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Pajanimals
''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is a children's television series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop at The Jim Henson Company. The series was filmed in Northern Ireland. It aired on PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) in the United States, and Sprout was a co-producer of the series. Premise The show is about the Pajanimals, four friendly animals who share the last moments of playtime before bedtime, sing songs, and learn a valuable lesson by traveling to whimsical lands. The characters are Apollo, Squacky, Sweetpea Sue, and Cowbella. Characters Main * Apollo (performed by John Kennedy in the shorts and Michael Winsor (US) and Edward Cross (UK) in the series) is a friendly green and purple dog who is the leader of the group. He enjoys watching the night sky and playing with his rocket. He loves his rocket flashlight and sometimes sleeps with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixteen South
Sixteen South is a Northern Irish production and distribution company that specialises in creating children's television programmes. Founded in Belfast in 2007 by Colin Williams, Sixteen South has partnered with major names in children's entertainment, co-producing shows with Sesame Workshop, The Jim Henson Company and the BBC. The company has won more than 80 major international television awards, including a BAFTA Award, the Prix Jeunesse award, two Emmy nominations, a British Animation Award and RTS awards. In business, they have been ranked among the UK's top indie producers by Televisual and been ranked at the top of the Deloitte UK and Ireland Fast 50 in 2013. Television shows ''Odo'' ''Odo'' is a series about an owl named Odo who doesn’t let his small size stop him from believing in himself and trying to prove he can do whatever he puts his mind to. It was produced by Sixteen South in co-production with the Polish newcomer animation studio Letko. ''Pinkalicious & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Dinnean
Alice Dinnean (born May 23, 1969) is an American puppeteer, writer and voice actress who works at The Jim Henson Company. Dinnean has performed on many children's television shows such as '' The Puzzle Place'', ''Sesame Street'', ''Big Bag'', ''Bear in the Big Blue House'', '' Cousin Skeeter'', '' Jim Henson's Pajanimals'', '' Sid the Science Kid'' and '' Jack's Big Music Show''. She also did work on various non-Muppet productions such as ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''. Career Her interest in puppetry began when she received a pig puppet as a prize for winning a local essay contest in Oakland, California. Following her studies at Oberlin College, she interned at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. In the early 1990s, she was employed with the Jim Henson Company where she performed characters for the children's TV series, ''Sesame Street''. Some of her characters are Sherry Netherland, the owner of the Furry Arms Hotel, and Phoebe, a member of the ''Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silversher & Silversher
Michael Silversher and Patricia (Patty) Silversher, sometimes billed as Silversher & Silversher, are an American songwriting team known for writing themes and songs for Disney and Jim Henson television series, shows and specials, as well as direct-to-video animated films for Disney, Henson, Sony Wonder, MGM and Warner Bros. They participated on the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack album for the Sony- CTW film ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland''. They have also been nominated for three prime-time Emmy Awards for outstanding music and lyrics. Together, they co-founded the South Bay Songwriters Association (SBSA) in 1979. It became the Northern California Songwriters Association (NCSA)in the mid-eighties and most recently West Coast Songwriters (WCS) and hold an annual songwriters conference, inviting songwriters, composers, lawyers, music publishers and other industry professionals to come together and share information, news on legislation and, above all, songs written by memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Night Show
''The Good Night Show'' is a defunct television programming block for preschoolers that aired on the Sprout channel (previously known as PBS Kids Sprout). It was designed to help preschoolers get ready for bedtime. The block featured recurring themes based on preschoolers' nightly routines, such as dreams, brushing teeth, and cleaning up before bed. One of Sprout's designers, Ward Jenkins, stated that "Sprout is PBS Kids' answer to Noggin." Prior to New Year's Eve 2007, Noggin did not offer preschool shows in the nighttime hours. So at the time, ''The Good Night Show'' allowed Sprout to capitalize on nighttime programming for preschoolers, setting itself apart from its competitor Noggin. The block aired daily from 6:00 pm to 3:00 am ET. It appeared on Sprout from the channel's launch on September 26, 2005, until March 31, 2017. Unlike the channel's other blocks, ''The Good Night Show'' was repeated twice over the course of each night. Throughout the block, viewers (referr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company, Inc., formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc. (commonly referred to as Henson), is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is known for its innovations in the field of puppetry, particularly through the creation of Kermit the Frog and the Muppets characters. Brian Henson is chairman and Lisa Henson is CEO. Since 2000, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered at the Jim Henson Company Lot, the historic former Charlie Chaplin Studios, in Hollywood. The company was established in November 1958 by puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson, and is currently independently owned and operated by their children. Henson has produced many successful television series, including ''The Muppet Show'' (1976–1981), ''Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987), and ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' (1997–2006); as well, the company designed the Muppet characters for ''Sesame Street'' (1969–present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Williams (producer)
