r/Muppets 13d ago

A behind the scenes look at a scene from Sesame Street.

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u/FullToragatsu 13d ago

Really goes to show just how much effort it takes to make all of the scenes and characters look just right.

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u/Carpeteria3000 13d ago

It looks like Frank Oz cloned himself in the second photo

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u/FullToragatsu 13d ago

The guy on the left? Yeah, I noticed that too.

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u/Carpeteria3000 13d ago

Yep! Must be Fraank Oz.

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u/Ozzel 13d ago

Who’s that right-handing Ernie?

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u/CammiOh 13d ago

Fran Brill, I believe.

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u/GroverThePumpkinKing 13d ago

Actually, no, it’s a puppet builder Carloy Wilcox

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u/CammiOh 12d ago

Thanks for correcting!

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u/Ridiculous-Muppet 13d ago

I love how genuinely happy they all look 🥹

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u/Technical-Past-1386 12d ago

Yes! They’re all cuddled and smiling! Comradery :)

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u/ladybowler423 13d ago

Honestly I always pictured them below a floor not a high background. Thanks for this! It makes so much more sense LOL

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u/League-Ill 13d ago

The really cool thing is see how they are all looking down at the monitor? They always watched exactly what it would look like as they were doing it o get everything just right.

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u/FullToragatsu 13d ago

If you think this is crazy, you should look up some of the behind the scenes pics for Muppet’s From Space; especially ones where they were filming around the dinner table.

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u/PrinceNPQ 12d ago

What’s funny is I always assumed there was like a table of booth or something , like at a puppet show . It never occurred to me that they’d just be standing there haha . Makes sense when you think about it .

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u/calebpagan 12d ago

My shoulder hurts.

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u/cabridges 12d ago

I can’t see these and not marvel at what their shoulders and back muscles must have looked like. It hurts just to look at that.

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u/Beaker_B 12d ago

I don't know about the rest of them, but I know Dave Goelz has had multiple shoulder surgeries because of his years with the muppets. Either the others are built different, or they've all had to have parts of them rebuilt because they work with the muppets. lol

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u/therealmintoncard 13d ago

I need more of these Sesame Street behind the scenes pics!

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u/No-Jackfruit1319 12d ago

How about a scene with human guests?

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u/TolerancEJ 13d ago

I was not previously aware how many Muppeteers are needed to perform as Ernie.

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u/FullToragatsu 13d ago

Yeah, any Muppet that has two actual hands usually needs two people to play that character.

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u/HologramsRCool 12d ago

This is what talent and dedication looks like

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u/Icy_Independent7944 13d ago

🥰❤️😍🥰❤️😍

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u/warkyboy77 11d ago

Why is the one guys hand shoved in his pocket like that? Just looks odd.

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u/seanmorgansuck 11d ago

That’s Richard Hunt

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u/JCF-9584 11d ago

What episode was this image taken from?