Sesame Puppeteers Making Opportunities for Themselves

[zanimum]

Here's a good page to see all of the television series and movies with cast or crew connections...

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Projects_with_Muppet_Crew_Connections

The Book of Pooh leads with 24 connections, followed by Johnny and the Sprites and Spitting Image, each with 23 connections.

They get paychecks from Henson but I don't think any of them are sole employees of Sesame Workshop, and therefore are free to pursue other projects.

Would they get the paychecks from Henson? I thought their only involvement now was building and maintaining the Muppets, as well as possibly helping with casting. Like, wouldn't Sesame Workshop just hire and pay the puppeteers direct?

Kevin Clash, of course, is now a full-time employee of Sesame Workshop...

"He currently serves as Sesame Street Muppet Captain and co-executive producer. He was promoted to "senior creative advisor" at Sesame Workshop in May 2007."

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Kevin_Clash

 

[D'Snowth]

Well, well, well, sounds like Kevin certainly is making good money for himself!

 

[zanimum]

It's a mystery. my guess would be two months anymore. Because there are now 26 episodes and not 26 weeks worth of episodes anymore.

Unless you're Caroll or Kevin (or apparently Leslie this upcoming season), you only appear here and there. While Joey Mazzarino, Marty Robinson, they appear to some extent maybe in 70% of the episodes, and the amount of appearances go down from there if you're Fran Brill or Jerry Nelson.

 

[D'Snowth]

Interesting statitstics.

 

[MelissaY1]

Here's a good page to see all of the television series and movies with cast or crew connections...

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Projects_with_Muppet_Crew_Connections

The Book of Pooh leads with 24 connections, followed by Johnny and the Sprites and Spitting Image, each with 23 connections.



Would they get the paychecks from Henson? I thought their only involvement now was building and maintaining the Muppets, as well as possibly helping with casting. Like, wouldn't Sesame Workshop just hire and pay the puppeteers direct?

Kevin Clash, of course, is now a full-time employee of Sesame Workshop...

"He currently serves as Sesame Street Muppet Captain and co-executive producer. He was promoted to "senior creative advisor" at Sesame Workshop in May 2007."

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Kevin_Clash

I've been told they do unless there's someone around here who can confirm otherwise. I could be wrong. I don't believe that they are full-time employees of Henson or Sesame Workshop except like you said Kevin and possibly Carroll. I don't know what Steve Whitmire's deal would be. I would imagine he's probably contractually obligated to Henson.

 

[Drtooth]

Why do you think that?

cuz....well, If you're not familiar with my stance on Blue's Clues... well, let's just say Sesame Street is a fine Steak and Lobster dinner (with fresh from the ocean lobster) and Blue's Clues is... uh... $0.99 discount salsburry steak frozen dinner left out of the fridge too long. Let's just leave it at that.

 

[D'Snowth]

To each his or her own, though.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

I was wondering about Steve. But I wonder about Frank, because he is not an employee of Henson at all anymore.

 

[travellingpat]

They shoot from end of october to end of december

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Are you sure? Because they show the last couple or so episodes of the season in late December, now. In less it's a year ahead or something like that.