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Tag Archives: The Muppets
The Count Writes a Haiku
Jerry Nelson would have been 80 today. I was lucky to know him. Here’s my memorial essay, “The Count Writes a Haiku.”
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Tagged Fraggle Rock, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Sesame Street, The Count, The Muppet Show, The Muppets
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The Man Behind Gordon: An Interview with Roscoe Orman
You probably know Roscoe Orman best as Sesame Street’s Gordon Robinson, the iconic role he’s played since 1974. Yet Orman’s fame as Gordon masks his artistry and experience as a multifaceted character actor, performing everyone from lawless pimps to Lincoln … Continue reading
Jerry Nelson, 1934-2012
Muppeteer Jerry Nelson died yesterday. I’m very sad. In addition to being one of the main Muppet performers for over fifty years, a master at vocal versatility, singing chops, and bringing puppets to life, he was also a master at … Continue reading
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Tagged Floyd, Fraggle Rock, gone too soon, Jerry Nelson, Sesame Street, The Count, The Muppet Show, The Muppets
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A Few Rainbow Connections
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending the opening reception for the new Jim Henson’s Fantastic World exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. And I’ll be commemorating what would have been Hunt’s 60th birthday … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Meehl, Richard Hunt, The Muppets, The Rainbow Connection
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Who Was Richard Hunt?
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
One, Two, Three Thank Yous!
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