http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Greg Ballora is a puppeteer and builder who has had an incredible career in the business starting out working on projects such as Timmy the Tooth, Muppets Tonight, and Spider-Man 2 through to today working on shows like Earth to Ned and Ratched.  Greg has also trained new puppeteers at the Disney Parks so there is a lot of great puppetry advice in the discussion ahead. Also, this month you can win a Monkey Boys Productions FLICK Beginner Puppet Building Kit!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH GREG BALLORA: Instagram - https://instagram.com/gregballora DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Magpie Time - https://vimeo.com/2050758 Bob Hartman - http://hartmanpuppetry.com  Lisa Sturz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/ Len Levitt - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506229/ Marty Krofft - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/01/utp-36/ DC Follies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._Follies Jim Gamble - http://www.jimgamble.com Gremlins 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins_2:_The_New_Batch Robocop 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_2 Batman Returns - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns Men in Black II - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_II Spider-Man 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_2 Timmy the Tooth - https://youtu.be/bi6eA-W_C4Y Phil Baron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Baron Allan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/ Michael Earl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Earl_(puppeteer) Bruce Lanoil - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/12/utp-010/ James Murray - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015/ Alef Bet Blastoff - https://youtu.be/dcrE7sx25jI Muppets Tonight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppets_Tonight Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson The Mr. Potato Head - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mr._Potato_Head_Show Kevin Carlson - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/11/utp-009/ Michelle Zamora - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/06/utp-60/ Team America: World Police - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_America:_World_Police Bill Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird Peter Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baird Thom Fountain - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/07/utp-005/ Chiodo Brothers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chiodo_Brothers Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse Crash & Bernstein - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_&_Bernstein Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/ Ratched - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratched_(TV_series) Ratched Clip (trigger warning) - https://youtu.be/IgTvmeSdShg Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/ Raymond Carr - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/02/utp-37/ Mr. World Commercial - https://youtu.be/22Vkdfxwfco CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: Spider-Man 2 - https://youtu.be/P6mkjW5rAmU Mr. Potato Head Show - https://youtu.be/JbrEsZGwIGw CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

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66 - Greg Ballora (Spider-Man 2, Ratched, Team America) - Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The Barbarian and the Troll is a comedic puppet television series that began airing on Nickelodeon in April of 2021. Set in the the fantasy realm of Gothmoria, The Barbarian and the Troll tells the story of Brendar the Barbarian and Evan the Troll with an all puppet cast. I talk to the show’s co-creator Drew Massey and series puppeteers Peggy Etra and Nicollette Santino about the development and production of The Barbarian and the Troll on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a $50 Digital Gift Card to projectpuppet.com!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH DREW MASSEY: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557297/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/orangehatmassey CONNECT WITH PEGGY ETRA: WEBSITE - https://www.facebook.com/PeggyEtraEntertainment/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540768/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/peggerpoo2 CONNECT WITH NICOLETTE SANTINO: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5201200/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/nicolette.santino DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Barbarian and the Troll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barbarian_and_the_Troll Mike Mitchell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mitchell_(director) Krull - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film) Dragonslayer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonslayer_(1981_film) Dark Crystal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal Nickelodeon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon Sid and Marty Krofft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft Scott Johnson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426192/ Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Alex_%22Jurgen%22_Ferguson Russ Walko - http://puppetgarage.com/index.html Carol Binion - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083007/ Rachel Burson - https://www.instagram.com/rachelmadestudio Gabriella Padilla - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083007/ Christine Papalexis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/ Gordon Smuder - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/10/utp-33/ Colleen Smith - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/09/utp-63/ Earth to Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned Michael Oosterom - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649003/ James Murray - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015 Allan Trautman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/ Sarah Sarang Oh - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5344942/ Jeny Cassady - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1674431/ Paramount Plus - https://www.paramountplus.com CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

65 - The Barbarian and the Troll with Drew Massey, Peggy Etra & Nicolette Santino - Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Antubert Johnson saw an Aniform puppet on TV when he was a kid and made it his life goal to figure out how to build one. This episode I talk to Antubert about the history of the Aniform puppet and how he built one from scratch that he performs it regularly on the YouTube Show The Live Test Show. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Antubert exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android!IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a $100 Digital Gift Card to projectpuppet.com!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH ANTUBERT JOHNSON:YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Q001_jHw2DaW48WuC6dFw DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Captain Kangaroo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo Fred from Captain Kangaroo - https://youtu.be/8jVU-BVeS2c Barney's Army - http://barneysarmy.com Barney's Army Test Footage - https://youtu.be/vtttdWQmF2w America’s Funniest Videos - https://www.afv.com The Electric Company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Company The Electric Company - Loreli - https://youtu.be/FDmJSm8fZWU Malcom Game Show (Pilot) - https://youtu.be/Rn2aqYna0AQ Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org Foodini the Great - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodini_the_Great Morey Bunin - https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/16/nyregion/morey-bunin-is-dead-at-86-pioneer-television-puppeteer.html Jimmy Fallon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Fallon Boston Comedy Festival - https://bostoncomedyfest.com Tommy Chong - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Chong Emmanuel Lewis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Lewis Marc "Skippy" Price - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Price What's My Line? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F Talkers Magazine - https://www.talkers.com The Live Test Show - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Q001_jHw2DaW48WuC6dFw Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series) Jim Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:The Live Test Show - https://youtu.be/MyErF594q2o CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

64 - Antubert Johnson (The Live Test Show, Aniform Puppets) - Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Colleen Smith puppeteered Brendar the Barbarian on the Nickelodeon show The Barbarian and the Troll.  She also performed the sarcastic A.I. BETI on the Disney+ show Earth To Ned.  Other credits include No You Shut Up!, The Happytime Murders and hundreds of live stage shows with Brian Henson’s puppet improv show Puppet Up! - Uncensored!  I talk to Colleen about her path to puppetry, her thoughts on puppet improv and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Colleen exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android!IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck courtesy of puppetdeck.com!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH COLLEEN SMITH:WEBSITE - http://colleensmi.comINSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/colleenmariesmi/ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/ColleenSmi IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Great Muppet Caper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper Poltergeist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)  The Groundlings - https://groundlings.com  UCLA Extension - https://www.uclaextension.edu Bill Haller Voice Lessons - https://hallermusicstudio.com Viewpoints Acting Training - https://dramatics.org/understanding-viewpoints/ Patrick Bristow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bristow The Jim Henson Company - https://www.henson.com Puppet Up! - Uncensored - https://puppetup.com Warren the Ape - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_the_Ape Late Night Liars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_Liars Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/ Donna Kimball - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/ No You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up! Drew Massey - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/04/utp-002/ The Happytime Murders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happytime_Murders Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://www.netflix.com/title/80201868 Kirk Thatcher - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/08/utp-19/ Tim Lagasse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse Earth To Ned - https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/earth-to-ned Barbarian and the Troll - https://www.nick.com/shows/the-barbarian-and-the-troll Glorious Ladies of Puppetry - http://glop.us That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show Dave Chapman - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/07/utp-61/ Louise Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold Andrew Spooner - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Andrew_Spooner Nigel Plaskett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002389/ Leslie Carra-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:Cashmere Ramada - https://youtu.be/lhYt4Rb2i7M Star Schlessinger - https://youtu.be/UKStp7hSqro BETI - https://youtu.be/LPGWJaNmDLU Queen Shimmereen - https://youtu.be/uf-RS7Y8HdE CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

