Talk:Panwapa
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Does Panwapa Belong?
Do articles about Panwapa really belong on the Muppet Wiki? From what I understand, the show is produced by Sesame Workshop, but so is Dragon Tales, and we don't have an article for that.
Our measuring stick for new productions has been: is it directly related to the Disney-owned Muppet Show characters, Sesame Street or an international production thereof, or produced directly by Henson. Panwapa isn't any of those. It might eventually fit into the TV Appearances category like Between the Lions and The Electric Company. But even then, the character pages wouldn't belong, since they're not technically Muppets (except maybe a mention on Bug's page that he has been recycled into Bill the Bug). -- Peter (talk) 19:06, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
- Have you checked the thing, Peter, or read the articles? The puppets were all designed and built by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop, who get credit accordingly, and if you check the credit list here, the performers are all identified as playing "The Muppets of Panwapa." So it's hardly in the same rank as Dragon Tales. Actually, I just checked, Danny had taken out the "Muppet" part. In light of your confusion, I'd say that needs to go back in. Basically, it's no different than Big Bag, produced by Sesame Workshop but with the performers, designers, and general production assistance of Henson (which the sale to Disney does not prohibit, since they're new Muppets and it's non-profit; ultimately, it's not unlike the way Jim Henson's Creature Shop is often used as an effects or puppet building house for projects which originate outside of the Jim Henson Company). -- Andrew Leal (talk) 19:22, 15 October 2007 (UTC)