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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Greg Ballora is a puppeteer and builder who has had an incredible career in the business starting out working on projects such as Timmy the Tooth, Muppets Tonight, and Spider-Man 2 through to today working on shows like Earth to Ned and Ratched. Greg has also trained new puppeteers at the Disney Parks so there is a lot of great puppetry advice in the discussion ahead.

Also, this month you can win a Monkey Boys Productions FLICK Beginner Puppet Building Kit! Listen to find out how to enter.

Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons!

CONNECT WITH GREG BALLORA: Instagram - https://instagram.com/gregballora

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Magpie Time - https://vimeo.com/2050758

Bob Hartman - http://hartmanpuppetry.com

Lisa Sturz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/

Len Levitt - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506229/

Marty Krofft - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/01/utp-36/

DC Follies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._Follies

Jim Gamble - http://www.jimgamble.com

Gremlins 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins_2:_The_New_Batch

Robocop 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_2

Batman Returns - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns

Men in Black II - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_II

Spider-Man 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_2

Timmy the Tooth - https://youtu.be/bi6eA-W_C4Y

Phil Baron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Baron

Allan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/

Michael Earl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Earl_(puppeteer)

Bruce Lanoil - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/12/utp-010/

James Murray - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015/

Alef Bet Blastoff - https://youtu.be/dcrE7sx25jI

Muppets Tonight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppets_Tonight

Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/

Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson

The Mr. Potato Head - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mr._Potato_Head_Show

Kevin Carlson - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/11/utp-009/

Michelle Zamora - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/06/utp-60/

Team America: World Police - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_America:_World_Police

Bill Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird

Peter Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baird

Thom Fountain - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/07/utp-005/

Chiodo Brothers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chiodo_Brothers

Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse

Crash & Bernstein - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_&_Bernstein

Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/

Ratched - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratched_(TV_series)

Ratched Clip (trigger warning) - https://youtu.be/IgTvmeSdShg

Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned

Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/

Raymond Carr - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/02/utp-37/

Mr. World Commercial - https://youtu.be/22Vkdfxwfco

CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: Spider-Man 2 - https://youtu.be/P6mkjW5rAmU Mr. Potato Head Show - https://youtu.be/JbrEsZGwIGw

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The Barbarian and the Troll is a comedic puppet television series that began airing on Nickelodeon in April of 2021. Set in the the fantasy realm of Gothmoria, The Barbarian and the Troll tells the story of Brendar the Barbarian and Evan the Troll with an all puppet cast. I talk to the show's co-creator Drew Massey and series puppeteers Peggy Etra and Nicollette Santino about the development and production of The Barbarian and the Troll on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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CONNECT WITH DREW MASSEY: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557297/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/orangehatmassey

CONNECT WITH PEGGY ETRA: WEBSITE - https://www.facebook.com/PeggyEtraEntertainment/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540768/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/peggerpoo2

CONNECT WITH NICOLETTE SANTINO: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5201200/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/nicolette.santino

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

The Barbarian and the Troll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barbarian_and_the_Troll

Mike Mitchell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mitchell_(director)

Krull - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film)

Dragonslayer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonslayer_(1981_film)

Dark Crystal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal

Nickelodeon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon

Sid and Marty Krofft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft

Scott Johnson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426192/

Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Alex_%22Jurgen%22_Ferguson

Russ Walko - http://puppetgarage.com/index.html

Carol Binion - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083007/

Rachel Burson - https://www.instagram.com/rachelmadestudio

Gabriella Padilla - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083007/

Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/

Gordon Smuder - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/10/utp-33/

Colleen Smith - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/09/utp-63/

Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned

Michael Oosterom - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649003/

James Murray - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015

Allan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/

Sarah Sarang Oh - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5344942/

Jeny Cassady - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1674431/

Paramount Plus - https://www.paramountplus.com

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Antubert Johnson saw an Aniform puppet on TV when he was a kid and made it his life goal to figure out how to build one. This episode I talk to Antubert about the history of the Aniform puppet and how he built one from scratch that he performs it regularly on the YouTube Show The Live Test Show.

