#michael frith

[jimhenson-themuppetmaster]

Rare pic of Jim Henson and Michael Frith taking a ride on the Muppet Traffic Safety Show with Kermit

[cosmonautroger]

Michael Frith, Piggy

[fitsofgloom]

Prehistoric Monsters Rise Above The Average

[antiqueanimals]

Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine; January 1967 edition.

"Reprinted by permission of Random House, Inc. from FISH DO THE STRANGEST THINGS by Leonora and Arthur Hornblow.

Illustrations by Michael K. Frith. Published by Random House, Inc., Copyright, 1966, by Random House, Inc."

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[astronoglow]

Extra Large Junior Gorg for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #502

Wembley's personality originated from a line in The Great Muppet Caper by Nickey Holiday in which he says, "Yes! I meant yes. Why would I say no when I meant yes?"

Michael Frith, former Executive Vice President and Creative Director for Jim Henson Productions, said he thought a character with this way of thinking and acting would be interesting.

Source:

Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season. Bonus material: Michael Frith Interview. 2007.

[theinvisiblescanner]

by Michael Frith

[taperwolf]

The almighty Feed placed this in my lap, and it's kind of amazing — Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog are talking with Frank Oz and Michael Frith about Kermit's design and character, with some clips; it seems to have been made around 1990 for an internal audience at Henson, and has a lot of good details on how to depict Kermit, and the other Muppets more generally, in non-puppet media. One thing they particularly call out is that, due to the underlying armature being a puppeteer's hand and arm, Kermit is always tilted forward, at about a 45° angle — and if he's drawn or sculpted with his head completely back, it really does look unnatural.