I’m sure this works better in a movie theater, where you can hear everyone else gasping at the reveal of what this is actually a trailer for, since it’s made to look like a generic romantic comedy. Disney even posted …
Continue ReadingThe Muppet Show is one of my top ten favorite TV shows of all time. It first aired from 1976 to 1981, and lived on in syndication through 2007. The show was set at the Muppet Theater, a classic Cabaret-style …
Continue ReadingWhich is the superior television duo – Statler and Waldorf or Adama and Tigh? Seriously, if you had to pick your favorite pair of old codgers, who would it be? This is a trick question because you don’t have to …
Continue ReadingThe new year is a time to make changes, explore, and develop yourself as a person. It’s a time to take risks and channel the unexpected. To help start your new year off on a bizarre and slightly creepy note, I had to pass on something a friend shared with me. I would bet many of […]
Continue ReadingI came across this story on Lost at E Minor and absolutely loved it. I tried to put some thought and planning into my proposal to my wife — but it took place my senior year of college, when I …
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They are the opening band. I have yet to throw my panties on the stage – but when I do, they will be unique and geeky. My husband introduced me to the The Captain’s Wife’s Lament and Nun Fight a couple of years ago. When I heard these songs, by two guys who have obvious musical talent, I was an […]
Continue ReadingOkay, so a frog, a bear and an actor are sitting around a table… Entertainment Weekly has a peek at the next Muppet movie online and in a two-page print spread shared by ComingSoon.net. The brief piece on the movie …
Continue ReadingThe folks at Iowa Public Television unearthed this wonderful 15-minute video from 1969 in which a young Jim Henson teaches you how to make puppets from ordinary household objects. If you can get past the slightly jarring image of Henson …
Continue ReadingIn a world where your phone’s camera is possibly better than the camera camera you owned a few years ago, film is a hard sell. But for many people Polaroid cameras are a special exception—so much so that when Polaroid …
Continue ReadingIt’s been 20 years since the world lost Jim Henson, and I still can’t think about it without tearing up a bit. His death at age 53 was sudden and catastrophic, like being hit by lightning on a cloudless day. Along with countless others around the world who had never met him, I felt like […]
Continue ReadingI know I’m not the first one to point out the similarity between the two, but really, take a look: Could there be much doubt that John Hodgman and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew were separated at birth? This is clearly the …
Continue ReadingThe Muppets are like popcorn and ice cream: it’s hard to imagine anyone not liking them. We Muppets fans love to see the new stuff The Muppets Studio is releasing online — nobody enjoyed their “Bohemian Rhapsody” more than we …
Continue ReadingIf you pay even the least attention to sports in the U.S., you’re surely aware that the NCAA basketball tournaments, popularly known as “March Madness,” start this Thursday. Whether you’re planning to fill out a bracket or not, you should …
Continue ReadingThere isn’t much to add to the headline, for fear of spoiling the fun, except to suggest that you watch for cameos by Muppets you probably wouldn’t expect to see. And a warning to put down your beverage while watching, …
Continue ReadingIn Anaheim, California, over this past weekend, The Walt Disney Company threw a big event for the press and hardcore Disney fans called the D23 Expo. Lots of news came out of it, but of particular interest to geeks — …
Continue ReadingI’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to what brings out most geeks’ inner Klingons. Last week, I came up with a list of what I called the “Top Ten Ways to Provoke a Geek Argument,” and I got …
Continue ReadingLast week I had the honor of joining Steve Swanson of the excellent MuppetCast podcast for one of his shows. We talked about the history of GeekDad, what it means to be a geek, and, of course, Muppets. The episode …
Continue ReadingSome people have a bizarre sense of humor, and some people have the skills to make awesome videos. Fortunately for us, some people have both. I’ve given a lot of thought to unusual movies that could be remade with the Muppets, but I can honestly say it never occurred to me to make a Muppet […]
Continue ReadingThis year and the next few are shaping up to be banner years, historically speaking, and I’m not referring to either the economy or the new administration in the White House. First the Watchmen movie, which feels like it’s been in the works since before the comic books were published, is about to actually hit […]
Continue ReadingEvery now and then, you find a gift that practically jumps up and tells you how perfect it’d be for someone in your life. For me, that moment came last summer, when I was searching for Muppet-related things on eBay and came across someone selling a collectible figure of the Swedish Chef dressed as Santa […]
Continue ReadingThis is very, very cool! New York Times television writer Ginia Bellafante ran a story yesterday about the Disney-fication of The Muppets, and in her lede significantly quoted our own Matt Blum’s story about that subject! Congrats to Matt! Just one question: does this make GeekDad the geeky parenting blog of record, now?
Continue ReadingAs Muppets fans everywhere are keenly aware, it’s been far, far too long since there’s been a really good Muppet movie or TV show. This coming Wednesday, the new TV special Letters to Santa: A Muppet Christmas airs in the United States. NBC, which is for some reason airing it (since Disney owns the Muppets […]
Continue ReadingThis is too cool, and may end up being part of the geeklet’s Christmas. FAO Schwarz’s Build Your Own site now features the Muppet Whatnot Workshop, where you can create your own customized Muppet. Start by picking from one of three body styles and colors. Add one of several choices of eyes/glasses, a nose, and […]
Continue ReadingFor all you geek dads and geek moms who grew up loving the Muppets and want to foster the same love in your kids, help is on the way, sort of. The New York Times has reported that Disney is finally putting the money and resources into marketing the Muppets that they deserve. Some of […]
Continue Reading"Sid the Science Kid" is a great show for teaching science to little kids, but not so great for the adults watching with them. I had high hopes for this new show: It’s made by the Jim Henson Company, it’s shown on PBS, and it’s about science. The show is put together using the Henson […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever considered just how funny a lot of movies could be, if only the producers had cast Muppets instead of humans? I mean, if you think the Terminator movies couldn’t get any more awesome, imagine them with Animal playing Schwarzenegger’s role. Hear Animal saying "Come with me if you want to live" in […]
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