Plus, hear more of my conversation with Antubert exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android!IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev

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CONNECT WITH ANTUBERT JOHNSON:YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Q001_jHw2DaW48WuC6dFw

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Captain Kangaroo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo

Fred from Captain Kangaroo - https://youtu.be/8jVU-BVeS2c

Barney's Army - http://barneysarmy.com

Barney's Army Test Footage - https://youtu.be/vtttdWQmF2w

America's Funniest Videos - https://www.afv.com

The Electric Company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Company

The Electric Company - Loreli - https://youtu.be/FDmJSm8fZWU

Malcom Game Show (Pilot) - https://youtu.be/Rn2aqYna0AQ

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org

Foodini the Great - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodini_the_Great

Morey Bunin - https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/16/nyregion/morey-bunin-is-dead-at-86-pioneer-television-puppeteer.html

Jimmy Fallon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon

Boston Comedy Festival - https://bostoncomedyfest.com

Tommy Chong - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Chong

Emmanuel Lewis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Lewis

Marc "Skippy" Price - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Price

What's My Line? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F

Talkers Magazine - https://www.talkers.com

The Live Test Show - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Q001_jHw2DaW48WuC6dFw

Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series)

Jim Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson

Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:The Live Test Show - https://youtu.be/MyErF594q2o

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Colleen Smith puppeteered Brendar the Barbarian on the Nickelodeon show The Barbarian and the Troll. She also performed the sarcastic A.I. BETI on the Disney+ show Earth To Ned. Other credits include No You Shut Up!, The Happytime Murders and hundreds of live stage shows with Brian Henson's puppet improv show Puppet Up! - Uncensored! I talk to Colleen about her path to puppetry, her thoughts on puppet improv and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

Plus, hear more of my conversation with Colleen exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android!IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev

Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck courtesy of puppetdeck.com! Listen to find out how to enter.

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CONNECT WITH COLLEEN SMITH:WEBSITE - http://colleensmi.comINSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/colleenmariesmi/ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ColleenSmi IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

The Great Muppet Caper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper

Poltergeist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)

The Groundlings - https://groundlings.com

UCLA Extension - https://www.uclaextension.edu

Bill Haller Voice Lessons - https://hallermusicstudio.com

Viewpoints Acting Training - https://dramatics.org/understanding-viewpoints/

Patrick Bristow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bristow

The Jim Henson Company - https://www.henson.com

Puppet Up! - Uncensored - https://puppetup.com

Warren the Ape - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_the_Ape

Late Night Liars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_Liars

Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/

Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/

No You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up!

Drew Massey - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/04/utp-002/

The Happytime Murders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happytime_Murders

Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://www.netflix.com/title/80201868

Kirk Thatcher - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/08/utp-19/

Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse

Earth To Ned - https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/earth-to-ned

Barbarian and the Troll - https://www.nick.com/shows/the-barbarian-and-the-troll

Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - http://glop.us

That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show

Dave Chapman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/07/utp-61/

Louise Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold

Andrew Spooner - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Andrew_Spooner

Nigel Plaskett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002389/

Leslie Carra-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:Cashmere Ramada - https://youtu.be/lhYt4Rb2i7M Star Schlessinger - https://youtu.be/UKStp7hSqro BETI - https://youtu.be/LPGWJaNmDLU Queen Shimmereen - https://youtu.be/uf-RS7Y8HdE

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Joey Mazzarino started as a puppeteer on Sesame Street in 1989. He'd go on to perform characters such as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and Horatio the Elephant. He joined Sesame Street's writing staff in 1991 and would become head writer on the show in 2009. He also co-wrote the screenplays for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and Muppets From Space. I talk to Joey Mazzarino about his career in puppetry and writing for puppets on this episode of Under The Puppet.

Also, this month you can win a handmade Flat-Footed Frizzle puppet made by David Stephens! Listen to find out how to enter.

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MORE ON Joey Mazzarino:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Mazzarino IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563505/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Empire Strikes Back - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back

Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz

Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street

Tisch School of the Arts - https://tisch.nyu.edu

Fordham - https://www.fordham.edu

Ben Harney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Harney_(actor)

Camille Bonora - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Bonora

Jim Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson

Richard Hunt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer)

Of Muppets and Men - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_(book)

The Jim Henson Hour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Hour

Song of the Cloud Forest - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Cloud_Forest

