Podcast – The MuppetCast (Archive)

Haul out the holly! It’s our Muppetational Holiday Special! This episode is filled with great Muppet Christmas music, and it serves as a tribute to one of the greatest Muppet productions of all time, A Muppet Family Christmas. Enjoy! Thanks For Listening! As always, you can email [email protected] with any comments or questions about the […]

Topics include: Full-bodied Muppets, how to become a Muppet performer, and Ernie's new performer.

Executive Producer Trevor Crafts and Director Marilyn Agrelo discuss the new documentary film "Street Gang," as well as the ways Muppet fans can help support the film.

Jim Henson as a director, purchasing Muppet puppets, Elmo's popularity explained, and Muppet Babies episodes on DVD.

Listener questions drive this episode. Fraggle Rock, Muppets in WDW, new & old books, and Sesame Street DVD releases.

Music from "54 Celebrates the Muppets," a recent live stage show in New York, along with Muppet news, history, and listener feedback.

James Kemp and David Hosay discuss their puppetry projects, and the way they've converted their Muppet fandom into a viable business.

Listener and Beyond the Sock 2016 attendee Katherine Hannaford gives an in-depth talk about what to expect in this professional-grade puppetry workshop.

We bid ABC's The Muppets adieu, with lots of songs, skits, and laughs.

As a special Mother's Day treat, 19-year-old Muppet fan Nick Bertch is here with an incredible story to tell about his friendship with Muppet performer Caroll Spinney.

The 2016 Muppet Madness Champion is named, and we couldn't be more proud. Congratulations, Uncle Deadly!

It's the final round of the 2016 Great Muppet Election! Fozzie Bear vs Uncle Deadly, who will you vote for?

Steve has gone missing! He's not here this week, thanks to further budget cuts from the Network. JD Hansel adeptly swoops in and saves the day (and the show!).

Round 3 of the Muppet Madness Tournament commences, with extra-crazy commentary from Steve and JD!

Muppet Madness continues on The MuppetCast, presenting the Round 2 matchups!

The MuppetCast returns with Round 1 of the 2016 Muppet Madness Tournament!

The final show of 2015, with a proper sendoff for an incredible year! Listener requests, and the final Muppet Christmas present giveaway.

A holiday-themed Muppet List segment featuring longtime listener and friend Jon Soble. Plus, another Muppet Christmas present giveaway!

More holiday Muppet requests, and the second of four Muppet present giveaways!

A binaural MuppetVision 3D experience, a lucky listener receives a holiday gift, and we enjoy the sounds of the season, courtesy of your requests!

It’s time to celebrate the season on The MuppetCast with Muppet prizes! Send me your requests and I’ll include them on the show, AND put you in the drawing. The Muppets are at their best this time of year, so let’s listen in to some great Muppet holiday moments. Thanks For Listening! As always, you […]

An amazing, in-depth conversation with Kirk Thatcher, director of Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, a new Thanksgiving-themed TV movie premiering on Lifetime this weekend. Kirk is a longtime writer, conceptual designer, and director for many Muppet projects, and he was a hoot to talk with! Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Don’t miss Sesame Street’s appearance […]

Audio from the opening of "Worlds of Puppetry," the new museum at the Center for Puppetry Arts, located in Atlanta, GA. Speakers include Cheryl Henson.

This week in Muppets: ABC orders 3 more episodes of The Muppets, bringing the season 1 count to 16. Also, Muppets showrunner Bob Kushell has exited the show, leaving a hole that, sources say, will be filled by Kristin Newman. What a week! The winner of the Great MuppetCast iTunes Review Contest is named, as […]

A Halloween-themed Muppet list with my friend Chaunine Joy.

A review of the fourth episode of The Muppets, titled "Pig Out." Plus Muppet news, trivia, Muppetology, your feedback and more.

Tim Dale and Joseph Foy discuss their book "Jim Henson and Philosophy." Also a review of ABC's The Muppets third episode, "Bear Left, Then Bear Write."

A review of The Muppets second episode "Hostile Makeover," along with Muppet news, trivia, Muppetology, and more!

A celebration of the Muppets' return to primetime TV on ABC! Muppet news, trivia, Muppetology, a podcast tour through the first episode, and more!

An audio experience from MoMI in NYC, titled "Inside Fraggle Rock," featuring special guests Michael Frith and Kathy Mullen.

The complete Act II of "Electric Mayhem: A Musical Tribute to Jim Henson," featuring performers from the Cleveland Stage Alliance.

