Episode 11: Elmo Part 1

 It's been almost a year since we updated our blog, but we're back and determined to get the blog up-to-date! For this post we are discussing our Elmo Part 1 episode. For this episode it's just Kerry and Justin discussing our favorite little red monster, Elmo!

Elmo Facts:

1) Elmo debuted on Sesame Street 1979.

2) Elmo has been played by multiple puppeteers and is currently performed by Ryan Dillon.

3) He has a talk show called The Not Too Late Show with Elmo.

4) He is 3 1/2 years old.

5) He has a feature film The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and other various videos.

Thanks to our friends at MuppetWiki for the facts!

Justin's Picks & Songs

Elmo forgets lyrics on the Jimmy Fallon Show, 2011

Elmo talking to his father about his late Uncle Jack. From the 2010 special When Families Grieve

Elmo's Moments with Zoe and Rocco

More moments with Elmo, Zoe, and Rocco

 

It Feels Good (When You Sing a Song) from  A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration in 2019

"Every Day Can't Be Christmas" from Elmo Saves Christmas in 1996

"Take the First Step" from The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland in 1999.

Kerry's Picks & Songs

Elmo and Robin Williams in 1991

Elmo and Robin Williams blooper reel 1991

Elmo and Zoe fight over his blanket is The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland from 1999

Whoopi's skin and Elmo's fur from 1990

"That's Music" with Fifth Harmony in 2016

"We Are All Monsters" original version from 1980. Jerry Nelson performs Elmo.

"We Are All Monsters" 1990 redubbed version with Kevin Clash as Elmo

"Wedding Pictures" from Maria and Luis' 1988 wedding.

Episode 10: The Electric Mayhem Band

In this episode we're joined by Alexis McKinney to discuss Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band. Alexis is a member of the band Monty Mak. Follow her on Twitter  and check out the band's amazing music!

"All the Money" by Monty May

 Alexis' Picks

Tenderly from The Muppet Show episode 116

Can You Picture That? from The Muppet Movie

Mack The Knife from The Muppet Show episode 315

Lullaby of Birdland with Don Knotts on The Muppet Show episode 201

Sax and Violence from The Muppet Show from episode 102

Justin's Picks

Rockin' All Around the World on The Muppets at Disney World

With Kristin Chenoweth on The Muppets episode "The Ex-Factor"

With Lou Rawls singing Bye Bye Blackbird on The Muppet Show episode 215

Dave Grohl and Animal drum battle on The Muppets episode "Going, Going, Gonzo"

Dr. Teeth singing Money on The Muppet Show episode 106

Kerry's Picks

Old Black Magic with Jaye P. Morgan from The Muppet Show episode 218

The Dudley Moore episode on The Muppet Show 

Kodachrome from The Muppets YouTube Channel

Night Life from The Great Muppet Caper

Singing the song "Pig"(also called "The Pig Shuffle") with Alan Arkin on The Muppet Show episode 420

Episode 9: Rowlf

On this episode we are joined by returning guest Abby to discuss our favorite piano playing canine, Rowlf! Abby is the co-host of the podcast First Flight, a Star Trek Enterprise podcast. You can follow Abby on Twitter.

 Here are our favorite picks for our favorite Rowlf moments and songs:

Some Rowlf facts from our friends at Muppet Wiki:

1) Rowlf's first appearance was in a series 1962 Purina Dog Chow Commercials

2) Played by Jim Henson from 1962-1990 and Bill Barretta from 1996-present

3) He became famous on the Jimmy Dean Show, which ran from 1963-1966

4) He was on the Muppet Show from 1976-1981

5) Rowlf's last appearance, according to Muppet Wiki's Rowlf filmography, was a 2020 episode of the James Corden show

Abby's Picks

Rowlf and Sam the Eagle singing Tit Willow

The Great Muppet Caper Dog Language

The Cat Came Back

The Muppet Show: Rowlf - Beethoven's "Pathétique" (Reprise)

I'm Always Gonna Love You from The Muppets Take Manhattan

Justin's Picks

Rowlf Rejoins Muppets from The Muppets

Muppet Show Veterinarian's Hospital - Telephone

Adventure in Music

Cottleston Pie from The Muppet Show. A song from Winnie the Pooh.

I Never Harmed An Onion from The Muppet Show

You're Special to Me from Muppet Babies

Kerry's picks

Rowlf meets Lassie on The Jimmy Dean Show

Rowlf gets the blues on the 2018 Muppet Babies

Poem "Silence"

You and I and George

I Hope That Something Better Comes Along

What A Wonderful World

Episode 8: Skeeter

In this episode Kerry is joined by returning guest Jessica to discuss Skeeter, the twin sister of Scooter. Jessica was on our Grover episode and is the host of Deconstructing Damsels, a podcast highlight the women in romance. She also has a new YouTube channel called Jess Checks Out. Follow Jessica on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Some Skeeter facts:

• Skeeter is the twin sister of Scooter
• She debuted in 1984
• Performed by Howie Mandel, Frank Welker, and Cree Summers in the 2018 reboot
• She is one minute younger than Scooter
• Skeeter has never appeared in traditional puppet form
• She has appeared on the original 1984 Muppet Babies, the 2018 Muppet Babies Reboot, and various books 
• She featured prominently in The Muppet Show Comic Book "Family Reunion" where she visits Scooter and the other Muppets at The Muppet Theater
• There is a podcast called Skeeter-ial: A Muppet Babies Investigation where the comedic host watch Muppets Babies with their friends and try to determine what happened to Skeeter.

