El kiosco

El kiosco is a Spanish TV series hosted by Verónica Mengod that ran from 1984 to 1987 on Spanish broadcast TVE, which had previously aired Barrio Sésamo and El Show de los Teleñecos (The Muppet Show). The co-host was the puppet monkey Pepe Soplillo, performed by Pepe Carabias and made by The Muppet Workshop (although the credits listed Jim Henson's Creature Shop instead). 
==Appearances==
*October 2, 1984:
:The first episode opens with a voice-over explaining to Verónica the setting for the series (a gazebo-style kiosk or booth) and that she will be joined by a companion. When Verónica asks who he is, the voice explains he was made in the United States of America. The voice then asks if she knows who Jim Henson is. She replies that he created la rana Kermit, Epi, Blas, and el oso Fozzie. The voice confirms they're Muppets, and Henson created all the Muppets and important movies like El Cristal Oscuro.
:The show then cuts to clip footage of Jim Henson (described as a tall man in a beard) and others taken from Of Muppets and Men. The Henson Townhouse is shown and is explained as the building where "the fabrication of the dreams of Jim Henson" happens. A rapid fire summary of the puppet building process follows, from initial design at Henson's company to technical engineering (showing Larry Jameson working on a head mechanism for Pepe Soplillo) to creating a cast of the puppeteer's hand to help shape the mouth. Face and costume construction follow.
:After the film footage, Verónica meets Pepe Carabias, who explains how puppeteering works, and finally Pepe Soplillo appears (who is confused until Verónica helps him to figure out a name for himself).RTVE full episode.
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*October 31, 1985
:Verónica and Pepe Soplillo promote the upcoming series Los Fraguel (Fraggle Rock), with Pepe referring to the Fraggles as his "primos" (cousins). They cut to Spanish-dubbed footage (from Fraggle Songs: Volume One) of Uncle Traveling Matt explaining about Fraggles, followed by song clips.RTVE full episode. Starts at 34:00.
==Sources==
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