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The Varied Adventures of Mischievous Miles The Varied Adventures of Mischievous Miles was a concept for an " interactive movie " developed by Jim Henson , Lisa Henson , Maurice Sendak and Jon Stone in the early 1980s . During the film , the audience would be asked to choose the direction of the story . According to an outline for the project written by Jim and Lisa , Miles was a small boy with a fear of fish who " doesn ' t mean to get into trouble , but when there is an opportunity to be mischievous , he almost always takes it . " His life in the real world and on an island of monsters would include original songs , and at five different points , the story would diverge and the audience would be able to influence what happens next . Based on the choices made by the audience , seventy - two different variations of the film would be possible . The mechanics of producing a variable story were cumbersome . A curated entry of the Jim Henson ' s Red Book blog described the logistics , stating : " in 1980 , this would have required multiple projectors and an agile projectionist . " Years later , Lisa Henson described the logistics of showing a nonlinear story to Henson biographer stating : " the concept was you make a movie on a laserdisc , and then a computer program would drive it to play different bits of the disc depending on what choice was made . . . but it wasn ' t possible to do it on a commercial filmmaking level . " It would take more than a decade before technology Would truly catch up with Henson ' s idea for an interactive movie ; the ability for viewers to impact the direction of a story has since become standard in video games and digital entertainment . " Really , where it all ended up was in video games , " Lisa Henson told Jones , " but we didn ' t know that at the time . " In April 1980 , Jim and Lisa Henson met with Sherry Langsing , president of 20th Century Fox , to pitch the idea . Jon Stone was to write the script and development continued for the next two years , but the project was shelved by 1983 due to Sendak and Henson becoming increasingly busy with other projects . Henson did get a chance to experiment with interactive home videos , albeit with simpler narrative options and mechanics , in the late 1980s when he produced Muppet titles for the View - Master Interactive Vision console .
Alan Rafkin Alan Rafkin ( 1923 - 2001 ) was a film and television director who helmed the " Puppetman " pilot in 1987 . Rafkin ' s credits include several movies starring Don Knotts , including " The Ghost and Mr . Chicken " and " How to Frame a Figg " , and the sitcoms " The Bob Newhart Show " , " Coach " , " Veronica ' s Closet " , and " M * A * S * H " . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Image Awards Awarded by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , the Image Awards started in 1962 . Muppet - related nominations and wins . 1996 1998 1999 Savion Glover presented an award that year , and 2001 . 2000 2002 2006 Connections . Hosts Nominees and winners . 1970s through 1990s 2006 2007
Muppet puppets ( Ideal Toys ) Ideal Toys produced the first licensed hand puppets of Kermit and Rowlf in 1966 . Both puppets are quite scarce . The Rowlf puppet has a hole in his back for performing . Unlike the real Rowlf , the Ideal puppet has a felt tongue and a tail . The Kermit puppet has feet instead of flippers - - Kermit was not yet a frog in the mid - 1960 ' s - - and wears a sleeveless red sweater . He has a hole in his back for performing , and a metal rod for moving his arms from the inside . A Snerf puppet was featured in advertisements , but never actually sold . Four of the Rowlf puppets appeared in an industrial film for IBM , playing back up singers in an imaginary , IBM variety show devised by Rowlf . Commercial . Jim Henson created a 90 - second television ad for the Ideal Toys puppets , and brought the same anarchic comedy that he had been using to advertise other people ' s products to his own . The ad opens with Rowlf the Dog speaking directly to the viewer : " Hey , you guys . Got a second ? My name is Rowlf , and I ' m a Muppet , see ? You know the Muppets ; they ' re that nutty bunch of puppets that keep turning up on TV these days ? Anyhow , Ideal is making a plush toy of me . And it looks like this . " The scene cuts to a Snerf , who pops up and down . " Oh , " Rowlf says . " Oh , that was Snerf . He ' s another Muppet , and Ideal makes a Snerf Muppet too . But the little Rowlf Muppet looks like " this " . " Instead of Rowlf , one of the Kermit puppets appears . He recites : " I am a Kermit , I ' m made by Ideal . I think you ' ll agree I have real appeal . " Rowlf is starting to get frustrated : " Yeah . Well , that was Ideal ' s Kermit Muppet . But I ' m trying to show you the Rowlf . " Another Snerf pops in and out of view . " Now , cut that out ! " Rowlf snaps . " Now , here ' s the Rowlf Muppet . " He pulls a puppet Rowlf onscreen . " Go ahead , kid , " he says , patting the puppet on the head . " Explain yourself . " " I am the little Rowlf , " the puppet explains . " You can work me like a puppet , or play with me like a doll . " " Thank you , Junior , " Rowlf says , pushing his junior version offstage . " You can go now . " Two Snerfs interrupt again , and then the commercial cuts to two naughty Kermit puppets , who chant : " Oh buy us , oh buy us , oh buy us we beg , for if you don ' t buy us , we ' ll bite you in the leg . " " Now , hold on ! " says Rowlf . " What kind of an attitude is " that " ? " After another Snerf moment , the puppets are back . Three Rowlfs take turns saying , " So buy us at once , we ' re a bundle of charms . " The pair of Kermits finishes : " And if you don ' t buy us , we ' ll break both your arms . " " Okay , that ' s enough ! " Rowlf calls . " Friends , buy the Ideal Muppets . The kids ' ll be screaming for ' em ! " The crowd of puppets bursts in on Rowlf , ending the commercial with a raucous squeal .