Some Skeeter moments discussed in this episode:

Skeeter and the Wolf from the original Muppet Babies

Skeeter and the Super Girls from the Muppet Babies 2018 reboot

Scooter's Uncommon Cold from the original Muppet Babies

Snow White and the Seven Muppets from the original Muppet Babies

Episode 7: Ernie

For episode 7 we are joined by guest Andreu to discuss Bert's good buddy, Ernie! Follow Andreu's podcast Star Trek Replay on your podcast player of choice and on Twitter.  Here are our picks for favorite Ernie moments and songs:

Andreu's picks

Noisy bedroom from Sesame Street

Bert Gets Angry from Sesame Street

Ernie Gets Thirsty from Sesame Street

Epi y Blas Tengo Sed (I Am Thirsty) from Barrio Sésamo

Do De Duck from Sesame Street

Justin's Picks

Caveman Ernie Toothbrush from Sesame Street

Ernie's Special from Sesame Street

Ernie Comes Back from Camp from Sesame Street

I'd Like To Visit the Moon from Sesame Street

Adding, Adding, Adding from Sesame Street

Kerry's Picks

Ernie tries to teach Cousin Ernestine to say his name from Sesame Street 

For better video quality, see Sesamstraße version below:

Ernie tries to teach Ernestine to say Ernie from Sesamstraße

The Count Sleeps Over, parts 1 from Sesame Street

The Count Sleeps Over, Part 2, from Sesame Street

Ernie surprises Bert with a puppy from Sesame Street

Dance Myself to Sleep from Sesame Street

Imagine That from Sesame Street

Additional viewing:

Barretta Brothers interview with Peter Linz, Ernie's puppeteer since 2017

Puppet Tears interview with Peter Linz

Episode 6: Bert

Sorry we're behind with our blog, everyone! Life has been a little hectic lately. While it was fun to have a more detailed blog, it's been a little hard to keep up with it, so for the time being we're going to have a simpler blog that just includes our picks from each episode. We appreciate your understanding!

Today we're discussing episode 6 of our podcast. We are joined by Carl to discuss our favorite buddy old pal, Bert! You can follow Carl on Twitter. Here are our favorite Bert moments and songs:

Carl's Picks

Bert's Bottle Cap Collection from Sesame Street

Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy! from Sesame Street

Bert's Sculpture from Sesame Street

I Like You from Sesame Street

La, La, La from Sesame Street

T'was the Night Before Christmas from A Muppet Family Christmas

Justin's Picks

Ernie walks forward & backward

Ernie walks forward and backward from Sesame Street

 

Chair War from Sesame Street

Gift exchange from Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Pigeons, Cookies, and Trash from Sesame Street

 

My Favorite Number is Six from Sesame Street

 

Bert's Blanket from Sesame Street

Kerry's Picks

TV Repair from Sesame Street

The Rhyming Game from Sesame Street

Bert tries to give nephew Brad a bath from Sesame Street

Some Enchanted Evening from The Muppet Show

Upside Down World from Follow That Bird

For bonus viewing material, we recommend these interviews with Bert's current puppeteer, Eric Jacobson!

 Eric Jacobson Interviews

Puppet Tears ep. 062 

The Barretta Brothers ep. 15

Below the Frame ep. 18

Episode 5: Scooter

 

In this episode we are joined by fellow podcaster Jarrah to discuss our favorite gofer, Scooter! Jarrah is one of the hosts of Women at Warp, a bi-weekly Star Trek podcast Exploring Intersectional Diversity in Infinite Combinations. You can follow her on Twitter. You can also find Women at Warp on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Kerry shares a five facts about Scooter, taken from Muppet Wiki and The Barretta Brothers Vodcast Podcast show. 

1. He was played by Richard Hunt from 1976-1991 and David Rudman from 2008 to the present. David was recently on The Barretta Brothers Vodcast Podcast and shared that he and Richard traveled to Perú together. They also collaborated on Sesame Street and played Leo the Party Monster. 

2. His uncle J. P. Grosse is the owner of the Muppet theater on The Muppet Show.

3. Scooter's position on The Muppet Show was part-time performer and gofer. "...I'll go for coffee; I'll go for sandwiches; I'll go for anything you need..."

4. Scooter is prominently featured in Muppets Now for Disney+.  episode is show from the perspective of his computer.

5. In the first three Muppet movies Scooter is seen working with popcorn. He sells popcorn during the film screening in The Muppet Movie, in The Great Muppet Caper he sells popcorn during the baseball diamond fight scene, and in The Muppets Take Manhattan he works in a movie theater where the Swedish Chef runs the concession stand.

Finally, we go into everyone's picks for best Scooter moments!

Jarrah's Picks

The opening scene from The Muppet Show's Robin Hood episode

Scooter's Flying Correspondence School from the Lynda Carter episode of The Muppet Show

Scooter as the son in the Jabberwocky sketch on the Brooke Shields episode of The Muppet Show

On Her Door Step

Six String

Mr. Bassman

Justin's Picks 

 Scooter dates Chelsea Handler on The Muppets

Scooter's first appearance on The Muppet Show

Kermit and Scooter at Scooter's Create A Class on The Muppets

The Rhyming Song

Jim Henson Muppet Memorial: Just One Person

Kerry's Picks 

Scooter, Kermit, and Jim Henson at the 1986 Oscars

Cold open of The Muppet Show's Star Wars episode

          

   Scooter and Lew Zealand in The Muppet's Take Manhattan 

Scooter singing Maroon Five's "Moves Like Jagger" in Muppets Most Wanted

Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear on the Juliet Prowse episode of The Muppet Show

At the Hop on the Teresa Brewer episode of The Muppet Show

That's all for this episode! Join us next time for when we discuss Scooter's twin sister, Skeeter!