by Terrence Burke | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog, Childhood memories, comics, Squatchin' with Coleman the Sasquatch, Wump Mucket News
Squatchin’ with Coleman the Sasquatch comic strip I am very happy to share with you the first installment of Squatchin’ with Coleman the Sasquatch. The idea for a comic featuring the Wump Mucket Puppets characters has been floating around my brain for...
by Terrence Burke | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog, Caroll Spinney, Childhood memories, Influence, Sesame Street, Television, The Muppets
Caroll Spinney retires Caroll Spinney retires. This news broke yesterday that after nearly 50 years, Caroll Spinney is retiring from Sesame Street. This may be one of the longest gigs for a puppeteer. Today he will record his final voice session that will be used...
by Terrence Burke | Sep 29, 2018 | Blog, Childhood memories, Cincinnati, Northside Cincinnati, Ohio, puppets in art, Sesame Street, WordPlay Puppetry Workshop, Wump Mucket News
WordPlay Puppetry Workshop. Sharing my knowledge with children Today I began a new chapter in my adventure in puppetry by sharing my knowledge with children who are taking the WordPlay Puppetry Workshop this Autumn. I am teaching the first four weeks out of the...
by Terrence Burke | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog, Childhood memories, Gerry Anderson, Memorials, Television
Wump Mucket Puppets pays tribute to Gerry Anderson Our world begins 2013 (so much for that Mayan calendar!) without a man who’s puppet and science fiction television programs made many boys and girls happy in the 1960’s and 1970’s. British...
by Terrence Burke | Dec 26, 2012 | Caroll Spinney, Childhood memories, Influence, Sesame Street
Happy Birthday Caroll Spinney from Wump Mucket Puppets! Today is Caroll Spinney’s birthday. He’s 79 years young! Those of you not in the puppetry world may wonder who he is. Perhaps you have heard of the puppets that he’s performed on Sesame...
by Terrence Burke | Dec 20, 2012 | Childhood memories
With Christmas less then a week away, I find myself remembering when I was a boy growing up in New England. Our family would often buy a live tree at a tree farm in New Hampshire. In early to mid-November we would pile into my mother’s VW bus (without heat!),...
