Under The Puppet (Saturday Morning Media)
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| 01 Jun 2022 | 72 - Kristin Charney (Ratched, The Muppets, Frances) - Under The Puppet | 01:21:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kristin Charney has puppeteered for television, movies and in commercials. She’s worked for The Muppets, Cartoon Network, Netflix and more. She played the title role in The Jim Henson Company production Frances and she’s also performed live puppetry in several theater productions. I talk to Kristen Charney about her career on this episode of Under the Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kristin Charney exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of The Dark Crystal Bestiary: The Definitive Guide to the Creatures of Thra! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH : DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Pat Brymer - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pat-brymer-dead-gopher-puppeteer-caddyshack-was-70-1298620/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jan 2020 | 36 - Marty Krofft (H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Mutt & Stuff) | 00:40:19 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode I sit down with one of the legends in the world of puppetry, Marty Krofft. Along with his brother Sid, Marty is responsible for such shows as H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and many more. I talk with Marty about his amazing career and his advice for your puppeteers and show creators. Plus, stay tuned after the interview for details on this show's monthly giveaway courtesy of PuppetPelts.com! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH Marty Krofft: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Nov 2020 | 53 - Nina Keogh (Today's Special, Mr. Dressup, The Santa Clause) | 01:03:46 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Nina Keogh puppeteered the rhyming Muffy Mouse on the show Today’s Special. Her other puppetry credits include work on the iconic Canadian kids shows, The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup as well as the 1994 Walt Disney Pictures film The Santa Clause. Some might say that Nina was born into puppetry as both her parents and her grandfather were puppeteers as well. I talk to Nina Keogh about her family’s puppetry legacy and her career in this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, listen to hear how to win a $50 gift card to PuppetPelts.com! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH NINA: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Apr 2020 | 41 - David Stephens (All Hands Productions, Sesame Street, SeeMore's Playhouse) | 01:19:14 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - My guest this episode is David Stephens of All Hands Productions. David creates family friendly, one person puppets shows that tour all across the United States. I talk to David all about his career including his stint on Sesame Street! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DAVID: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Apr 2021 | 58 - Mike Quinn (Muppets, Dark Crystal, Star Wars) | 01:30:28 | |
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. Also, this month you can win an exclusive Under the Puppet Puppeteer Headband! Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Mike Quinn, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MIKE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Woody's Roundup from Toy Story 2 CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 15 Mar 2020 | 40 - Starting A Puppetry Guild with Katy Williams | 00:42:31 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - My guest for this episode is puppeteer Katy Williams. As you’ll hear, Katy has an incredible passion for puppetry and this passion lead her to found and be the first president of the new Rocky Mountain Puppetry Guild in the Dever, Colorado area. She has some great advice for those looking to do the same. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KATY: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Guidelines for Guilds - https://www.puppeteers.org/who-we-are/regions-and-guilds/guidelines-for-guilds/ Rocky Mountain Puppetry Guild - https://www.facebook.com/RMPuppetGuild/ Puppet Palooza - https://www.katywilliamsdesign.com/puppetpalooza Rocky Mountain Puppetry Slam - https://www.katywilliamsdesign.com/rmpuppetslam DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2023 | 87 - Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's Puppetzilla Puppet Slam | 01:06:20 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - For this episode of Under The Puppet, we’re doing something a little different. We are headed out of the studio to conduct some interviews, sort of documentary style, with several of the performers of the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry’s recent Puppetzilla Puppet Slam Astrology: What’s Your Sign. We’ll then chat with about what goes into putting on a successful puppet slam with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam producer, Christine Papalexis on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam: Interviewed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jan 2023 | 79 - Alex & Olmsted (Milo the Magnificent, Marooned! A Space Comedy) - Under The Puppet | 01:26:39 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex & Olmsted is an internationally acclaimed puppet theater and filmmaking company than has been the recipient of two Jim Henson Foundation Grants. They create puppet magic in many different mediums and will be performing live at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival. I talk to Alex & Olmsted about their path to puppetry, their wonderful shows including Milo the Magnificent and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. See Alex & Olmsted perform live at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival! More info at: https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Plus, hear more of my conversation with Alex & Olmsted exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Jim Henson Company Gift Bag! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Alex & Olmsted: Alex & Olmsted photos by DJ Corey Photography Discussed on the show: Milo the Magnificent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIyUXnh2pVI Marooned! A Space Comedy - https://youtu.be/AuNrY-fxt0g Marianne's Onion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IM0QukPSi4 Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 24 Jul 2019 | 30.5 - O'Neill National Puppetry Conference with Allan Trautman | 00:52:45 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In this Under The Puppet App Exclusive episode, Allan Trautman returns to discuss his first trip to the Eugene O'Neill National Puppetry Conference. We talk about the project Allan worked on while there and also the nuts and bolts of the Conference like accommodations and food! This is a great primer for folks who want to know more. O'NEILL NATIONAL PUPPETRY CONFERENCE: CONNECT WITH ALLAN: DOWNLOAD THE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2019 | 32 - Trace Beaulieu (Mystery Science Theater 3000) | 01:00:40 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Trace Beaulieu is a founding cast member of the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 where he originated the role of Crow T. Robot. In this episode, recorded live at the 2019 National Puppetry Festival, I talk to Trace about what brought him to the world of puppetry and we get some behind the scenes stories about working on Mystery Science Theater 3000. We also open the floor to questions. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH TRACE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Special thanks to the Puppeteers of America for their support in making this show possible. More info at https://www.puppeteers.org CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 07 Jun 2020 | 46 - 2020 National Puppetry Conference with Ronnie Burkett | 00:24:38 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I talk to master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett, who is teaching a Master Class at the 2020 National Puppetry Conference, about his thoughts on the Conference and what those who tune in can expect! THE 2020 NATIONAL PUPPETRY CONFERENCE AT THE O'NEILL: CONNECT WITH RONNIE: Thank you to the National Puppetry Conference for providing Under The Puppet with a pass to the 2020 Master Classes at the National Puppetry Conference. DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Nov 2019 | 34 - Heath McIvor (Randy Feltface, Me & My Monsters) | 01:11:37 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Heath McIvor started puppeteering when he was 17 years old and he’s worked on everything from television shows such as Jim Henson’s Me & My Monsters to arena spectaculars like Walking With Dinosaurs. His greatest claim to fame though, may just be his own character, Randy FeltFace who has appeared in a countless number of theater festivals and on television shows around the world. I talk to Heath McIvor about his career, Randy and everything in between on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet App for iOS and Android to hear even more of my conversation with Heath! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH HEATH MCIVOR: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Mar 2022 | 69 - Kevin Menegus (Fratello Marionettes) - Under The Puppet | 01:04:05 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kevin Menegus is a puppeteer and the owner of the Fratello Marionettes, a puppet company that has been producing timeless marionette shows since 1989. He’s also the co-author of the book: A Century of California Puppetry: How The West Was Strung. I talk to Kevin about his career, what drew him to marionettes, his work restoring puppets and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kevin Menegus exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a signed copy of Kevin's book A Century of California Puppetry: How the West was Strung and some actualy marionett pieces from the Fratello Marionettes build of Jack and the Beanstalk! Listen to find out how to enter.
Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KEVIN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Pelham Puppets - http://www.pelhampuppets.uk.com Bob Pelham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_Puppets Marionettes: How to Make and Work Them by Helen Fling - https://www.amazon.com/Marionettes-How-Make-Work-Them/dp/0486229092/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Ed Johnson - Applesause the dragon - http://www.detroitkidshow.com/Willy_Dooit.htm Detroit Puppeteer Guild - http://www.detroitpuppeteersguild.org Wayne Martin Puppets - http://www.waynemartinpuppets.com Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Lettie Schubert (Obituary) - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-05-me-schubert5-story.html Children’s Fairyland - https://fairyland.org Conservatory of Music - University of the Pacific - https://music.pacific.edu/music Palace of Fine Arts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fine_Arts Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com Lewis Mahlman (Obituary) - https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Children-s-Fairyland-puppeteer-Lewis-5408406.php Randal Metz - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/04/utp-27/ Jim Gamble - http://www.jimgamble.com Elizabeth Luce - https://lucepuppetco.com A Century of California Puppetry - https://www.amazon.com/Century-California-Puppetry-West-Strung/dp/0921845537 Lumen Coad - https://wepa.unima.org/en/coad-canada-puppets/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2022 | 75 - Kurt Hunter (Penguin In My Pocket, Sock Puppet Serenade) - Under The Puppet | 01:02:49 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kurt Hunter built his first marionette at age 12. Ever since he’s made marionettes his passion creating several shows he’s performed all over the United States with his company Kurt Hunter Marionettes. In addition to teaching and performing at National Puppetry Festivals, he is now on the artistic staff of the O’Neill Puppetry conference. I talk to Kurt about his puppetry journey on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kurt Hunter exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a official Jim Henson Company Hat! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Kurt Hunter: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts - https://www.foapom.com Bob Hope - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Washington University - https://wustl.edu Nebraska Wesleyan University - https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu Penguin in my Pocket - https://youtu.be/AdHaTHdTUPE Bob Kramer's Marionettes - https://kramersmarionnettes.com St. Louis Guild of Puppetry - https://www.facebook.com/PuppetGuildStL/ Puppets, Kids, and Christian Education How to Use Puppets in Your Christian Education Program - https://www.amazon.com/Puppets-Kids-Christian-Education-Program/dp/0806664096/ref=sr_1_1? Albrecht Roser - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Roser Bread and Puppet - https://breadandpuppet.org Heart of the Beast - https://hobt.org George Latshaw - https://wepa.unima.org/en/george-latshaw/ Tony Sarg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sarg Bil Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird Shari Lewis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis Sock Puppet Serenade - https://www.huntermarionettes.com/performances/ UNIMA-USA - https://www.unima-usa.org Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/ O'Neil Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup Puppet Fest Midwest - https://www.puppetfestival.org Jim Henson Foundation - https://www.hensonfoundation.org Paul Mesner - https://www.mesnerpuppets.org Clown Shirt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2zSO5PFmVM Paper Marionette Experiment - https://youtu.be/XbMp-8DWJSY Open Eye Figure Theater - https://www.openeyetheatre.org Gordon Smuder - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/10/utp-33/ Bernd Ogrodnik - https://worldsofpuppets.com Steven Widerman - https://twitter.com/stevenwiderman Marty Robinson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson Alice Gottschalk - https://sites.bu.edu/womenandmasks/alice-gottschalk/ Pam Arciero - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Arciero Jim Rose - https://ysnews.com/news/2021/02/james-p-rose (Obituary) Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/ Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ University of Connecticut - https://drama.uconn.edu/programs/puppet-arts/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Aug 2019 | 31 - Ronnie Le Drew (Zippy, Labyrinth, Muppet Christmas Carol) | 01:48:19 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode my guest is Ronnie Le Drew. He's worked in puppetry for over 50 years, starting as a teen at The Little Angel Theatre in London. He went on to work in theatre, television and film including on Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, Muppet Christmas Carol and more. He also portrayed the character of Zippy on the long running show Rainbow. I talk to Ronnie about all these things and more in this episode! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH RONNIE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 12 Jun 2019 | GIVEAWAY! Win An Autographed Cookie Monster Funko Pop from Under The Puppet! | 00:00:45 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - To celebrate the release of the Under the Puppet app for iOS and Android, Under The Puppet is giving away A Cookie Monster Funko Pop autographed by Cookie Monster and Sesame Street Puppeteer David Rudman! To find out how to enter, download the FREE Under The Puppet App for iOS and Android! The App is currently available in the App Store for iOS and on Google Play for Android! Download the app today to get all the episodes of Under The Puppet in one place! Plus you’ll hear episodes before their release, get exclusive bonus episodes, episode extras and more, including this Cookie Monster Funko Pop Giveaway! For more information and links, visit saturdaymorningmedia.com/apps. Thanks for listening to Under the Puppet! DOWNLOAD THE UNDER THE PUPPET APP:
CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jul 2019 | 30 - Kathy Mullen (Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal, The Muppet Show) | 01:12:05 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode my guest is Kathy Mullen. Kathy worked on The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, puppeteered Yoda in Empire Strikes Back with Fank Oz, Kira in Dark Crystal, Mokey on Fraggle Rock and much more. I talk to her about her career and her work now using puppetry to change the world with No Strings Productions. CONNECT WITH KATHY: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Oct 2024 | 100 - Russ Walko (Five Nights At Freddy's, The Muppets Mayhem, Mystery Science Theater 3000) | 01:50:31 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Russ Walko has puppeteered on projects such as Five Nights at Freddy’s, Waffles + Mochi and Mystery Science Theater 3000. He’s also an Emmy Nominated puppet wrangler and builder who has worked with The Muppets and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. His own puppet shop Puppet Garage has built puppets for commercials and films and TV shows such as The Barbarian and the Troll. I talk to Russ Walko about all this and more on this supersized 100th episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Russ Walko by becoming a Bonus Content Patron! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with : Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 15 Oct 2022 | 76.5 - Puppeteers React to Feed Me from Little Shop of Horrors featuring Drew Massey - Under the Puppet | 00:14:26 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view! This week my guest is Drew Massey and we watch Feed Me from the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors directed by Frank Oz. This episode's clip if you want to watch along: https://youtu.be/KNHrzZUascE #puppets #puppetry #puppeteers CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jul 2023 | 85 - Michael Oosterom (Earth to Ned, No, You Shut Up!, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell) | 01:05:04 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michael Oosterom puppeteered Cornelius in The Jim Henson Company series Earth To Ned on Disney+. He also played Rankle on the Netflix Series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. I talk to Michael about these projects as well as Puppet Up Uncensored, No You Shut Up, the reboot of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Michael Oosterom exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Michael Oosterom: Discussed on the show: No, You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up! Sigmund and the Sea Monsters - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1292576/ The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Creations_of_Christine_McConnell Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Apr 2018 | 14 - Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop (daughter of Shari Lewis) | 00:46:38 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode we speak to Mallory Lewis, daughter of Shari Lewis, who took over performing the iconic character of Lamb Chop after her mother passed away. In this interview we talk about the challenges in taking over performing such an iconic character, performing all around the world, winning the first ever 'Mother-Daughter Emmy Award and more. This is a fun interview with the performer of a legendary character. I also talk about two books that are good starting points for puppeteers interested in ventriloquism: How To Become A Ventriloquies by Edgar Bergen and Ventriloquism For Fun And Profit by Paul Winchell. CONNECT WITH MALLORY CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jun 2018 | 17 - Phillip Huber (Being John Malkovich, Oz the Great and Powerful, Muppets) | 01:12:40 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Phillip Huber is internationally known as an "artist with marionettes." He has performed in venues and on cruise ships all over the world and is critically acclaimed for his work in films such as Being John Malkovich and Oz the Great and Powerful. Phillip is no stranger to hand puppets either having worked with The Muppets. We talk about all this and more in this extended interview. After the interview, I point those eager to learn more about marionettes to The Complete Book of Marionettes. CONNECT WITH PHILLIP The Complete Book of Marionettes by Mabel & Les Beaton can be found here - http://a.co/fm9brew CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 16 Nov 2022 | 77.5 - Puppeteers React to Lemonade by Kukla, Fran and Ollie Featuring Drew Massey - Under the Puppet | 00:13:21 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to react to! Look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view! THIS EPISODE'S CLIP: https://youtu.be/VZK8607PQtM?t=29 #puppets #puppetry #puppeteers CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Oct 2020 | 52 - Kevin Clash (Muppets, Sesame Street, Dark Crystal, Earth To Ned) | 01:34:21 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kevin Clash made Sesame Street’s Elmo the global phenomenon he is today. He worked with The Muppets starring as Clifford, who went on to host Muppets Tonight. He puppeteered and voiced Master Splinter in the 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films and puppeteered Aughra in the Netflix Series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. His numerous other credits include Captain Kangaroo, The Great Space Coaster, Dinosaurs, HappyTime Murders and Earth to Ned. Kevin Clash is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KEVIN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Apr 2023 | 82 - Chad Williams (WonderSpark Puppets) - Under The Puppet | 01:05:39 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Chad Williams is the Co-Artistic Director of WonderSpark puppets. He has written, directed and performed over 15 solo puppet shows and will be presenting his show Fox Fables at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival. He’s also the author of the book 50 Hand Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed that just won an award from UNIMA. I talk to Chad Williams about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Chad Williams exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! iOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg Also, this month you can win a copy of 50 Hand Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed by Chad Williams! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Chad Williams: Discussed on the show: 2023 National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Fox Fables - https://youtu.be/vHIq6VVxZ6U Chad's Book - https://www.amazon.com/50-Hand-Puppet-Techniques-Revealed/dp/0578292378 Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 24 Jan 2020 | 36.5 - TV & Film Union Contracts with Kevin Carlson | 00:45:13 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Carlson to talk SAG/AFTRA Contracts and how they relate to puppeteers. Kevin and I discuss what those contracts should and shouldn’t say, what to do if you’re presented with a contract that doesn’t look right and more. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH KEVIN: DOWNLOAD THE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 08 Aug 2018 | Two Live Recordings in August 2018 - Under The Puppet PROMO #002 | 00:01:10 | |
http://www.underthepuppet.com - Join the fun at two LIVE Under the Puppet recordings in August 2018! The first is August 11, in Seattle, WA! The second is August 31, at Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA! Tickets and info at underthepuppet.com/live CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Feb 2021 | 56 - Jim Napolitano (Nappy’s Puppets, Walking Dead World Beyond, Weinerville) | 01:16:47 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jim Napolitano is the creator of Nappy’s Puppets. He’s known throughout the US as one of the leading shadow puppetry artists performing today. In addition to performing his uniquely hilarious shows all across the country, he’s also done film and TV work for show like the Between the Lions, Weinerville and, most recently, The Walking Dead: The World Beyond. I talk to Jim Napolitano about his creative process and puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck! Listen to the episode to find out how to enter! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JIM: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: National Puppetry Conference - The O'Neill Chad Williams Wonderspark Puppets The Walking Dead: The World Beyond CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 24 Jun 2019 | 29.5 - Xperimental Puppetry Theater at the Center for Puppetry Arts with Jennifer Himes | 00:42:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In this Under The Puppet App Exclusive episode, I talk to puppeteer Jennifer Himes about the Xperimental Puppetry Theater Program at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Jennifer participated in the 2019 XPT Program and we chat about her experience working on her project, Dragonfire. CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS XPT PROGRAM: CONNECT WITH JENNIFER: DOWNLOAD THE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Feb 2020 | 37 - Raymond Carr (Splash & Bubbles, Lazytown, Walking With Dinosaurs) | 01:03:31 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - My guest this episode is Raymond Carr. Raymond has worked on many projects including The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles, Nickelodeon's Lazytown and more. He has also produced several of his own puppet films and has been involved with the Center For Puppetry Arts' Xperimental Puppetry Program. We talk about all these things and much more. Plus, stay tuned after the interview to find out how to win your own Jim Henson Company hoodie! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH RAYMOND CARR: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Dec 2021 | 66 - Greg Ballora (Spider-Man 2, Ratched, Team America) - Under The Puppet | 01:07:51 | |
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: 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: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Aug 2018 | 19 - Kirk R. Thatcher (Muppets, Star Trek VI, Return of the Jedi) | 01:03:17 | |
CONNECT WITH KIRK CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Mar 2020 | 39 - Olga Felgemacher & Craig Marin (Pinwheel, Shining Time Station, Flexitoon) | 01:32:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode my guests are Olga Felgemacher & Craig Marin, the creative minds behind Flexitoon. Over the years they've worked on such shows as Pinwheel for Nickelodeon, Shining Time Station for PBS and many more. In this interview we talk their amazing influences, creating one of the most popular Super Bowl commercials of all time and more! Plus, stay tuned after the interview to find out how to win an autographed copy of Making Puppets The Fairyland Way in this month's giveaway! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH OLGA & CRAIG: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Paul WInchell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Winchell Chuck McCann - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_McCann Sandy Becker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Becker A Puppet's Prayer - https://youtu.be/RiHM_YFb_P0 Nicolo Marionettes - https://vimeo.com/73938963 Pady Blackwood - https://puppetryartsinstitute.org/the-art-of-pady-blackwood/ Bil Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird Dorthy Zaconic (Article) - https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031640/1982-12-09/ed-1/seq-6.pdf Vegetable Soup - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_Soup_(TV_series) Pinwheel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_(TV_series) Shining Time Station - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Time_Station DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2019 | 28 - John Lovelady (Muppets, The Great Space Coaster) | 01:06:57 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode I sit down with puppeteer John Lovelady. John was chosen by Jim Henson to be a Muppeteer and received puppetry training from Frank Oz. He played the role of Crazy Harry in the first season of The Muppet Show. He later went on to star as Edison and Knock Knock on The Great Space Coaster! I can't wait for you to hear this interview! Special thanks to Jim Martin for his help on this episode. MORE INFO ON JOHN: CONNECT WITH THE GREAT SPACE COASTER: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 04 Apr 2018 | 15 - Nina Conti (Family Tree, For Your Consideration, Live at the Apollo) | 00:28:40 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode I speak with ventriloquist Nina Conti. She was in HBO's Family Tree and the Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration alongside her character Monkey. She's also performed her award winning shows to sold out crowds around the world. In this interview I talk to Nina about her start in ventriloquism, how she developed her character Monkey, her thoughts on improvisation during her shows and more. After the interview I talk a little more about improvisation and where you can look for improv classes in your area. CONNECT WITH NINA CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 15 Jul 2020 | 49 - Vent Haven Museum with curator Lisa Sweasy | 00:31:43 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky is the world’s only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism. I speak with Vent Haven’s curator Lisa Sweasy about the museum and it’s unique collection in this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH VENT HAVEN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jan 2024 | 91 - Alison Mork (Pee Wee's Playhouse, Sesame Street, The Muppets) | 01:15:30 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alison Mork played Chairry on the legendary TV Show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse where she also performed Magic Screen, Chicky Baby, Chandelier and more. She has also puppeteered on Sesame Street, The Muppets, Crank Yankers and Team America World Police. I sit down with Alison Mork to talk about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Alison Mork exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Alison Mork: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 06 Nov 2023 | 89 - Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino) | 00:46:48 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam Kendall is a puppeteer, writer and director who has been making puppet videos for the internet for over a decade. His show The Mo Show starring his puppet Mo Monster has shown that Sam is a master at writing, directing and performing puppetry for the web. I sit down to talk to Sam about The Mo Show, his new series Rooming with Dino and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Sam Kendall exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Sam Kendall: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/themoshowproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sokpuppets Discussed on the show: Mo Monster takes NYCC 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW7GIv4ua4 The Puppet Detective - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O3lkuOGL4&t=7s Rooming with Dino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUhX3hCfAQ Mo and Bill are Salesman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDPybC0OhE One Bed One Bath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HE_j3emOMM Boyish Charms - https://brotherearthcollaborative.org/boyish-charms/ Feel Your Best Self - https://feelyourbestself.collaboration.uconn.edu/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jul 2021 | 61 - Dave Chapman (Dark Crystal, Star Wars, Otis the Aardvark) | 01:18:54 | |
