Brian Giuseppe Meehl (also known as Brian Muehl; born August 24, 1952), is an American puppeteer and writer. He worked on ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has written several novels for young adults, including ''Out of Patience'' and ''Suck It Up''.

Biography

Meehl was born August 24, 1952, in Canandaigua, New York, and grew up mostly in

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. Meehl worked on the last six shows of ''

''. He then worked on ''

'', performing Barkley, Grundgetta, Telly Monster, and an early version of Elmo, among other characters. His work with Henson also included roles in the films, ''

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'', '' The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and '' The Great Muppet Caper''. In 1984, Meehl left the Muppets and began writing for children's television series including '' Between the Lions'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', ''

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'', the '' TUGS'' segments for '' Salty's Lighthouse'', '' Eureeka's Castle'', and '' The Magic School Bus'', with the only exception being the general-interest nature and science documentary series '' Eyewitness'' for the

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and DK Vision, where he also served as script supervisor for a number of episodes in the first season before leaving the series entirely during the second season. Meehl has written seven young adult novels: ''Out of Patience'' (2008), ''Suck It Up'' (2009), ''You Don't Know About Me'' (2011), and ''Suck It Up and Die'' (2012). He released an eBook and paperback adult novel, '' Pastime'', in 2012. More recently, Meehl has completed his Blowback Trilogy: ''Blowback '07'', (2016), ''Blowback '63'' (2017), and ''Blowback '94'' (2020) about time-traveling teenage twins who fall back into little known but pivotal events in history.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' – Additional Muppets * ''

'' – Barkley (1978–1984, 1988), Clementine (1979–1984), Dr. Nobel Price (1979–1984), Elmo (1980–1984), Grundgetta (1980–1984), Othmar the Grouch, Pearl, Rusty, Telly Monster (1979–1984), Additional Muppets * '' Eureeka's Castle'' – Bogge and Mr. Knack * ''

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'' – Bruno * '' The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'' – Binkham Tamino McDoyal the Third (in "Norval the Great")

Film

* '' Big Bird in China'' – Barkley, Telly Monster * ''

'' – SkekEkt/The Ornamentalist, UrSu/The Dying Master, UrZah/The Ritual Guardian (puppetry only) * '' The Great Muppet Caper'' – Additional Muppets * '' The Muppets Take Manhattan'' – Tatooey Rat, Telly Monster, Clementine, Additional Muppets * '' The Song of the Cloud Forest'' – Additional Muppets * '' Big Bird in Japan'' – Barkley

References

External links

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Author page
at

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