Grandma Grandma is Gonzo ' s grandmother . She lives in a ramshackle house with young Gonzo , her daughter Grace , and Grace ' s son Gander . Grandma is apparently raising Gonzo with Grace ' s help ; there is no mention of Gonzo ' s parents in the Muppet Kids books . Grandma teaches Gonzo about good manners in the 1992 book " Show - and - Yell " .
Bill the Bubble Guy Bill the Bubble Guy ' s very specific talent — that he can make bubbles come out of his head — is a regular running gag on " Muppets Tonight " . He also appeared in the recurring segment " The Real World Muppets . " Bill first appeared in , in which the Head of the Network threatened to cancel " Muppets Tonight " and give Bill his own show unless guest star Garth Brooks performed a country song . Unfortunately for Bill , Garth closed the show with his hit , " We Shall Be Free . " In , Bill and his family appeared in a sketch called " While You Were Slapping . " His mother , Belle , who shares his special talent , also visited KMUP in . In , Bill was one of the only Muppets to keep his identity when Ernst Stavros Grouper assigned new personalities to the show ' s characters ; when Bill claimed that his name was Bob and that raisins came out of his ears , Mr . Grouper decided that his name would be Bill , instead , and that bubbles would come out of his head . Book appearances . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Felicity Felicity is a student in the School in the Afternoon segment " " Another School " , " ( a parody of the soap opera " Another World " ) . When her friend Bruno asks her about the man in the front of the room teaching mathematics , she tells him that he ' s the teacher , who helps the students learn . She also appeared in a segment of " The People in Your Neighborhood " , where she is a patient of a dentist . Felicity has been performed by Michael Elizabeth Huston ( for the soap opera parody ) and Kevin Clash ( in the " Neighborhood " song ) . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
I ' ll Get You What You Want ( Cockatoo in Malibu ) " I ' ll Get You What You Want ( Cockatoo in Malibu ) " is a song from " Muppets Most Wanted " sung by Constantine . A music video for the song was shot during the second weekend in March 2014 featuring Bret McKenzie and released on March 20 on Funny or Die and later on Vevo . The track was released as a single on iTunes and Amazon . com on April 22 , 2014 . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Diana Ross Singer Diana Ross ( b . 1944 ) first found fame as the the lead singer of the popular Motown singing group The Supremes , from 1961 to 1969 . She launched a successful solo career in 1970 . Her daughter is Tracee Ellis Ross . Ross was the guest star on of " The Muppet Show " . She also appeared in " Sesame Street " segments during the 1970s and 1980s ( e . g . singing " Believe in Yourself " to Big Bird ) . One of these segments was cut into " " " Lady Sings the Blues " ( with Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor ) earned Ross an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Billie Holiday . She was also cast as Dorothy Gale in the African - American version of " The Wizard of Oz " , " The Wiz " ( with Michael Jackson and Lena Horne ) . Ross was honored by the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful female recording artist ever with 18 US # 1 hits and 70 top 10 hits since 1964 . She won a Special Tony Award in 1977 . She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes in 1988 , and inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Foundation as a member of the Supremes in 2003 . Billboard Magazine named her Female Entertainer of the Century .
