This week Jarrod surprises Joe with legendary Muppet performer Fran Brill. Fran was the first female puppeteer hired by Jim Henson back in 1970 and spent over 40 years on Sesame Street playing beloved characters like Prairie Dawn, Little Bird and Zoe.

 Listen as we chat Saturday Night Live, the Jim Henson Hour Zondra stans, little tiny Season 40 Zoe and a heck of a lot more!

This week Joe surprises Jarrod with long time Sesame Street Muppet performer Martin Robinson!  Marty is the man under and inside some of your favorite characters like Telly Monster, Slimey and Snuffy, plus a whole tonne more.

Join us as we discuss the busted up microphone that helps voice Snuffy, Marty's work on Helpsters, and why it's important for kids to see anxious characters like Telly.  Plus Muppet Babies, weddings on the set of Sesame Street and the world's creepiest clown puppet.

To Introduce Our Guest Star is back! We're kicking off Season 2 with the brilliant puppeteer Alice Dinnean, who has worked on projects like Sesame Street, Muppets Haunted Mansion and... oh yeah, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!

Plus we talk elephants and Britta Perry, then some guy gate crashes.

Welcome back to the second episode of The Great Muppet Fandom Panel - ToughPigs' recurring podcast featuring Muppet fans chatting about the latest in Muppet news!

ToughPigs writers Julia Gaskill, Louie Pearlman, and Joe Hennes join J.D. for a winter wonderland of Muppet news and discussion. Did we like Best in Snow? “Night of the Lights”? Fraggle NFTs? Results may vary.

Also discussed: Bob McGrath, imaginary Muppet theme park attractions, and Disco Kermit.

Surprise!  There's a brand new episode of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock available to watch right now on Apple TV+!  Double surprise!  There's also a new episode of Fraggle Talk - the unofficial Fraggle Rock podcast - available to listen to as well!

After having completed our entire series of Back to the Rock reviews and recaps with the cast and crew of the show, we couldn't leave the project incomplete.  So with more from the show, we knew we just had to record an extra episode of our podcast.  It's a holiday miracle!

A special episode requires some special guests, so we're excited to welcome ToughPigs' Fraggle expert Beth Cook and ToughPigs' Christmas expert Anthony Strand!  We're talking about the Fraggles' newest holiday, sabre-toothed Inkspots, and the possibility that Fraggles don't have the concept of the number 3.

ToughPigs is proud to introduce a brand new series of podcast specials airing between seasons of our various ToughPigs podcasts… it’s The Great Muppet Fandom Panel! This recurring series will feature a look at the latest Muppet news of the season, with ridiculous commentary from Muppet fans on the ToughPigs team.

In our debut episode, ToughPigs writers Beth Cook, Shane Keating, and Ryan Roe star as panelists, as moderator J.D. Hansel makes them talk about Sam & Friends, live events, D23, and Sesame Street: The Musical whether they’d like to or not.

Also discussed: trash merchandise, Shane’s hot wood takes, criminal latex puppets, and customizable door knockers.

Hosted by: J.D. Hansel

Panelists: Ryan Roe, Shane Keating, and Beth Cook

Artwork by: Kenny Durkin

Editing, writing, and opening theme by: J.D. Hansel

ToughPigs Muppet Fan Podcast Executive Producer: Joe Hennes

Well, all good things must come to an end, and also Season 2 of Hubba-Wha?! has to come to an end. But don’t be too sad, because Becca’s wrapping the season with a challenge of Brobdinagian proportions. ToughPigs co-owners Jarrod Fairclough and Ryan Roe are in the hotseats for the hardest Hubba-Wha?! episode ever recorded, full of Muppet and Henson trivia even Becca isn’t always sure how to pronounce. Which ToughPigs titan will be this week’s toughest pig? Our contestants will have to survive the mysterious theater of Vincent Twice, face the monsters in the mirror, and find a mischievous duck named Hugo if they want to win fabulous prizes and prove they’re the champions of champions. Can you keep up? Plus: who’s out there rhyming “wubba” with “umbra” anyway?

Hosted by: Becca Petunia

Guests: Jarrod Fairclough and Ryan Roe

Questions, Logo, Production, and Editing by: Becca Petunia

Theme Music by: Staci Rosen

Additional Host Artwork by: Richard Gomez

ToughPigs Muppet Fan Podcast Executive Producer: Joe Hennes

ALSO: Please comment on social media or message Becca to tell us what you thought of this season!

Grab your duckies and your pigeons, because it’s time for a very special episode of Hubba-Wha?! This week, Becca’s thinking about the Muppets’ most dynamic duo in an episode all about Bert and Ernie! Or is it Ernie and Bert? Joining her are her good buddies Muppet fan artist Iffy and ToughPigs’ own Joe Hennes! Who will be this week’s Toughest Pig? Our guests will have to place their orders, feed Bert’s fish, and think of lovely, lilting words if they want to win our fabulous prizes. Plus: We’re still talking about which Muppet likes cinnamon toast! Do you remember?

Hosted by: Becca Petunia

Guests: Iffy and Joe Hennes

Questions, Logo, Production, and Editing by: Becca Petunia

Theme Music by: Staci Rosen

Additional Host Artwork by: Richard Gomez

ToughPigs Muppet Fan Podcast Executive Producer: Joe Hennes

ALSO: Barenaked Ladies cover “La La La”

ALSO ALSO: Guster covers “I’ve Got to Be Clean”

Subway is proud to present this week’s Hubba-Wha?! episode about Muppets Most Wanted. Just kidding: Becca didn’t get any sponsors for this. But she’s not kidding about a full episode of trivia questions about the Muppets’ most recent motion picture. Joining her on this world tour are David Levy from the Muppeturgy podcast and ToughPigs’ own Julia Gaskill. Who will be this week’s evilest pig? Our contestants will have to answer questions about celebrity lullabies, the longest jam sessions, and The Muppet Vault. Play along at home and see if you can outsmart the world’s greatest criminal frog himself! Plus: what rhymes with “unicorn” anyway?

Hosted by: Becca Petunia

Guests: David Levy and Julia Gaskill

Questions, Logo, Production, and Editing by: Becca Petunia

Theme Music by: Staci Rosen

Additional Host Artwork by: Richard Gomez

ToughPigs Muppet Fan Podcast Executive Producer: Joe Hennes

If you know Becca Petunia, you know she owns a lot of Sesame merchandise. This week on Hubba-Wha?!, she’s decided to make that into everyone else’s problem with a grab bag of Sesame questions inspired by things she found lying around her apartment. Join ToughPigs’ Louie Pearlman and Sesame Street Musical performer Joe Newman-Getzler as they rise to the occasion, answering questions about the letter of the day, Steve Martin’s influence on Sesame music, and how to teach an old dog new tricks. Plus: which Muppet is Luis’s best friend? You’ll never guess…

Hosted by: Becca Petunia

Guests: Joe Newman-Getzler and Louie Pearlman

Questions, Logo, Production, and Editing by: Becca Petunia

Theme Music by: Staci Rosen

Additional Host Artwork by: Richard Gomez

ToughPigs Muppet Fan Podcast Executive Producer: Joe Hennes

ALSO: Here’s that “Sesamerot” TikTok user that Becca and Louie were talking about