Steve Whitmire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Whitmire

John Kennedy - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/12/utp-54/

Kevin Clash – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/

Carmen Osbahr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Osbahr

Craig Shemin - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Craig_Shemin

Lisa Simon - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1016686/

David Rudman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman

Colambo - https://youtu.be/CJbMd-kmmcY

Jon Stone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stone

Ted May - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_May

Jeff Moss - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Moss

I Don't Wan't To Live on the Moon - https://youtu.be/kIq8jLj5TzU

Norman Stiles - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_Stiles

200 Year Old Man - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Year_Old_Man

Bobcat Goldthwait - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat_Goldthwait

Matt Vogel - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/07/utp-50/

Bernie Broccoli - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Bernie_Broccoli

Filfil - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Filfil

Lin-Manuel Miranda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda

Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz

Stephanie D'Abruzzo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo

Chris Jackson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Chris_Jackson

Hamilton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)

In The Heights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heights

Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson

Jerry Juhl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Juhl

Mandy Patinkin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin

Puppets for Puppetry - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Puppets_for_Puppetry

Kidding - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidding

Donkey Hodie - https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/donkey-hodie

Adam Rudman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014204/

Mo Willams - http://www.mowillems.com

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - https://youtu.be/nKZo2tVTBpo

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:Wet & Dry - https://youtu.be/iRwnSABtExc Stinky - https://youtu.be/YmQqV44FTbg Inside Horatio - https://youtu.be/xd6BIyIOAe4 Murray Had A Little Lamb - https://youtu.be/g9WIjwFrdpE

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dave Chapman wrote a letter to Jim Henson when he was 11. 8 or so years later he was puppeteering on his first professional gig, Muppets Treasure Island. Since then he puppeteered Otis the Aardvark for 5 years on the BBC, performed as The Emperor Skeksis in Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and is one of the puppeteers the iconic round droid BB-8 in the recent Star Wars Films. He also assisted Frank Oz for Yoda's big return to the screen in The Last Jedi. I talk with Dave Chapman about his career and thoughts on puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet.

Also, this month you can win a copy of Puppetry: How to Do It by Mervyn Millar! Listen to find out how to enter.

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MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor) IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Punch & Judy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy

The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show

Hamstead Heath - https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/tag/hampstead-heath/

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - https://www.lamda.ac.uk

Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/

Jim Henson's The Creature Shop - http://creatureshop.com

Muppet Treasure Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island

Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson

Neal Scanlon - https://www.nealscanlan.com

Otis the Aardvark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_the_Aardvark

Alistair Patrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Petrie

David Barclay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barclay_(puppeteer)

Mike Quinn - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/04/utp-58/

Karen Prell - http://www.karenprell.com

Saturday Mash-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Mash-Up!

Tiny & Mr. Duk - https://youtu.be/x9oZevhg9xg

That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show

Colleen Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/

Lousie Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold

BB-8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens

Yoda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda

Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance

Louis Leterrier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leterrier

Bill Barretta - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/08/utp-006/

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: OTIS THE AARDVARK - https://youtu.be/A9ZI1FkJFI8 THAT PUPPET GAME SHOW - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nkkpc DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - https://youtu.be/8XLqWdGCaDs

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michelle Zamora puppeteers Waffles on the hit Netflix series Waffles + Mochi. She's performed and built puppets for TV shows including A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO, for Theater where she won an award for her puppetry designs and for commercials and music videos. I talk to Michelle about her career and her puppet company Viva La Puppet on this episode of Under The Puppet.

Also, this month you can win a Fraggle Rock sketch book! Listen to find out how to enter.

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CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:WEBSITE - https://vivalapuppet.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2388609 INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/vivalapuppet/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Fraggle Rock

Sesame Street

Lamb Chop

Pee-Wee's Playhouse

Cabbage Patch Kids

California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA)

José Cruz González

Cornerstone Theater Company

Lynn Jeffries

Michael Earl

Greg Ballora

Thom Fountain

Playhouse Disney Live

Pat Brymer

Viva La Puppet

The Magic Finger

Jay Howell

Sanjay & Craig

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show Intro

Eric Archer

Waffles + Mochi

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:BOB'S BURGERS LIVE - https://youtu.be/8bzjgWWzCmk WAFFLES + MOCHI - https://youtu.be/0GypJISaCS4

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Gord Robertson was the puppeteer of Zoboomafoo, the talking Lemur from the television show of the same name. He also played Bill, the psychopathic ventriloquist dummy on the tv show Puppets Who Kill. I sit down with Gord Robertson to talk about his career that began as a puppeteer and suit performer on Fraggle Rock and continues to this day in tv shows movies such as the recent thriller Come Play.

