MUPPETFEST! CREATION ENTERTAINMENT was honored to team up with the creative geniuses at THE JIM HENSON COMPANY to produce the first annual MUPPETFEST! event December, 2001 in Santa Monica, CA |
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| Muppet icons KERMIT and MISS PIGGY were on display in the incredible HENSON MUSEUM that showcased puppets from the HENSON WORKSHOP and THE HENSON CREATURE SHOP LOS ANGELES. |
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| Kids and adults alike
love SWEETUMS, who was walking around the event hugging everyone. |
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| The MUSEUM showcased the brilliant animatronic work of THE CREATURE SHOP, including the head of HOOT from GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE. |
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| Part of the animatronic cast of CATS AND DOGS were on display. |
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| BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE made some special appearances at the event for all his fans. He even sang some songs on stage. |
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| A display from MUPPETS
TREASURE ISLAND adorned the Museum, direct from the Smithsonian. |
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| The incredible Muppet Puppeteers appeared on stage with some of their characters. Fron left to right, STEVE WHITMIRE performed his alter ego KERMIT; DAVE GOELZ thrilled with GONZO THE GREAT; JERRY NELSON presented FLOYD the hippy of the Electric Mayhem Band. |
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| The other half of the performers on stage: KEVIN CLASH charmed with ELMO; BILL BARRETTA performed PEPE the prawn; BRIAN HENSON, the esteemed CEO of JIM HENSON COMPANY and his alter ego, SAL MANILA |
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| A clay sculpture of
a SKEKSIS, one of the evil vulture-type creatures from Jim Henson's seminal work DARK CRYSTAL |
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| DAVID BARRINGTON HOLT,
head of CREATURE SHOP L.A., gave several fascinating presentations that revealed what a world class operation they are artistically and technologically. In particular the various virtual and puppet motion control systems demonstrated blew us away. |
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| A marriage of physical puppetry and motion control, none other than MR. TINKLES performed a song and dance number for the amazed audience on stage. |
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| BABY SINCLAIR from the hit Henson series DINOSAURS sat in the Museum. |
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| JACK FROST, the world's only animatronic snowman, also was on display. |
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| THE MUPPET BAND entertained
the audience with cuts from the many Muppet films and TV series. |
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| JANE HENSON, wife of the late JIM HENSON, was a special guest of honor at the event, and gave a moving speech and reminiscence of her husband, the man who started it all. |
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