63 - Colleen Smith (The Barbarian and the Troll, Earth To Ned, No You Shut Up)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Joey Mazzarino started as a puppeteer on Sesame Street in 1989.  He’d go on to perform characters such as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and Horatio the Elephant.  He joined Sesame Street’s writing staff in 1991 and would become head writer on the show in 2009.  He also co-wrote the screenplays for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and Muppets From Space.  I talk to Joey Mazzarino about his career in puppetry and writing for puppets on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a handmade Flat-Footed Frizzle puppet made by David Stephens!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON Joey Mazzarino:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Mazzarino IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563505/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Empire Strikes Back - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Tisch School of the Arts - https://tisch.nyu.edu Fordham - https://www.fordham.edu Ben Harney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Harney_(actor) Camille Bonora - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Bonora Jim Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson Richard Hunt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer) Of Muppets and Men - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_(book) The Jim Henson Hour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Hour Song of the Cloud Forest - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Cloud_Forest Steve Whitmire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Whitmire John Kennedy - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/12/utp-54/ Kevin Clash – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Carmen Osbahr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Osbahr Craig Shemin - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Craig_Shemin Lisa Simon - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1016686/ David Rudman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman Colambo - https://youtu.be/CJbMd-kmmcY Jon Stone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stone  Ted May - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_May Jeff Moss - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Moss I Don't Wan't To Live on the Moon - https://youtu.be/kIq8jLj5TzU Norman Stiles - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_Stiles 200 Year Old Man - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Year_Old_Man Bobcat Goldthwait - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat_Goldthwait  Matt Vogel - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/07/utp-50/ Bernie Broccoli - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Bernie_Broccoli  Filfil - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Filfil  Lin-Manuel Miranda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Stephanie D’Abruzzo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo Chris Jackson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Chris_Jackson Hamilton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical) In The Heights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heights Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Jerry Juhl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Juhl Mandy Patinkin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin Puppets for Puppetry - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Puppets_for_Puppetry Kidding - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidding Donkey Hodie - https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/donkey-hodie Adam Rudman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014204/ Mo Willams - http://www.mowillems.com Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - https://youtu.be/nKZo2tVTBpo CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:Wet & Dry - https://youtu.be/iRwnSABtExc Stinky - https://youtu.be/YmQqV44FTbg Inside Horatio - https://youtu.be/xd6BIyIOAe4 Murray Had A Little Lamb - https://youtu.be/g9WIjwFrdpE HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

62 - Joey Mazzarino (Sesame Street, Donkey Hodie, Muppets)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dave Chapman wrote a letter to Jim Henson when he was 11.  8 or so years later he was puppeteering on his first professional gig, Muppets Treasure Island.  Since then he puppeteered Otis the Aardvark for 5 years on the BBC, performed as The Emperor Skeksis in Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and is one of the puppeteers the iconic round droid BB-8 in the recent Star Wars Films.  He also assisted Frank Oz for Yoda’s big return to the screen in The Last Jedi.  I talk with Dave Chapman about his career and thoughts on puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a copy of Puppetry: How to Do It by Mervyn Millar!  Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Dave Chapman,  check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor) IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Punch & Judy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Hamstead Heath - https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/tag/hampstead-heath/ London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - https://www.lamda.ac.uk Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Jim Henson’s The Creature Shop - http://creatureshop.com Muppet Treasure Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson Neal Scanlon - https://www.nealscanlan.com Otis the Aardvark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_the_Aardvark Alistair Patrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Petrie David Barclay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barclay_(puppeteer) Mike Quinn - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/04/utp-58/ Karen Prell - http://www.karenprell.com Saturday Mash-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Mash-Up! Tiny & Mr. Duk - https://youtu.be/x9oZevhg9xg That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show Colleen Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/ Lousie Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold BB-8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8 Star Wars: The Force Awakens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens Yoda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Star Wars: The Last Jedi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance Louis Leterrier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leterrier Bill Barretta - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/08/utp-006/ CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: OTIS THE AARDVARK - https://youtu.be/A9ZI1FkJFI8 THAT PUPPET GAME SHOW - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nkkpc DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - https://youtu.be/8XLqWdGCaDs HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

