis on the Radio - https://youtu.be/1pC-UnHAf2A Solo: A Star Wars Story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story Dark Crystal Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Alice Dinnean - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/01/utp-24/ Neil Sterenberg - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Neil_Sterenberg Spitting Image - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_Image CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 66 - Greg Ballora (Spider-Man 2, Ratched, Team America) - Under The Puppet | 01 Dec 2021 | 01:07:51 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Greg Ballora is a puppeteer and builder who has had an incredible career in the business starting out working on projects such as Timmy the Tooth, Muppets Tonight, and Spider-Man 2 through to today working on shows like Earth to Ned and Ratched. Greg has also trained new puppeteers at the Disney Parks so there is a lot of great puppetry advice in the discussion ahead. Also, this month you can win a Monkey Boys Productions FLICK Beginner Puppet Building Kit! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH GREG BALLORA: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Magpie Time - https://vimeo.com/2050758 Bob Hartman - http://hartmanpuppetry.com Lisa Sturz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/ Len Levitt - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506229/ Marty Krofft - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/01/utp-36/ DC Follies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._Follies Jim Gamble - http://www.jimgamble.com Gremlins 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins_2:_The_New_Batch Robocop 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_2 Batman Returns - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns Men in Black II - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_II Spider-Man 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_2 Timmy the Tooth - https://youtu.be/bi6eA-W_C4Y Phil Baron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Baron Allan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/ Michael Earl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Earl_(puppeteer) Bruce Lanoil - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/12/utp-010/ James Murray - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015/ Alef Bet Blastoff - https://youtu.be/dcrE7sx25jI Muppets Tonight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppets_Tonight Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson The Mr. Potato Head - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mr._Potato_Head_Show Kevin Carlson - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/11/utp-009/ Michelle Zamora - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/06/utp-60/ Team America: World Police - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_America:_World_Police Bill Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird Peter Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baird Thom Fountain - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/07/utp-005/ Chiodo Brothers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chiodo_Brothers Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse Crash & Bernstein - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_&_Bernstein Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/ Ratched - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratched_(TV_series) Ratched Clip (trigger warning) - https://youtu.be/IgTvmeSdShg Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/ Raymond Carr - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/02/utp-37/ Mr. World Commercial - https://youtu.be/22Vkdfxwfco CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 65 - The Barbarian and the Troll with Drew Massey, Peggy Etra & Nicolette Santino - Under The Puppet | 01 Nov 2021 | 01:06:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The Barbarian and the Troll is a comedic puppet television series that began airing on Nickelodeon in April of 2021. Set in the the fantasy realm of Gothmoria, The Barbarian and the Troll tells the story of Brendar the Barbarian and Evan the Troll with an all puppet cast. I talk to the show’s co-creator Drew Massey and series puppeteers Peggy Etra and Nicollette Santino about the development and production of The Barbarian and the Troll on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a $50 Digital Gift Card to projectpuppet.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DREW MASSEY: CONNECT WITH PEGGY ETRA: CONNECT WITH NICOLETTE SANTINO: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Barbarian and the Troll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barbarian_and_the_Troll Mike Mitchell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mitchell_(director) Krull - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film) Dragonslayer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonslayer_(1981_film) Dark Crystal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal Nickelodeon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon Sid and Marty Krofft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft Scott Johnson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426192/ Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Alex_%22Jurgen%22_Ferguson Russ Walko - http://puppetgarage.com/index.html Carol Binion - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083007/ Rachel Burson - https://www.instagram.com/rachelmadestudio Gabriella Padilla - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083007/ Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/ Gordon Smuder - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/10/utp-33/ Colleen Smith - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/09/utp-63/ Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned Michael Oosterom - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649003/ James Murray - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015 Allan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/ Sarah Sarang Oh - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5344942/ Jeny Cassady - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1674431/ Paramount Plus - https://www.paramountplus.com CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 64 - Antubert Johnson (The Live Test Show, Aniform Puppets) - Under The Puppet | 01 Oct 2021 | 00:53:10 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Antubert Johnson saw an Aniform puppet on TV when he was a kid and made it his life goal to figure out how to build one. This episode I talk to Antubert about the history of the Aniform puppet and how he built one from scratch that he performs it regularly on the YouTube Show The Live Test Show. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Antubert exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a $100 Digital Gift Card to projectpuppet.