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'''Olga Felgemacher''' is a puppeteer whose company, Flexitoon, created and performed the Juke Box Band on the TV show ''Shining Time Station'', and the marionettes for [[Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon's]] first series, ''Pinwheel''.
 
'''Olga Felgemacher''' is a puppeteer whose company, Flexitoon, created and performed the Juke Box Band on the TV show ''Shining Time Station'', and the marionettes for [[Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon's]] first series, ''Pinwheel''.
   
After nine seasons as a lead puppeteer with [[Bil Baird]] Marionettes, she accepted a long-standing offer from [[Jim Henson]] to join the Muppets. In [[1979]], Felgemacher puppeteered on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', doing things such as preforming in [[We're a Family]], and left shortly afterwards to create Flexitoon.
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After nine seasons as a lead puppeteer with [[Bil Baird]] Marionettes, she accepted a long-standing offer from [[Jim Henson]] to join the Muppets. In 1978, Felgemacher puppeteered on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' during its [[Season 10 (1978-1979)|10th season]], performing various [[Anything Muppets]] (including a little girl with a pet hamster in "[[We're a Family]]", and a house-painter in "[[The People in Your Neighborhood (song)|The People in Your Neighborhood]]"). Felgemacher also was an additional Muppet performer on ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''. Shortly afterwards, she left to create Flexitoon.
   
 
In her time with Baird, she starred in every production, including two that were written especially for her: retellings of [[Pinocchio]] (in which she played the title role) and [[Alice in Wonderland]] (which featured music composed by [[Joe Raposo]]). Recently, Flexitoon produced ''The Hamptoons'', which aired for two years on PLUM-TV. Her comedy short "Loopy Sloop" was an official selection at the KIDS FIRST! Film & Video Festival.
 
In her time with Baird, she starred in every production, including two that were written especially for her: retellings of [[Pinocchio]] (in which she played the title role) and [[Alice in Wonderland]] (which featured music composed by [[Joe Raposo]]). Recently, Flexitoon produced ''The Hamptoons'', which aired for two years on PLUM-TV. Her comedy short "Loopy Sloop" was an official selection at the KIDS FIRST! Film & Video Festival.
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.flexitoon.com/bio.php3 Flexitoon Creator Bios]
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*[http://www.flexitoon.com/#about Flexitoon - "Who We Are" (Bios)]
 
[[Category:Muppet Performers|Felgemacher, Olga]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Performers|Felgemacher, Olga]]

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Olga Felgemacer readies her marionette Lulu the Hobo Bug on the set of Pinwheel

Olga Felgemacher is a puppeteer whose company, Flexitoon, created and performed the Juke Box Band on the TV show Shining Time Station, and the marionettes for Nickelodeon's first series, Pinwheel.

After nine seasons as a lead puppeteer with Bil Baird Marionettes, she accepted a long-standing offer from Jim Henson to join the Muppets. In 1978, Felgemacher puppeteered on Sesame Street during its 10th season, performing various Anything Muppets (including a little girl with a pet hamster in "We're a Family", and a house-painter in "The People in Your Neighborhood"). Felgemacher also was an additional Muppet performer on The Muppet Movie. Shortly afterwards, she left to create Flexitoon.

In her time with Baird, she starred in every production, including two that were written especially for her: retellings of Pinocchio (in which she played the title role) and Alice in Wonderland (which featured music composed by Joe Raposo). Recently, Flexitoon produced The Hamptoons, which aired for two years on PLUM-TV. Her comedy short "Loopy Sloop" was an official selection at the KIDS FIRST! Film & Video Festival.

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