Colin Williams is a Northern Ireland film and television producer. Williams founded Sixteen South in 2007 and since then has produced eleven shows including Pajanimals in partnership with The Jim Henson Company,Growth of 3,000%? Meet Britain's top tech startups The Guardian , Big City Park and in partnership with |
Jeff Muncy
Jeff Muncy is an American television producer and toy designer. In 2004, the animated series ''Pet Alien'' was created based upon Muncy's popular toy line and book of the same name. The series was picked up internationally by Cartoon Network. Muncy has since focused his career on creating and developing animated film and TV projects. He is the creator and executive producer on the series ''Pajanimals'', which was produced by The Jim Henson Company and PBS Kids Sprout Universal Kids was an American children's cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented offshoot of PBS .... Muncy remains active in toy creation, as creator and co-founder of the Psyclops brand of collectible toys and accessories. External links * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kennedy (puppeteer)
John Kennedy (born November 17, 1967) is an American puppeteer. He is known for his work with The Jim Henson Company since 1990. He was born in Plainfield, Indiana. In 1991, Kennedy succeeded Henson in the role of Dr. Teeth, after which Bill Barretta took over in 2005. In 2006, he performed Kermit the Frog on the Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operation that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 as Magical Cruise Company Limited, through its first vessel ''Disney Magic,'' and is domiciled in London, Englan ... show, ''Muppets Ahoy!'' Filmography Film Television Video games Other appearances Books Kennedy has written instructional books on puppeteering, aimed at younger audiences: * * References * External linksBiography at PuppetKit* 1967 births Living people American puppeteers People from Plainfield, Indiana {{US-entertainer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Yerrid
Victor Yerrid (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company and has performed Muppet characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his work on the online series '' Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony'', in which he performed Waldorf along with an assortment of other characters. Yerrid is also a lead performer of the Jim Henson Company's ''Puppet Up!'' improv show and is currently working on ''The Skrumps'' for the company as well. He also was a lead puppeteer on the shows ''Crank Yankers'' and '' Greg the Bunny''. Credits * '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing'': actor (Bob Choppy) * ''Bear in the Big Blue House'': puppeteer (Cousin Whiner and others) * '' The Thundermans'': puppeteer * ''Sesame Street'': staff and puppeteer * ''Crank Yankers'': puppeteer * ''Robot Chicken'': voices ( Boo-Boo Bear, Tony the Tiger, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Howard St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Henson
Lisa Marie Henson (born May 9, 1960) is an American television and film producer who has been involved in television shows such as ''Sid the Science Kid''. She is the CEO of The Jim Henson Company, founded by her parents Jim Henson, Jim and Jane Henson. Early life and education Henson was born on May 9, 1960, in Westchester County, New York and attended Byram Hills High School. She is the daughter and the oldest child of puppeteers Jane Henson, Jane (Maiden and married names, née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990), and she has four younger siblings: Cheryl Henson, Cheryl (born 1961), Brian Henson, Brian (born 1963), John Henson (puppeteer), John (1965–2014), and Heather Henson (born 1970). Henson has an undergraduate degree from Harvard University where she studied ancient Greek and folklore mythology. Career In 1982, while at Harvard, Henson was elected president of ''The Harvard Lampoon,'' the first woman to serve in this position''.'' In comedy, she was kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walrus
The walrus (''Odobenus rosmarus'') is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus ''Odobenus''. This species is subdivided into two subspecies: the Atlantic walrus (''O. r. rosmarus''), which lives in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific walrus (''O. r. divergens''), which lives in the Pacific Ocean. Adult walrus are characterised by prominent tusks and whiskers, and considerable bulk: adult males in the Pacific can weigh more than and, among pinnipeds, are exceeded in size only by the two species of elephant seals. Walrus live mostly in shallow waters above the continental shelves, spending significant amounts of their lives on the sea ice looking for benthic bivalve molluscs. Walruses are relatively long-lived, social animals, and are considered to be a " keystone species" in the Arctic marine regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcupine
Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp Spine (zoology), spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two Family (biology), families of animals: the Old World porcupines of the family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of the family Erethizontidae. Both families belong to the infraorder Hystricognathi within the profoundly diverse order (biology), order Rodentia and display superficially similar coats of rigid or semi-rigid quills, which are modified hairs composed of keratin. Despite this, the two groups are distinct from one another and are not closely related to each other within the Hystricognathi. The largest species of porcupine is the third-largest living rodent in the world, after the capybara and beaver. The Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) live in Italy, Asia (western and southern), and most of Africa. They are large, terrestrial, and strictly nocturnal. The New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) are indigenous to North Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
