The Sesame Street puppets are still built by Henson, but the characters from the Muppet Show world are built by a company called Puppet Heap.

ACK-TUALLY, the Sesame Street characters are still credited as Muppets because Disney lets them do that. But when Sesame Workshop creates new puppet characters, like for their new “Helpsters” show on Apple TV+, I don’t think they’re allowed to call those Muppets. Unless they are? But probably not.

The Beverly Hillbillies movie is underrated.

There was another Ms. Marvel. Sharon Ventura, a wrestler who got super powers from the Power Broker and hung out with the Thing when he was spending some time away from the Fantastic Four, was also called Ms. Marvel. Then she became romantically involved with the Thing, got zapped by cosmic rays and turned into a…

“it concerns a little boy and his family who attend a taping of the Banana Splits TV show until for things to ‘take an unexpected turn’”

Agreed. Also, it doesn’t matter what changes they make. Every single year, people will complain that it was way too long this year, and it was the worst ever. So why not just let it be what it is?

I was hoping somebody had mentioned this. That struck me as a dynamic, authentically old-school number. It didn’t have much to do with the plot, but it was a blast to watch.

I definitely saw “Mathnet” on Square One years before I ever saw Dragnet.

I had to Google this: “Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of wise, grizzled, and old rural characters.”

That’s one of my favorite things about the special. It’s easy to imagine a version where the Riverbottom Nightmare Band somehow wins by cheating, by locking the jugband in a closet or threatening the judges or something. But they actually win the talent contest because they’re the best act. Sometimes the bad guys win,…

You may be interested in the 2011 documentary “Paul Williams Still Alive.”

She should watch Flight of the Navigator again. She might like it.

This is a great answer. “Stan Lee” was one of the most vibrant characters created by Stan Lee.

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In a sketch from some years ago, he says “Greetings! It is I, the Count. They call me the Count because I love to count things.... and because I inherited my father’s royal title.”

The “death” of Reed Richards and Doctor Doom felt like a pretty big deal in that corner of the Marvel universe at the time.

Oh, man. For some reason, I’ve always remembered that specific “hell jars, howard yoyo” gag. I never thought I’d see the actual strip again!

I don’t remember that one, but it’s a perfect example of the brilliance of those bits.

This list reminds me just how thrilling it was to watch this show in its heyday, when there was just no telling what preposterous bit they’d come up with next. Desk driving was great. There used to be a booth at the NBC Studio store in NYC where you could sit in front of a green screen and make a video of yourself…

I was kind of hoping they would do a few more self-contained issues with the Hulk as a monstrous force for justice, but this issue was excellent. I am a little wary of the Avengers’ appearances bringing it further into superhero territory and away from horror. But it makes sense that the Avengers are going to find out…