"Terry Hall (ventriloquist) Terence ""Terry"" Hall (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English ventriloquist. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, Lenny the Lion, whose catchphrase was ""Aw, don't embawass me!"" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet. Hall was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, where his parents ran a working men's club. He was educated at St Patrick's School in Oldham and at De La Salle College in Pendleton, Salford. Hall initially worked as a ventriloquist with a boy dummy, named Mickey Finn, and won a talent"
"wearing only a Speedo or leather pants. He first appeared in a sketch with Teri Hatcher about a sitcom called ""The Princess and the Homeboy"". Debuted December 2, 1995. Visiting from the Bronx Zoo, Lenny the Lion (Colin Quinn in a lion suit) would come onto Weekend Update to talk about his life problems. His accent and set of problems (including a violent father, a chaotic family situation and an addiction to tranquilizer darts) are meant to suggest an ethnic working-class man in the Bronx. Lenny would always end his rant with the line ""fur is murder"". Debuted December 9,"
"show aged 15. Hall created Lenny the Lion in 1954 after he visited the zoo while working at the summer season in Blackpool. Lenny was made from an old fox fur and papier-mâché, with a golf ball for the nose. He originally had a mouthful of fearsome teeth, but they were removed at the suggestion of singer Anne Shelton to avoid scaring children in the audience. Hall and Lenny first appeared on BBC Television in 1956, in a variety show entitled ""Dress Rehearsal"" that also signalled Eric Sykes's television debut. The ""Lenny the Lion Show"" ran on from 1957 to"
"Jerry Layne (ventriloquist) Jerry Layne (1938 - 2018) was the ventriloquist host of ""Puppet People"", a TV series produced from 1973 to 1975 at CFCF-TV in Montreal and telecast on most CTV television network stations. He worked with his ""friends"" Lester and Herbie, puppets created for the show. Layne grew up in Brooklyn, NY during a time when ventriloquist acts were popular entertainment in theaters and clubs. He became interested in ventriloquism as a child and by age 14 was a student of ventriloquist Paul Winchell. He went on to work in television production and eventually became a full-time ventriloquist"
"Lunnon accepted an offer from Max Fleischer, the creator of Betty Boop and the Popeye cartoons, to head up his color laboratory. While there he developed the chemicals used for color cartoon cells.[7] He met Elizabeth Sheehan White in Miami and they were married in 1939. He also continued his portraiture, painting Miami notables as well as a series on the Miccosukee tribe that included Buffalo Tiger, a young man who later became their political leader. Based on his depictions of the Miccosukee, in 1940 he was included on a Works Progress Administration list of notable artists of Social Realism."
"performing on cruise ships and other entertainment venues. He also became known as builder of ventriloquist dummies. Jerry Layne (ventriloquist) Jerry Layne (1938 - 2018) was the ventriloquist host of ""Puppet People"", a TV series produced from 1973 to 1975 at CFCF-TV in Montreal and telecast on most CTV television network stations. He worked with his ""friends"" Lester and Herbie, puppets created for the show. Layne grew up in Brooklyn, NY during a time when ventriloquist acts were popular entertainment in theaters and clubs. He became interested in ventriloquism as a child and by age 14 was a student of"
"Brush). Actor John Slater worked with them as a straight man for many years, enduring soakings from water pistols and similar pranks. Other human companions included Roger Moffat, Jimmy Thompson, Bryan Burdon and Fred Emney. Their show included other puppets such as ""the Beakles"", (an avian parody of the Beatles), Topo Gigio, a mouse puppet who appeared in many later episodes, as well as a female pig. Other puppets included Ambrose Cat, Basil Bloodhound, Bertie Bonkers the baby elephant, Conchita the Cow, Horace Hare and Vera Vixen. The puppets also appeared on TV in the United States on a number"
"2"" May 6, 2008. Greg the Bunny Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. The show was spun off from ""The Greg the Bunny Show"", a series of short segments that aired on the Independent Film Channel, which were based on the Public-access television cable TV show ""Junktape"". A show spin-off, called ""Warren the Ape"", premiered on"
"The series stars the titular Bunny Maloney, who is a pink anthropomorphic rabbit, and he is often blundering and over-confident. He lives in an apartment with his friends: Candy Bunny (another pink rabbit constantly wearing a red scrunchie, who is also his girlfriend), Jean-François (a blue dog-like creature of an unnamed species with a long tail, who can only say his own name). They also have a small, light blue pet owned by Candy of an unknown species named Potchi, who also serves as the ProtecTeam's mascot, and Bunny's fish (each colored red, cyan, yellow and medium magenta). They live"
"Lola Bunny Lola Bunny is a ""Looney Tunes"" cartoon character portrayed as an anthropomorphic female rabbit who first appeared in the 1996 film ""Space Jam"". She is Bugs Bunny's girlfriend, and was created as the ""female merchandising counterpart"" of the character. Lola first appeared in the 1996 film ""Space Jam"". She is shown with tan fur, blonde bangs, and wears a purple rubber band on both ears like a ponytail. She has aqua colored eyes and a slim hourglass figure. Lola is voiced by Kath Soucie in the film. Lola was created to serve as a romantic interest for Bugs."