Also, this month you can win a set of pins inspired by Jim Henson's doodles! Listen to find out how to enter.

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CONNECT WITH GORD:WEBSITE - http://puppetsandpilates.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731854/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Dell'Arte School

Fraggle Rock

Richard Hunt

Jerry Nelson

Rob Mills

Trish Leeper

Short Circuit 2

Sesame Park

The Jim Henson Hour

Kevin Clash

Center for Puppetry Arts

Shari Lewis

Mallory Lewis

Lamb Chop's Play-Along

The Charlie Horse Music Pizza

Brats of the Lost Nebula

Bill Barretta

Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Zoboomafoo

Frank Meschkuleit

Joan Parkinson

Puppets Who Kill

Steve Whitmire

Come Play

Russ Walko

Andy Hayward

Mindwarp Productions

Le Monde magique de Lorenzo

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: FRAGGLE ROCK - https://youtu.be/fhe50xDVT_Y ZABOOMAFOO - https://youtu.be/mkzEL6bdvJQ PUPPETS WHO KILL - https://youtu.be/0nPrHS_zPHg

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mike Quinn's first professional puppetry gig was working for Jim Henson on The Great Muppet Caper. His second job was working on The Dark Crystal. Since then he's puppeteered on a ton of projects including The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, and The Ghost of Faffner Hall. He also played the role of Nien Nunb in the film Return of the Jedi and he reprised the role in Star Wars episodes VII-IX. I talk with Mike Quinn about these roles and more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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CONNECT WITH MIKE:INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/secretsofpuppetry SECRETS OF PUPPETRY - http://secretsofpuppetry.com QUINN ZONE STUDIOS - http://www.quinnzonestudios.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703934/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Watch with Mother

Shari Lewis

Laurel & Hardy

The Muppet Show

Elstree Studios

Lynda Carter

Bob Payne

The Great Muppet Caper

Dark Crystal

Kevin Clash

Kathy Mullen

Fraggle Rock

The Ghost of Faffner Hall

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Return of the Jedi

The Great Bong

Diddley Sqot

Pixar

Woody's Roundup from Toy Story 2

Kidding

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL - https://youtu.be/QxxcIc18fq4 DIDDLEY SQOT - https://youtu.be/E7z-uHTnZxM THE GREAT BONG - https://youtu.be/toIIzW5Cr9k

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Noreen Young is an incredibly influential puppeteer, puppet builder and producer who has been working in the business for decades. She had a hand in creating several iconic Canadian TV Shows including Hi Diddle Day and Pencil Box, she built puppets for TV Shows like Today's Special and Telefrancais, and she created, produced and puppeteered on the show Under the Umbrella Tree which ran on the CBC and then The Disney Channel for years. Several of Noreen's puppets are housed at the Canadian Museum of History and in 1995 she was awarded the Order of Canada, that country's highest civilian honor, for her work in children's television. I talk toNoreen Young about her career on this episode of Under The Puppet.

Also, this month you can win a copy of Out of the Shadows - The Henson Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet Theater by Leslee Asch courtesy of Inform Press. Listen to find out how to enter.

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CONNECT WITH NOREEN: WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noreen_Young IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1168562/ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUPPETRY ARTS: https://wepa.unima.org/en/noreen-young/ RETROSPECTIVE: https://youtu.be/RiNL8iL8gOI

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Kukla, Fran & Ollie

Howdy Doody

Patrick Watson

Stephen Brathwaite

Ontario College of Art

Hi Diddle Day

Ronnie Burkett

CBC Ottawa

Nina Keogh

Pencil Box

TV Ontario

Readalong

Telefrancais

Canadian Museum of History

Today's Special

The Noddy Shop

Under the Umbrella Tree

Encore+

The Friendly Giant

Order of Canada

Puppets Up International Festival

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers

Sleeping Rough

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: PENCIL BOX: https://youtu.be/pq54ZbJQkK8 UNDER THE UMBRELLA TREE: https://youtu.be/FzLxslAlxSA

RESEARCH: http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.com/p/noreen-2006-at-puppets-up-international.html https://youtu.be/0c44wPHsGBU

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