Tough Pigs Links

updated May, 2004

 

 The Latest Links

 

35 Years of Sesame Street -- Sesame Workshop's celebration of the 35th anniversary, featuring a trivia game and exclusive video clips.

The Jim Henson Legacy -- The new website for the Henson family's non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting the artistic work of Jim Henson.

Chris Smigliano -- Chris is a Tough Pigs Deputy Web Monkey, the artist behind Playing with Dolls and the TP drawings. His website features art from his comic strips, editorial cartoons and fan drawings.

MuppetStore -- A new online store featuring new, hard to find Muppet merchandise. Includes plush dolls, T-shirts, jewelry, buttons and stickers.

Fraggle Rock Video Guide -- A comprehensive guide to all the videos and DVD's of Fraggle Rock from 1983 to the present, including releases from the US, UK and Holland. A neat resource!

Annie Sue -- The majesty, the mystery, the glory that is... Annie Sue.

Shawn Pero -- Shawn is a friend of Tough Pigs, a forum member who does great illustrations of robots, monsters and other supacool excitement.

 

 

 Muppet Show Sites

 

Back Stage Left -- The new Muppet Fan junk drawer, featuring an extensive collection of audio and video clips, most of them not available anywhere else on the web. BSL also includes the Muppet Show Episode Guide Cheat Sheet.

Sam and Friends -- Kaptain Kidshow, a great website about vintage DC children's shows, includes five pages on Jim Henson's first puppet show.

Muppet Christmas -- Everything you need to have a Muppety Christmas any time of year.  

The Muppet Show Database -- Muppet lists and trivia, proving that there's no such thing as too much information.

Janice: "Fer Sure!" -- Every Muppet character should have a loving fansite like this, with a complete discography and tons of cool photos.

FAQ Fiama -- Spend some quality time with Johnny Fiama, host of "The Johnny Fiama Show," and his associate Sal, bodyguard and boneologist. 

Muppet Show Guests -- Where Are They Now? Find out at this cool site. 

The Online Muppet Museum -- Now accepting donations for their cool collection of Muppet and Sesame T-shirt photos.

Muppets Tonight -- An episode guide to the Muppets Tonight shows.

MuppetVision 3D -- A detailed tribute to the Walt Disney World attraction. 

 

 

 Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock

 

Sesame Street Encyclopedia -- A growing guide to the Sesame Street Muppets, with pictures and information on each one.

Sesame World -- A celebration of the many international versions of Sesame Street.

Hooperfan -- Classic 70's Sesame Street is commemorated at this extensive site.

Sesame Planet -- A great new site full of information about Sesamstraat, the Dutch version of Sesame Street -- complete with pictures and descriptions of the Muppet and human characters, and historical notes.

Droids on Sesame Street -- Lots of pictures and information on the Star Wars Droids' visit to Sesame Street in 1979.

Sesame Beat -- The Sesame site for grown-ups, with an episode guide to the last two Sesame seasons.

Fraggle Rock DVD Petition -- Not just a petition site, but also a growing resource for Fraggle fans. 

Cully's Fraggle Cave -- A sweet love letter to Fraggle Rock.

Chris' Fraggle Rock Page -- The first comprehensive Fraggle page, with a complete episode guide, cast list and more. 

 

 

 Muppet Performer Sites

 

Your Face! -- A beautiful tribute to the beloved Richard Hunt, the performer of Scooter, Junior Gorg and Forgetful Jones.

Caroll Spinney Fan Page -- An official page created with Caroll Spinney's permission, including a terrific selection of his artwork. 

CarollSpinney.com -- Caroll Spinney, legendary performer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, promotes his book, his artwork and his speaking engagements.

Karen Prell -- Karen Prell's own site, with all her credits and a bunch of nice pictures.

Rick Lyon -- Rick Lyon's site, including information on his work on Sesame Street. 

 

 

 Farscape & Creature Shop Sites

 

Karlsweb -- Great Farscape site, including well-informed reviews and lots of Farscape comedy.

Un4Scene -- A terrific resource for Farscape fans, with pages of screenshots from every single Farscape episode.

Save Farscape -- The website behind the fan campaign to keep Farscape on the air.

Farscapeweb -- Detailed news and information, direct from tormented space.

The Book of Habidabad -- A Dark Crystal fansite that's a mystical experience in its own right. 

Gelfling College -- A clever, original site expanding the study of Gelfling history and archeology.

 

 

 Puppet Sites

 

The Puppetry Home Page--  Imitators beware... There's only one Puppetry home page, and its name is The Puppetry Home Page. Information on theaters, puppet styles from around the world, puppet guilds... this is the place.

Puppetbuilder.com -- The website for Nick Barone, professional puppet builder and Friend of TP. Learn how to make your own puppet -- or, if you've got the scratch, commission your own hand-made professional-grade puppet.

Puppeteers of America-- Unite! You have nothing to lose but your arm wires. 

 

 

 Friends of TP

 

rove [live] -- Kynan Barker, the Deputy Monkey of Tough Pigs, spends his days as mild-mannered staff writer for this Australian comedy talk show. 

2momluvme -- A great resource for hard-to-find Muppet and Sesame merchandise, including lots of plush and plastic, Christmas ornaments and stickers. 

Flatsy.com -- My personal benchmark for mental health, as seen in My Week with Everything.

DoomBuggies -- There's no Muppet connection here, but this is a model fansite, celebrating the spooky lunacy of Disney World's Haunted Mansion.

 

 

Danny@ToughPigs.com