Category Archives: Muppets

Sentimental Ernie

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Apparently people have been citing shows like Will & Grace and Glee as reasons why the national attitude on homosexuality has changed, although whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on who’s doing the citing. I’m surprised none … Continue reading →

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Snuffle Off to Buffalo

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

It’s weird what you can turn up when you do just a brief Internet search for a commonly known topic. In this case, it’s that Mr. Snuffleupagus’ parents were going to get a divorce, but the episode didn’t test well … Continue reading →

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Elmo Knows Where You Live

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey – This film tells the story of Kevin Clash, the performer for Elmo as well as a director and producer on Sesame Street. Clash was definitely someone who chased a dream, working with and making … Continue reading →

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The Jazz Owl

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Seeing as how I’ve written about owls and Sesame Street this week, I might as well include another post about Hoots the Owl, Sesame Street’s resident jazz musician. This saxophone-playing owl first appeared on the show in 1985, and is … Continue reading →

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The Hungry History of Cookie Monster

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

We all know about Cookie Monster, that googly-eyed gluttonous gobbler of glutenous treats, originator of the onomotopoeia “om nom nom” (it always sounded more to me like “arum-rum-rum” when I was a kid, but what do I know?), and contrary … Continue reading →

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Anthropomorphic Antics

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

In this post, I’m going to look at the age-old question about how the talking Goofy and non-talking Pluto can both be dogs in the same universe. This kind of thing often seems to happen with anthropomorphic animals. Hey, in … Continue reading →

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