A Show of Hands

A Show of Hands is a series of short films created and directed by Tim Lagasse, whose work on these shorts led to him being cast as the title character in the similar series Oobi. Lagasse was also the lead puppet performer. The films each span about one minute and feature professional puppeteers' hands acting like people.
The shorts premiered on Nickelodeon in 1993 and continued to be shown between programs as late as 1997. They received a variety of awards, including a Citation for Excellence from UNIMA and a silver award from Broadcast Design International.UNIMA: 41 Years of CitationsTim Lagasse resume The series is notable for its many similarities to Oobi, mainly the use of bare-hand puppets as characters.
==Production==
Tim Lagasse was called in to perform on Oobi because of his experience as a bare-hand performer on A Show of Hands.Muppet Projects: Oobi The voice of the announcer who introduces each short is very likely Tom Kenny, but this has not been confirmed.
==Format==
Each episode opens with seven hands forming a cartoonish face that announces, "And now, Nickelodeon presents: A Show of Hands." The hands disperse and present the main short. Once the short finishes, an audience of hands is shown giving a round of applause. The episodes always end with an orange-painted hand with the Nickelodeon logo plastered on its palm.
==Episodes==
Image	Title 	Description
 	"Ballet" 	A group of hands perform a ballet routine.
 	"Bow Tying" 	Three hands learn that they must all work together to tie a bow onto a gift box.
 	"Holding Hands"	A male hand tries to get a female hand to hold his hand by flirting with her.
 	"Painting" 	An artist hand tries to paint a portrait of another hand, but the other hand can't keep still to hold a pose.
==References==
==External links==
*"Bow Tying" on YouTube
*"Painting" on YouTube
Category:Shorts