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gotta be The Muppet Show

It doesn't have to be, but I can't think of many shows that had so many guests.

Come to think of it, maybe it DOES have to be The Muppet Show.

In any event, it IS the Muppet Show.

The Brady thing wasn't around the yearS it would take to have so many guests.

The Muppet Show sequel was "Muppets Tonight." (1996-1998 plus syndication.)

There were many Muppet movies, and there's one in the theaters or getting ready

for them now.

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if no one gets this I'm going to have to reveal soon, as I'm tied up for a few days.

The main show was on in the 60's, though they were around for much longer. The human was a voice actor, comedian, inventor, instantly recognizable.

One of my favorite guest roles by him was on a Dick Van Dyke episode ,where he played a children's show host with a snail named Jellybean. I liked Jellybean more than his usual puppets.

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I can think of a number of ventriloquists and puppet-show guys, but the artificial heart deal is really throwing me.

George

hiway I know which Dick Van Dyke show you are talking about, lol. I've seen everyone of them 10 times. But I don't know the guy. (even though I see him in my mind) and like you, I"m going to be tied up for a couple of days too, I sense a brief holiday hiatus from GS for the weekend for people, lol.

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ok-due to time constraints, I can't drag it out any longer.

It's Paul Winchell. the show was Winchell-Mahoney time. His puppets were Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff.

The artificial heart thing is a shocker, but 'Winch' was kind of a renaissance man as they say. He also became quite a curmudgeon in his old age, but I loved the guy in his prime.

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This suspense-drama revealed the killer....who was incorporated into the story

solely to explain how the incompetent SET DECORATOR ended up tangentially in-shot

in a mirror reflection in a supposedly empty room. Rather than fire him, the

director made him a recurring character.

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This suspense-drama revealed the killer....who was incorporated into the story

solely to explain how the incompetent SET DECORATOR ended up tangentially in-shot

in a mirror reflection in a supposedly empty room. Rather than fire him, the

director made him a recurring character.

The director hired a trainer to help one actor speak backwards for his role,

only to find out the actor already knew how! (He'd done it with his friends

in junior high school!) So the director cancelled the trainer and added more

complicated lines for the character.

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This suspense-drama revealed the killer....who was incorporated into the story

solely to explain how the incompetent SET DECORATOR ended up tangentially in-shot

in a mirror reflection in a supposedly empty room. Rather than fire him, the

director made him a recurring character.

The director hired a trainer to help one actor speak backwards for his role,

only to find out the actor already knew how! (He'd done it with his friends

in junior high school!) So the director cancelled the trainer and added more

complicated lines for the character.

This show introduced the Douglas Fir to the Us viewing audiences.

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This 1990s suspense-drama revealed the killer....who was incorporated into the story

solely to explain how the incompetent SET DECORATOR ended up tangentially in-shot

in a mirror reflection in a supposedly empty room. Rather than fire him, the

director made him a recurring character.

The director hired a trainer to help one actor speak backwards for his role,

only to find out the actor already knew how! (He'd done it with his friends

in junior high school!) So the director cancelled the trainer and added more

complicated lines for the character.

This show introduced the Douglas Fir to the US viewing audiences.

The main plotline was to find out who killed Laura Palmer while dealing with

a weird, small town. Once that was resolved, the show got a lot weirder..

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Was that "Twin Peaks"?

George

It was.

This 1990s suspense-drama revealed the killer....who was incorporated into the story

solely to explain how the incompetent SET DECORATOR ended up tangentially in-shot

in a mirror reflection in a supposedly empty room. Rather than fire him, the

director made him a recurring character.

That's how we got "BOB".

The director hired a trainer to help one actor speak backwards for his role,

only to find out the actor already knew how! (He'd done it with his friends

in junior high school!) So the director cancelled the trainer and added more

complicated lines for the character.

The little guy who showed up in Agent Cooper's dreams with clues.

The Simpsons spoofed that in their "Who Shot Mr Burns" 2-parter.

This show introduced the Douglas Fir to the US viewing audiences.

Agent Cooper was obsessed with those trees all around, as well as the

really fantastic ("d* fine") coffee they served with the pie locally.

The main plotline was to find out who killed Laura Palmer while dealing with

a weird, small town. Once that was resolved, the show got a lot weirder..

Agent Cooper was there primarily to investigate the killing of Laura Palmer.

Me,

I liked the Judge Dredd spoof, "Twin Blocks", when Dredd tried to find out

who killed Lola Palmer? With his own style, he cut a swath through the

suspects, including "the mop lady." (Instead of questioning her, he cuffed

her and took her into custody and snapped the broom.)

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John Lennon once notoriously insulted one of the stars of this show while sitting in on a concert. Lennon had much respect for one of the team,and clearly non for the other.This was 'during Lennon's 'lost weekend' in the 70's when he spent time drugged and drunk out in LA. It was way out of line, but deep down I kind of agreed with him,though not the public display. I always wanted this guy to be better on the show in question,and felt the partner brought all the talent and drive to the act. In retrospect,I appreciate them both more as time goes on,and realize they were both vital to their success. So what's the show?

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