As reported a few weeks ago, The Muppets received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for “Man or Muppet,” and both Muppet fans and Muppet professionals were thrilled by it. Bret McKenzie, the song’s writer, was even quoted as saying that he...
Ryan Dosier – Welcome back to class, class! We’re continuing our series on the recasting of characters from The Muppet Show. Today we’re looking at the characters of Richard Hunt, who died far too soon in 1992 after 25 years of performing and...
Ryan Dosier – Welcome back to class, class! Hope you brought your purple gloves and your rubber chicken because today is all about Frank Oz and Eric Jacobson. We’re continuing our series of Recasting of Muppet Show Characters today. As you’ll recall,...
Jarrod Fairclough Presents: The Ramblings of a Muppet Nerd – The Museum Of Jarrod ArtJarrod Fairclough – Hello. Me again.Let me tell you a little about myself. I’m studying animation, about to begin my third and final year. It means that I’m...
Today on The Muppet Mindset we are proud to present our first interview of 2012! And we couldn’t be more pleased with our interview today, because it is with current Executive Director of The Jim Henson Legacy and designer and builder Muppets, including Miss...
Memoir of a Muppets Writerby Joseph A. Bailey$14.95 on Amazon.comChase Beecher – Alright Muppet fans, go back and think about The Muppet Show. Remember your favorite sketch. The thing that made you laugh out loud the most. The thing that you find on YouTube at...
Ryan Dosier – Good afternoon class, and welcome to the first lecture for Muppetology 101. If you’re looking for Applications of Reinforced Concrete, it’s down the hall. I know it’s the start of a new semester, but we’re going to jump...
Jarrod Fairclough Presents: The Ramblings of a Muppet Nerd – CLASH of the TitansJarrod Fairclough – The other day I was lucky enough to catch a screening of the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, all about the life of Kevin Clash, who, as we...
Interview with Joseph Bailey Conducted by Ryan Dosier RYAN: We’re very excited today to welcome longtime Muppet writer Joseph Bailey onto The Muppet Mindset! Joe is here to promote his book, Memoirs of a Muppets Writer. Joe has worked on Sesame Street, The Muppet...
Ryan Dosier – I know what you’re thinking, “A list of things? That’s Michael Wermuth, Jr.’s territory!” Well, that’s true… but we’ve got nothing else to use for a post today, and it’s almost Christmas, and I...
Ryan Dosier – My story of my time in the dream factory, the magic store, Hollywood, continues today after two previous parts highlighted events from the previous days. In Part 1, I went to the Cast and Crew Screening of The Muppets on the Walt Disney Studios...
Ryan Dosier – When I left you in my Hollywood story yesterday I had just attended the Cast and Crew screening of The Muppets on the lot of The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Where will my adventures take me next? Read on to find out!On Saturday,...
Ryan Dosier – Life is something that, I’ve learned multiple times over, can surprise you endlessly. Every day has the potential to be surprising and wonderful every time you wake up. The morning of November 10th, and the three days afterwards, was just...
Well, it’s official… The Muppets is a smash-hit. In its first five days in United States theaters, the first Muppet feature film in 12 years raked in $42 million, which is a huge grab and already a larger sum of box office receipts than Muppets From Space...
Ryan Dosier – Tomorrow, The Muppets dominate theaters in the United States and continue to spread their domination throughout the world in the coming months. And honestly? Everything is about to change. As Muppet fans, we’ve always sort of lived on the...
There is SO MUCH Muppet stuff happening, people!! They are literally everywhere. Professional reviews of the movie from huge sources (some of which you can read from the links on our homepage) are pouring in like crazy, Kermit, Miss Piggy, and everyone in between are...
Ryan Dosier – About three months ago, I made a promise to Steve Whitmire. I promised him that, once I saw The Muppets, I would write an honest review of my thought on the new film. Well, I just got home from the early Cast and Crew screening of The Muppets in...
Jarrod Fairclough Presents: The Ramblings of a Muppet NerdI am a heterosexual male. I love the ladies. I’ve kissed over 2 girls!But I am in love. With a man. So, please indulge me, as I write a Muppet fans love letter to Marshall Erikson himself, Jason...
Today we have the pleasure of welcoming the first member of The Muppets production team to stop by The Muppet Mindset for an interview! We’ll have a few more interviews with Muppet people in the coming weeks, so be on the lookout! But for now… read on!!...
So, You Think the Muppets Are Above Fart Jokes?Justin H. Piatt – There has been a lot of buzz around the internet about the newest Muppet movie, The Muppets. A lot of positive, wonderful buzz, but it hasn’t gone without its negative press either. While I...
