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On his first time seeing television - at the 1939-40 World's Fair; on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television; on his family's first television set; on the marionettes on Howdy Doody; on attending the Art Institute of Boston (then called The School of Practical Art); on doing puppet shows while in school; on joining the Air Force 11:47
Interview: Caroll Spinney
On showing his art portfolio to the Air Force art department; on getting stationed as a draftsman in Las Vegas, but working as an artist; on working with airbrushes; on doing illustrations for a local TV puppet show; on getting his first television show, Rascal Rabbit, on KLAS-TV; on the secret to a good puppet show; on a friend from the Air Force writing stories for his show; on getting stationed in Germany 13:50
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on interviewing to work for Walt Disney 01:39
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Walt Disney
Caroll Spinney on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television 01:43
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Profession: Puppeteer
Caroll Spinney on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television 01:43
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on the marionettes on Howdy Doody 01:03
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Howdy Doody
On Crazy Crayon; on playing Mr. Lion on Boston's Bozo's Circus; on developing the character of "Picklepuss" 13:38
Interview: Caroll Spinney
On attending the Puppet Festival of America; on the first time he met Jim Henson and Frank Oz; on Jim Henson's early work - commercials with Sam and friends; on seeing Jim Henson on The Ed Sullivan Show; on the name "Muppets"; on Henson asking Spinney to come to New York to check out the Muppets; on Jim Henson scouting for someone to play "Big Bird" and "Oscar the Grouch" in 1969 14:14
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on playing Mr. Lion on Boston's Bozo's Circus 11:50
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Genre: Children's Programming
Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson at the Puppet Festival of America in Salt Lake; on the first time he met Jim Henson 01:33
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on the first time he met Jim Henson and Frank Oz 01:21
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Frank Oz
Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson's early work - commercials with Sam and friends 02:11
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson on The Ed Sullivan Show 00:56
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson on The Ed Sullivan Show 00:56
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Ed Sullivan
Caroll Spinney on his first conversation with Jim Henson, and Henson's reaction to Spinney's show with the character "Goggle" - a character similar to "Big Bird", and asking Spinney to come to New York to check out the Muppets; on Henson's popularity and work in the late '60s 08:57
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Person: Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney on developing "Picklepuss" - his signature character early on 01:36
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson's early work - commercials with Sam and friends 02:11
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson scouting for someone to play "Big Bird" and "Oscar the Grouch" in 1969, and Spinney's one lesson on operating Muppets 01:55
Interview: Caroll Spinney
Caroll Spinney on playing Mr. Lion on Boston's Bozo's Circus 11:50
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Bozo's Circus
Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson on The Ed Sullivan Show 00:56
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Show: Ed Sullivan Show, The aka Toast of the Town
Carroll Spinney on Jim Henson scouting for someone to play "Big Bird" and "Oscar the Grouch" in 1969, and Spinney's one lesson on operating Muppets 01:55
Interview: Caroll Spinney | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
On going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street; on the story of how "Oscar the Grouch" supposedly got his name; on how Jim Henson first described "Big Bird"; on meeting Joan Ganz Cooney; on the mechanics of operating "Big Bird" during the first year of Sesame Street and changing the character's persona to that of a six-year-old child; on "Big Bird" being featured by the second season of Sesame Street; on contemplating quitting Sesame Street 13:51
Interview: Caroll Spinney