Day Twenty-Nine
April12, 2012: Ernie and his left had were played by Henson, but his right was played by Richard Hunt (Scooter, Janice, Sweetums, and original Miss Piggy)
Day Twenty-Eight
April 11, 2012: Originally, on Sesame Street, Muppets and humans were not supposed to cross paths. That was quickly changed as many celebrities have visited "The Street".These are a few...
Day Twenty-Six
April 10, 2012: Kermit's Sesame Street apperances focused on him being a roving news reporter.
P.S.: That's the answer to the last Trivia Tuesday.
It's Time Once Again to Raise the Intellectual Level of this Blog
with another Trivia Tuesday.
Which was Kermit's role on Sesame Street?
a. A News Reporter
b. The Director for of Alicia's school play
c. The Cashier at Gorden's Store
d. A Newspaper Columnist giving "The Word on the Street"
Last weeks answer was b. he had 5 kids.
Which was Kermit's role on Sesame Street?
a. A News Reporter
b. The Director for of Alicia's school play
c. The Cashier at Gorden's Store
d. A Newspaper Columnist giving "The Word on the Street"
Last weeks answer was b. he had 5 kids.
Day Twenty-Five
April 9, 2012: While on Sesame Street, Kermit's trademark collar was added. This collar covered where his head and body met. He originally had a double-collar as seen below
Day Twenty-Four
Hope everyone has a great Easter!
Day Twenty-Three
April 7, 2012: With Rowlf on "The Jimmy Dean Show", Jim's Muppets were growing fame by the minute. Jim told Jimmy that he would give him 40% of his income but Dean refused saying "You deserve the money you earn."
Day Twenty-Two
April 6, 2012: Henson's piano-playing Rowlf the Dog was the first muppet to make constant apperances on a network television show, "The Jimmy Dean Show".
Day Twenty-One
April 5, 2012: Jim and Frank became close friends through their 27 years in preforming partnership, like Bert (Oz) and Ernie (Henson) or Kermit (Henson) and Fozzie Bear (Oz).
Day Twenty
April 4, 2012: 1/5 of the way done YAAAAAAAY! When Jim Henson moved to New York, he hired a writer name Jerry Juhl who wrote for the Muppets for a long time and a puppeteer named Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Yoda) to replace his wife who quit muppeteering in order to care for their children.A young Frank Oz and Jim Henson with and early version of Rowlf.
It's Time Once Again to Raise the Intellectual Level of this Blog
with yet another Trivia Tuesday.
How many kids did The Henson's have?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 7
d. 3
The answer to last weeks was D: Home Economics.
How many kids did The Henson's have?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 7
d. 3
The answer to last weeks was D: Home Economics.
Day Seventeen
April 1, 2012: Jim met his wife in a puppetry class while at the University of Maryland.
Happy April Fools Day!
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