"meaning the show now had three leprechaun puppets. More often than not though, it would be Mr Sage with either Mr Onion or Shamrock as his sidekick rather than all three together. In addition to the leprechauns, the series also saw the introduction of a new puppet rat called 'Renoir'. The character did not speak, instead he communicated by squeaking and was puppeteered by Lee Brooks (who would later go on to puppeteer ""Nev The Bear""). A new comedy duo called ""Supergirly"" were also introduced from January 2000 to fill the gap left by 'Ben, Gez and Rich' who had"
"(overworked) assistants round London parks and play spaces to perform a comic series based around her character ""Bandicoot"". The couple were described as Theosophists, vegetarians and pacifists, providing a hospitable unworldly environment for their collaborators. Panto's son Toby Philpott from his first marriage (to the actress and voice teacher Sheila Moriarty) worked with Jim Henson as an animatronic puppet operator, on ""The Dark Crystal"" and ""Labyrinth"", and formed part of the team inside the original Jabba the Hutt (before CGI took over). A. R. Philpott A.R. (Alexis) Philpott, also known as Pantopuck the Puppet Man or Panto to his friends,"
"a game show featuring children answering questions based on the sketches. The series was the first production for producer/director Sidney M. Cohen. The Lester puppet once appeared on an episode of ""The Love Boat"". Puppet People Puppet People was a TV series produced from 1973-1975 at CFCF-TV Montreal and telecast on most CTV affiliates throughout Canada. It was hosted by ventriloquist Jerry Layne who worked with his ""friends"" Lester and Herbie, puppets created for the show. The puppets were created by Don Keller, who was a CFCF staff member who designed sets but originally was a ventriloquist in Montreal area."
"My Gym Partner's a Monkey My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American animated television series that was created by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It aired on Cartoon Network from December 26, 2005 to November 27, 2008. The story revolves around Adam Lyon, a human who, after a clerical error listed his surname as ""Lion,"" is forced to transfer to Charles Darwin Middle School, a school for local anthropomorphic zoo animals, where he is partnered with Jake Spidermonkey in gym, and quickly becomes best friends with him. Two DVD volumes have been"
"raise their children. Henson hired writer Jerry Juhl in 1961 and puppet performer Frank Oz in 1963 to replace her. Henson later credited both with developing much of the humor and character of his Muppets. Henson and Oz developed a close friendship and a performing partnership that lasted until Henson's death; their teamwork is particularly evident in their portrayals of the characters of Bert and Ernie, Kermit and Miss Piggy, and Kermit and Fozzie Bear. Henson's 1960s talk-show appearances culminated when he devised Rowlf, a piano-playing anthropomorphic dog. Rowlf became the first Muppet to make regular appearances on a network"
"experiments by a female assistant just as in the comic strip on which it was based. The assistant's name changed throughout the show's run; for the episodes of season 1, it was Josie (played by Alanna Ubach); for the episodes of seasons 2 and 3, it was Liza (played by Eliza Schneider); and for the episodes of season 4, it was Phoebe (played by Senta Moses). Beakman was also assisted by his ""lab rat"" Lester. In the pilot episode, Lester was a puppet, but in every subsequent episode he was simply a clueless, crude man (Mark Ritts) in a tattered"
"and appliances (e.g., Magic Screen and Chairy) and puppet characters such as Conky The Robot, Pterri the baby Pteranodon and Jambi the Genie (John Paragon), a disembodied genie's head who lives in a jeweled box. The Playhouse was also visited by a regular cast of human characters, including Miss Yvonne (Lynne Marie Stewart), Reba The Mail Lady (S. Epatha Merkerson), Captain Carl (Phil Hartman), Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne) and a small group of children, The Playhouse Gang. Although primarily a live-action comedy, each episode included segments featuring puppetry, video animation and prepared sequences using Chroma-key and stock footage, ""e.g."", when"
