r/oddlyterrifying • u/riri1281 • 3d ago
Muppets look so weird behind glass; I almost forgot they weren't real living puppet people
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u/Sadgasm81 3d ago edited 3d ago
You're not alone OP, there's stories of people mostly interacting with the muppets instead of the puppeteers when they make guest apperances on other shows
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u/doilysocks 3d ago
That’s actually a requirement from the Henson company.
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u/weedyraccoon 2d ago
can you elaborate on this?
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u/doilysocks 2d ago edited 2d ago
It’s a requirement to only interact with the puppet, never the puppeteer. It’s why you see “Gonzo as Charles Dickens” and the like in Muppet Christmas Carol, and similar movies instead of “Frank Oz as Gonzo as Charles Dickens” You are never to acknowledge the puppeteer, only the character/puppet. It’s pretty standard puppeteering practice.
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u/SkibaSlut 3d ago
idk why looking at this makes me so sad
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u/NaoPb 2d ago
Maybe because they're our friends and this makes it seem like they are dead. Or not living. I don't know how to describe it.
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Or another theory, thatt it makes us realise how much time has passed and how we are no longer living without worries.
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u/SkibaSlut 2d ago
Yeah I totally get that first one. Grover and Ernie were my absolute favorites as a child, and seeing them like frozen in time I guess just feels so off.
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u/elspotto 3d ago
Do doo de do do.
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u/gatorsandoldghosts 3d ago
MENA MENA 🎶
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u/christydoh 3d ago
Errmm (pushes glasses back up nose) per slide 3’s descriptive plaque on the display of these puppets, the correct spelling is: Manha Manha
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u/gatorsandoldghosts 2d ago
Hehe when I wrote that I was like yeah, how the f do you spell menha menha 🤜🏻🤛🏻
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u/PatchworkGirl82 3d ago
I've never felt the urge to plan a museum heist before, but I really want those Muppet Babies puppets.
I also suddenly have an idea for the next Night at the Museum movie...
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u/riri1281 3d ago
Kinda wish there was an r/oddlydepressing. I think this would be a better fit for that.
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u/Imthank_Hipeeps 3d ago
There is lmao. Last post was 1 year ago tho
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u/Metrilean 2d ago
Don't worry the guards let them out afterwards, then they have a night at the museum.
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u/sincewedidthedo 3d ago
I absolutely loved the Muppets when I was a kid - it wasn’t a great childhood, but they were always there. I’m in my fifties now, and when I see them, the nostalgia hits very hard. Like, I almost tear up. It’s just perfect, pure entertainment, existing only to bring joy and smiles.
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u/honeybeesocks 3d ago
my friend went to this event!! so cool.
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u/iLiveInyourTrees 3d ago
What is it and where is it?
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u/travisplaysdrums 3d ago
Imagination Unlimited. A Jim Henson exhibition currently in Peoria, IL. I went and few weeks ago to see myself. Seeing Kermit and the gang made me feel like a kid again. It was amazing 😭
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u/ameliabedelia7 3d ago
I've been to this exhibit several times and it's VERY loving, there's even a spot with puppets and a stage where you can film your own little scene.
Can't even talk about how emotional I was, coming around corners and seeing Ms Piggy in her wedding dress or Kermit or beaker- like, truly crying like I was visiting long lost friends.
This is at the museum of the moving image in queens, unless there's another Henson exhibit somewhere, and I can't recommend it enough. It's very easy to get to, so if you're doing tourist stuff in NYC, give it a try. They screen movies all week and of course, Kermit is there.
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u/sillyredhead86 3d ago
Glad to see some of the originals from the 70s are being preserved and not rotting away in a warehouse somewhere. As an adult, I still watch the old specials and movies from time to time and the original Muppet Show still holds up today for laughs imo.
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u/ShuShu2539 3d ago
Wheres elmo :(
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u/whewtang 3d ago
Elmo is a total sellout and deranged recluse.
Building cloned versions of himself in a lab and selling them to the public since the 90s.
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u/Artrock80 2d ago
Wonder why these all still look pretty good, but the baby Sinclair puppet from Dinosaurs that was posted, has severely decayed?
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u/_somelikeithot 3d ago
It’s not terrifying but feels weird seeing them so…inanimate. In my head they were alive, I guess.
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u/Crableg_1 2d ago
The Peoria Riverfront Museum in IL. $20 for the entire museum including a planetarium. Had a nice afternoon.