61 - Dave Chapman (Dark Crystal, Star Wars, Otis the Aardvark)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michelle Zamora puppeteers Waffles on the hit Netflix series Waffles + Mochi.  She’s performed and built puppets for TV shows including A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO, for Theater where she won an award for her puppetry designs and for commercials and music videos.  I talk to Michelle about her career and her puppet company Viva La Puppet on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a Fraggle Rock sketch book!  Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Michelle Zamora,  check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:WEBSITE - https://vivalapuppet.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2388609 INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/vivalapuppet/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Fraggle Rock Sesame Street Lamb Chop Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Cabbage Patch Kids California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA) José Cruz González Cornerstone Theater Company Lynn Jeffries Michael Earl Greg Ballora Thom Fountain Playhouse Disney Live Pat Brymer Viva La Puppet The Magic Finger Jay Howell Sanjay & Craig A Black Lady Sketch Show A Black Lady Sketch Show Intro Eric Archer Waffles + Mochi CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE:BOB'S BURGERS LIVE - https://youtu.be/8bzjgWWzCmk WAFFLES + MOCHI - https://youtu.be/0GypJISaCS4 HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

60 - Michelle Zamora (Waffles & Mochi, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Viva La Puppet)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Gord Robertson was the puppeteer of Zoboomafoo, the talking Lemur from the television show of the same name.  He also played Bill, the psychopathic ventriloquist dummy on the tv show Puppets Who Kill.  I sit down with Gord Robertson to talk about his career that began as a puppeteer and suit performer on Fraggle Rock and continues to this day in tv shows movies such as the recent thriller Come Play. Also, this month you can win a set of pins inspired by Jim Henson's doodles!  Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Gord Robertson,  check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH GORD:WEBSITE - http://puppetsandpilates.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731854/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Dell'Arte School Fraggle Rock Richard Hunt Jerry Nelson Rob Mills Trish Leeper Short Circuit 2 Sesame Park The Jim Henson Hour Kevin Clash Center for Puppetry Arts Shari Lewis Mallory Lewis Lamb Chop’s Play-Along The Charlie Horse Music Pizza Brats of the Lost Nebula Bill Barretta Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Zoboomafoo Frank Meschkuleit Joan Parkinson Puppets Who Kill Steve Whitmire Come Play Russ Walko Andy Hayward Mindwarp Productions Le Monde magique de Lorenzo CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: FRAGGLE ROCK - https://youtu.be/fhe50xDVT_Y ZABOOMAFOO - https://youtu.be/mkzEL6bdvJQ PUPPETS WHO KILL - https://youtu.be/0nPrHS_zPHg HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

59 - Gord Robertson (Zoboomafoo, Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mike Quinn’s first professional puppetry gig was working for Jim Henson on The Great Muppet Caper.  His second job was working on The Dark Crystal.  Since then he’s puppeteered on a ton of projects including The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, and The Ghost of Faffner Hall.  He also played the role of Nien Nunb in the film Return of the Jedi and he reprised the role in Star Wars episodes VII-IX.  I talk with Mike Quinn about these roles and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win an exclusive Under the Puppet Puppeteer Headband!  Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Mike Quinn,  check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH MIKE:INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/secretsofpuppetry SECRETS OF PUPPETRY - http://secretsofpuppetry.com QUINN ZONE STUDIOS - http://www.quinnzonestudios.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703934/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Watch with Mother Shari Lewis Laurel & Hardy The Muppet Show Elstree Studios Lynda Carter Bob Payne The Great Muppet Caper Dark Crystal Kevin Clash Kathy Mullen Fraggle Rock The Ghost of Faffner Hall Who Framed Roger Rabbit Return of the Jedi The Great Bong Diddley Sqot Pixar Woody's Roundup from Toy Story 2 Kidding CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL - https://youtu.be/QxxcIc18fq4 DIDDLEY SQOT - https://youtu.be/E7z-uHTnZxM THE GREAT BONG - https://youtu.be/toIIzW5Cr9k HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

