Jim Henson Memorial

[drcorey]

It's funny to watch the muppeteers doing thier classic voices without thier muppets. goodbye Jim, we love you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHe39ZTC ... re=related
it is sad to see some of them almost break out in tears thou.

[Disneyguy85]

Yeah, its very sad. Jim Henson left far too soon. His death was very untimely.
Those guys are awesome though.

At least now, (after some misfires) "The Muppet Show" characters seem to be on the right track and things are looking up for the Muppets.

Oh, and just in case anyone is unsure...

Disney only owns the "The Muppet Show" characters and "Bear in the Big Blue House".

The Jim Henson Company still owns "Fraggle Rock".

The "Sesame Street" characters are owned by the Sesame Workshop.

[drcorey]

Yeah, its very sad. Jim Henson left far too soon. His death was very untimely.
Those guys are awesome though.

At least now, (after some misfires) "The Muppet Show" characters seem to be on the right track and things are looking up for the Muppets.

Oh, and just in case anyone is unsure...

Disney only owns the "The Muppet Show" characters and "Bear in the Big Blue House".

The Jim Henson Company still owns "Fraggle Rock".

The "Sesame Street" characters are owned by the Sesame Workshop.

yeah, I love thier puppet tech too.
do you know Big Bird was the great grandfather of the technology that was used to create bear in the blue house?
and now they created the Coke Cola Polar bear. who technicly is a great grandchild of big bird.

and here is the coke bear rocking out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PhuBubvDXo

[Disneyguy85]

yeah, I love thier puppet tech too.
do you know Big Bird was the great grandfather of the technology that was used to create bear in the blue house?

Oh yeah! Their pupperty techniques are awesome.
I know all about how Big Big and Bear are related as far as performance techniques. I thought it was very clever of them to perform Bear in a similar way as Big Bird. A lot of people couldn't figure out how Bear was performed.

Its interesting to note that Caroll Spinney (performer of Big Bird and Oscar) has been training an understudy for Big Bird; Matt Vogel.
Matt will usually only perform Big Bird for green screen segments, or when Big Bird and Oscar are talking in the same scene. Sometimes Matt will do the voice himself, other times Caroll will dub in the lines.

[drcorey]

Oh yeah! Their pupperty techniques are awesome.
I know all about how Big Big and Bear are related as far as performance techniques. I thought it was very clever of them to perform Bear in a similar way as Big Bird. A lot of people couldn't figure out how Bear was performed.

Its interesting to note that Caroll Spinney (performer of Big Bird and Oscar) has been training an understudy for Big Bird; Matt Vogel.
Matt will usually only perform Big Bird for green screen segments, or when Big Bird and Oscar are talking in the same scene. Sometimes Matt will do the voice himself, other times Caroll will dub in the lines.

yeah caroll is getting up there in age.
those full body puppet suits take some practise to operate.
they used those suits in the movie where the wild things are.
you can see a video on youtube were they are getting all the puppeteers in shape for thier roles.

I like hanging out at the playhouse in DCA out here. you can always tell who is new in the bear.

[Disneyguy85]

I like hanging out at the playhouse in DCA out here. you can always tell who is new in the bear.

I know what you mean, thought I'm sorry to tell you that "Bear in the Big Blue House" is no longer a part of Playhouse Disney Live. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse now starts the show.

[BRWombat]

Watched both parts of the video. That was really sweet. I have to admit I got kind of teary at the last song, "If Just One Person." Jim Henson was one of my heroes growing up.

[hobie16]

[Disneyguy85]

"Mama!"

[drcorey]

"Mama!"

NOT! the Mama!
"Dinosaurs"