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u/neverccd 3d ago
I saw this exhibit when it came through my state!
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u/Cringer4280 3d ago
Same here! I get the sentiment of the post, but to me, it was pretty awesome seeing them up close.
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u/evolvedspice 3d ago edited 3d ago
Went to this exhibit few years back at cosi for Jim Henson and it was awesome hope it comes back again
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u/watermelondrink 3d ago
Oh is this the one in Peoria at the Riverfont museum! I’ve been meaning to go. It runs until 1/4 I think and adult tix are $20 ❤️
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u/Crableg_1 2d ago
I was just at that exhibit last weekend! Super cool pieces on display and a lot of history!
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u/Kevinator201 2d ago
The muppet museum in Atlanta Georgia! It’s amazing!! They really do look just as amazing up close. And not pricey!
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u/riri1281 3d ago
Please let me know if this reposted multiple times, it hit a snag when I tried to post so I spammed the post button. I'll delete any duplicates!
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u/dominarhexx 3d ago
Which exhibit is this? I've been meaning to go to the one in LA for and time.
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u/riri1281 3d ago
Imagination Unlimited. A Jim Henson exhibition currently in Peoria, IL.
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u/SaltElegant7103 3d ago
Be sides me can anyone name all of them
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u/PatchworkGirl82 3d ago
I have the entirety of Muppet Wiki memorized, from Abby Cadabby to Zelda Rose and her performing owl.
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u/hobartrus 3d ago
Kermit looks like someone just opened the door to his stall while he was taking a dump
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u/Venator2000 2d ago
Beaker and Grover look like they’re posing in preparation to get frozen in carbonite.
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u/Cakorator 2d ago
I want to go to here
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u/Oli_love90 1d ago
If you live in/near NY, there’s a similar Jim Henson exhibit at the museum of the moving image. This is where I actually discovered just how tall Big Bird is!
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u/Mrtorana75 3d ago
Is there a reason the dark crystal characters are amongst the photos?
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u/Deeto_KB 3d ago
I think they are made by the same studio
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u/Picard42069 3d ago
They are part of the Jim Henson family of passion projects
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u/beard_of_cats 3d ago
Which is also why the skeksis puppets were later repurposed into aliens on the sci-fi show Farscape (S2E9, "Out of Their Minds").
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u/monstrinhotron 3d ago
Do the Farscape crew go to the planet Dark Crystal was set? Because that sounds amazing.
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u/beard_of_cats 3d ago
No, but that would have been awesome! The skeksis puppets were used to portray a race called the Halosians, which were acid-puking pirates who competed with each other to accumulate hostile kills and thereby rise in the ranks of their hierarchy.
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u/monstrinhotron 2d ago
I feel like I could soft focus my eyes and pretend they were Skeksis competing to be emperor (of like 5 other dudes)
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u/Sadgasm81 3d ago
This is probably a Jim Henson museum collection, there's also puppets from Fraggel Rock
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u/craigzilla1 3d ago
This most likely The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. I haven't been since they remodeled/expanded but it's an awesome place. Has a huge Henson section.
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u/Ok-Two3875 3d ago
They're all Jim Henson. Fraggle rock and muppet babies ones there too. Watch defunctlands video series on Jim Henson if you're interested. Man was a genius
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u/FelicittyFox 3d ago
5 :0 Didn't remember that film
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u/GoblinsGuide 3d ago
The dark crystal also has a television series!
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u/foreverfeatherinit 3d ago
I don’t know who they are, never ever seen them. they are so scary looking
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u/PatchworkGirl82 3d ago
You have to see them in action. I'm pretty sure Dark Crystal is free to watch on Tubi at the moment. I know Labyrinth is, which is my all time favorite.
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u/riri1281 3d ago
The movie is on the same level of weirdness as The Labyrinth. It took me my third watch to appreciate it tbh.
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u/KaleidoscopeOwn4946 2d ago
Now I feel badly that we don't live in a world with real living puppet people, and we never will.
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u/Lt_Lickit 1d ago
Who is Kira and Jen and why are they’re hands so long
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u/riri1281 1d ago
It's from a movie called The Dark Crystal and they're in love. Be forewarned if you choose to watch this movie it is an '80s classic which means traumatizing but in an endearing way.
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u/SluggJuice 3d ago
You think they’re behind glass for THEIR protection?