Stand By Me " Stand By Me " is a song originally performed by Ben E . King in 1961 , and later released in 1986 as the title song from the movie of the same name , which starred River Phoenix , Wil Wheaton , Corey Feldman , and Jerry O ' Connell . In 2010 , the song was performed by Big Mean Carl in a viral video . Dressed as a bunny , he sings the song to attract some rabbits , then smacks them with his oversized carrot and eats them . However , the bunnies , still alive and well in Carl ' s stomach , start singing the song , much to Carl ' s annoyance . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Snazzy Shuffle " Snazzy Shuffle " is a " Sesame Street " song from a season 45 episode . The Sesame Street Snazzy Society ( Segi , Big Bird , Elmo and Abby ) sing the song as they dance to show off that they ' re " snazzy and [ they ] know it . " Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Audra McDonald Audra McDonald ( b . 1970 ) is an American singer and actress . She has won six Tony Awards , a record for any actor , for her roles in the Broadway musicals " Carousel " , " Ragtime " ( originating the role of Sarah , co - starring with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Peter Friedman ) , and " Porgy and Bess " and the plays " Master Class " and " Raisin in the Sun " . She has also appeared on TV ' s " Private Practice " . " McDonald provided the singing vocals for a chicken in the " Circus the Musical " episode of " Elmo the Musical , " performing the song " Keep on Cluckin ' . " She also made an appearance in person , playing a zookeeper , in a season 44 episode . She made another appearance in " Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas " . Previously , McDonald recorded a cover of " Bein ' Green " for her album " Build a Bridge " .
Episode 407 : Show and Tell Ojo is in a hurry for Tutter to get home from Mouse School so that they can play their favorite game , Cave Explorers . Bear goes to pick Tutter up and finds out that Tutter has an assignment - - - everyone at Mouse School is to give a show - and - tell of their favorite thing on Monday . Tutter considers it a big responsibility and is eager to get started , even though Bear notes that he has all weekend to work on it . Tutter gets so caught up in the project that he tells Ojo he doesn ' t have time to play cave explorers . Ojo becomes upset and feels that all Tutter ever talks about anymore is school . Meanwhile , Bear plans for a relaxing day at the Big Blue House , but is distracted by a leaky faucet .
I Am Kermit the Frog I Am Kermit the Frog is a 2011 Muppet storybook , made as a tie - in to the release of " The Muppets " . The book begins by describing the events of " The Muppet Movie " , from Kermit the Frog leaving the swamp to go to Hollywood , his first meeting with Fozzie Bear and then the others , and then adapting the plot of " The Muppets " .
National Public Radio National Public Radio ( NPR ) is a semi - independent , privately and publicly funded non - profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to public radio stations in the United States . Its President and CEO from 2011 to 2013 was Gary Knell , formerly of Sesame Workshop . NPR was created in 1970 , following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 , signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson , which established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and also led to the creation of the Public Broadcasting Service . Its two flagship programs on weekdays are " Morning Edition " and its afternoon equivalent , " All Things Considered " , both of which have had Muppets as guests , as has " Tell Me More " .
Episode 311 : Raquel Welch Fozzie goes to group therapy to become more assertive . He says he won ' t do his monologue because he doesn ' t need to use humor to buy friends anymore . When Kermit tells the audience that there won ' t be a monologue , Fozzie misinterprets their cheers as a sign that they love him , and he goes on anyway . Later , Raquel tells him that he ' s very sexy , and she sings him a song that boosts his confidence to the point that he decides to write " the world ' s funniest joke " . Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Lucille Ball Lucille Ball ( 1911 – 1989 ) was an actress and comedianne best remembered for her sit - com " I Love Lucy " . In 1970 , she was announced as one of the guest stars for the second season of " Sesame Street " . Production memos indicate Lucille Ball ' s contribution was originally slated to be taped on August 13th , 1970 , at the Paramount TV studios , but the entry is crossed out , along with the Smothers Brothers , possibly indicating a post - ponement . However , she was mentioned in press articles which appeared in November , shortly before the season premiere . Scripts list various skits for Lucille Ball to perform , and one even called for the participation of Ball ' s frequent foil Gale Gordon ( both actors were then appearing in " Here ' s Lucy " ) . It ' s unclear if any of these items finally aired , or even made it to filming . A star of screen , stage , television , and radio , Ball had a long and distinguished career . One of the most popular celebrities in America during her lifetime , she received thirteen Emmy Award nominations , and won four times . After her passing , TV Land honored her as one of the 50 Greatest TV Icons , TIME named her one of the " 100 Most Important People of the Century " , and TV Guide voted her the " Greatest TV Star of All Time " . Her likeness is even featured as a walk - around character at Universal Studios . Ball had a long - time friendship with Bob Hope , appearing in many of his specials including " Happy Birthday , Bob " and the 1976 special " Bob Hope ' s World of Comedy " , where Big Bird was a fellow co - host .