"only making a couple appearances each, whilst ""Baby Looney Tunes"" character Lola Bunny was created for the 1996 movie ""Space Jam"". In ""Baby Looney Tunes"", Melissa, a yellow duckling with darker hair than her adult self, acts as a comedian and enjoys making her friends laugh, even though her humor sometimes gets her into trouble. She is voiced there by Janyse Jaud. Apart from his relationship with Melissa Duck, Daffy Duck has also appeared married in other ""Looney Tunes"" cartoons. For the most, Daffy's wife, usually referred to as ""Mrs. Daffy Duck"", holds dominance over him in the marriage, forcing"
"Greg the Bunny Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. The show was spun off from ""The Greg the Bunny Show"", a series of short segments that aired on the Independent Film Channel, which were based on the Public-access television cable TV show ""Junktape"". A show spin-off, called ""Warren the Ape"", premiered on June 14, 2010 on"
"characters Zippy and George, he was generally shown from the shoulders up, with one arm. According to Stephen Campbell, one of the creators, both Thingee's name and species were accidental. The puppet was originally based on a duck, and the name used as a placeholder until they thought of a proper one. Thingee first appeared on After School in 1987. Viewers first saw what was believed to be perhaps the egg of a dragon, Thingee existed in egg form for several weeks on the show until he hatched. Thingee first teamed up with Jason Gunn in 1988 when Jason took"
"Bertie the Bunyip Bertie the Bunyip was the lead puppet character on the popular American children's television series The Bertie the Bunyip Show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which ran from 1954 to 1966. He was portrayed as a black-colored seal-looking character with a duck-bill-type face. For children he was cute and friendly, getting into harmless situations. Created by Australian Lee Dexter, Bertie was a bunyip (a mythological Australian creature), described by Dexter as ""a cross between a bunny, a collie dog and a duck billed platypus."" Bertie's enemy was an aristocratic fox by the name of Sir Guy de Guy. A"
"""Aren't you married to Melanie Griffith?"" His response was ""Si. I am betrothed to her. She is, eh, how do you say? Ah, yes, old and not here."" Drew Barrymore did appear in a sketch as Melanie Griffith. Debuted October 17, 1998. Dog Show was an aptly titled parody of an Animal Planet show featuring people who are more than enamored with their dogs. It was hosted by Miss Colleen (Molly Shannon) and Mr. David Larry (Will Ferrell), a bizarre couple who were supposed to be married even though he was a homosexual (""Separate bedrooms, separate baths""). The two admit"
"short time after the set and puppets were destroyed in the fire. Just like Uli von Bödefeld, she was built by German puppet makers and not the Muppet Workshop. After her short-lived Sesame career, she got her own ALF-like show called ""Leonie Löwenherz"" on ARD, featuring herself, her two lion brothers, and a few human characters. During this time period, older puppets were re-used for new characters such as Simson (on and off in 1989–2000), Samson's cousin; with slight changes being made to his appearance (equipped with a hat, a tie, or another article of clothing). Originally, Simson was only"
"the show by filming Jovian and his parents jumping around an outdoor cage modelled on the stage set. Jovian appeared on the program from January 1999 to November 2001. Jovian would appear mostly in the opening segments, before transforming into a talking lemur puppet after eating his meals. Zoboomafoo's voice was provided by veteran Canadian puppeteer Gord Robertson. After appearing on the show, Jovian was credited with attracting 15,000 visitors to the Duke Lemur Center each year. As part of the center's breeding program, Jovian mated with a lemur named Pia. One of their offspring, Charlemagne, was taken to a"
"Lenny the Wonder Dog Lenny the Wonder Dog is a 2004 American comedy film about the eponymous dog, Lenny, directed by Oren Goldman from a screenplay written by Michael Winslow, and filmed on locations in Florida. The cast included many prominent actors and celebrities such as Craig Ferguson and Andy Richter as the voice of Lenny. The movie had television release in Europe and after video release received generally poor reviews. Doctor Island (Joe Morton) has invented a computer microchip he plans to use to train dogs instantly. However, his former colleague, Doctor Wagner (Craig Ferguson), has other plans for"
