Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dave Chapman wrote a letter to Jim Henson when he was 11. 8 or so years later he was puppeteering on his first professional gig, Muppets Treasure Island. Since then he puppeteered Otis the Aardvark for 5 years on the BBC, performed as The Emperor Skeksis in Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and is one of the puppeteers the iconic round droid BB-8 in the recent Star Wars Films. He also assisted Frank Oz for Yoda’s big return to the screen in The Last Jedi. I talk with Dave Chapman about his career and thoughts on puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor) IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Punch & Judy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy

The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show

Hamstead Heath - https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/tag/hampstead-heath/

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - https://www.lamda.ac.uk

Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/

Jim Henson’s The Creature Shop - http://creatureshop.com

Muppet Treasure Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island

Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson

Neal Scanlon - https://www.nealscanlan.com

Otis the Aardvark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_the_Aardvark

Alistair Patrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Petrie

David Barclay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barclay_(puppeteer)

Mike Quinn - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/04/utp-58/

Karen Prell - http://www.karenprell.com

Saturday Mash-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Mash-Up!

Tiny & Mr. Duk - https://youtu.be/x9oZevhg9xg

That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show

Colleen Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/

Lousie Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold

BB-8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens

Yoda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda

Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance

Louis Leterrier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leterrier

Bill Barretta - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/08/utp-006/

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: OTIS THE AARDVARK - https://youtu.be/A9ZI1FkJFI8 THAT PUPPET GAME SHOW - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nkkpc DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - https://youtu.be/8XLqWdGCaDs

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The TV Show Donkey Hodie from Fred Rogers productions expands on characters created by Mr. Rogers and empowers viewers to dream big and overcome obstacles. Chief Creative Officer for Fred Rogers Productions and Executive producer of the show Ellen Doherty and Donkey Hodie Puppeteer Haley Jenkins join me for an exclusive look at Donkey Hodie on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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CONNECT WITH DONKEY HODIE, ELLEN & HALEY: Website - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/ Ellen's IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230566/ Haley's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/haleynjenkins

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Donkey Hodie - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/

Fred Rogers Productions - https://www.fredrogers.org

Reading Rainbow - https://www.readingrainbow.org

Larry Lancit - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484295/

Cecily Truett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874135/

Twila Liggett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509913/

Lancit Media - http://www.lancitdigitalmedia.com

The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show

Schoolhouse Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock!

Boston College - https://www.bc.edu

PBS - https://www.pbs.org

Adam Rudman - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Adam_Rudman

David Rudman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudman

Cyberchase - https://pbskids.org/cyberchase/

Paul Siefken - https://www.fredrogers.org/our-people/

Spiffy Pictures - https://www.spiffypictures.com

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - https://pbskids.org/daniel/

Don Quixote - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood - https://www.misterrogers.org

Lamb Chop’s Play-Along - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_Chop%27s...

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Tony Urbano is a puppeteer who was trained by and worked with master puppeteers such as Ralph Chessé and Bil and Cora Baird. Tony turned down a job offer from Jim Henson to focus on building his own career, a career that included hundreds of commercials and television and film work including Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, Men In Black, Team America and many, many more. It would be hard to cover his entire career and the impact he’s had on the art of puppetry in ten episodes but we get a good start here as Tony Urbano is my guest on this episode of Under the Puppet.

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CONNECT WITH TONY: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881691/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Ralph Chessé

Bob Baker

Lettie Connell Schubert

Tunabout Theater Company - Book

Bill & Cora Baird

Shari Lewis

Children’s Fairyland

Sid & Marty Krofft

Tim Blaney

Rufus & Margo Rose

Dusty’s Treehouse - Stu Rosen

Barbara Madrell and the Mandrell Sisters

McDonalds McNuggets Halloween Commercial

Flight of the Navigator - Life After the Navigator - Randal Kleiser

Short Circuit - John Badham

Rick Baker

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Andy Breckman is television and film writer who created the Emmy Award Winning television series Monk. Ken Freedman is the station manager of WFMU, an independent free form radio station in New Jersey. For over 30 years, Andy and Ken have hosted Seven Second Delay, a stunt radio program that airs every Wednesday on WFMU. I sit down and talk to these two non-puppeteers on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Andy & Ken: Website - http://www.wfmu.org/7sd/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106563/

Discussed on the show: Andy is a Puppet - https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/36286

Red Pepper - https://youtu.be/yJwiZjH8a1Y

Muppet Babies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Babies_(1984_TV_series)

Paul Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2023/03/utp-81/

Mallory Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2022/11/utp-77/

Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/

Willie Tyler - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/01/utp-55/

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Brodrick Jones or Jonesy, is a puppeteer and creator whose wildly inventive puppet pieces are filled with his hilarious sense of humor. From his webseries Jigsaw to his one man show UBU FAUST that played in Edinburg to his standalone pieces that have been featured at the National Puppetry Conference, Jonesy is incredibly talented and prolific. I talk to Brodrick Jones about his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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CONNECT WITH BRODRICK JONES: Website - https://www.jigsawfanclub.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/jigsawjones YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/JigsawJones Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brodrickjones/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

O'Neil Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup

Sesame Street - https://www.sesamestreet.org

The Great Space Coaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Space_Coaster

Sid & Marty Krofft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft

Charles Schultz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz

Little Nemo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Nemo

Gasoline Alley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_Alley

Peter Cook - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cook

Dudley Moore - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Moore

Monty Python - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python

Emmerson College - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_College

Dick Van Dyke Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show

Carol Burnett Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carol_Burnett_Show

Mary Tyler Moore Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show

Burns and Allen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_and_Allen

Davis R. Robinson - https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/drobinso/index.html

You Can't Take It With You - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_(film)

Bringing Up Baby - https://en...