Jabberwocky - Puppeteers #J119

DateApril 28 1973;January 1981

Can DescriptionsJ - 219 Jabberwocky "Puppeteers" Show #119 Rec. Date: 1-81 Air Date: - R

AbstractJabberwocky; puppeteers; a Punch & Judy segment is presented; theme song and visuals; Dirty Frank talks to himself about going to a puppet show; more Punch & Judy with an alligator and a devil are presented; JoBeth, Tucker and Mr. B talk with Frank about puppets, and then visit backstage to see what a puppeteer does; black screen breaks; Carroll Spinney demonstrates with the Punch & Judy episode at the beginning in the show; one of the puppets, Pickle Puss and Dirty Frank talk to each other; there is discussion about the violence of Punch & Judy; the various kinds of puppets are demonstrated; hand puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, rod puppets, finger puppets, among the descriptions; a gloved-hand puppet is demonstrated; Frank is drafted to participate in the special show provided by the guest puppeteer; the big, bad dragon sings and talks about eating up the king's garden; the king appears but the audience warns him of the dragon's attempt to eat the king; Dirty Frank enters in costume as the good fairy to rid the kingdom of dragons; Frank as the good fairy hits the dragon five times with a wand; the dragon looses his appetite and that has saved the kingdom;

OtherIn the studio JoBeth Williams, Peter Johnson, Bob Prosky, Tucker Smallwood, Paul Jones, Gail Frank, Dan Kolsrud, Carroll Spinney, Jill Katz, Shelagh Gordon, Bob Tingle David Lawless, Carol Reichenbach, Jerome Kagan, Lonny Carton, Tom Jurkoski, David Lucas, David Lucas, Howie Rouse, Leon Goldman, Peter Sinatra, Ted Talanian, Lorraine Forte, Brian Pellicano, Keith Jardine, Mike Barbarita, Pete Walent, George Nahas, Frank Quinn, Ron Schindler, Curt Reichenbach, Al King, Ed Paolino, David Buhl, Roger Rice, Cal Hoyle, Mary Newsham, Mat Rovner, Gregg Kidd, Alex Frisbie, Jim Lowell, George Ellard, Bill McArthur, Geoff Sullivan Len Pray, Paul Clark. Rob Roy, Scott Obreza;