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH ANTUBERT JOHNSON: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Captain Kangaroo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo Fred from Captain Kangaroo - https://youtu.be/8jVU-BVeS2c Barney's Army - http://barneysarmy.com Barney's Army Test Footage - https://youtu.be/vtttdWQmF2w America’s Funniest Videos - https://www.afv.com The Electric Company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Company The Electric Company - Loreli - https://youtu.be/FDmJSm8fZWU Malcom Game Show (Pilot) - https://youtu.be/Rn2aqYna0AQ Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org Foodini the Great - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodini_the_Great Jimmy Fallon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon Boston Comedy Festival - https://bostoncomedyfest.com Tommy Chong - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Chong Emmanuel Lewis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Lewis Marc "Skippy" Price - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Price What's My Line? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F Talkers Magazine - https://www.talkers.com The Live Test Show - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Q001_jHw2DaW48WuC6dFw Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series) Jim Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 63 - Colleen Smith (The Barbarian and the Troll, Earth To Ned, No You Shut Up) | 01 Sep 2021 | 01:11:20 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Colleen Smith puppeteered Brendar the Barbarian on the Nickelodeon show The Barbarian and the Troll. She also performed the sarcastic A.I. BETI on the Disney+ show Earth To Ned. Other credits include No You Shut Up!, The Happytime Murders and hundreds of live stage shows with Brian Henson’s puppet improv show Puppet Up! - Uncensored! I talk to Colleen about her path to puppetry, her thoughts on puppet improv and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Colleen exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck courtesy of puppetdeck.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH COLLEEN SMITH: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Great Muppet Caper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper Poltergeist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film) The Groundlings - https://groundlings.com UCLA Extension - https://www.uclaextension.edu Bill Haller Voice Lessons - https://hallermusicstudio.com Viewpoints Acting Training - https://dramatics.org/understanding-viewpoints/ Patrick Bristow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bristow The Jim Henson Company - https://www.henson.com Puppet Up! - Uncensored - https://puppetup.com Warren the Ape - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_the_Ape Late Night Liars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_Liars Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/ Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/ No You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up! Drew Massey - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/04/utp-002/ The Happytime Murders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happytime_Murders Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://www.netflix.com/title/80201868 Kirk Thatcher - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/08/utp-19/ Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse Earth To Ned - https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/earth-to-ned Barbarian and the Troll - https://www.nick.com/shows/the-barbarian-and-the-troll Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - http://glop.us That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show Dave Chapman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/07/utp-61/ Louise Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold Andrew Spooner - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Andrew_Spooner Nigel Plaskett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002389/ Leslie Carra-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 96 - Heather Henson & Craig Shemin Present: Movin' Right Along: Jim Henson's Washington Road To Stardom | 01 Jun 2024 | 01:25:01 | |
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 tour. I recorded the audio of that bus trip in binaural audio and I present it to you now on this episode of Under The Puppet. Visit Underthepuppet.com to see a collection of pictures I took on the tour. Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 62 - Joey Mazzarino (Sesame Street, Donkey Hodie, Muppets) | 01 Aug 2021 | 00:56:50 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Joey Mazzarino started as a puppeteer on Sesame Street in 1989. He’d go on to perform characters such as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and Horatio the Elephant. He joined Sesame Street’s writing staff in 1991 and would become head writer on the show in 2009. He also co-wrote the screenplays for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and Muppets From Space. I talk to Joey Mazzarino about his career in puppetry and writing for puppets on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a handmade Flat-Footed Frizzle puppet made by David Stephens! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON Joey Mazzarino: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Empire Strikes Back - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Tisch School of the Arts - https://tisch.nyu.edu Fordham - https://www.fordham.edu Ben Harney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Harney_(actor) Camille Bonora - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Bonora Jim Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson Richard Hunt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer) Of Muppets and Men - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_(book) The Jim Henson Hour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Hour Song of the Cloud Forest - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Cloud_Forest Steve Whitmire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Whitmire John Kennedy - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/12/utp-54/ Kevin Clash – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Carmen Osbahr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Osbahr Craig Shemin - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Craig_Shemin Lisa Simon - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1016686/ David Rudman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman Colambo - https://youtu.be/CJbMd-kmmcY Jon Stone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stone Ted May - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_May Jeff Moss - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Moss I Don't Wan't To Live on the Moon - https://youtu.be/kIq8jLj5TzU Norman Stiles - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_Stiles 200 Year Old Man - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Year_Old_Man Bobcat Goldthwait - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat_Goldthwait Matt Vogel - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/07/utp-50/ Bernie Broccoli - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Bernie_Broccoli Filfil - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Filfil Lin-Manuel Miranda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Stephanie D’Abruzzo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo Chris Jackson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Chris_Jackson Hamilton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical) In The Heights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heights Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Jerry Juhl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Juhl Mandy Patinkin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin Puppets for Puppetry - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Puppets_for_Puppetry Kidding - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidding Donkey Hodie - https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/donkey-hodie Adam Rudman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014204/ Mo Willams - http://www.mowillems.com Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - https://youtu.be/nKZo2tVTBpo CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 61 - Dave Chapman (Dark Crystal, Star Wars, Otis the Aardvark) | 01 Jul 2021 | 01:18:54 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dave Chapman wrote a letter to Jim Henson when he was 11. 