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Returning guest Jay Johnson and long-time pal Gordon Smuder join us to talk about puppets, ventriloquism, “Soap,” and many other topics … “The Death of the Black Knight” starts at 00:05:29The Jay Johnson/Gordon Smuder interview starts at 00:45:22 LINKSThe Eli Marks Mystery Series: http://www.elimarksmysteries.com/Get yourself a Free Eli Marks Short Story: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/jj1r1yaavjListen to an Eli Marks Audio Short Story: https://BookHip.com/LZBPPMDJay Johnson's The Two and Only: https://monkeyjoke.com/jay-johnson-the-two-and-only/Gordon's Website: http://www.thepuppetforge.com/Transylvania TV: https://www.youtube.com/@TVTVonlineTransylvania on TubiTV: https://tubitv.com/series/1039/transylvania-tvTransylvania TV on Seeka: https://watch.seeka.tv/en/transylvania-televisionCheck out the Occasional Film Podcast: https://www.fastcheapfilm.com/the-podcast
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kurt Hunter built his first marionette at age 12. Ever since he's made marionettes his passion creating several shows he's performed all over the United States with his company Kurt Hunter Marionettes. In addition to teaching and performing at National Puppetry Festivals, he is now on the artistic staff of the O'Neill Puppetry conference. I talk to Kurt about his puppetry journey on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Kurt Hunter exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a official Jim Henson Company Hat! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Kurt Hunter: Website - https://www.huntermarionettes.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/huntermarionettes/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd0koWRlgeAv7WFv4GEwvPw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/huntermarionettes DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Tony Urbano - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/09/utp-51/ Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts - https://www.foapom.com Bob Hope - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Washington University - https://wustl.edu Nebraska Wesleyan University - https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu Penguin in my Pocket - https://youtu.be/AdHaTHdTUPE Bob Kramer's Marionettes - https://kramersmarionnettes.com St. Louis Guild of Puppetry - https://www.facebook.com/PuppetGuildStL/ Puppets, Kids, and Christian Education How to Use Puppets in Your Christian Education Program - https://www.amazon.com/Puppets-Kids-Christian-Education-Program/dp/0806664096/ref=sr_1_1? crid=16LYEFAWV1DKL&keywords=kurt+hunter+puppet+book&qid=1661799284&sprefix=kurt+hunter+puppet+boo%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1 Albrecht Roser - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Roser Bread and Puppet - https://breadandpuppet.org Heart of the Beast - https://hobt.org George Latshaw - https://wepa.unima.org/en/george-latshaw/ Tony Sarg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sarg Bil Baird - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird Shari Lewis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis Sock Puppet Serenade - https://www.huntermarionettes.com/performances/ UNIMA-USA - https://www.unima-usa.org Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/ O'Neil Puppetry Conference - https://www.theoneill.org/pup Puppet Fest Midwest - https://www.puppetfestival.org Jim Henson Foundation - https://www.hensonfoundation.org Paul Mesner - https://www.mesnerpuppets.org Clown Shirt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2zSO5PFmVM Paper Marionette Experiment - https://youtu.be/XbMp-8DWJSY Open Eye Figure Theater - https://www.openeyetheatre.org Gordon Smuder - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/10/utp-33/ Bernd Ogrodnik - https://worldsofpuppets.com Steven Widerman - https://twitter.com/stevenwiderman Marty Robinson - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson Alice Gottschalk - https://sites.bu.edu/womenandmasks/alice-gottschalk/ Pam Arciero - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Arciero Jim Rose - https://ysnews.com/news/2021/02/james-p-rose (Obituary) Tyler Bunch - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/03/utp-001/ Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/01/utp-11/ University of Connecticut - https://drama.uconn.edu/programs/puppet-arts/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
Rob and Tom are joined this week by Gordon Smuder, a former practical special effects specialist and puppeteer with a passion for the Star Wars Holiday Special. Tune in and find out why the much-maligned Holiday Special just maybe gets an undeserved bad rap. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to our listeners!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/join/jtapodcast)
Designing Puppets with Gordon Smuder - Ep. 011 - Maker Chat Live! Show and Tell Learn the in's and out's of puppet design today with Gordon Smuder!!! Instagram @ThePuppetForge www.MakerArtsDIY.com Adam @AdamKreutinger Listen on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6COiwTytA5IwnSVucmxH2U Anchor - https://anchor.fm/makerchatlive
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Transylvania Television, or TVTV, is a truly independent puppet television series. In this episode I speak with the creative team behind the show, Gordon Smuder, Michael Heagle and Jennifer Menken. If you've ever wanted to start your own puppet television series, this is a MUST LISTEN episode! Recorded while at the 2019 Puppeteers of America National Festival! Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH TVTV: WEBSITE - https://www.transylvania-tv.com FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/transylvaniatv/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2665394/ PUPPET FORGE - http://www.thepuppetforge.com PUPPET FORGE TWITTER - http:/twitter.com/forgepuppet PUPPET FORGE INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/thepuppetforge/ Special thanks to the Puppeteers of America for their support in making this show possible. More info at https://www.puppeteers.org DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2019 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
A conversation with the man behind Seeka.TV 's Transylvania Television, puppeteer and puppet forge Gordon Smuder.
Brent sits down with the co-creator of Transylvania Television, Gordon Smuder to talk about the show, puppets, making television on a small budget and Transylvania Television's new home on Seeka. You can find Transylvania Television at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yacqmvoz
In today’s very special episode, dear listeners, we celebrate our first year of podcasting with an episode all about XANADU! That’s right, friends, it’s all leg-warmers and ribbons and magical Olivia Newton John today! And for this grand event, we called up some fellow Xana-fans and former guests, namely Gordon Smuder (of the Puppet Forge and Transylvania … Continue reading The post Episode 50: Rock You Like a Muse appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.
This week, dear listeners, we are joined by professional puppeteer Gordon Smuder for an episode all about PUPPET MOVIES! And, because we like a challenge, we have decided to discuss only non-Henson puppets, so no Muppets allowed! (Don’t worry, we still love Muppets — it’s just that everyone knows about Muppets already, right?) So bring … Continue reading The post Episode 34: Flatitudes, Y’all appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.
SPACEGIRL - DOWNLOADING THE LEGACY (COMEDY) Join Melinda Peterson as SpaceGirl, with David Ossman and Phil Proctor of the Firesign Theatre and Gordon Smuder of Transylvania TV in this sendup of superhero comics on radio. “The clever team of Stearns and Price are back again with another space adventure! Very nice indeed. A tight script, good acting and surprisingly good sound especially for a live performance. As you’ll hear, there are certainly a lot of laughs in this one. It’s a very polished piece of work. – Tom Lopez, ZBS Great Northern Audio Theatre