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Friday, June 7, 2024
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Sesame Street Headed to Paris!
Our Sesame Street friends are heading to Paris this summer for the Olympics.
Sesame will create "Bespoke Illustrations to be Featured Across Its Social Platforms Promoting NBCU’s Coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and Paris Olympics"
STAMFORD, Conn. and NEW YORK, N.Y. – June 6, 2024 – NBCUniversal is teaming up with Sesame Street to bring Elmo and his friends to Paris as part of its comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 this summer. The announcement was made this morning when Cookie Monster appeared on TODAY.
Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Tango will be featured in activations across Sesame Street’s social media platforms leading into and during the Games, including the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The pre-Games activations will feature beloved Sesame Street muppets in bespoke illustrations detailing their hot air balloon journey from Sesame Street across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris. Following their arrival in Paris, NBCU will incorporate the Sesame team into its comprehensive social and broadcast coverage surrounding the Games.
“Elmo, Cookie Monster and the Muppets of Sesame Street are some of the most beloved characters in American culture,” said Lyndsay Signor, SVP, Consumer Engagement, NBC Sports. “The Olympics and Sesame Street both have broad appeal and reach across all ages and backgrounds, and we can’t wait to see Elmo and his friends in Paris this Summer in support of our Olympic coverage. P.S., Cookie Monster – we’ll be sure to have some macarons waiting for you!”
“Sesame Street, the Olympics, and NBC are all cultural touchstones and we are excited to join NBC Sports’ exemplary coverage of the Olympics,” said Samantha Maltin, EVP, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer, Sesame Workshop. “The Olympics celebrates the best in sportsmanship and promotes kindness and respect, traits that are central to our mission to help children grow smarter, stronger, and kinder to build a better world. Bringing Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby, and Tango to Paris will provide fun, entertaining, and enriching content for viewers of all generations.”
“Elmo is very excited to go to Paris to cheer on all the athletes at the Olympics,” said Elmo. “And Elmo is also excited to do a little sightseeing. Elmo can’t wait to get an eyeful of the Tower. Get it? Eyeful Tower! Hee hee hee. Paris, here we come! Gooooo teams!”
“Me love sports almost as much as me love cookies!” added Cookie Monster. “Me so excited about all da events, but especially da discus throw. Dat one really look delicious.”
“I just can’t wait to get to Paree! (That’s how you pronounce it, Elmo.) It’s going to be MAGICAL!” said Abby.
NBCUniversal's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics runs Fri, Jul 26 – Sun, Aug 11.
STAMFORD, Conn. and NEW YORK, N.Y. – June 6, 2024 – NBCUniversal is teaming up with Sesame Street to bring Elmo and his friends to Paris as part of its comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 this summer. The announcement was made this morning when Cookie Monster appeared on TODAY.
Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Tango will be featured in activations across Sesame Street’s social media platforms leading into and during the Games, including the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The pre-Games activations will feature beloved Sesame Street muppets in bespoke illustrations detailing their hot air balloon journey from Sesame Street across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris. Following their arrival in Paris, NBCU will incorporate the Sesame team into its comprehensive social and broadcast coverage surrounding the Games.
“Elmo, Cookie Monster and the Muppets of Sesame Street are some of the most beloved characters in American culture,” said Lyndsay Signor, SVP, Consumer Engagement, NBC Sports. “The Olympics and Sesame Street both have broad appeal and reach across all ages and backgrounds, and we can’t wait to see Elmo and his friends in Paris this Summer in support of our Olympic coverage. P.S., Cookie Monster – we’ll be sure to have some macarons waiting for you!”
“Sesame Street, the Olympics, and NBC are all cultural touchstones and we are excited to join NBC Sports’ exemplary coverage of the Olympics,” said Samantha Maltin, EVP, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer, Sesame Workshop. “The Olympics celebrates the best in sportsmanship and promotes kindness and respect, traits that are central to our mission to help children grow smarter, stronger, and kinder to build a better world. Bringing Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby, and Tango to Paris will provide fun, entertaining, and enriching content for viewers of all generations.”
“Elmo is very excited to go to Paris to cheer on all the athletes at the Olympics,” said Elmo. “And Elmo is also excited to do a little sightseeing. Elmo can’t wait to get an eyeful of the Tower. Get it? Eyeful Tower! Hee hee hee. Paris, here we come! Gooooo teams!”
“Me love sports almost as much as me love cookies!” added Cookie Monster. “Me so excited about all da events, but especially da discus throw. Dat one really look delicious.”
“I just can’t wait to get to Paree! (That’s how you pronounce it, Elmo.) It’s going to be MAGICAL!” said Abby.
You can watch Cookie Monster on TODAY here.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Kermit Joins Tyler Childers at Madison Square Garden!
Kermit joined Tyler Childers on stage at Madison Square Garden last week.
Kermit joined Childers on “Lady May” for the acoustic portion of the show, and “Movin’ Right Along” when the full band returned.
You can watch both performances below.
Not only was it Childers' Madison Square Garden debut, but his mother's birthday as well.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
"Muppets Mayhem" Nominated for 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards!
Even though is was unceremoniously canceled, The Muppets Mayhem is still being nominated for awards.
This time it's for two Kids’ Choice Awards. One for "Favorite Kids TV Show" and another for Lilly Singh's performance as Nora.
Below you'll see their categories and competition.
TELEVISION: FAVORITE KIDS TV SHOW
Danger Force
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
Raven’s Home
The Muppets Mayhem
The Really Loud House
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan
Hunter Deno (Amelia Jones, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)*
Lilly Singh (Nora Singh, The Muppets Mayhem)
Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home)
Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Tessa Rao (Izzy Garcia, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)*
Unlike other industry awards, the Kids’ Choice Awards is something YOU can help control the out come of.
Beginning today, fans in the U.S. can cast their votes across 33 categories on the official Kids’ Choice Awards website, KidsChoiceAwards.com. International markets will also open voting today, including additional regional categories.
The awards will be presented Saturday, July 13, at 8PM on Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TVLand, CMT and MTV2.
TELEVISION: FAVORITE KIDS TV SHOW
Danger Force
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
Raven’s Home
The Muppets Mayhem
The Really Loud House
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (KIDS)
Hunter Deno (Amelia Jones, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)*
Lilly Singh (Nora Singh, The Muppets Mayhem)
Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home)
Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Tessa Rao (Izzy Garcia, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)*
Beginning today, fans in the U.S. can cast their votes across 33 categories on the official Kids’ Choice Awards website, KidsChoiceAwards.com. International markets will also open voting today, including additional regional categories.
The awards will be presented Saturday, July 13, at 8PM on Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TVLand, CMT and MTV2.
Jim Henson: Idea Man Reviews!
By now you've hopefully watched Jim Henson: Idea Man at least once (if not multiple times), and so did the critics. Below are a few reviews of Ron Howard's documentary.
The Wrap: "Ron Howard Takes a Loving, Honest Look at Muppets Creator"
The Hollywood Reporter: "A Middle-of-the-Road Portrait of a Genius"
LA Times: "Ron Howard renews appreciation for the Muppet Mastermind"
KQED: "Muppets Creator Jim Henson Gets a Documentary as Exciting as He Was"
Variety: "A Heartfelt, If Safe, Tribute to a Singular Figure"Laughing Place: "Showcases the Life and Work of a Modern Genius"
Empire Magazine: 3/5 Stars "Ron Howard’s genial account of the legendary Muppeteer plays it safe, with a fairly traditional documentary-making approach — but it still manages to be adequately inspirational, celebrational and, yes, even Muppetational."
The film currently has a perfect 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 97% Audience Score.
You can read the full reviews at the links above.
We're still working on our review, but in the mealtime what did you think of Jim Henson: Idea Man?
We're still working on our review, but in the mealtime what did you think of Jim Henson: Idea Man?
Friday, May 31, 2024
Watch AND listen to Jim Henson: Idea Man!
Ron Howard's long awaited documentary, Jim Henson: Idea Man is streaming now on Disney+!
In anticipation for audiences to further explore the Muppet catalog, Disney+ also added the Muppet Collection banner to the home screen (it was already previously available via the search).
But that's not all. Disney Music is releasing David Fleming’s soundtrack score as well. The soundtrack is available now digitally on all music platforms.
Disney posted five tracks which you can listen to below.
Jim (From "Jim Henson: Idea Man"/Audio Only):
"Sesame Street" (From "Jim Henson: Idea Man"/Audio Only):
Bert & Ernie (From "Jim Henson: Idea Man"/Audio Only):
"Muppets, Inc." (From "Jim Henson: Idea Man"/Audio Only):
Thank You Jim (From "Jim Henson: Idea Man"/Audio Only):
They also released the following clip entitled "Timeless Creativity":
Jim Henson: Idea Man is streaming now on Disney+.
Miss Piggy Celebrates Her 50th Birthday!
Hard to believe, but last weekend Miss Piggy celebrated her 50th Birthday.
CBS Saturday Morning's Michelle Miller sat down with Miss Piggy to talk fashion, legacy and more.
Here's Miss Piggy's 1st Appearance on The Herb Alpert Show,
and on The Tonight Show on July 12th, 1984:
Happy 50th, (I mean 25th) Birthday Miss Piggy!
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