Million Puppet March

Next Sunday 4/28 we’ll be parading down the Third Street...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:32:31 -0700

Next Sunday 4/28 we’ll be parading down the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. This is what it’s going to look like. More info here. And there will be prizes including a pair of tickets to a behind the scenes tour of the Jim Henson Company Hollywood lot!

All this month we’ve been celebrating the first-ever...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:39:00 -0700

All this month we’ve been celebrating the first-ever citywide LA Puppet Fest and we’ve been behind the scenes helping to organize it as part of mobilization and education efforts. The culminating event is a parade on the 3rd Street Promenade on 4/28. Your family (and your puppets) are invited to march with us! RSVP here.

Our puppets marched on Washington to show support for public...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:24:38 -0700

Our puppets marched on Washington to show support for public media and today President Barack Obama’s Budget includes federal funding for it! Tell Congress how important public media is to you at http://bit.ly/YM2Yca.

Puppets are heading back to DC! Yes, we are going to be marching...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:56:08 -0800

Meetup location is 1/21/13 2:30pm ET at 500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Puppets are heading back to DC! Yes, we are going to be marching in parallel to the Presidential Inauguration Parade on 1/21/13 starting at 2:30PM. Meet in the park at 500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW on the south side of the street. You can find us that day using the free Million Puppet March app that you can find in iTunes and Google Play

See you there!

Christmas Cards, Mugs, Posters & Gifts, Oh My! New designs...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:40:12 -0800

Christmas Cards, Mugs, Posters & Gifts, Oh My! New designs just in time for the holidays.

Captain Lavender thanks the major contributors to the Million...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:21:59 -0800

Captain Lavender thanks the major contributors to the Million Puppet March. And we thank you too!

I loved your Million Puppet March. Do you have any plans on doing another big puppet gathering for next year and other years to come?

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:05:04 -0800

Yes, stay tuned. We just got confirmation that we have tickets to the Presidential Inauguration and we should know next week if we can march in the parade.

Beyond that it looks like we are going to travel to a variety of puppet festivals and we have some marches in early stages of planning in other parts of the country as well.

Do you honestly think that if the portion of government funding that goes into Sesame Street were not there the program could not continue on its own?

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:23:29 -0800

We know Sesame Street would likely go on even without the current funding, but that’s not the point and we didn’t start this as a means to Save Sesame Street. Much like there are vulture capitalists that are salivating over getting their paws on Twinkies, there would readily be many who would love to buy the brand. IN this age of big media consolidation, one of the other big media companies would also be a ready buyer. But they’d probably find other sources of private financing to fill the gap.

The reason why we marched and continued to march is to protect the entire public broadcasting ecosystem of which Sesame is only a portion. This includes continued funding for CPB but also all the other stations and programs it supports. We’ve written about many of these reasons in our about us section and we encourage you to read it. Thanks.

Obama and Romney had lunch today. We hear there was also a...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:27:20 -0800

Obama and Romney had lunch today. We hear there was also a puppet show.

Don’t let PBS go the way of TLC.

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:29:00 -0800

Don’t let PBS go the way of TLC.

Terry Gross likes us. She really, really likes us. Here are her...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:31:00 -0800

Terry Gross likes us. She really, really likes us.

Here are her gushing tweets about the Terry Love Song written by Casual Young Italians to help support the Million Puppet March and public broadcasting.

https://twitter.com/nprfreshair/status/269451248971943936

https://twitter.com/nprfreshair/status/269451609250078720

Buy the song here

Went on NBCLA this morning and had a super fun time talking...

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:40:12 -0800

Went on NBCLA this morning and had a super fun time talking about the Million Puppet March Movie and the music album in the works. Captain Lavender accidentally had a little too much fun on set…

If you love NPR’s Fresh Air and you love Terry Gross,...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:21:00 -0800

If you love NPR’s Fresh Air and you love Terry Gross, you’re wrong, because we love her more.

Casual Young Italians wrote this song in support of the Million Puppet March and in support of public broadcasting.

Do you know what inspired the album cover art?

Download the song.

Do you know the inspiration for the cover art for “String...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:41:27 -0800

Do you know the inspiration for the cover art for “String Along”? You can get the song as a perk in our Indiegogo Campaign or Download it.

And check out the fun music video of the lyrics.

jcstearns: Want to be part Big Bird’s posse - join us here:...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:39:11 -0800

jcstearns:

Want to be part Big Bird’s posse - join us here: http://www.freepress.net/attacks-public-media

Michael, why is the station you list as your local station, KCET not one that shows Sesame Street? It seems if you are leading this group you should know that PBSSoCal has Sesame Street but KCET doesn't show the very thing you seem to be supporting!

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:04:12 -0800

Would prefer that you email us if you’d like to have a conversation about this — also so we know who we are talking to. In any case, MPM was created to show support for the entire public media ecosystem, which is more than just PBS itself and definitely more than the specific stations carrying PBS programming. While I wish KCET continued to carry PBS programming, they don’t. KCET is, however, the nation’s largest independent public television station so it is still part of the umbrella that we support. And, yes, we/I/you want to show support for PBSSoCal too.

Viva la Puppet Revolución! Get this image (and more) on a...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:25:24 -0800

Viva la Puppet Revolución!

Get this image (and more) on a Tshirt! http://millionpuppets.spreadshirt.com

On 11/9 only get free ground shipping using the code HELLOLASVEGAS

idontdrawpretty: Here’s just some of my favorite photos from...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:09:09 -0800

idontdrawpretty:

Here’s just some of my favorite photos from the march. I took over 100 photos…had a lot of fun. The response was great even after the march while walking around the Capitol with friends dressed as muppets, though some people had no idea what it was for, but liked us anyway.

inkbot-tv: Take Back Your Strings!

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:05:46 -0800

inkbot-tv:

Take Back Your Strings!

Here’s TLC in 1972 and in 2012. TLC was founded in 1972 by...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:41:00 -0800

Here’s TLC in 1972 and in 2012.

TLC was founded in 1972 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA as an informative/instructional network providing real education. It was privatized in 1980. Today TLC airs Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.