PERFORMER | Kevin Clash |
DEBUT | 1991 |
Howard Handupme is the solemn, Walter Cronkite-esque newscaster on Dinosaurs. His punning surname refers to his existence as a hand puppet, never seen except from behind a newsdesk or with his lower half otherwise concealed. Handupme is the primary anchor for DNN news, and provides expository commentary on such key events as the Al "Sexual" Harris hearings, the war with the four-leggers, and the Chief Elder election.
Handupme delivers the solemn last line in the final episode, "Changing Nature": "And taking a look at the long range forecast, continued snow, darkness, and extreme cold. This is Howard Handupme. Goodnight. Goodbye."
Brian Henson originally objected to the self-referential name of Handupme, which Michael Jacobs combated by saying "What, Brian, like people don't know?"[1]
Appearances[]
- Episode 101: The Mighty Megalosaurus
- Episode 102: The Mating Dance
- Episode 103: Hurling Day
- Episode 105: The Howling
- Episode 201: The Golden Child
- Episode 202: Family Challenge
- Episode 213: What "Sexual" Harris Meant
- Episode 215: Power Erupts
- Episode 219: Nuts To War (part 1)
- Episode 220: Nuts To War (part 2)
- Episode 221: And the Winner Is...
- Episode 303: Baby Talk
- Episode 304: Network Genius
- Episode 305: The Discovery
- Episode 401: Monster Under the Bed
- Episode 403: The Greatest Story Ever Sold
- Episode 405: Earl's Big Jackpot
- Episode 407: Changing Nature
- Episode 408*: Into the Woods
- Episode 411*: Variations on a Theme Park
- Episode 414*: Georgie Must Die