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 Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:24 am
I always wondered what was meant when Stewie from Family Guy said "Jim Henson took a wait and see approach and now we have wrong sounding Muppets".
Then I watched a biography of one of the more prominent Muppeters, Kevin Clash (Elmo). Very enlightening biography, it's called "Being Elmo".
Back on topic, apparently in 1988/1989, I forget now... Jim Henson was with Kevin Clash on a talk show appearance with Kevin operating a second Muppet. After the show Jim complained of a sore throat.
2 weeks later he died.
Nowadays, while Frank Oz is still alive, none of the Muppets voiced by Jim and Frank have their original Muppeteers. While I don't know who voiced Gonzo, he has a new Muppeteer and definitely sounds different, more like his Muppet Babies self than his Muppet Show self.
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:43 am
I don't get why people despise Elmo.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:41 pm
Damn. That must have been one seriously sore throat...
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:17 pm
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