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Trailer Tracks: The Muppet Movie (1979) – James Frawley

I love the Muppets, anyone who has spent any time with me knows that. There’s not only a nostalgia associated with them, but an innocence, hope and joy that a lot of us tend to lose when we reach adulthood, that people like Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, David Goelz and Richard Hunt were…

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Trailer Tracks: The Dark Crystal (1982) – Jim Henson & Frank Oz

  Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the masterminds that helped forge so much of my childhood through the Muppets and Sesame Street tried something brave and different with this film, and while Fizzgig can be a little annoying, and the gelflings are a little boring at times, the imagery, the design, the creatures and the…

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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

I spent some time with some old friends… I decided to revisit The Great Muppet Caper. If The Muppet Movie is a generalized version of how our friends all met and decided to go to Hollywood to get rich and famous, then The Great Muppet Caper is the first film they make after they’ve signed…

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Being Elmo (2011)

I love my muppets. I’ve never made a secret of it. I own The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, I have the Muppet Show on DVD (still waiting on series 4 & 5!). I read the book Street Gang, The Complete History of Sesame Street. They always have a very special…

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Why I’m Looking Forward To The Muppets

The Muppets are honest souls. And before you point out that they aren’t even real, I argue that point, and say they are, from a certain point of view. The fact that two, to three people can work together to bring the performance of these characters to life actually gives me hope for society in…

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