Puppet Masters of None

The secret word of the day is RIDICULOUS! Now you all know what to do when you here the secret word boys and girls?! THAT'S RIGHT! Scream real loud! This week on Puppet Masters of None, the boys discuss that iconic character Pee Wee Herman and his RIDICULOUS AHHHHH!!! 1980's television show Pee Wee's Playhouse! From zany characters, to foil balls to puppet...well ...EVEVERYTHING, Be...

We finally did it! 56 episodes later, the Puppet Masters of None FINALLY review the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, MUPPET-ational MUPPET SHOW!!!! Well, one episode at least! This week on PMoN, the boys start the first in their series of the magical wheel's monthly Muppet Sho w of the month, where we gather favorite guest stars from our discord fam and spin a wheel to decide w...

This week on Puppet Masters of None, the boys review the first ever Sesame Street full length theatrical film, Follow That Bird! This 1985 classic was important for many reasons, including Jim Henson and Richard Hunt's last Muppet big screen performances. While many look back on this film with fond memories, it just might surprise you what the Puppet Masters have to say about this CTW/Henson...

And now for something completely different. This week the Masters of None take a look at the brand-new puppet Netflix mini-series,  Eric.  After previous guest, Beccy Henderson, told us she had worked on it, we knew this thing was going to be special. We did not anticipate just how out of our normal realm of puppet content we would find ourselves. This dark a gritty 1980's cop drama is much m...

Alert Alert! A brand-new Jim Henson documentary just dropped on Disney Plus! CALL IN THE REINFORCEMENTS!!! This week the Puppet Masters of none are joined by none other than our best friends in the whole wide podcasting world: What the Muppet's Briah and James! Together we deep dive into Ron Howard's latest film Jim Henson: Idea Man. We couldn't think of anyone better to discuss thi...

Oh well, welcome to Weinerville! OOOOOOOHHHHHHH. If you were a child of the 90's you know the dulcet tones of Dottie introducing Weinerville very well. And guess what? YOU CANHERE THEM RIGHT HERE ON PUPPET MASTERS OF NONE!!! This week we are joined by the legend himself, none other than creator, puppeteer and host of Weinerville, Marc Weiner!!! Listen in as the puppet master boys become immat...

ANOTHER Dark Crystal Age: of Resistance Episode ??? Of course, because this week have the great privilege of sitting down with Henson Puppeteer Victor Yerrid!  Victor is of course the Puppeteer and Voice of fan favorite character (or at least Ben's favorite character) Hup! This was such a fun interview to do, and we are so excited we got the chance to sit down and talk with Victor about his p...

50 episodes?!?! Holy mackerel! Here it is folks, the great Muppet debate you've all be waiting for! Is The Great Muppet Caper truly the greatest Muppet movie ever made or does it really belong on it's less than stellar position on the Space to Carol spectrum? For their one-year anniversary, Ben and Will attempt to answer that very question! Join the Masters of None as they discuss the hi...

Yet another Fraggle rock episode??? Well yes! And this one's the best! This week on Puppet Masters of None, the guys had the great pleasure of interviewing not just one but BOTH puppeteers portraying the character of Junior Gorg on Fraggle Rock, Back to the Rock ! Join Ben and Will as they get the inside scoop on all things Fraggle from professional puppeteers Ben Durocher and Dan Garza. Lear...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, 2 former puppeteers joined forces to record a podcast all about the puppets in everyone's favorite space epic Star Wars! Join the Puppet Masters of None as they discuss all the ins and outs of the practical puppet effects in the original trilogy! From Yoda, to Jaba, to R2D2 and everyone in between find out just what went into bringing some of the mos...

Oh. My. Gosh! Have we got an episode for you! This week on Puppet Masters of None, the boys got the great honor of sitting down and chatting with Jim Henson company puppeteer, Beccy Henderson, better known as Deet from the Emmy award winning Netflix series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!   And what a time it was! Join us as we learn all about what it takes to work on a big budget, high fanta...

Woooo buddy! Two Henson Company 80's reboots in 1 month?! Yessir! This week the Puppet Masters of None FINALLY take an indepth look at the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Set generations before the Gelfling heroes Gem and Kira would make the crystal whole again, this prequel series takes the audience on an epic journey of how the Skeksis began corrupting the world and...

And now for something completely different...This week Ben and Will dive into our second P-MoN installment of PUPPET HISTORY! For the first episode in this illustrious series, the Puppet Masters will be talking about the venerated Japanese style of puppetry known as Bunraku!  From its deep historical roots and connection with Kabuki Theatre to modern interpretations all over the world, come on and...

Dance your cares away! The Puppet Masters of None are back yet AGAIN with another episode on the iconic series Fraggle Rock! This week, however, we will be taking a look at the new Apple TV+ reboot, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.   Just how faithful is this new version of the series? Are the new sets, puppets, and puppeteers as good as we remember? Is this just one giant nostalgic cash grab? Most...

Sex and Violence? The Muppets? What the heck is going on here!? That's exactly what Jim wants you to think! This week on Puppet Masters of None, Ben and Will take a deep dive into the pilot episode of the iconic Muppet Show with the 1975 special The Muppets: Sex and Violence.  Join us as we take a look at some early iterations of our favorite Muppet characters and sketches, before they become...

Helloooo everybody! Today we have another UNCUT episode of Puppet Masters of None for you all! This week Ben and Will got the great pleasure of sitting down with puppet builder and fabricator extraordinaire, Matthew "Viking" Laird. If you ever wondered what it was like to be a professional builder for TV, movies and theme parks, this is the episode for you. Join us as we learn what it ta...

Who ya gonna call!? GHOSTBUSTERS!!! This week on Puppet Master's of None, the boys get ready for the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire by going back to the 1984 original movie that started it all. Before the days of composited computer animation, all those screaming, slimy ghosts were of course some pretty sweet puppets. From Slimer to the Stay Puft Marshmallow man, go behind the scenes...

Who's your friend when things get rough?! This week on Puppet Masters of None, Ben and Will dive deep into the history of the 1969 classic children's television series H. R. Pufnstuf. From the creative minds of Sid and Marty Kroft, Pufnstuf tells the story of Jimmy and his magic flute friend, Freddy as they try to find their way home from an island of living objects headed by a drag-dino...

Boy, have we got a special episode for you! This week Will has the great pleasure of interviewing current off-Broadway Little Shop of Horrors puppeteer, Teddy Yudain! Listen in as Will gets the inside scoop on what it's like to be a professional puppeteer performing the most iconic Theatre puppet of all time, Audrey II!  Join us as we learn about Teddy's impressive career and convince hi...

On the 23rd day of the month of February, 3 puppet nerds got together to discuss...one of the greatest movie musicals of all time! Join the Puppet Masters of None along with special guest, fabricator Rob Cutler, as we dive deep into the history, special effects and giant, man-eating puppets of Frank Oz's 1986 classic film, Little Shop of Horrors ! Learn how the amazing special effects team pu...

Do you believe in magic? Well at one point, McDonald's did! This week on Puppet Masters of None, Ben and Will discuss the iconic characters of McDonald's advertising campaign, McDonaldland. From Grimace, to The Hamburglar to the legendary clown himself, Ronald McDonald and friends brought so much joy and happiness to millions of kids in the later half of the 20th century.  Join us as we...

OHH JUUUUUDY! This week Ben and Will dive head first into the very first P-MoN installment of PUPPET HISTORY! For the first episode in this illustrious series, the Puppet Masters will be talking about everyone's favorite British hand puppet, Mr. Punch!  From its roots in Italian Commedia Dell'arte, to an English seaside staple, join us as we trace the winding, (and often disreputable) jo...

Let the wild rumpus start! This week on Puppet Masters of None, Ben and Will dissect a great film based on an amazing book, 2009's Where the Wild Things Are. Join the conversation as we discuss our takes on this live action adaptation of the beloved children's classic. Does it hold up to the book? How did they manage to re-create real life versions of Maurice Sendak's iconic monster...

Hoooo, buddy, do we have a foul one for you.  This week Ben and Will take a bird's eye view of the 1986 egg-celent masterpiece , Howard the Duck. Join us as we wing it and figure out what the duck we just watched while breaking down all the actors, puppets and effects in this quack-y film.  As always the Masters of none will keep you a-breast of all the strange and egg-ceptional movie trivia...

"I'm a very important man. I have a tower." This week, Ben and Will review the 2005 Jim Henson Company fantasy film, MirrorMask. This strange and trippy movie was penned by famed writer and storyteller Neil Gaiman and directed by artist Dave McKean. Join us as we enter this bizarre CGI world and try to make sense of a rather...interesting plot. The Space to Carol spectrum debate hea...