Category Archives: Richard Hunt

Who Was Richard Hunt?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Max

Many of Richard Hunt’s Muppet characters are household names: Beaker, Scooter, Janice. Statler and Waldorf. Hunt even played Miss Piggy for a season of The Muppet Show, Elmo for a year on Sesame Street. So why is his name not … Continue reading →

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One, Two, Three Thank Yous!

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Max

I can’t “Count” how pleased I am with Jerry Nelson’s recent shoutout in an interview with Ryan Dosier’s Muppet Mindset blog. Nelson finishes a Richard Hunt story by saying, “You’ll have to read about anything more in Max Stein’s book … Continue reading →

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Toronto Fraggle Geography

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Max

Recently Fraggle Rock producer Lawrence Mirkin gave me a walking tour of Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood, where the show was filmed. Here’s a google map I made from the tour, a snapshot of the area between roughly 1982 and 1986. It … Continue reading →

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Jerry Nelson interview, Part I

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Max

If there were a Mount Rushmore of main Muppet performers, it would feature Jerry Nelson’s face. Best known as the Count, Nelson has performed countless roles in his nearly fifty years as a puppeteer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show … Continue reading →

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Richard Hunt and the Mean Genie

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Max

The Mean Genie is one of Richard’s one-time Fraggle Rock characters (episode 309). When sweet, indecisive Wembley Fraggle (Steve Whitmire) lets the genie out of his bottle, the genie immediately takes advantage, testing the limits of his temporary escape, teasing, … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Connection is #1!

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Max

The Rainbow Connection is the number one best-seller at Quimby’s bookstore this week! Thank you, Chicago!

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