Captain Kangaroo & Mr Rogers were some of the good things I watched with my kids on TV. Pee Wee Herman was another matter... never up to the quality of the first two. The loss of Jim Henson is positively sad. The Muppets are my #2 favorite right behind the Rocky and Bullwinkle series. (Is there any truth to the rumor that the Boston police think Miska is Boris Badenoff's son?) :-) Regards, Bob S.
On 6/26/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/26/05, Larry Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > And where does that place Lumpy (Mr. Greenjeans)? > > Actually, he was the Godfather. Not just of Pee Wee Herman (which he > was), but in the Don Corleone sense, of the whole late-50's early-60's > Children's TV empire. No one could make a move without him: > > Jim Henson: "Godfather, there's this new children's television show, > Sesame Street. They' > re calling for puppets, just like I do. I'd be perfect for their > puppeteer. They say they won't give it to me. They say there's no > chance, no chance. I don't know what to do, I don't know what to > do..." > > Mr. Greenjeans: "You can act like a man! (slaps Henson in the face) > What's the matter with you? Is this how you turned out? A Hollywood > finocchio that ah cries like a woman? (then imitates Henson, as Mr. > Kangaroo giggles)." > > > Yup, behind that those unassuming green overalls was an evil genius, a > cruel but effective leader, controlling the whole industry... > > cheers, > frank > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >
