The Muppets Mayhem, "Track 6: Fortunate Son" (2023) with co-creator Jeff Yorkes and co-creator/performer Bill Barretta ("Dr. Teeth") episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 41 MIN

The Muppets Mayhem, "Track 6: Fortunate Son" (2023) with co-creator Jeff Yorkes and co-creator/performer Bill Barretta ("Dr. Teeth")

from Hey, That's Me! - A Commentary Podcast · host Patrick cotnoir, Brian lynch, Jeff yorkes, bill barretta

Show website - www.heythatsmepod.com Patreon - patreon.com/commentary Jeff Yorkes is a writer and film editor who co-created The Muppets Mayhem with Adam F. Goldberg and Bill Barretta. He additionally wrote some of the episodes, and the lyrics for the original songs "Makin' Mayhem" and "Gonna Get There." He had previously been an intern at the Jim Henson Company in college. Yorkes worked as an editor on several short films, as well as the documentary about movie poster artist Drew Struzan called Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, and two music videos for Felicia Day's The Guild. He has also cut trailers for Pixar, the Monster Squad documentary Wolfman's Got Nards, and the Back to the Future documentary Back in Time. Bill Barretta is a puppeteer, producer, writer, director, and actor, best known for his involvement with the Muppets. He performs the Muppet characters Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, and Dr. Teeth. He originated the role of Louie, Elmo's dad, on Sesame Street. Barretta has served as a producer on various Muppet projects, including It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005). In 2014, he served as a co-producer on Muppets Most Wanted. He also served as an executive producer on the ABC series, The Muppets. For Disney+, he produced Muppets Haunted Mansion and co-created The Muppets Mayhem, winning a Children's and Family Emmy Award in 2023. WATCH THE SHOW:https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-0152a7a0-9ed6-454f-9771-de6dcec01275 JEFF'S SOCIAL MEDIA:http://www.jeffyorkes.com/https://www.instagram.com/mrjeffyorkes/ BILL'S SOCIAL MEDIA:https://www.instagram.com/barretta.bill/?hl=en SHOW SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram - instagram.com/heythatsmepod BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/heythatsmepod.bsky.social Twitter - twitter.com/heythatsmepod PATRICK'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Patrick's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cotnoir/ Patrick's BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/brianmichaellynch.bsky.social Patrick's Twitter - x.com/patrickcotnoir BRIAN'S SOCIAL MEDIA: Brian's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brianmichaellynch/ Brian's BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/brianmichaellynch.bsky.social

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