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Tag Archives: The Muppets
Funny Boy Listing from the Publisher!
Here is the official listing from Rutgers with lots of information: publication date, summary, chapter titles and more! Hooray! I’m so grateful to all of you for your support and encouragement.
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Tagged Funny Boy, Jessica Max Stein, Richard Hunt, Sesame Street, The Muppets
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Pub Date Announcement
I’m pleased to announce that Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography will be released by Rutgers University Press on March 15, 2024! Thanks to all who helped along the way!
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Tagged Funny Boy, Jessica Max Stein, Richard Hunt, The Muppet Show, The Muppets
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RIP Phyllis George
Phyllis George wasn’t just Miss America and a sportscaster; she was The Muppet Show‘s best guest star! (At least according to them.) Her death reminded me of when the Muppets bestowed that title on her, with this great song from … Continue reading
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Tagged Jessica Max Stein, Miss America, Phyllis George, Richard Hunt, Scooter, The Muppets
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Happy Birthday, Richard Hunt!
Celebrating Richard Hunt’s birthday, as ever, by working on his biography. Here’s a character who was a stand-in for Hunt himself in the early days of The Muppet Show: Scooter, a young, eager apprentice who quickly made himself an indispensible … Continue reading
Interview #92: Mark Hamill
I’m so grateful to the nearly 100 of Hunt’s family, friends and colleagues who have shared their stories and helped me understand him and his life. Mark Hamill contributed some especially good stories. Just another reason to look forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged Jessica Max Stein, Mark Hamill, Richard Hunt, Star Wars, The Muppets
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Happy Birthday, Jerry Nelson
Thinking of Jerry Nelson, who would have been 82 years young today. Here’s the biographical essay I wrote about him, “The Count Writes a Haiku”. Grateful for all his work to make “millions of people happy”.
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