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The History of The Muppets (Part 1) | Animation Lookback

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Ultranatic Productions

It's true. You can just be in black clothing and not hidden, and still have puppetry be engaging. See Avenue Q as an obvious example.

Trenton Girone

This was fun! Question for Mat: Is this going to be a premiere?

Justin Monti

This Animation Lookback is so far off to a great start. I have to say I really like that AniMat puppet you got it looks really impressive. Sam And Friends: Definitely played an important part in Jim Henson's beginnings and helped introduce iconic Muppet characters. Also I have to say the commercials that Jim Henson did like the Wilkins Coffee commercials are absolutely hilarious, it makes me wish we still had commercials like that nowadays. Sesame Street: Without a doubt one of the most legendary series of all time and without a doubt one the most important preschool shows of all t. Personally, growing up I didn’t really watch much Sesame Street considering growing up I was more of a Nick.Jr kid, I won’t deny how important Sesame Street is and how much of an impact it made on television. So it appears next time we are going to talk about The Muppet’s show and the series that help put The Muppet’s on the map, and I can’t wait for more of this series.

Joshua Copelan

What a great way to start out. Can't wait to see how the rest of the Muppet journey goes. I absolutely love the Sesame Street segment as it has alot of nostalgia for me thanks to the series on PBS, the VHS tapes I had at the time, and the CD rom games. As for the movies from Sesame Street, I haven't seen "Follow That Bird" but I have seen "Elmo in Grouch Land". And am curious what "Follow That Bird" was about.

Hunter O'Laughlin

This is definitely a great start to Animation Lookback: The History of the Muppets and you’ve done a great job differentiating from DefunctTV’s Muppet series. While I knew with this episode you were going to start off with Jim’s first television series Sam & Friends, I was looking forward to when you would talk about the history of Sesame Street and how it’s greatly educated kids not just in basic numbers and letters but also in real world topics like death, birth, adoption and racism to help make kids be more selfless and accepting to those from different cultures and different ethnicities and disabilities. And I think you handled relaying the history and impact of Sesame Street very well. And I definitely have my fond memories of growing up with Sesame Street during the early 2000s and it’s still very entertaining and educational. So far a great start, I can’t wait now that we’re getting into the Muppet Show part of the Lookback.

Hugo Segal

So far, this new (and shorter) Lookback is off to a fantastic start! I have faith in your ability to distinguish your style of storytelling from the personalities that have told Jim Henson's biography in the past and will do so long after you. On a side note, with the Patreon goal of "Animation Lookback: Nicktoons" 60.8% of the way funding-wise (as I am writing this comment), it might be worth saving that idea for the near future once "Animation Lookback: Muppets" has gone underway and you've devoted your creative juices toward side projects in-between. But for now, I and a legion of devoted fans shall anticipate Part 2 these next few months.

Trenton Girone

As long as Bill C-11 won’t affect Mat’s views in the U.S., then it shouldn’t be a problem. Just saying, Tyler, that I would be pretty annoyed.