Tuxedo Gonzo Action Figure The " Steppin ' Out " Gonzo action figure from Palisades Toys was available exclusively through the Palisades Collector ' s Club and Wizard World East . Similar to the purple tux Gonzo Action Figure , the entire figure is a new sculpt of the character . In place of Camilla , this Gonzo is accompanied by Bernice , a previously unseen chicken companion of Gonzo ' s . Bernice has pink eyelids and smaller pupils . The tire Gonzo eats to the tune of " Flight of the Bumblebee " in " The Muppet Show " is included , as well as a record album titled " My Feathered Valentine " containing the following songs : Other " Steppin ' Out " figures include Steppin ' Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures and Steppin ' Out Fozzie Action Figure .
Boy from Indiana " Boy from Indiana " is a " Sesame Street " song sung by Bob , about what it ' s like for a boy to grow up in the country in Indiana . He can run across the meadows , and go fishing , and just spend time listening to the sounds in the woods . Everything he experiences becomes a fond memory that makes him smile . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
The iTunes Store The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc . that sells media files that are accessed through its iTunes application . Opened as the iTunes Music Store on April 28 , 2003 , it proved the viability of online music sales . The store now sells music videos , TV shows , movies , and video games in addition to music . As of January 2007 , the store has sold more than 2 billion songs , accounting for more than 80 % of worldwide online digital music sales . Albums . The Muppets Sesame Street The Jim Henson Company Other TV Shows . Jim Henson Company Creature Shop Other Movies . The Muppets Sesame Street Shalom Sesame Jim Henson Company Creature Shop Other
Sesame Street pump - action friction cars Tyco Preschool released a set of Pump - action friction cars driven by " Sesame Street " characters . Each plastic and vinyl car featured a small lever ; when placed on a flat surface , lifting the lever activated the friction mechanism and the toy scooted along .
Muppet Story Magic Muppet Story Magic is volume 5 in the " Jim Henson ' s Muppet Stories " series . The series collects the various " Jim Henson ' s Bedtime Stories " short stories in hardback form . In his introduction , Kermit the Frog tells the readers that this collection of stories is bout the magic all around us , and the magic of our imagination .
Let ' s Imagine Elmo Let ' s Imagine Elmo is an interactive talking Elmo toy by released in the fall of 2014 . Inspired by the Elmo the Musical segments on " Sesame Street " , the 13 " plush toy comes with a cowboy hat , a sea captain ' s hat , and a crown . Let ’ s Imagine Elmo plays different games when either one is attached .
Episode 01 : Humpty Dumpty In the eight minute pilot episode for the series , Mother Goose tells her three goslings the story of Humpty Dumpty . Story . There once was a large speckled hen who lived near the royal palace . One day , she laid an extraordinarily large egg . It was the prince of all eggs , and so she decided to name it " Prince Humpty Dumpty " . The other eggs in the nest come to resent Humpty Dumpty because of his size , so they push him out of the nest . Humpty Dumpty enters the world with the deluded notion that he is a great prince . Humpty thinks the barnyard is no place for royalty and sets out for his proper place at the castle . He soon meets a bird named Coutchie - Coulou and invites him to come along and become his royal footman . The pair soon reach the castle ' s outer wall . They are about the climb the wall when they hear the princess talking to a prince . The princess explains that her father the king has passed a law stating that whomever can create a riddle that he cannot answer will earn his daughter ' s hand in marriage . The prince is saddened by the news , as the two want to get married , but he is inept at devising good riddles . Humpty , overhearing this , decides that the only thing more prince - like than living in a castle is marrying a princess . He decides to think up a riddle to ask the king and marry the princess himself . Humpty Dumpty climbs the wall and sits atop it while waiting for the king . The prince is also sitting in the courtyard trying to create a riddle a thinking out loud ; however , Humpty chimes in and solves each one of the prince ' s riddles effortlessly . Soon , the king approaches in his royal carriage . Humpty Dumpty calls to the king , declaring that he has a riddle for him . The king stops , but Humpty Dumpty , sitting to close to the edge , falls off the wall and cracks . This inspires the young prince with a riddle for the king . The king is stumped , and says there is no answer to such a riddle . The prince explains that Humpty Dumpty was an egg . The king is impressed and allows the pair to wed . As the king , princess and prince ride off into the castle , Coutchie - Coulou is left with the broken shell of Humpty Dumpty . Suddenly , Humpty Dumpty emerges from under the broken shell as a chick . The two birds walk towards the castle where Humpty Dumpty grows up to become king of the royal farmyard .
