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| 5 min segment in the beginning of a variety show. First show Jim and Jane worked together on, between 1955 - 1961. |
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| First children's educational show featuring the Muppets, produced by Joan Ganz Cooney. First aired 1969. Commercial format, targeted for preschoolers. |
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| Produced in England; Prime time, so older audience. Written by Jerry Juhl, featured Jim Henson and Frank Oz's muppets. 1976-1981 |
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| Spin-off of a scene about the muppets as babies from Muppets Take Manhattan. First completely animated show about muppets, also a children's show. 1984-1990 |
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| Children's TV show, aired from 1983-1987. The show contained Fraggles, Doozers, and the Gorgs. Teaches how different races, even though they may live in different areas, all live harmoniously together, and benefit one another. Teaches world peace. Also promotes environmental respect. |
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| Special effects designer and puppeteer - increased the range movement and expression of the puppets. Rods, cable control systems, eye movements. Developed the Henson Performance Control System. |
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| Main designer and puppeteer builder in 60s and 70s. Built Rowlf, Ernie, Bert, Grover, and Cookie Monster. |
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| Simple but effective approach to positioning eyes, creating a triangle in relation to the nose and mouth. |
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| Multimedia experience, taken place in a large room, where 16mm projectors would screen images in a large room, accompanied by live music. Vital, living, expanding experience that consumes its audience. Total involvement - total communication. |
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| First appeared in commercials for Purina Dog Chow in 1963. Achieved a regular role on the Jimmy Dean Show. Provided Jim Henson with a lot of stage experience. Henson operated Rowlf, assisted by Oz. |
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| Television and movie writer, originally a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends. Head writer for The Muppet Show in the second season. Wrote Fraggle Rock, co-wrote The Muppet Movie, also wrote Muppet Television Specials. |
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| Puppeteer and provided the voices for many characters on The Muppet Show and Sesame street alike. Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Bert. Also was a producer and director. |
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| US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare - Sesame Street |
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| Covered 1/2 of the 8 million dollar budget for Sesame Street |
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The Markle Foundation - Sesame Street
The Carnegie Institute |
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Provided more than 1,011 grants towards Sesame Street
Carnegie Institute's vice president helped collaborate with Cooney on the show. |
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| Simple mathematical concepts, focusing on the symbolic processes of learning. |
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| Respect and tolerance - understandings of different lifestyles. Understanding of the natural world. |
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| Addresses the show's gender gap - positive, strong role model for girls, personable. Maybe a reflection of the feminist movement. Focuses on the man-made world. |
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Teaches about imagination and problem solving. Focuses on the reasoning and problem solving aspect of the show.
Big Bird is himself a six year old, so he learns on the show through mistakes, through exploring the world. This could be understanding the natural world. |
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Snuffy was brought on the show to teach kids that having imaginary friends is not something that needs to be hidden.
In newer episodes, the cookie monster teaches kids how to eat cookies in moderation. |
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| Elmo. His character provided diversity to the show by being the youngest character, who the youngest watchers can relate to. Clash was one of the first black performers to work on the show. |
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| Kermit first appeared on Sam and Friends as a nameless lizard-like creature. He became a feature character on The Muppet Show, partly because Kermit is most like Jim Henson himself. Kermit held the rest of the Muppets together. |
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Gonzo:
character and who produced him |
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Gonzo as a character provides the clown aspect of the Muppets. He provides comic relief due to the fact that no one knows what he is; he is a “whatever.” He also provides a love triangle with Miss Piggy and Kermit in some movies or episodes. Dave Goelz developed Gonzo, who also developed other equally quirky characters such as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew.
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Miss Piggy originated in the 1970's on the Muppet Show. She is used as a sex symbol to represent the perfect woman. Enlgish pantomime possibly influenced her development as she became an exaggerated version of a woman played by a man, which could be derived from the English tradiition of the Pantomime Dame. She could be seen as a strong female role model because: she has curves, she is tough,aggresive, and sexually liberated. She could be seen as coming from the misogynistic construction of the fema because: of her excessive feminity, her wardrobe, her unnatural falsetto, breathy voice,and her sexual agressiveness.
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| Rufus and Margo Rose (Howdy Doody) |
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| Punch and Judy essence, the show was just for entertainment and not education. Buffalo "Bill" Smith. Show was focused on entertainment, advertisement, and merchandising. Taught Jim the correct ways to put on a puppet show that will capture a child's attention and hold it. |
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| Bil Baird (Snarky Parker) |
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| American puppeteer who was best known for his "Baird Marionettes" who appeared on Broadway, Television, and films. Introduced the marionette aspect of puppetry to Jim. |
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| Burr Tilstrom (Kukla Fran and Ollie) |
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| Creator of this show, that was softer and improvised. Aired from 47-57.Tillstrom developed the technique of watching the on-stage action through a small monitor as he performed the puppet characters while standing behind a see-through screen. Jim would take this idea and modify it to make it his own. |
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| Form of a traditional Japanese puppetry - combination of hand and rod puppets. |
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limbs of rod puppets are primarily controlled from below by use of separate sticks, or rods
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| Puppets controlled from the top, strings attached. Popular in the European Romantic period. |
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Hand puppet operated by the puppeteer's hand.
Body puppet operated more extensively by the puppeteer: using arms, legs, etc. |
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| Eastern in origin: Asia. Floats from above. Negative thinking. Expandable size. Paper against a lit up see through screen. |
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| Vietnamese in origin. Operated by rods or mechanical control. Limited movements, often musical. |
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| The swazzle is a reed-like instrument that distorts the voice. The importance of this is to give the puppet an emphasis to his character. |
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| The Muppet Show's relation to vaudeville, radio, and comedy/variety shows |
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| Includes factors of a host, band, a group of performers, a guest star with a specialty. Identified with host, laughed at group, wondered at guest. Included short sketches, the vaudeville mode of not losing the audience, and pleasing everyone. |
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Prairie Dawn is a smart, mature, and good-natured 7 year old. Zoey is 3 years old, free-spirited, naive, and lively.
Prairie Dawn teaches good morals to the community and is very helpful. Zoey is elmo's counterpart, young, loving to sing and dance.
Prairie Dawn is a role model for the girls who are starting to grow up, and Zoey is the role model for the younger crowd. |
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| Gerald Lesser: Sesame Street |
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| Head of the Children's Television Workshop's board of academic advisors. Had a lot of input on what content went on Sesame Street. |
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| Joan Ganz Cooney: Sesame Street |
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| Producer of Sesame Street. Proposed the commercial style of teaching. Suggested the curriculum of the show, and was one of the founders of the Children's Teaching Workshop. |
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| Edward Palmer: Sesame Street |
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| Director of Research for Sesame Street. Helped found the Children's Television Workshop. Claimed Sesame Street was an ongoing experiment. Also developed Distractor Method: Presents many distractions that compete with the television for viewer’s attention. |
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