"commendable for its effort to include a subtle message in each episode. Younger viewers will probably find Jake's sometimes-annoying goofiness amusing, and will definitely find the story lines entertaining."" My Gym Partner's a Monkey My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American animated television series that was created by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It aired on Cartoon Network from December 26, 2005 to November 27, 2008. The story revolves around Adam Lyon, a human who, after a clerical error listed his surname as ""Lion,"" is forced to transfer to Charles Darwin Middle"
"Puppet People Puppet People was a TV series produced from 1973-1975 at CFCF-TV Montreal and telecast on most CTV affiliates throughout Canada. It was hosted by ventriloquist Jerry Layne who worked with his ""friends"" Lester and Herbie, puppets created for the show. The puppets were created by Don Keller, who was a CFCF staff member who designed sets but originally was a ventriloquist in Montreal area. These puppets featured a movable lip as opposed to moveable chin as in classical puppet design. ""Puppet People"" combined pre-taped comedy sketches featuring a cast of full size figures. These sketches were played into"
"on the human cast, while the creators maintained that the puppets were the heart of the show. Despite these problems, the series acquired a significant cult following, and was eventually released on DVD in 2004. In August 2005, Greg the Bunny returned to the IFC, in a series of short segments, spoofing both old and new movies such as ""Annie Hall"", ""Miller's Crossing"", ""Barton Fink"", ""Fargo"", ""Blue Velvet"", ""Easy Rider"" and ""Pulp Fiction"". The cast for these segments primarily features puppets Greg and Warren Demontague with appearances from Count Blah, new character Pal Friendlies, and returning character The Wumpus. Tardy"
"Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf and Erik von Detten. Taking place in a world where anthropomorphic toys come to life when humans are not present, its plot focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll named Woody and an astronaut action figure Buzz Lightyear as they evolve from rivals competing for the affections of their owner Andy to friends who work together to be reunited with him after being separated from him. Pixar, which had produced short animated films to promote their computers, was approached"
"Communications. When Ray Rayner started his programs ""Ray Rayner and His Friends"" and the ""Dick Tracy Show"" on WGN-TV, Brown was hired as art director, creating a dog puppet called Tracer for the Tracy show. He also did puppetry on Rayner's morning show for a character called Cuddly Dudley, a large, orange dog created by WGN-TV's owner, the Chicago Tribune, as a promotional item. The Cuddly Dudley puppet and his dog house are now part of the Museum of Broadcast Communication's collection. He stayed on the Rayner show until it went off the air in 1981. When Rayner joined the"
"unpredictable and independent, he is always the first to follow Rex and Maxine in some new raid on Pixieville. Lenny's partner in crime is Wolfgang the wolf. Maxine is very malicious and is the dominating personality of the couple with Rex. As the prettiest of the Elves, she uses all her charm to keep Rex firmly where she wants him. As Rex is a model for the boy Elves, Maxine is the role model for girl Elves. The Animal who accompanies Maxine is Rodrigo the cobra. Narcissa is equally lazy and quirky. She dreams of living the life of a"
"Person to Bunny Person to Bunny is a ""Merrie Melodies"" animated cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. The short was originally released on April 1, 1960. In his Hollywood home, Bugs Bunny is being interviewed on the TV show ""People to People"" with Cedric R. Burrows (a spoof of the Edward R. Murrow series, ""Person to Person""). As Bugs is interviewed, Daffy Duck shows up. Seeing that Bugs is being interviewed, Daffy plans to get in on the action, but Bugs doesn't want any interference and puts Daffy out. Burrows then asks how Bugs has outsmarted Elmer"
"seen by NBC executive Thomas Warren Sarnoff, who asked Clokey to make another one. The second episode, ""Gumby on the Moon"", became a huge hit on ""Howdy Doody"", leading Sarnoff to order a series in 1955 entitled ""The Gumby Show"". In 1955 and 1956, 25 eleven-minute episodes aired on NBC. In early episodes, Gumby's voice was provided by Ruth Eggleston, wife of the show's art director Al Eggleston, until Dallas McKennon assumed her role in 1957. Gumby's best friend, an orange pony named Pokey, was introduced during the earliest episodes. Because of its variety-type format, ""The Gumby Show"" featured not"