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To make discoveries, you have to be curious about why the universe is the way it is.

Isaac Asimov on curiosity, taking risk and the value of space exploration – priceless 1983 Muppets Magazine interview

posted 04 April, 2013
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here’s the Muppet’s stirring rendition of Danny Boy.

Learn how to make puppets from the Jim Henson Creature Workshop

The talented Holly Conrad and Jessica Merizan have their own show on The Nerdist channel where they usually teach cosplay tips or other DIY projects. This time around they had the opportunity to learn how to make puppets from Julie Zobel of the Jim Henson Creature Shop.

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posted 12 February, 2013
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Some unlucky kid got the derp Muppet under their tree on Christmas morning.

posted 27 December, 2012
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I don’t want to believe: Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash accused of sex crimes with a minor

While Elmo isn’t my favorite Muppet ever, Kevin Clash is one of my favorite puppeteers ever. So I don’t even think I want to believe the accusations now facing him, that he had a sexual relationship with a minor. Kevin Clash is awesome and can do no wrong, dammit.

posted 12 November, 2012
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Happy 76th birthday, Jim Henson

Today is Jim Henson’s birthday… he would’ve been 76. The man redefined generations of kids’ entertainment and changed the world. There won’t be another Jim Henson for 100 generations.

Jerry Nelson, one of the original Muppeteers, dead at 78

Nelson’s credits on Muppets were generally supporting characters like Camilla the Chicken, Sgt. Floyd Pepper of Electric Mayhem or Lew Zealand. In Fraggle Rock he played the lead Fraggle, Gobo, and in Sesame Street he was Sherlock Hemlock, Count Von Count, and Mr. Snuffleupagus. This short list of more well known characters does little to illustrate the involvement he had with Jim Henson since the very beginning of the Muppets, and his more stand out characters took advantage of his singing voice. He was last heard as an announcer in 2011’s The Muppets.

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posted 24 August, 2012
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Chick-Fil-A lies about Muppet toys being dangerous, issue a recall

The above photo says that as of 07/19/12, but this sign was apparently put up just in the last couple days at Chick-Fil-A stores around the US, perfectly timed to the Jim Henson Company’s public statement that Chick-Fil-A can choke on a big, greasy cock because of the chicken joint’s openly anti-gay views.

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The Muppets and the mayor of Boston versus Mike Huckabee and the WBC in the battle of Chick-Fil-A

Fast food chain Chick-Fil-A has never tried at all tried to hide their conservative Christian philosophy. They’re closed on Sundays, they hold frequent employee prayer sessions and the company contributes millions to conservative causes. But recently, as CEO Dan Cathay has become very vocal about his opposition to gay marriage, the lines have been drawn. One one side… the Muppets and the mayor of Boston. On the other… Mike Huckabee and the Westboro Baptist Church.

BBC and Jim Henson team up on a new Muppets style show called ‘No Strings Attached’

Probably due to the success of The Muppets movie, The Jim Henson Company has teamed up with the BBC to bring Henson puppets back to television with ‘No Strings Attached’, in what sounds like a kind of game show with Muppets and weekly guest celebrities.

Evening cartoons: “Puppet Fiction”

Presenting Puppet Fiction, a Pulp Fiction/Muppet mash-up. Join Jules and Vincent as you’ve never seen them before. Brought to you by the letter G.

Fan art of the day: The Once and Future Muppet

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Daily Discussion: Who’s your favorite Muppet?

I know, I know, this is a fairly difficult daily discussion, since almost all the Muppets are awesome in their own way, but if you only had to pick one or two or three of your favorite ones, who would they be? Kermit? Pepe the prawn? Animal? Dr. Teeth?