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. For even more of my talk with Dave Chapman, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN: 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: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Oct 2018 | 21 - Annett Mateo (Seattle Children's Theatre, Puppetlandia, Cotton Gin) | 01:02:58 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Recorded live at Felt-A-Con in Seattle, Washington, this is a wonderful interview with puppeteer and builder Annett Mateo who is the Master Puppet Artisan for Seattle's Children's Theatre. She also owns her own puppet building company Puppetlandla. In this interview we talk about her career and many of the projects she has worked on. CONNECT WITH ANNETT: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2020 | 43 - Mark Bryan Wilson (Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, MuppetVision 3D) | 01:18:33 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mark Bryan Wilson puppeteered Slimer in blockbuster film Ghostbusters. His other credits include puppetry work on Beetlejuice, Hook, MuppetVision 3D and The Mr. Potato Head Show to name just a few. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MARK: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Dec 2017 | 10 - Bruce Lanoil (The Muppets, Dinosaurs, Jim Henson Company) | 00:56:57 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This month I interview puppeteer Bruce Lanoil. We speak of his work with The Muppets where he worked alongside Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson and more. We also cover his work on the film Monkeybone, his first job in puppetry and his voiceover career. After the interview, I talk about two fun books on puppet building by puppeteer John Kennedy. Check out Puppet Mania! and Puppet Planet on Amazon. CONNECT WITH BRUCE CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2017 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jun 2020 | 45 - Cheryl Blaylock (Eureeka's Castle, The Muppets, Sesame Street) | 01:06:04 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Cheryl Blaylock puppeteered the character Eureeka on the hit Nickelodeon show Eureeka’s Castle. Other credits include work on Sesame Street, Oobi, The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth and several projects with The Muppets. I talk with Cheryl about these projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH CHERYL: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Dec 2022 | 78 - Danny Joe LaBrecque (Danny Joe's Treehouse) - Under The Puppet | 01:03:12 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Joe LaBrecque is the creator, puppeteer and host of Danny Joe’s Treehouse. A show that invites families to come out and play with big thoughts, ideas, and feelings. I talk to Danny Joe about the development of Danny Joe’s Treehouse and how he has been able to produce three seasons of the show completely on his own on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Danny Joe LaBrecque 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 copy of Ventriloquism Made Easy by Paul Stadelman and Bruce Fife! Listen to find out how to enter. Connect with Danny Joe LaBrecque: Website - https://dannyjoestreehouse.com/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/dannyjoestreehouse Sensical.tv - https://www.sensical.tv/shows/danny-joes-tree-house Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Apr 2019 | 27 - Randal J. Metz (Storybook Puppet Theater at Children's Fairyland) | 01:00:11 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode my guest is Randal J. Metz, the Director of the Storybook Puppet Theater at Children's Fairyland, the longest, continually operating, puppet theater in the United States. I talk to Randal about what led him to puppetry, why The Storybook Theater is such a magical place and much more. Plus stories about Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl, Bob Baker. and Tony Urbano! CONNECT WITH RANDAL: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Nov 2021 | 65 - The Barbarian and the Troll with Drew Massey, Peggy Etra & Nicolette Santino - Under The Puppet | 01:06:22 | |
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. Also, this month you can win a $50 Digital Gift Card to projectpuppet.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DREW MASSEY: CONNECT WITH PEGGY ETRA: CONNECT WITH 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 CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Aug 2024 | 98 - Luman Coad (Coad Canada Puppets, Teenage Mutant Turtles: The Next Mutation, Stargate SG1) | 00:55:20 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Luman Coad is a puppeteer who spent several years as the director of The Storybook Theater at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, California. He used the skills learned there to found his own puppet company Coad Canada Puppets, that produced over 30 different puppet shows and traveled around the world performing them. He’s worked in TV and Film and is the founder of Charlemagne Press, a publisher that specializes in books about puppetry. I talk to Luman Coad about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Luman Coad exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Connect with : Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Jun 2024 | 96 - Heather Henson & Craig Shemin Present: Movin' Right Along: Jim Henson's Washington Road To Stardom | 01:25:01 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On July 21, 2023 as part of the National Puppetry Festival at the University of Maryland, festival attendees were invited to take a bus tour of historical Jim Henson sites in Washington DC and the surrounding areas. The tour was hosted by Heather Henson and author Craig Shemin. Cheryl Henson was also along for the tour. I recorded the audio of that bus trip in binaural audio and I present it to you now on this episode of Under The Puppet. Visit Underthepuppet.com to see a collection of pictures I took on the tour. Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Mar 2018 | 13 - Pam Severns (Stan Against Evil, Amazon, MTV) | 00:45:55 | |
CONNECT WITH PAM CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2021 | 59 - Gord Robertson (Zoboomafoo, Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour) | 01:13:00 | |
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.
For even more of my talk with Gord Robertson, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH GORD: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Aug 2023 | 86 - Sid Krofft (The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft) | 01:03:50 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sid Krofft is the grandfather of puppetry. He picked up his puppet at a young age and was soon a sensation booking shows across the United States and then around the world. He would go on to create shows such as H.R. Pufnstuff, Land of the Lost and Sigmund & The Sea Monsters to name a few, but his love of puppetry was always at the heart of all he did. I chatted with Sid Krofft about his career in this special episode of Under The Puppet produced for the National Puppetry Festival in conjunction with the Puppeteers of America. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Sid Krofft exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Sid Krofft: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jun 2023 | 84 - Dustin Curtis (Trivia Puppet Company, Puppeteers of America) - Under The Puppet | 00:57:53 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dustin Curtis is the puppeteer and founder of Trivia Puppet Company out of Seattle. He is also the current president of the Puppeteers of America and the director of the 2023 National Puppetry Festival happening this July in Maryland. I sit down to chat with Dustin about his journey to puppetry, his travels abroad working with other puppet companies and what we can expect at the National Festival on this episode of Under the Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Dustin Curtis exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Individual Adult Membership to the Puppeteers of America! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Dustin Curtis: Discussed on the show: Photos by Kelly O. & Mandi Martini Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Jan 2018 | 11 - Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Sesame Street, Splash & Bubbles, Muppets Tonight) | 01:04:12 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Leslie Carrara-Rudolph's first big puppet job was working on Muppets Tonight alongside Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz and Kevin Clash to name a few. Currently she is Abby Cadabby on Sesame Street and Bubbles in the Jim Henson Company show Splash & Bubbles. In this interview, I talk to Leslie about her puppetry work including developing characters, producing your own puppetry show and using puppets to perform outreach for kids. CONNECT WITH LESLIE CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Feb 2024 | 92 - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry with Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith | 01:02:54 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Puppeteers Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith are the creators, directors, and producers of GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry. Donna and Colleen, along with puppeteer Alice Dinnean, created GLOP to promote the many incredible Lady Puppeteers, Puppeteers of Color and Non-Binary and Trans puppeteers there are around the world. I sat down with Donna and Colleen to talk about the history of GLOP, the two seasons of the show they’ve produced, the live show spin off and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with : Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | 90 - What's Next? A Panel For The Future In Puppetry with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish | 00:33:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On Saturday, July 22, 2023, I was honored to be asked to moderate What’s Next? A Panel for the Future in Puppetry at the National Puppetry Festival. I sat down with puppeteers Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano and Matthew Lish to talk about their careers in puppetry and where they see the art form going in the future. I’m happy to share that audio with you on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 10 Apr 2020 | 42 - The Puppets of Disney/Pixar's 'A Celebration of the Music of Coco' | 00:57:28 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In this episode I chat with Aran de la Peña of Pro Puppet Makers about how he constructed the giant puppets for Disney/Pixar's A Celebration of the Music of Coco! