Puppet News: Shorts Gets Henson-Produced Series ; Stern Debuts New “Gary”

Handmade Puppet Dreams puppet shorts is coming to Shorts TV launching Nov 5th and playing every Tuesday at 8:30pm from Heather Henson the daughter of, you guessed it, Jim Henson. A part of Heather Henson’s Ibex Puppetry, Handmade Puppet Dreams is a traveling film series that promotes independent artists exploring their handmade craft specifically for the screen. You can see all of the videos here as well.


 

The Howard Stern Show has debuted a NEW Baba Booey puppet which I guess officially retires the classic one that was used for years (and can be seen in this below video). The new looking puppet looks a bit more like a muppet and features Gary’s trademark blazer and cadence for whenever he talks about vinyl. Check out the debut of the puppet below: