As a longtime Muppet puppeteer, Bill Barretta is used to crouching out of the camera shot, pressed against a colleague's armpit as he manipulates the character perched atop his hand. But in the ...

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There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it.

This ladle was used with the Swedish Chef puppet. The Swedish Chef is a live-hand puppet originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and currently performed by Bill Barretta. In a live-hand puppet ...

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If you were a celebrity in the 1970s — musician, actor, or a Swiss mask theater troupe — then you were on The Muppet Show. Period. The madcap variety show with the manic Muppets was a hit that lasted ...

Just how silly is Google? Its search interface offers translations into Klingon, Elmer Fudd-speak, Pig Latin — even the lingo of the Muppets’ Swedish Chef. On past April Fools’ days the site has ...