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Plus, check out even more audio from this interview on the Under The Puppet App! CONNECT WITH PRO PUPPET MAKERS: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Apr 2024 | 94 - Melvin Campbell (Donkey Hode, Sesame Street, Duo Lingo) | 00:52:58 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Melvin Campbell is a puppeteer on the PBS Show Donkey Hode. Not only is he playing the show’s newest character Cousin Hode, he’s also composed music for the show and written a couple of episodes of the show as well. He’s also written for Sesame Street and The Not Too Late Show Starring Elmo. I talk to the incredibly talented Mel Campbell about his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Melvin Campbell exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Connect with : Discussed on the show: Donkey Hode - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/ PBS Interview - https://video.wtvp.org/video/unsung-guitarist-far-flung-music-shop-pbs-puppeteer-vljoly/ Duo Lingo - https://www.youtube.com/@DuoABC/featured Photo Credits: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Mar 2024 | 93 - Alex Evans (Bob Baker Marionette Theater) | 01:03:11 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex Evans is the Co-Executive Director and Head Puppeteer of The Historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles. Since the 1960’s The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been entertaining audiences throughout Southern California. I talk to Alex Evans about his puppetry career, his role at the theater and a bit about the history of Bob Baker and the theater on this episode, the first episode of the eighth year of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Alex Evans exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Alex Evans & the Bob Baker Marionette Theater: Discussed on the show: Photos by Carlo Alberto Orecchia & Lisa Whiteman. Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 02 Oct 2023 | 88 - Carol Sterling (Educational Puppeteer, UNIMA Past President, Fulbright Specialist) | 01:20:32 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - While I was at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival, I met Carol Sterling for the first time. Within a minute of speaking with her, I knew I wanted to get her on the show. Carol Sterling is an educational puppeteer who has taught puppetry in education around the world including as a Fulbright Specialist in Uganda and India and she was invited to the White House for her work in the arts. She is also just about the biggest champion of the puppetry arts that I’ve ever met. It was my pleasure to sit down and chat with Carol Sterling for this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Carol Sterling: Mentioned on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Dec 2018 | 23 - Paul Fusco (ALF, Dumbo's Circus, Space Cats) | 00:56:27 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Paul Fusco is the creator and puppeteer of one of the most recognizable puppets in the world, ALF. In this interview, I talk with Paul about the creation of ALF, his work with Disney on Dumbo's Circus, his post-ALF show Space Cats and more. There is a lot of good advice in here for creators who'd like to build a world around their puppet characters. MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Nov 2018 | 22 - Sam Koji Hale & Mallory O'Meara (Yamasong: March of the Hollows) | 00:54:17 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Recorded live during the DragonCon Puppetry Track in Atlanta, this is a great panel discussion about puppet filmmaking with creator and puppeteer Sam Koji Hale and producer Mallory O'Meara. We discuss the genesis and production of the film Yamasong: March of the Hollows and there is a ton of great advice about making your own puppet film. CONNECT WITH SAM: CONNECT WITH MALLORY: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 18 May 2020 | 44 - Puppeteer Roundtable: Auditions with Donna Kimball and Allan Trautman | 00:57:36 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In this first Puppeteer Roundtable, I am joined by Donna Kimball (Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal Age of Resistance) and Allan Trautman (Muppets, Happytime Murders) to discuss the ins and outs of auditions and how puppeteers can take the best advantage of them. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH ALLAN: CONNECT WITH DONNA DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Nov 2022 | 77 - Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children's Television with Mallory Lewis - Under The Puppet | 00:36:22 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mallory Lewis is the Emmy Award winning daughter of ventriloquist Shari Lewis and the current performer of Lamb Chop. She’s also an author who along with Nat Segloff has just released a book called: Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children’s Television. I talk with Mallory about this new biography that examines the joys, sorrows, triumphs, and sheer hard work that gave Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop their enduring star power on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my exclusive interview with Lamb Chop exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win an Inner Monster Kit! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Mallory Lewis: Discussed on the show: Coming Soon Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jan 2019 | 24 - Alice Dinnean (Muppets, Sesame Street, Dark Crystal) | 00:58:14 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alice Dinnean has puppeteered on TV and film with The Muppets, Sesame Street, and The Jim Henson Company to name just a few. In this interview, we talk about her beginnings as a puppeteer, being the new puppeteer in a high stakes situation, her advice for young puppeteers, writing for puppetry and much more. MORE ABOUT ALICE: MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2024 | 99 - Cat Rock (Puppet Place, Count Duckula, Coldplay's The Weirdos) | 01:06:16 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Cat Rock is a puppeteer, filmmaker and puppet builder who lives in Bristol in South West England. Disciplined in many styles of puppetry from hand and rod, to shadow, to table top to giant puppets, Cat is always looking to push the notion of what can be done with puppets. She’s a trustee at puppet place, a workspace for all things puppetry in Bristol and she spearheads the Bristol 48 Hour Film Challenge. Additionally, she’s puppeteered for Coldplay in front of 70,000 people, created a puppet show for a bio-dome and brought the classic animated character Count Duckula to life as a puppet. I talk to Cat about all these projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Cat Rock at our Patreon Page. Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with Cat Rock: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2022 | 71 - Troy Murphy (All Felt No Filter) - Under The Puppet | 00:58:52 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - All Felt No Filter is a puppet company that creates personalized custom puppet videos for people all over the world. Puppeteer Troy Murphy is the mastermind behind All Felt No Filter and in 2020, he was able to quit his job and work on puppets full time. I talk to Troy Murphy about All Felt No Filter, his other puppet projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Troy Murphy exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a personalized puppet video courtesy of All Felt No Filter! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Troy: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/allfeltnofilter Noel MacNeal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_MacNeal Jimmy Kimmel Live! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jul 2020 | 48 - Jay Johnson (Soap, The Two And Only) | 01:16:37 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Ventriloquist Jay Johnson became a household name starring on the sitcom Soap as ventriloquist Chuck Campbell. He later went on to win a Tony Award for his Broadway show The Two And Only. I talk to Jay Johnson about his incredible career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JAY: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Oct 2019 | 33 - Gordon Smuder, Michael Heagle & Jennifer Menken (Transylvania Television) | 00:51:30 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Transylvania Television, or TVTV, is a truly independent puppet television series. In this episode I speak with the creative team behind the show, Gordon Smuder, Michael Heagle and Jennifer Menken. If you've ever wanted to start your own puppet television series, this is a MUST LISTEN episode! Recorded while at the 2019 Puppeteers of America National Festival! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH TVTV: Special thanks to the Puppeteers of America for their support in making this show possible. More info at https://www.puppeteers.org CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 24 Sep 2022 | 76 - Jim Henson’s Sam and Friends with Craig Shemin - Under The Puppet | 01:01:34 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam & Friends - The Story of Jim Henson’s First Television Show is a brand new book by Craig Shemin that explores, in depth, the history of Sam & Friends, the first TV Show that Jim and Jane Henson created for local television in Washington DC. I talk to Craig Shemin about the book and the history of Sam & Friends as well as his role as President of The Jim Henson Legacy, his work writing for The Jim Henson Company and even his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. For more Craig’s new book on Sam and Friends, visit - https://www.samandfriendsbook.com Plus, hear more of my conversation with Craig Shemin exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a one of a kind handmade puppet by David Stephens! Listen to find out how to enter.
Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Craig Shemin: Discussed on the show: Coming Soon. Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Feb 2023 | 80 - Mike Horner (What If Puppets, How To Snag A Sea Monster) - Under The Puppet | 01:00:28 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mike Horner is the Director of Puppetry Arts at What If Puppets, a puppet company that creates innovate storytelling that captures children’s imaginations and inspires communities. I talk to Mike about his puppetry career, how e got started at What If Puppets, originally the Mesner Puppet Theater, and the show How To Snag A Sea Monster that he’ll be performing at the National Puppetry Festival in July of 2023 on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Mike Horner exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Inner Monster Kit by Jamie Shannon! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Mike Horner: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 15 Jun 2020 | 47 - Aquarium of the Pacific's Pacific Pals | 00:52:12 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - For the past several years, The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California has embraced puppetry in the form of The Pacific Pals! These colorful underwater personalities help educate visitors about different issues related to the animals that live in the ocean. I sit down with The Aquarium’s Creative Arts in Science Supervisor Luke Richmond and Creative Arts in Science Education Coordinator and puppeteer Sarah Berman to talk about the Aquarium's use of puppetry in this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH THE PACIFIC PALS: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jun 2021 | 60 - Michelle Zamora (Waffles & Mochi, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Viva La Puppet) | 00:48:00 | |
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. For even more of my talk with Michelle Zamora, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MICHELLE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA) A Black Lady Sketch Show Intro CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Oct 2021 | 64 - Antubert Johnson (The Live Test Show, Aniform Puppets) - Under The Puppet | 00:53:10 | |
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! Also, this month you can win a $100 Digital Gift Card to projectpuppet.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH ANTUBERT JOHNSON: 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 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: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 15 Feb 2020 | 38 - Sid & Marty Krofft Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony | 00:46:40 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On February 13, 2020, Sid & Marty Krofft received their, long overdue, star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony featured tremendous praise for the creative duo from some of the Brady Bunch actors, the creator of My Name is Earl, Greg Garcia, David Arquette and a few surprise guests. On this special episode of Under The Puppet, we take you to Hollywood for the Walk of Fame ceremony for Sid & Marty Krofft! Ceremony presented in binaural audio. CONNECT WITH SID & MARTY KROFFT: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Feb 2018 | 12 - Tim Blaney (Short Circuit, Men In Black, Mystery Science Theatre 3000) | 00:54:37 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode I speak with puppeteer and voiceover artist, Tim Blaney. Tim was Johnny 5 in the Short Circuit films and Frank the Pug in Men in Black. He's also worked for The Muppets, the Jim Henson Company and on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Tim and I talk about his beginnings, working with the legendary puppeteer Tony Urbano and more. CONNECT WITH TIM CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Dec 2019 | 35 - Jeghetto (Missy Elliott's WTF, The Voice) | 00:36:32 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Tarish Pipkins performs puppetry under the name Jeghetto. The creations that emerge from Jeghetto’s Workshop are incredibly unique and endlessly fascinating. In this episode I sit down with Jeghetto to discuss his path to puppetry, the different shows he’s created, his work with Missy Elliott and much, much more. Interview recorded at the 2019 National Puppetry Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plus, stay tuned after the interview for details on the first of the show's monthly giveaways! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JEGHETTO: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2018 | 16 - Christine Papalexis (Muppets, Firefly, Men In Black, Amaterasu) | 00:52:20 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Christine Papalexis is a puppeteer, puppet designer, puppet and costume maker and an artist. She’s worked on many projects including The Muppets, Firefly, Spongebob Square Pants, Annabelle 2 and Men In Black II. She has produced and directed her on puppet film, Amaterasu and she’s heavily involved with the Los Angeles Guild of puppetry. Also this episode I talk about the puppet theatre at Children's Fairyland in Oakland, CA. CONNECT WITH CHRISTINE CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Aug 2021 | 62 - Joey Mazzarino (Sesame Street, Donkey Hodie, Muppets) | 00:56:50 | |
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. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON Joey Mazzarino: 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: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jul 2024 | 97 - Bob Mills (Disneyland, Children's Fairyland, Just Kids) | 00:59:01 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Bob Mills is one of, if not the original Disneyland puppeteers, performing marionette shows at the park starting in 1957. Before that he puppeteered at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, CA and before that he was the resident puppeteer and clown for the TV show Just Kids which broadcast every weekday in Hawaii. Bob would later step away from puppetry to do make-up for some of the biggest stars in film and television. I talk to Bob Mills about all of this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Bob Mills exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Discussed on the show: Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://bobbakermarionettetheater.com The Secrets of Making Marionettes by Rufus Rose - Part I - https://books.google.com/books?id=u94DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA119&pg=PA119#v=onepage&q&f=false Part II - https://books.google.com/books?id=xt8DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA283&pg=PA283#v=onepage&q&f=false Children's Fairyland - https://fairyland.org Disneyland - https://disneyland.disney.go.com Photos courtesy of Bob Mills & Randal Metz Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Feb 2019 | 25 - John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Sesame Street, Splash & Bubbles) | 00:59:34 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - John Tartaglia worked on Sesame Street when he was just 16 years old. He went on to star in Avenue Q which earned him a Tony Award Nomination. He then created and starred in Johnny and the Sprites for Playhouse Disney and Splash & Bubbles for The Jim Henson Company. I talk to John about all this and more in this interview. MORE ABOUT JOHN: MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 20 May 2019 | Wayland Flowers (Madame, Solid Gold, Hollywood Squares) - Under The Puppet Short #01 | 00:02:44 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This is the first in a series of short episodes spotlighting puppeteers who have been mentioned on the show but are no longer with us. This episode we focus on Wayland Flowers, known best for his puppet character Madame. A video version of this episode is available at underthepuppet.com. MORE ON WAYLAND FLOWERS: CLIPS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE USERS: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Mar 2021 | 57 - Noreen Young (Under the Umbrella Tree, Hi Diddle Day) | 01:02:11 | |
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. For even more of my talk with Noreen Young, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH NOREEN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Puppets Up International Festival CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: RESEARCH: HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jan 2021 | 55 - Willie Tyler (Laugh-In, Motorcity Revue, Hello Dummy) | 00:35:54 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Willie Tyler is a ventriloquist who, along with his partner Lester, has been making a living in show business since the 1960s when he was hired as the MC for Motown’s Motorcity Review. He joined the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in in 1972 and has appeared in countless tv shows, commercials and films since. He’s opened for such heavy hitters as Sammy Davis Jr, Ann-Margaret, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Frank Sinatra. Willie Tyler is a legend and he is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a one of a kind Under The Puppet Special edition Doweling Puppet handmade by David Stephens of All Hands Productions. Listen to the episode to find out how to enter! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH WILLIE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Maher School of Ventriloquism - Fred Maher TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:
HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Feb 2022 | 68 - Drew Allison (Grey Seal Puppets, The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland) - Under The Puppet | 01:00:09 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Drew Allison is the creator and owner of Grey Seal Puppets, a puppet company that specializes in live puppet shows (many of which have received UNIMA Citations), on camera puppetry and custom character creation. He is the co-author of the very influential puppet building book The Foam Book and he puppeteered on the feature film Elmo in Grouchland. Drew Allison is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Drew Allison exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of Marionettes: How to Make and Work Them by Helen Fling! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DREW ALLISON : DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Captain Kangaroo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo Marriotnets: How To Make And Work Them by Helen Fling - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486229092 Grey Seal Puppets - https://www.greysealpuppets.com Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road UNC Wilmington - https://uncw.edu National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org UNIMA USA - https://www.unima-usa.org Puppet Rampage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpeOszd3Yo Bob Lynch - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528242/ Lisa Sturz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/ Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Carrol Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Marty Robinson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson Vania Reckard - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13229534 Dave McDonald - https://www.davemcdonald.com Center for Puppetry Arts - https://puppet.org Children’s Theater of Charlotte - https://ctcharlotte.org The Foam Book - https://www.amazon.com/Foam-Book-Building-Polyfoam-Puppets-ebook/dp/B00H4J4QCS Donald Devit - https://www.youtube.com/c/DonaldDevet/featured Seemore Goodstuff - https://youtu.be/ywKsYNNnuT0 Art Grueneberger - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/03/utp-26/ Jim Henson Foundation Grant - https://www.hensonfoundation.org/grants/artist-grants/ Swazzle - https://www.swazzle.com UNIMA Citation of Excellence - https://www.unima-usa.org/winners Puppeteers of America President's Award - https://www.puppeteers.org/awards CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jul 2022 | 73 - Brodrick Jones (Jigsaw, UBU FAUST, War Sheep) - Under The Puppet | 01:12:26 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Brodrick Jones or Jonesy, is a puppeteer and creator whose wildly inventive puppet pieces are filled with his hilarious sense of humor. From his webseries Jigsaw to his one man show UBU FAUST that played in Edinburg to his standalone pieces that have been featured at the National Puppetry Conference, Jonesy is incredibly talented and prolific. I talk to Brodrick Jones about his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Brodrick Jones exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of Punch and Judy A Short History with Original DIalogue by John Payne Collier! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH BRODRICK JONES: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 09 Jul 2019 | Under The Puppet Live With Trace Beaulieu of Mystery Science Theater at the National Puppetry Festival! | 00:00:47 | |
Under The Puppet – LIVE at the 2019 National Puppetry Festival with Special Guest Trace Beaulieu of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Friday, July 19, 2019 – 7PM Join host Grant Baciocco for a special LIVE recording of Under the Puppet Podcast at the 2019 National Puppetry Festival at the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis! His guest will be Trace Beaulieu, the original Crow T. Robot on Mystery Science Theatre 3000! The two will discuss Trace’s puppetry career and then the floor will be opened for questions from the audience! About The Show:Under The Puppet – www.underthepuppet.com – is a monthly show that talks to professional puppeteers about the business of puppetry to help aspiring puppeteers turn pro! Hosted by Grant Baciocco (The Jim Henson Company, Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return). About the Guest:TRACE BEAULIEU is a comic actor, writer, and performer. He was a founding member of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning, cult hit show, Mystery Science Theater 3000. In addition to writing, occasionally directing, designing and building sets and props, Trace performed the puppet character Crow T. Robot, and mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester. He repeated these roles in the 1996 film version of the show, MST3K: THE MOVIE. Trace wrote for ABC’s America’s Funniest Videos for nine seasons. He played a recurring character on Freak and Geeks, and has had cameo appearances on The West Wing and Arrested Development. For six years, he toured with the original cast of MST3K in a live movie riffing show, called CINEMATIC TITANIC. His most recent acting work includes the voice of A.R.T. the robot on Paul Feig’s OTHER SPACE, Dr. Sam Lodgpole on the web series VERMIN and Jonah Ray’s creepy uncle Pete on HIDDEN AMERICA season 2. His voice can be heard on the upcoming Adult Swim series TIGTONE. Trace currently travels with fellow MST3K alum Frank Conniff as THE MADS ARE BACK – www.themadsareback.com Social Media: GET TICKETS NOW – https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4258987 | |||
| 01 Jan 2022 | 67 - Laura Bacon (Patsy May, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Dark Crystal) - Under The Puppet | 00:57:46 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Laura Bacon is the creator and puppeteer of Patsy May who went all the way to the finals of Britain’s Got Talent. She’s also puppeteered on Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and the recent incarnation of Spitting Image. I talk to Laura about her path to puppetry and her career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Laura Bacon exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a Critterosity Glove Puppet Craft Kit by Swazzle! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH LAURA BACON: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Fraggle Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock Caroll Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Warwick Brownlow-Pike - https://instagram.com/warrickbp Terry Pratchett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett Men At Arms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Arms Of Muppets and Men - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_(book) Long Lake Camp for the Arts - https://www.longlakecamp.com/theater-camp/ Glorified Sock Puppet Pattern - https://projectpuppet.com/products/the-glorified-sock-puppet-pattern Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Phil Fletcher - https://instagram.com/philfletcherofficial Patsy & Ian - https://youtu.be/XcST-RUYzCM Britains Got Talent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent Mavis the Suffolk Fox - https://youtu.be/R4VcRIrCfpI Mavis on the Radio - https://youtu.be/1pC-UnHAf2A Solo: A Star Wars Story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story Dark Crystal Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Alice Dinnean - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/01/utp-24/ Neil Sterenberg - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Neil_Sterenberg Spitting Image - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_Image CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 31 Jul 2020 | 50 - Matt Vogel (Sesame Street, The Muppets) | 01:01:54 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Matt Vogel is a principal Muppet performer who took over the roles of Sesame Street’s Big Bird and The Count as well as the most recognizable puppet in the world, Kermit the Frog. He also performed the villainous Constantine in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted and has made The Muppet’s Uncle Deadly the breakout fan favorite he is today. I sit down with Matt Vogel to talk about his work with these characters, the new Muppet’s series Muppets Now on Disney+, and much more on this episode of Under the Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MATT: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Jun 2019 | 29 - Jamie Shannon (Mr. Meaty, Nanalan, Big and Small) | 00:51:42 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This month I welcome Jamie Shannon to the show. He is the creator of Mr. Meaty, Nanalan, The Grogs and more. We talk about his beginnings, his work with Nickelodeon, his puppet short Rasputin and much more. CONNECT WITH JAMIE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Mar 2023 | 81 - Paul Lewis (Megan - M3gan, Sweet Tooth, Custard's World) - Under The Puppet | 00:57:59 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Paul Lewis is a puppeteer who was building puppets and molding creatures at an early age. A trained opera singer and accomplished actor, Paul’s puppetry credit include Bobby the Gopher Boy on the hit Netflix series Sweet Tooth and the menacing M3gan, the killer robot from the hit 2022 science fiction horror film. I talk to Paul Lewis about his puppetry career on this first episode of season 7 of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Paul Lewis exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win the 2022 Jim Henson Company Holiday Gift! Listen to find out how to enter. See the prize here: https://youtu.be/fS7jPUmJu_k Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Paul Lewis : Discussed on the show: Custard's World - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9008130/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Jul 2018 | 18 - Steve Hall (Shotgun Red, Nashville Now, Hee Haw) | 00:54:17 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - For 10 years, Shotgun Red served as the puppet co-host of Nashville Now. He also spent ten years on Hee Haw and hosted the first country music video program, Country Clips. This episode I chat with Steve Hall about his amazing career puppeteering Shotgun Red. After the interview I talk about local puppet television shows and I'd love to hear your favorites. CONNECT WITH STEVE CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2021 | 63 - Colleen Smith (The Barbarian and the Troll, Earth To Ned, No You Shut Up) | 01:11:20 | |
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! Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck courtesy of puppetdeck.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH COLLEEN SMITH: 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: CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2023 | 83 - Andy Breckman & Ken Freedman (Monk, WFMU's Seven Second Delay) - Under The Puppet | 00:26:32 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Andy Breckman is television and film writer who created the Emmy Award Winning television series Monk. Ken Freedman is the station manager of WFMU, an independent free form radio station in New Jersey. For over 30 years, Andy and Ken have hosted Seven Second Delay, a stunt radio program that airs every Wednesday on WFMU. I sit down and talk to these two non-puppeteers on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg Also, this month you can win signed WFMU stickers and a hardcover copy of Bill Baird's Art of the Puppet! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Andy & Ken: Discussed on the show: Red Pepper - https://youtu.be/yJwiZjH8a1Y Muppet Babies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Babies_(1984_TV_series) Paul Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2023/03/utp-81/ Mallory Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2022/11/utp-77/ Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/ Willie Tyler - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/01/utp-55/ Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
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| 01 Sep 2018 | 20 - Michael Paul Ziegfeld (Sesame Street, Jim Henson Company, America’s Got Talent) | 00:57:56 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode, my guest is Michael Paul Ziegfeld who has puppeteered for Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and also created a puppet web series for MTV. He's also created and toured his own stage show. He's opened for James Brown, Joan Rivers and Don Rickles to name a few. He also is a very active voiceover artist having lent his talents to Pixar and Disney. In this interview we talk to Michael Paul Ziegfeld about meeting Jim Henson, participating in Henson Workshops and performing on cruise ships and for corporate gigs. There's a lot of great advice in this interview! CONNECT WITH MICHAEL CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Mar 2019 | 26 - Art Gruenberger (Puppet Art Theater Company) | 00:51:23 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Welcome to Season 3 of Under The Puppet! This episode I talk with Art Gruenberger who is the founder of the Puppet Art Theater Company. A company that makes six figures a year performing shows all over California. Art gives lectures on making money in puppetry at puppet festivals across the country. If you want to make money in puppetry, this is the episode to listen to! CONNECT WITH ART: MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2020 | 51 - Tony Urbano (Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, Dusty's Treehouse) | 01:37:03 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Tony Urbano is a puppeteer who was trained by and worked with master puppeteers such as Ralph Chessé and Bil and Cora Baird. Tony turned down a job offer from Jim Henson to focus on building his own career, a career that included hundreds of commercials and television and film work including Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, Men In Black, Team America and many, many more. It would be hard to cover his entire career and the impact he’s had on the art of puppetry in ten episodes but we get a good start here as Tony Urbano is my guest on this episode of Under the Puppet. Thank you to UNIMA-USA for donating the amazing giveaway for this episode! Learn more about UNIMA-USA at http://www.unima-usa.org Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH TONY: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Tunabout Theater Company - Book Barbara Madrell and the Mandrell Sisters McDonalds McNuggets Halloween Commercial Flight of the Navigator - Life After the Navigator - Randal Kleiser DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Dec 2020 | 54 - John Kennedy (Sesame Street, Jack's Big Music Show, Dinosaurs) | 01:39:11 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - John Kennedy is a puppeteer on Sesame Street where he plays Mumford the Magician. His other credits include work on The Muppets, Dinosaurs, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, and Jack's Big Music Show. I sit down to talk with John about his career including his first day working with The Muppets where he assisted Jim Henson on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, listen to hear how to win a practice puppet and more from UzzyWorks.com!
Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JOHN: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Truck Shackley and the Texas Critters (Tony Turbano) Here Come The Muppets Commercial The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Apr 2022 | 70 - Jamie Donmoyer (Johnny and the Sprites, Sesame Street) - Under The Puppet | 01:04:29 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jamie Donmoyer played the role of Francesca Frog on the show Johnny and The Sprites. She’s also puppeteered on Sesame Street, Pahapahooey Island and at Walt Disney World and Sesame Place. I talk to Jamie about her career and thoughts about puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Jamie Donmoyer exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a copy of Figures in the Fourth Dimension by Ellen S. Rixford! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JAMIE: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org Mr. Rogers Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org The Magic Garden - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Garden_(TV_series) The Great Space Coaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Space_Coaster Fraggle Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Greater Philadelphia Area Puppetry Guild - https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit- Organization/Greater-Philadelphia-Area-Puppetry-Guild-188412571186312/ Tucker's Tales (Marianne and Tom Tucker) - http://tuckerstales.dot5hosting.com/INDEX.html Steve Abrams - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-abrams-bb3040a/ Joe Cashore - http://www.cashoremarionettes.com Robert Smythe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsmythe/ Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Jane Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Henson Sesame Place - https://sesameplace.com Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ John Tartaglia - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/02/utp-25/ Muppets Make Puppets - https://www.amazon.com/Muppets-Make-Puppets-Create-Operate/dp/1563057085 Cheryl Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Henson Ed Christie - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Christie Puzzle Place - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puzzle_Place University of Connecticut - https://drama.uconn.edu/programs/puppet-arts/ Jim Kroupa - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Kroupa Carmen Osbahr - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Carmen_Osbahr Jim Martin - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Martin Noel MacNeal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_MacNeal Caroll Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Jeff Conover - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff_Conover The Legend of the Lion King - https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Lion_King Bear In The Big Blue House Live On Stage - https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House:_Live_on_Stage Pahappahooey Island - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0957981/ Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Sesame_Street_Christmas Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_4-D_Movie_Magic Johnny and the Sprites - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_and_the_Sprites Michelee Puppets - https://micheleepuppets.org Pinocchio's Marionette Theater - https://www.facebook.com/Pinocchios-Marionette-Theater-115124088566236/ Louise Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold Lolly's Radio Playdate - https://radio.wakeupyourweird.com The Chika Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chica_Show CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 Aug 2022 | 74 - Donkey Hodie with Ellen Doherty and Haley Jenkins - Under The Puppet | 00:46:31 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The TV Show Donkey Hodie from Fred Rogers productions expands on characters created by Mr. Rogers and empowers viewers to dream big and overcome obstacles. Chief Creative Officer for Fred Rogers Productions and Executive producer of the show Ellen Doherty and Donkey Hodie Puppeteer Haley Jenkins join me for an exclusive look at Donkey Hodie on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Ellen and Haley exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Also, this month you can win a $50 Gift Card to PuppetPelts.com! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DONKEY HODIE, ELLEN & HALEY: DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Donkey Hodie - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/ Fred Rogers Productions - https://www.fredrogers.org Reading Rainbow - https://www.readingrainbow.org Larry Lancit - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484295/ Cecily Truett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874135/ Twila Liggett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509913/ Lancit Media - http://www.lancitdigitalmedia.com The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Schoolhouse Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock! Boston College - https://www.bc.edu Adam Rudman - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Adam_Rudman David Rudman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman Cyberchase - https://pbskids.org/cyberchase/ Paul Siefken - https://www.fredrogers.org/our-people/ Spiffy Pictures - https://www.spiffypictures.com Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - https://pbskids.org/daniel/ Don Quixote - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Mr. Rogers Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org Lamb Chop’s Play-Along - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_Chop%27s_Play-Along Sesame Street- https://www.sesamestreet.org Alice Dinnean - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/01/utp-24/ Joey Mazzarino - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/08/utp-62/ Stephanie D'Abruzzo - https://www.stephaniedabruzzo.com Mel Campbell - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13167503/ Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Paul McGinnis - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186970/ Matt Vogel - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/07/utp-50/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW CONNECT WITH GRANT Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
| 01 May 2024 | 95 - Danny Montooth (Disney, Perception Studios, Geico) | 01:11:55 | |
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Montooth spent several years as a puppeteer and Puppet Specialist at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. He is also a creator of and puppeteer for Perception Studios which streams weekly live on Twitch. I talk to Danny about working for Disney, his thoughts on streaming, and his jobs working on commercials, movies, web series and more in this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Danny Montooth exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! Connect with Danny Montooth: Discussed on the show: Connect with the Show: Connect with Grant: Art by Parker Jacobs Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com | |||
