Episode 46

A number of situations involving Ted push Penny TOO FAR.

Episode Break-Down:

Cast:
Avery Jones: Ted, Turtle, Hare, Sherlock Bones, Hermie, Rory, Suzi assist., Barry, Zeke
Alex Hubbard: Penny, Calliope, Dachshund, Trixie
Hannah Tarleton: Audrey 'O Malley
Nick Garcia: Sherlock Bones assist., Suzi assist., Rock, Penny assist.
Benjamin Johnston: Suzi

-"Ted Takes a Ride" CO-  A gag we borrowed from a "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip, Ted IS a teddy bear, after all!

-Penny & Ted Intro/Outro: Aren't they sweet? Aren't they cute... yeah, nice Penny is a strange Penny...

- Calliope's Advice of the Day: I actually got this advice once... more or less...

-Penny's Confessions: What?

-Sherlock and Dacshund: Squeaky Toy: Simple gag for simple minded dogs.


-Joke of the Day



-Hermie bugs Penny: Finally some classic Hermie and Penny banter, that's been missing from this season!

-Daily Dose of Cute

- Silent Film: Hula Hoop: A hula-hooping puppet?? Sweeeeeeeeeet!


- Let's Make a Date: There are two reasons for this sketch, the first being that we have a female lead who's not in a romantic relationship, and we need to REALLY tick Penny off... it's a simple as that.

- Hermie's Cute Petname of the Day


- How to be Hot

Penny mayhem is funny mayhem, and the more of it the better! 

Avery Jones, Creative Director of The Puppet Improv

Episode 45

Scooter visits the home of Country music, while The Puppet Improv players present "Jack and the Beanstalk"!

Episode Breakdown:

Cast:
Avery Jones: Sherlock Bones, Scooter, Hermie, Waldo W. Weasel, Rory, Turtle
Alex Hubbard: Dachshund, Penny, Trixie, Calliope, Jen the Hen
Lizzie Martin: Petunia, Turtle
Hannah Tarleton: Sherlock assist.
Nick Garcia: Sherlock assist.

-"Dacshund's Puppy Coaster" CO: More goofing around on set... goofing off seems to be our specialty!

-Scooter at Grand Ole Opry Intro/Outro: I visited Nashville, TN last summer, to attend a comedy conference and on my my trip home couldn't resist stopping off at the home of country music for a quick shoot! Not only is the Opry a staple in the country music scene, but also, I later learned, one of the locations Jim Henson and Frank Oz performed Rowlf the Dog for an episode of 'The Jimmy Dean Show' in 1965.

-Penny's Confessions: Think about it...

-Little Theater: Jack and the Beanstalk: Presented in the same style as our 'Cinderella', 'Oz', and 'Wonderland' shows, 'Jack and the Beanstalk' is the last in our line of  "dramas". Jack was originally to be played by Hermie, but changed last minute to Rory, because that just made more sense. In a parallel to our 'Wonderland' show, where Penny was surrounded largely by characters performed by myself, this episode features Rory surrounded by Alex Hubbard's characters.

-Calliope's Advice of the Day: I HAVE pondered that, Calliope, I have...

-Joke of the Day: A classic (horrible) Penny joke!





Season 4 is winding down, and a cool location and a silly story is just the way we like it to!
Avery Jones, Creative Director of The Puppet Improv

Episode 44

After a freak chicken accident, Calliope becomes almost "normal"!

Episode Breakdown:

Cast:
Avery Jones: Ed, Hermie, Hare, Scooter, Lexi, Zeke, Rory
Alex Hubbard: Penny, Trixie, Jen the Hen, Calliope, Trixie
Hannah Tarleton: Audrey 'O Malley
Benjamin Johnston: Office Assistant, Jen the Hen assist., Sherlock assist., Turtle
Nick Garcia: Bob, Henry, Jen the Hen assist.
Lizzie Martin: Petunia
Hadley Gilpatrick: Squishy, Pink Meep

"Business Meeting" CO- An idea that's I've had for over a year, glad to finally be rid of it!

Hermie & Trixie Intro/Outro: We haven't had too many "normal" character pairs this season. Odd... Yes we are.

Penny's Confessions: I believe this is the only gag I wrote for "Confessions" this season.

 "Flying Jen"/"Normal Calliope" plot: Calliope hasn't been featured in her own plot line in the history of the series, so this story was long overdue.

The Young and the Stupid: More girls. More stupid.

The Sherlock Bones Show: Fetch: Silly dog.

Joke of the Day

How to be Hot: We have a rule when working with Zeke and Trixie, if we can't find a way out... They'll just start making out.

Calliope's Normal-ness of the Day: Almost weirder than her regular sketch....

Daily Dose of Cute: Oh, the great mysteries of life.... Now that I think about it, this line is almost worthy of Calliope.

Weird episode, weird show. One of my favorites!

Avery Jones, Creative Director of The Puppet Improv

Episode 43

An angry Penny puts Hare in charge of running the show!

Episode Break-Down:
Cast:
Avery Jones: Ed, Hare, Petunia, Hermie, Rory, Henry, Sherlock Bones, Zeke, Turtle
Alex Hubbard: Penny, Rory assist., Dachshund, Trixie, Calliope
Meg Miller: Suzi
Hannah Tarleton: Audrey 'O Malley
Benjamin Johnston: Sherlock Bones assist.
Nick Garcia: Penny assist., Sherlock Bones assist.

Cold Open: Hare has not been very prominent this season... too busy shooting holiday specials, perhaps? But this episode, another take on our "Channel Flip" episode, where segments can abruptly end, and short purposeless segments run wild, seemed like a great vehicle to showcase Hare and his ADD!

Suzi & Petunia Intro/Outro: Suzi has also been absent since Episode 38, and will make only a few more appearances in the series, due to a lack of availability of her performer. Petunia, however, will be around until the end of our show, we have a love/hate relationship with that feline!

Penny's Confessions: She's sick AND twisted!

Daily Dose of Cute

Poetry Time with Henry Monster: If anything good came of Hare being in charge of things was that he finally canned Henry's segment! I've already shared my opinions of Henry, in a previous post... I, ya know, can't stand 'em!


Sherlock and Dachshund: The Bad Doggy: As mentioned in a previous post, the realization of bringing Sherlock and Dachshund into the realm of being "real dogs" was a great asset to our series, and opened up a world of new possibilities with this doggy duo! This segment is a great example of how to treat them like real dogs, and keep their buddy-buddy head games intact, and in character!

How to be Hot

Joke of the Day: I have no memory of where the joke came from... I think someone Googled it on set.

The Young and the Stupid: Extra emphasis on the "Stupid" today!

Calliope's Advice of the Day: Darn you, Hare! Darn you to heck!

Hermie's Cute Petname of the Day


Any show with Hare is a good show, and this is one of my favorites of the season!

Avery Jones, Creative Director of The Puppet Improv