The complete Act I of "Electric Mayhem: A Musical Tribute to Jim Henson," featuring performers from the Cleveland Stage Alliance.

Jarrod Fairclough and JD Hansel join the show for an in-depth discussion of recent Muppet news, including recent Sesame and Disney events. Also a brief discussion of the upcoming Cleveland Muppet musical tribute.

The complete audio from "The Magic Behind the Muppets", the presentation made at the 2015 D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA.

Sesame Place, the Sesame Street themed park in Langhorne, PA, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this summer. But they don’t like to use the word “anniversary.” Instead, they call it their birthday celebration! (Kids understand a birthday a lot easier than an anniversary.) This is one incredible theme park, themed perfectly to the TV show, […]

The audio from the Muppets panel talk at San Diego Comic Con, from July 2015. Featuring the Muppet performers and characters like Kermit and Miss Piggy.

Authors Tim Dale and Joseph Foy discuss their new book "Jim Henson and Philosophy: Imagination and the Magic of Mayhem," as we explore Muppet philosophy.

JD Hansel joins the show to talk about lots of recent Muppet news, in a mock attempt to resurrect "The Muppet Newsflash Podcast." News and hilarity ensue.

The NYC Wing of The MuppetCast provides an audio experience of "Jim Henson and the Music of Joe Raposo" from MoMI and the Henson Legacy.

After a brief pause in production due to a zapped computer, The MuppetCast is back in action! This week we name the winner of the final leg of the Great Muppet Haiku Contest of 2015. That, and a lot of Muppet news makes this a packed episode that I think you’ll really love! The Great […]

Guy Hutchinson joins me this week to talk about his new book, a history of Sesame Place. Guy is extremely well-versed in the history of the park, and we talk at length about a wide range of topics (meaning, we got off track a lot!). Guy is also a writer, and the co-host of the Drunk on Disney Podcast, and you should really subscribe and listen to it!

This week the show is all about YOU! The entire show is made up of your awesome Muppet Haikus and emails, and all the Muppet pieces I could think of that relate to them. I had a great time putting the show together, so I hope you enjoy listening!

The MuppetCast celebrates its 250th episode – and observes 25 years since Jim Henson’s passing – in style this week with a huge new Muppet List segment! Jon Soble (The MuppetCast news man) joins me for an in-depth discussion of Muppet songs from the movies. Along with being The MuppetCast news man (tweet Jon all […]

It's Kermit the Frog's 60th birthday, and we're celebrating with MuppetCast listeners and their Muppet haikus. Hey, Jim always said, take what ya got and fly with it! The first winner in the Great Muppet Haiku Contest is named, and the second contest also starts today, with this episode!

The MuppetCast NYC Wing reports in this week, with a new audio experience to share from the Big City. The Jim Henson Legacy recently presented a screening event titled "Sell, Sell, Sell: The Commercials of Jim Henson." The event included commercials and industrial films created by Jim in the 1950s and 1960s, and Jarrid Crespo was there to capture all of it for you.

The MuppetCast is back in full force! This week we make our post-tournament return with a great interview with Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker from Copper Pot Pictures. Dave and Chad are the filmmakers behind the new documentary “I Am Big Bird Movie“, which will soon be released on multiple VOD (video on demand) platforms, […]

This is the wrap-up episode for the 2015 Muppet Madness Tournament. This week we say goodbye to the game once again, and put it up on a recently-dusted shelf until next year. Jan & Dean Hansel (JD for short) joins me as we bid adieu to one of the best tournaments we've ever seen. FrogFan76 and Sam (from Sam's Disney Diary) join us in spirit, however not on Skype.

This is the official 2015 Muppet Madness Tournament Championship episode. JD Hansel joins me in a celebration of the two finalists in this year's tournament: The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat. Lots of mad Muppet fun featuring some of the very best moments from these pals and costars. Be sure to check out our other good friend and cohost Sam at Sam's Disney Diary too!

It's the 2015 Muppet Madness Final Four! Can you believe it? It's unbelievable. So that answers that question. JD Hansel joins me this week as we run down the final four characters in the tournament in the way only we can. Meaning, ridiculously, and with the help of Sam from Sam's Disney Diary, via impressions of Sam performed by JD.

The game marches on! It's the Elite Eight edition of the 2015 Muppet Madness Tournament. The cast of characters this week include JD Hansel, Sam from Sam's Disney Diary, and FrogFan76. Make sure you listen to the end, there's an amazing twist!