Away..

My dear friends and puppetry fans,

It's been a really difficult week for us. My wife's beloved brother, Daniel died suddenly in a Scuba Diving accident outside Johannesburg. We are flying off to be with the family in South Africa tomorrow. So if you don't hear any news from Puppetry News for the next few weeks, please hang in there and I'll be back in Sydney to prepare for the International Puppetry for TV and the Web Course in late-December. We will be in touch again as soon as possible. Our love and seasons greetings to you all! Gary

New Bohemian Muppet Clip

The Muppets have come a long way since the show's inception in 1976. Could Jim Henson have imagined that a new Muppet viral 'Bohemian Rhapsody' would have had twelve thousand hits in two days? Even though we expect the violence order to be taken out against Animal in this poetic rendition of Queen, it never happens and the audience are not even disappointed. There are even rumours today that The Muppets will be appearing on the US TV show 'Dancing with The Stars' next Tuesday, so keep tuned!
The Muppets Studio channel can be found on You Tube here!

Sesame Street turns 40

Over the past week, Sesame Street has been congratulated all over the net for it's 40th anniversary. It's hard to believe that it's been forty years, since that day in 1969, when its founder Joan Cooney introduced Sesame Street to the world. In 1998, Joan Cooney conducted a fascinating 9-part interview series about Sesame Street, which is now hosted on You Tube. Check it out here!
Big Bird featured in a US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live. You can catch it here!
You can even find the Sesame Street characters embedded all over the Google search engine logo over the past week. Even US First Lady Michelle Obama took Elmo on a walk through Sesame Street recently - here! Happy 40th Birthday Sesame Street!