More Muppets Props

It seemed like I was always making something
for Rizzo and his Rat Pals

Here was a cheese dinner

Here a Cool Drum Set...
The bass drum had blinking lights in it...

Your standard drum set ...

And even one set for the Rastafarian Rat!

Little weapons!
these were fun to carve!
and they shot smoke.

Things falling on someones head was always funny!
These are plastic frying pans !

Always funny to drop Bowling balls on someone!!!
Foam rubber of course !

Big Weight... Big Laugh!

But my Favorites was for Rowlf the Dog!
I had make a Baby Grand out of foam...
just like Rowlf's piano, to drop on someones head!

Here they are... Mines on top!

My last week, I gathered up my Favorite Muppets and got a picture with them!
Somethings you just look back on and are glad you took the time to do...
This photo is the best thing I did!

Working for the Muppets, was like
working at the park in the late 70's and early 80's....
Pure FUN!
You just knew that the job you were doing
was making a lot of people HAPPY!

More Muppets

I was asked to make 2 sets of golf clubs for
2 of my favorites, Statler and Waldorf!

These were a ball to make because of the scale!
It even had a working umbrella...

The zipper pocket opened and it had plastic golf balls inside

Here's Statler and Gonzo in Palm Springs on the golf course!

next up a fan for Miss Piggy
the lase and trim is the same that is used in her dress...

this is a corn cob pipe I had to make for a fish...
I had about 10 min. to make it...

here's a screen grab ...

Muppets!

After 20 years at the park,
I let my hair grow long, didn't shave and
I got a job with the Muppets!
working on the new Muppet show "Muppets Tonight"
as a prop builder...

With the new Muppet movie that just came out,
I thought I'd share a few photos from my Muppet Days!
Here I am with Fozzie and my friend Paul
who was a costumer on the show...

We had lots of really great guest stars on the show
one of my favorite was Don Rickles...
for being an insult comic, I have to say
he's one of the nicest people in show business

I couldn't resist putting on Kermit for a photo!

Because of the scale of the Muppets
everything had to be specially made...
very little could be just store bought...
In the next few days
I'll post more of the props I made
but here's a few...
Kermits bamboo cane.
made out of a Aluminum rod...

2 canes were made...
One for close up shots and one for distance.

when the Muppets had a press conference,
I had to make Rizzo a directors chair...

One of my favorites
GONZO!