Puppeteer


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

02:26

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Highlights
Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry
02:14
Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49
Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street
07:42
 Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street
01:34
Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist Jay Johnson and his "figure," Bob, on Soap
02:35
Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had
03:51
Who talked about this profession

Joan Ganz Cooney

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 Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street
01:34

Marty Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49

Sid Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49

Sonia Manzano

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Sonia Manzano on why there weren't many female and ethnic Muppet characters on Sesame Street
01:27
Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street
07:42

Jay Sandrich

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Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist Jay Johnson and his "figure," Bob, on Soap
02:35

Robert Smigel

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Robert Smigel on whether there is a disconnect between himself and his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" and how his identity merged with "Triumph’s" character; on his feeling "Triumph" has more irony and absurdity than an insult comic, which makes "Triumph" less biting or mean
03:29

Caroll Spinney

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Caroll Spinney on discovering puppetry at age eight and his first puppetry performance
08:24
Caroll Spinney on his first professional puppet show at age twelve
02:14
Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry
02:14
Caroll Spinney on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television
01:43
Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had
03:51
Caroll Spinney on the future of puppeteering
02:26
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