8 or so years later he was puppeteering on his first professional gig, Muppets Treasure Island. Since then he puppeteered Otis the Aardvark for 5 years on the BBC, performed as The Emperor Skeksis in Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and is one of the puppeteers the iconic round droid BB-8 in the recent Star Wars Films. He also assisted Frank Oz for Yoda’s big return to the screen in The Last Jedi. I talk with Dave Chapman about his career and thoughts on puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a copy of Puppetry: How to Do It by Mervyn Millar! Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Dave Chapman, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Punch & Judy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Hamstead Heath - https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/tag/hampstead-heath/ London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - https://www.lamda.ac.uk Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Jim Henson’s The Creature Shop - http://creatureshop.com Muppet Treasure Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson Neal Scanlon - https://www.nealscanlan.com Otis the Aardvark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_the_Aardvark Alistair Patrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Petrie David Barclay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barclay_(puppeteer) Mike Quinn - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/04/utp-58/ Karen Prell - http://www.karenprell.com Saturday Mash-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Mash-Up! Tiny & Mr. Duk - https://youtu.be/x9oZevhg9xg That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show Colleen Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/ Lousie Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold BB-8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8 Star Wars: The Force Awakens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens Yoda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Star Wars: The Last Jedi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance Louis Leterrier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leterrier Bill Barretta - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/08/utp-006/ CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 60 - Michelle Zamora (Waffles & Mochi, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Viva La Puppet) | 01 Jun 2021 | 00:48:00 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michelle Zamora puppeteers Waffles on the hit Netflix series Waffles + Mochi. She’s performed and built puppets for TV shows including A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO, for Theater where she won an award for her puppetry designs and for commercials and music videos. I talk to Michelle about her career and her puppet company Viva La Puppet on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a Fraggle Rock sketch book! Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Michelle Zamora, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MICHELLE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA) A Black Lady Sketch Show Intro CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 59 - Gord Robertson (Zoboomafoo, Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour) | 01 May 2021 | 01:13:00 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Gord Robertson was the puppeteer of Zoboomafoo, the talking Lemur from the television show of the same name. He also played Bill, the psychopathic ventriloquist dummy on the tv show Puppets Who Kill. I sit down with Gord Robertson to talk about his career that began as a puppeteer and suit performer on Fraggle Rock and continues to this day in tv shows movies such as the recent thriller Come Play. Also, this month you can win a set of pins inspired by Jim Henson's doodles! Listen to find out how to enter.
For even more of my talk with Gord Robertson, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH GORD: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 58 - Mike Quinn (Muppets, Dark Crystal, Star Wars) | 01 Apr 2021 | 01:30:28 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mike Quinn’s first professional puppetry gig was working for Jim Henson on The Great Muppet Caper. His second job was working on The Dark Crystal. Since then he’s puppeteered on a ton of projects including The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, and The Ghost of Faffner Hall. He also played the role of Nien Nunb in the film Return of the Jedi and he reprised the role in Star Wars episodes VII-IX. I talk with Mike Quinn about these roles and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win an exclusive Under the Puppet Puppeteer Headband! Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Mike Quinn, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MIKE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Woody's Roundup from Toy Story 2 CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 57 - Noreen Young (Under the Umbrella Tree, Hi Diddle Day) | 01 Mar 2021 | 01:02:11 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Noreen Young is an incredibly influential puppeteer, puppet builder and producer who has been working in the business for decades. She had a hand in creating several iconic Canadian TV Shows including Hi Diddle Day and Pencil Box, she built puppets for TV Shows like Today’s Special and Telefrancais, and she created, produced and puppeteered on the show Under the Umbrella Tree which ran on the CBC and then The Disney Channel for years. Several of Noreen’s puppets are housed at the Canadian Museum of History and in 1995 she was awarded the Order of Canada, that country’s highest civilian honor, for her work in children’s television. I talk toNoreen Young about her career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a copy of Out of the Shadows - The Henson Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet Theater by Leslee Asch courtesy of Inform Press. Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Noreen Young, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH NOREEN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Puppets Up International Festival CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: RESEARCH: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 56 - Jim Napolitano (Nappy’s Puppets, Walking Dead World Beyond, Weinerville) | 01 Feb 2021 | 01:16:47 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jim Napolitano is the creator of Nappy’s Puppets. He’s known throughout the US as one of the leading shadow puppetry artists performing today. In addition to performing his uniquely hilarious shows all across the country, he’s also done film and TV work for show like the Between the Lions, Weinerville and, most recently, The Walking Dead: The World Beyond. I talk to Jim Napolitano about his creative process and puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck! Listen to the episode to find out how to enter! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JIM: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: National Puppetry Conference - The O'Neill Chad Williams Wonderspark Puppets The Walking Dead: The World Beyond CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 55 - Willie Tyler (Laugh-In, Motorcity Revue, Hello Dummy) | 01 Jan 2021 | 00:35:54 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Willie Tyler is a ventriloquist who, along with his partner Lester, has been making a living in show business since the 1960s when he was hired as the MC for Motown’s Motorcity Review. He joined the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in in 1972 and has appeared in countless tv shows, commercials and films since. He’s opened for such heavy hitters as Sammy Davis Jr, Ann-Margaret, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Frank Sinatra. Willie Tyler is a legend and he is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a one of a kind Under The Puppet Special edition Doweling Puppet handmade by David Stephens of All Hands Productions. Listen to the episode to find out how to enter! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH WILLIE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Maher School of Ventriloquism - Fred Maher TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:
HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 54 - John Kennedy (Sesame Street, Jack's Big Music Show, Dinosaurs) | 01 Dec 2020 | 01:39:11 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - John Kennedy is a puppeteer on Sesame Street where he plays Mumford the Magician. His other credits include work on The Muppets, Dinosaurs, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, and Jack's Big Music Show. I sit down to talk with John about his career including his first day working with The Muppets where he assisted Jim Henson on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, listen to hear how to win a practice puppet and more from UzzyWorks.com!
Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JOHN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Truck Shackley and the Texas Critters (Tony Turbano) Here Come The Muppets Commercial The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 53 - Nina Keogh (Today's Special, Mr. Dressup, The Santa Clause) | 01 Nov 2020 | 01:03:46 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Nina Keogh puppeteered the rhyming Muffy Mouse on the show Today’s Special. Her other puppetry credits include work on the iconic Canadian kids shows, The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup as well as the 1994 Walt Disney Pictures film The Santa Clause. Some might say that Nina was born into puppetry as both her parents and her grandfather were puppeteers as well. I talk to Nina Keogh about her family’s puppetry legacy and her career in this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, listen to hear how to win a $50 gift card to PuppetPelts.com! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH NINA: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 95 - Danny Montooth (Disney, Perception Studios, Geico) | 01 May 2024 | 01:11:55 | |
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 commercials, movies, web series and more in this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Danny Montooth exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Connect with Danny Montooth: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 52 - Kevin Clash (Muppets, Sesame Street, Dark Crystal, Earth To Ned) | 01 Oct 2020 | 01:34:21 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kevin Clash made Sesame Street’s Elmo the global phenomenon he is today. He worked with The Muppets starring as Clifford, who went on to host Muppets Tonight. He puppeteered and voiced Master Splinter in the 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films and puppeteered Aughra in the Netflix Series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. His numerous other credits include Captain Kangaroo, The Great Space Coaster, Dinosaurs, HappyTime Murders and Earth to Ned. Kevin Clash is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KEVIN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 51 - Tony Urbano (Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, Dusty's Treehouse) | 01 Sep 2020 | 01:37:03 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Tony Urbano is a puppeteer who was trained by and worked with master puppeteers such as Ralph Chessé and Bil and Cora Baird. Tony turned down a job offer from Jim Henson to focus on building his own career, a career that included hundreds of commercials and television and film work including Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, Men In Black, Team America and many, many more. It would be hard to cover his entire career and the impact he’s had on the art of puppetry in ten episodes but we get a good start here as Tony Urbano is my guest on this episode of Under the Puppet. Thank you to UNIMA-USA for donating the amazing giveaway for this episode! Learn more about UNIMA-USA at http://www.unima-usa.org Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH TONY: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Tunabout Theater Company - Book Barbara Madrell and the Mandrell Sisters McDonalds McNuggets Halloween Commercial Flight of the Navigator - Life After the Navigator - Randal Kleiser DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 50 - Matt Vogel (Sesame Street, The Muppets) | 31 Jul 2020 | 01:01:54 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Matt Vogel is a principal Muppet performer who took over the roles of Sesame Street’s Big Bird and The Count as well as the most recognizable puppet in the world, Kermit the Frog. He also performed the villainous Constantine in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted and has made The Muppet’s Uncle Deadly the breakout fan favorite he is today. I sit down with Matt Vogel to talk about his work with these characters, the new Muppet’s series Muppets Now on Disney+, and much more on this episode of Under the Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MATT: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 49 - Vent Haven Museum with curator Lisa Sweasy | 15 Jul 2020 | 00:31:43 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky is the world’s only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism. I speak with Vent Haven’s curator Lisa Sweasy about the museum and it’s unique collection in this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH VENT HAVEN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||