58 - Mike Quinn (Muppets, Dark Crystal, Star Wars)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Noreen Young is an incredibly influential puppeteer, puppet builder and producer who has been working in the business for decades.  She had a hand in creating several iconic Canadian TV Shows including Hi Diddle Day and Pencil Box, she built puppets for TV Shows like Today’s Special and Telefrancais, and she created, produced and puppeteered on the show Under the Umbrella Tree which ran on the CBC and then The Disney Channel for years.  Several of Noreen’s puppets are housed at the Canadian Museum of History and in 1995 she was awarded the Order of Canada, that country’s highest civilian honor, for her work in children’s television.  I talk toNoreen Young about her career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a copy of Out of the Shadows - The Henson Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet Theater by Leslee Asch courtesy of Inform Press.  Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Noreen Young, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH NOREEN: WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noreen_Young IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1168562/ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUPPETRY ARTS: https://wepa.unima.org/en/noreen-young/ RETROSPECTIVE: https://youtu.be/RiNL8iL8gOI DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Kukla, Fran & Ollie Howdy Doody Patrick Watson Stephen Brathwaite Ontario College of Art Hi Diddle Day Ronnie Burkett CBC Ottawa Nina Keogh Pencil Box TV Ontario Readalong Telefrancais Canadian Museum of History Today’s Special The Noddy Shop Under the Umbrella Tree Encore+ The Friendly Giant Order of Canada Puppets Up International Festival Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers  Sleeping Rough CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: PENCIL BOX: https://youtu.be/pq54ZbJQkK8 UNDER THE UMBRELLA TREE: https://youtu.be/FzLxslAlxSA RESEARCH: http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.com/p/noreen-2006-at-puppets-up-international.html https://youtu.be/0c44wPHsGBU HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

57 - Noreen Young (Under the Umbrella Tree, Hi Diddle Day)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jim Napolitano is the creator of Nappy’s Puppets.  He’s known throughout the US as one of the leading shadow puppetry artists performing today.  In addition to performing his uniquely hilarious shows all across the country, he’s also done film and TV work for show like the Between the Lions, Weinerville and, most recently, The Walking Dead: The World Beyond.  I talk to Jim Napolitano about his creative process and puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a brand new Puppet Deck!  Listen to the episode to find out how to enter! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JIM: WEBSITE: https://www.nappyspuppets.com IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878939 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/nappyspuppets FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/nappyspuppets INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nappys_puppets/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Puppet Showplace Theater Richard Bradshaw UConn - Puppetry Arts Program Bart Roccoberton, Jr. Bit & Pieces Tim Lagasse  Casey Carle - Bubblemania National Puppetry Conference - The O'Neill Art Gruenberger Kathy Mullen Between The Lions George Latshaw Richard Termine Liz Joyce/Goat On A Boat GigSalad Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Chad Williams Wonderspark Puppets Print By Monster The Walking Dead: The World Beyond Jim Kroupa CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: FIVE LITTLE DUCKS: https://youtu.be/w4w9NCWFfoQ THE LEGEND OF THE FIRST SHADOW PUPPET: https://youtu.be/v67XRERIxk0 THE WALKING DEAD: THE WORLD BEYOND: https://youtu.be/ktm4M8QDt5A HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

56 - Jim Napolitano (Nappy’s Puppets, Walking Dead World Beyond, Weinerville)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Willie Tyler is a ventriloquist who, along with his partner Lester, has been making a living in show business since the 1960s when he was hired as the MC for Motown’s Motorcity Review.  He joined the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in in 1972 and has appeared in countless tv shows, commercials and films since.  He’s opened for such heavy hitters as Sammy Davis Jr, Ann-Margaret, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Frank Sinatra.  Willie Tyler is a legend and he is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a one of a kind Under The Puppet Special edition Doweling Puppet handmade by David Stephens of All Hands Productions.  Listen to the episode to find out how to enter! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH WILLIE: WEBSITE: http://willieandlester.com DOCUMENTARY: https://www.hello-dummy.com IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878939 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_wvWMHPP_VYvDmUqNRkSaQ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/willietylerandlester INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/willieandlester DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Paul Winchell - TV Show Maher School of Ventriloquism - Fred Maher Motortown Revue Apollo Theater Stevie Wonder Copacabana The Temptations Four Tops The Mike Douglas Show The Merv Griffin Show Eddie Rabbit Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Lola Falana Bob Einsten Albert Brooks Sammy Davis Jr. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Vent Haven W.S. Berger Edgar Bergen TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes Sherri Lewis Ron Lucas Hello Dummy Documentary The Jeffersons CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: WHAT GOES AROUND: https://youtu.be/i1MRoz9zUwk DRIVE-IN: https://youtu.be/yYobty1TMJE SPY: https://youtu.be/wtWqOyzAD3M HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

