The DumbAscii Files Puppets

This is just awesome! The FAO Schwartz Muppet Whatnot Workshop is back online, and you can create your own custom Muppet "Whatnot" for just $90!

A "Whatnot" is sort of an all-purpose puppet which would get different hair, noses, etc. attached to them and were basically the "extras" on the Muppet Show. Check out the site and the one and only Kermit the Frog gives you a better idea of what Whatnots are all about.

You can choose from three body color/styles, and about a dozen different eyes, hairstyles and outfits. Check it out!

Most of the puppets used in my videos came from PuppetProductions.com in DeSoto Texas. Today I found out they just went out of business! It's a shame because the puppets were very well made and reasonably priced.

This shouldn't effect The DumbAscii files though, since I already have quite a cast of characters and I've been working on making my own puppets lately anyway, but it's still a bummer to lose such a great puppet resource.

Caught a news story about some leaked footage of the audition tapes for the Nation of Marriage (NOM) “Gathering Storm” anti-gay marriage commercial and puppet inspiration struck! It doesn’t matter to me really which side of this issue you are on, but the Gathering Storm commercial is just plain ridiculous, and the audition tapes made it even better!

This was a quick video to make, only took a few hours to shoot and edit, especially since I didn’t have to actually worry about lighting the green screen properly! This video also marks the video debut of Tegan, the newest member of the DumbAscii Files. (She really is a much better actress than she portrays in this clip).

I was just setting up to shoot another video, but this one was just begging to be made, and if I waited any it would probably be too late to be funny. I threw in a book and movie reference thrown in just for good measure too.

So please, gather up your children and head to your basements, for there is a storm gathering…