70 Years, 70 Muppets

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Episode 113 - Rufus Oct 25, 2026

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The Muppet of the Week is... RUFUS! The canine star of "Hey Cinderella" and a bunch of other early Henson productions. What a doggone treat!

Episode 112 - Shakey Sanchez Oct 18, 2026

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The Muppet of the Week is... SHAKEY SANCHEZ! In the spirit of being terrified, let's talk about some of the scariest Muppets ever!!

Special thanks to Matthew Soberman, Michelle, Meagan Barbeau, Richard Gomez, Becca Petunia, Addison, Ed, Eli Lee, Kate, Kiersten, Jojo, weirdpuppetgirl, Joe Hennes, Will, Anthony Strand, Tori Schmidt, Clare, Emily Engel, Gav, Hailey, J. D. Hansel, Will Carroll, Shane Keating, Tau, Iris, Miles, and Mike Westfall.

Episode 111 - Hugga Wugga & Thingy Thing Oct 11, 2026

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The Muppets of the Week are... HUGGA WUGGA and THINGY THING! Yes, those sound like nonsense sounds, but they're the stars of a fan favorite and abstract sketch from The Muppet Show.

With our very special guest: Brian Jay Jones, author of Jim Henson: The Biography!

Episode 110 - PJ & Kai-Lee Oct 04, 2026

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The Muppets of the Week are... PJ & KAI-LEE! The stars of Jim Henson's Play Along videos! If you want some neat stuff to know and do, you'd better listen up to this podcast episode.

Episode 109 - Jim, Frank, and Jerry Sep 27, 2026

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The Muppets of the Week are... JIM, FRANK, and JERRY! Otherwise known as The Country Trio! These icons are modeled after their performers: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Jerry Nelson, and they were designed and built by the legendary Bonnie Erickson. So it's a pretty great thing that we've got Bonnie on this podcast as our very special guest!

Episode 108 - Droop Sep 20, 2026

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The Muppet of the Week is... DROOP! The Muppets' resident sad little guy is extra sad because he didn't get his own week in the main 70th anniversary campaign. But now is his time to shine!

With special guest hosts: The team behind the Muppeturgy podcast! David Levy, Adam Grosswirth, Michal Richardson, and Christie Baugher!

Episode 107 - Clueless Morgan & Mad Monty Sep 13, 2026

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The Muppets of the Week are... CLUELESS MORGAN and MAD MONTY! Two of the professional pirates from Muppet Treasure Island! Did you know that this dastardly duo had a lot of iconic roles beyond their Muppet movie? Of course you did - they're iconic.

Episode 106 - Big Tiny Tallsaddle Sep 06, 2026

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The Muppet of the Week is... BIG TINY TALLSADDLE! He's the head of country radio station WHOG, and he very well might be the worst Muppet to ever grace the stage of The Muppet Show.

Episode 105 - La Choy Dragon Aug 30, 2026

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The Muppet of the Week is... DELBERT, THE LA CHOY DRAGON! So cook up some noodles in dragon fire and let's get going on this classic Jim Henson commercial star!

Episode 104 - Fleet Scribbler Aug 23, 2026

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The Muppet of the Week is... FLEET SCRIBBLER! He's the obnoxious gossip journalist who just can't help himself from writing scathing articles about The Muppet Show for his tabloid "The Daily Scandal".

To learn more about the ethics of Fleet's job, we're turning to a series of real life journalists!

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