55 - Willie Tyler (Laugh-In, Motorcity Revue, Hello Dummy)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - John Kennedy is a puppeteer on Sesame Street where he plays Mumford the Magician.  His other credits include work on The Muppets, Dinosaurs, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, and Jack's Big Music Show.  I sit down to talk with John about his career including his first day working with The Muppets where he assisted Jim Henson on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, listen to hear how to win a practice puppet and more from UzzyWorks.com! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH JOHN: WEBSITE: http://www.puppetkit.com BAND WEBSITE: https://www.johnnykband.com/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448114/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcnfzLp5JN0Wix08-eLb7zg FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnnykbandpage INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnnykband/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Stan Freberg Of Muppets And Men Muppet Meeting Films Indiana Puppetry Guild Joey Mazzarino Truck Shackley and the Texas Critters (Tony Turbano) Here Come The Muppets Commercial Allan Trautman Julianne Buescher Drew Massey Bruce Lanoil Terri Harden Kevin Carlson The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Eureeka’s Castle Dinosaurs Sesame Street Jack’s Bg Music Show Muppets Wipeout Video Puppet Mania by John Kennedy Puppet Planet by John Kennedy Michelee Puppets HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

54 - John Kennedy (Sesame Street, Jack's Big Music Show, Dinosaurs)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Nina Keogh puppeteered the rhyming Muffy Mouse on the show Today’s Special.  Her other puppetry credits include work on the iconic Canadian kids shows, The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup as well as the 1994 Walt Disney Pictures film The Santa Clause.  Some might say that Nina was born into puppetry as both her parents and her grandfather were puppeteers as well.  I talk to Nina Keogh about her family’s puppetry legacy and her career in this episode of Under The Puppet.  Plus, listen to hear how to win a $50 gift card to PuppetPelts.com! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH NINA: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449059/ WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Keogh FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/keoghstudio/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/keoghstudio/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Polka Dot Door Ronnie Burkett  Bookmice The Santa Clause  Today’s Special Today's Special Facebook Page Mr. Dressup Mr. Dressup Documentary Puppeteers of America Groundling Marsh Kevin Frisch Noreen Young Nina Conti Chris Walas Alexander Mergold Felix Mirbt DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

53 - Nina Keogh (Today's Special, Mr. Dressup, The Santa Clause)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kevin Clash made Sesame Street’s Elmo the global phenomenon he is today.  He worked with The Muppets starring as Clifford, who went on to host Muppets Tonight.  He puppeteered and voiced Master Splinter in the 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films and puppeteered Aughra in the Netflix Series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.  His numerous other credits include Captain Kangaroo, The Great Space Coaster, Dinosaurs, HappyTime Murders and Earth to Ned.  Kevin Clash is my guest on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH KEVIN: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165159/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Stu Kerr Jim Henson Jim Kroupa Bob Keeshan Captain Kangaroo Cosmo Allegretti (Obituary) Kermit Love The Great Space Coaster John Lovelady Jim Martin Labyrinth Wrinkles In Need of Cuddles Somebody Say Toothpaste Heavy & Light Richard Hunt Dinosaurs Muppets Tonight Clifford Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Happytime Murders DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2020 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

52 - Kevin Clash (Muppets, Sesame Street, Dark Crystal, Earth To Ned)

Under The Puppet is a monthly show that talks to working puppeteers about the art and business of puppetry. Guests will include puppeteers from The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and more. The show also covers other forms of puppetry such as marionettes, shadow puppetry and Bunraku . Hosted by puppeteer Grant Baciocco (The Jim Henson Company, Mystery Science Theatre 3000).

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