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| ⚫ | <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 2px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 10px;"> '''Muppet Wiki''' is a collaborative encyclopedia for everything related to '''[[Jim Henson]]''', '''''[[Sesame Street]]''''', '''''[[The Muppet Show]]''''', and '''[[The Walt Disney Company#The Muppets Studio (2004-present)|The Muppets Studio]]'''. Right now, we currently have [[Special:AllPages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] pages total and you can help us! This wiki's format also allows anyone to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to create a comprehensive database for fans of the [[What is a Muppet?|Muppets]].</div> |
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| + | '''''New Muppet Stuff''''': [[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]] return to prime-time with a new series airing on [[ABC]]. The Muppet cast and crew behind the new show held their own panels at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2015|this year's Comic-Con]] and Disney's [[D23 Expo]]. Recently, The Muppets have appeared in new spots for [[Warburtons]] and [[Small Business Saturday]]. |
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| − | '''''The Word on the Street''''': ''Sesame Street'' is now in its [[Season 45 (2014)|45th season]], featuring guest stars such as [[One Direction]], [[Ian McKellen|Sir Ian McKellen]] and first lady [[Michelle Obama]]. Veteran Muppet performer [[Caroll Spinney]] appears in ''Big Birdman'', a video parodying the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Birdman]]'' ''(watch below)''. New and upcoming video releases include the DVDs ''[[Elmo's Super Numbers]]'', ''[[Elmo's World: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes]]'' and ''[[The Best of Elmo 3]]''. Also in store for this year will be a new line of [[Funko]] ''Sesame Street'' vinyl figures; the first of which, [[Funko#Sesame Street|Super Grover]], was unveiled at [[New York Comic Con]] last October. |
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| + | '''''The Word on the Street''''': ''Sesame Street'' is moving to [[HBO]]. New half-hour episodes for the show's [[Season 46 (2016)|46th season]] will debut on the premium cable network this January and air subsequently on [[PBS]] stations. An [[Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx|autobiography]] from [[Sonia Manzano]], who played [[Maria]] for 44 years on the show, was released on August 25. The long-awaited documentary ''[[I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story]]'' is now available on video. New ''Sesame Street'' DVD releases include ''[[Play All Day with Elmo]]'' and ''[[Elmo Can Do It!]]''. |
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| − | '''''New Releases''''': [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca Film]] is set to release ''[[I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story]]'' to select theaters and video on demand services in May. New graphic novels from [[Archaia Entertainment|Archaia]] include the final installment of the four-part ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' mini-series ''[[Fraggle Rock: Journey to the Everspring|Journey to the Everspring]]'' (released on January 14), and ''[[The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow#Graphic novel|The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow]]'' (released October 1), a comic revival of an unproduced story by [[Jim Henson]] and [[Jerry Juhl]], as adapted by [[Roger Langridge]]. |
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| + | '''''Holiday Specials''''': On November 21, the Lifetime channel premiered [[Turkey Hollow|Jim Henson's ''Turkey Hollow'']], a TV movie directed and adapted by [[Kirk Thatcher]] from [[The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow|a story]] originally developed by Henson and [[Jerry Juhl]]. Later this Christmas, [[ABC Family|ABC Family's]] annual programming block ''25 Days of Christmas'' will premiere two classic Henson specials, the ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' episode "[[Episode 301: The Bells of Fraggle Rock|The Bells of Fraggle Rock]]" and ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]''. |
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| − | '''''Gerry Parkes (1924-2014)''''': Actor '''[[Gerry Parkes]]''' passed away on October 19 at the age of 90. Parkes was best known for portraying "[[Doc]]" on ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', a role he reprised for the television special ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''. |
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New Muppet Stuff: The Muppets return to prime-time with a new series airing on ABC. The Muppet cast and crew behind the new show held their own panels at this year's Comic-Con and Disney's D23 Expo. Recently, The Muppets have appeared in new spots for Warburtons and Small Business Saturday. The Word on the Street: Sesame Street is moving to HBO. New half-hour episodes for the show's 46th season will debut on the premium cable network this January and air subsequently on PBS stations. An autobiography from Sonia Manzano, who played Maria for 44 years on the show, was released on August 25. The long-awaited documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is now available on video. New Sesame Street DVD releases include Play All Day with Elmo and Elmo Can Do It!. Holiday Specials: On November 21, the Lifetime channel premiered Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow, a TV movie directed and adapted by Kirk Thatcher from a story originally developed by Henson and Jerry Juhl. Later this Christmas, ABC Family's annual programming block 25 Days of Christmas will premiere two classic Henson specials, the Fraggle Rock episode "The Bells of Fraggle Rock" and Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Other recent developments: Worlds of Puppetry permanent exhibit | Sesame Street: Another Sunny Day comic book | Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | "Flowers on the Wall" music video |
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Jim Henson began working with puppets as a college student, creating the show Sam and Friends in 1955 for a local Washington, D.C. television station. The energetic Muppets soon became a popular fixture, and led to appearances on national variety shows. Henson's commercials for a local coffee company, Wilkins Coffee, were so popular that he was hired to create similar commercials around the country. In the early 1960s, Henson moved to New York City to work on a variety of projects, including a regular guest spot on The Jimmy Dean Show for the first Muppet star, Rowlf the Dog.
In 1969, Henson was invited to participate in a ground-breaking educational show for television, Sesame Street. Initially, the Muppets were meant to be just one element among many on the show -- but the popularity of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Grover, Ernie and Bert soon made the Muppets the core of the show. Over the years, the Muppet cast has grown to include Mr. Snuffleupagus, Count von Count, Telly Monster, Rosita, Baby Bear, Zoe, and of course, the international superstar Elmo, who starred in his own segment, Elmo's World. Sesame Street is now in its 45th season, and the newest stars are host Murray Monster and fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby.
In 1976, Henson created his signature project -- The Muppet Show, a weekly prime-time variety show filled with songs, sketches and talented guest stars. Kermit the Frog is the charming and mostly unflappable host, presiding over a motley crew of performers, including diva Miss Piggy, hopeful comedian Fozzie Bear, daredevil performance artist Gonzo, young eager gofer Scooter, and the house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The Muppet Show was a huge international success, making unlikely stars out of the Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Sam the Eagle, and the two old cranks in the balcony, Statler and Waldorf.
The Muppet Show cast has continued to entertain audiences for over 30 years, spinning off into a popular series of movies, including The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island.
In the 1980s, Henson created new worlds -- the magical underground civilization of Fraggle Rock, the imagination-filled nursery of Muppet Babies, and the fantasy worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Henson's work has continued to live on beyond his death in 1990, and new productions featuring his creations are always in progress.
This wiki is dedicated to documenting, exploring and enjoying the enormous body of work that Jim Henson has created and inspired.
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