Scooby - Doo Scooby - Doo is a Hanna - Barbera animated series that was originally produced for Saturday morning television . Debuting in 1969 on CBS , the characters have appeared in numerous spin - offs and versions , as well as direct - to - video movies and prime - time specials . Beginning in 1998 , Warner Bros . Animation took over production of the animated Scooby - Doo franchise . The characters were brought to the big screen in a live - action adaptation in 2002 , with Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop and David Barrington - Holt as Creative Supervisor / Character Design . The 2013 direct - to - video movie , " Scooby Doo Adventures : The Mystery Map " , features puppet versions of the characters operated by Muppet alumni , although it is not affiliated with the Jim Henson Company .
Noah ( Biblical ) Noah appears in Gonzo ' s dream in " Muppets from Space " . The Biblical patriarch , famed for his ark , asks Gonzo what he is . When the latter admits he ' s the only one he knows of , Noah casts him out , handing him an umbrella .
Humans Humanoid Muppets . While most Muppets are animals , monsters or other abstract creatures , there are many Muppet characters that resemble human beings . These characters feature a humanoid , albeit stylized or caricatured , design . While clearly still Muppets , these characters also refer to themselves as " men , " " women , " " boys , " " girls , " " people " and / or " humans . " Within the Muppet franchise , this includes such characters as : Statler , Waldorf , Scooter , The Swedish Chef , Dr . Bunsen Honeydew , Beaker , Dr . Teeth , Floyd Pepper , Janice , Zoot , Clifford , Johnny Fiama , The Newsman , Walter , Lew Zealand , Crazy Harry , Chip , and countless Whatnots . On " Sesame Street " , this includes such characters as Bert , Ernie , Prairie Dawn , Guy Smiley , Mr . Johnson , and countless other Anything Muppets .
This Is Tom Jones " This Is Tom Jones " was a weekly television variety show hosted by Tom Jones that ran for three seasons from 1969 to 1971 . In addition , following the season finale in January 1971 , eight special episodes of " This Is Tom Jones " aired . The July 8 , 1971 special featured guest appearances by the Muppets , including Mahna Mahna and the Snowths , who performed " Mahna Mahna . " Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog also appeared , performing " ( They Long to Be ) Close to You " with Connie Stevens . ( Kermit and Fozzie Bear would later sing the same song with Stevens on of " The Muppet Show " ) . Kermit , Rowlf , Connie and Tom also sang " I Know a Place " and " Keep the Customer Satisfied . " The appearance marked Jim Henson ' s first time staying in London ; only five years later , he would be living there while producing " The Muppet Show " . His first stay extended from February 4 to 15 , 1971 for taping . Jane Henson joined him for a couple days .
Charlie Brissette Charlie Brissette is a composer , arranger , session musician , and music producer . He has worked on several " Sesame Street " albums from the late ' 90s onward , sometimes playing the bass . Briddette worked on " Ren and Stimpy " , beginning with the pilot short , as music coordinator , sound engineer , composer , musician , and session singer ( such as the chorus to the Log commercials and " Happy Happy , Joy Joy . " ) At the same time , he produced several Disney albums , including Christmas titles , Winnie the Pooh , and Mickey Mouse sing - alongs . He composed for other Nickelodeon series such as " The Angry Beavers " and " The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron : Boy Genius " . He appeared on camera as a member of Harrah ' s club band in the Andy Kaufman biopic " The Man in the Moon " ( starring Jim Carrey ) .