Netflix Hidden Gems: Monster Maker
I’m sure there are those of us out there who remember the Jim Henson Hour. A tragically short-lived 1989 anthology series (we are talking 3 and a half months short), the show normally ran as follows:...
View ArticleLadies of Comicazi Field Trip: The Center for Puppetry Arts
Recently Cartoon Sara (The First Lady of Comicazi and Supreme Maker of Logos) and I went on a trip to Atlanta to do some sightseeing. While there is a lot to see in Atlanta, in the interest of...
View ArticleLost Muppets: Little Muppet Monsters
Memory is a funny thing, mine especially. I can recall episodes of television shows I saw once over twenty years ago with remarkable clarity. Yet information like the current location of my cellphone...
View ArticleNot Secret Origins: Cartoon Sara
Most of you, dear readers, have met at least one of the Ladies of Comicazi in person. But you may not know how we came to be the Ladies of Comicazi: how we got involved with the store and how we met...
View ArticleCartoon Sara’s Top Ten Christmas Specials
The holiday season is upon us once again and along with snowstorms, visiting relatives, and frantic last minute gift shopping, that means holiday specials on TV. Seasonal specials have become part of...
View ArticleCartoon Sara Watches Three Muppet Christmas Specials
December is upon us, which means – like it or not – the winter holidays have arrived. It’s once again time for walking through winter wonderlands, roasting chestnuts on an open fire, and desperately...
View ArticleFive Things I Want to See on the New Muppets Show
If you’re a Muppet fan – and I know a lot of you regular readers are – you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Muppets’ upcoming return to TV. Or planned return to TV anyway. What we know right now is not...
View ArticleMovie/Event Review: I Am Big Bird
Sometimes, Snuffy gets confused about whether Big Bird is real. Muppets have always been important to me. Like most kids born in the 70s or later, I grew up on Sesame Street. I can remember watching...
View ArticleMuppet Ladies: The Muppet Trivia 5 Wrap-Up
Hard as it may be to believe, there really have been five Muppet Trivias at Comicazi over the years, hosted by different combinations of Ladies. The very first one was a Red Menace project, and the...
View ArticleLet’s Check In On ‘The Muppets’
Back in April, when we barely knew anything about the proposed new TV show starring the Muppets, I wrote up a list of qualities I thought would be essential for a successful new Muppet show. Now the...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen with Miss Piggy: Recipe Review
It’s been some time since I have cooked anything for the blog. I think I was just waiting for the right thing to cross my path and I am happy to say that it finally has. Several of the ladies get...
View ArticleBefore They Were Muppet Stars
Though there’s no shortage of obscure Muppets in the world, there are also Muppets who just about everyone knows. But even these most famous of our felted friends didn’t start off as household names....
View ArticleLooking Back at Mr. Hooper
Brought to you by the letters J and M, the number 5, and the fact that life isn’t fair. (Source: Muppet Wiki) It’s been over thirty years since one of Sesame Street‘s most memorable episodes: the one...
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