Tips From a Sesame Street Puppeteer!

Published 2024-01-29
Puppeteer Stacey Gordon ("Julia" on Sesame Street) stops by the shop to give Adam Savage a lesson in puppeteering, from eye focus to speaking to walking. It's a lot more difficult than it sounds, and perhaps next time Adam won't skip arm day! Sign up for one of Stacey's workshops on her site PuppetPie, and let us know how you fare.

Puppet Pie: puppetpie.com/
Animal Eye practice peepers: puppetpie.com/products/peepers
Meet Julia from Sesame Street:    • Sesame Street: Meet Julia (Full Clip ...  
James Wojtal: www.instagram.com/puppetdungeon/
Gordon Smuder/Puppet Forge: www.thepuppetforge.com/
Blank Puppets: blankpuppets.bigcartel.com/
Michael Schupbach (puppet wrangler on this day!): www.instagram.com/mrschupbach
Adam Savage Attempts Puppeteering with The Henson Company!    • Adam Savage Attempts Puppeteering wit...  

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All Comments (21)
  • @tested
    Puppet Pie: puppetpie.com/ Animal Eye practice puppets: puppetpie.com/products/peepers Meet Julia from Sesame Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCdV20zLMs Adam Savage Attempts Puppeteering with The Henson Company! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf-i8kn9sJE&t=0s Michael Schupbach (puppet wrangler on this day!): www.instagram.com/mrschupbach James Wojtal: www.instagram.com/puppetdungeon/ Gordon Smuder/Puppet Forge: www.thepuppetforge.com/ Blank Puppets: blankpuppets.bigcartel.com/
  • @briantaylor5371
    The most puppeteer knowledge in 37min ever. Please bring her back sooner than later please. Her love of teaching her craft shines through
  • Not even a puppet guy but seeing people so excited for their interests is so contagious and cheerful. Love this kind of content!
  • @alanbayman7729
    This woman is a wizard. She made a bottle of water come to life.
  • @maxwellgrimsley
    I grew up playing with puppets and I’ve always loved them. I had one named sir Lancelot (he was a knight, if you could guess 😂) and I took him EVERYWHERE with me. I’d even sleep with him at night. I once took him to show and tell at school, and everyone thought he was so cool and I felt so proud. I’m so glad to find other puppet nerds at long last! 💕
  • @sundaynightdrunk
    The magic of this channel is that I don't think I want to watch tips from a Sesame Street puppeteer, but 40 minutes later I've watched the entire thing and enjoyed the hell out of it. Stacey is fantastically enthusiastic and it's amazing to see an expert in such a niche field that still does an artistic job that's anything but easy. Loved this.
  • @1808productions
    Watching Stacy instruct Adam was such a delight, her enthrusiasm and postivity were lovely.
  • Please don’t stop the puppet content! I LOVE learning how this stuff works ❤
  • @MrRuinf20
    I am so Happy to see this, Stacy is a great family friend and was also my baby sitter when i was young, yes she was an amazing sitter. To see her not only fulfilling her dreams as a puppeteer on sesame street and then of all things to show up on my you tube feed this morning blew me away. I am so proud of her and happy that she was able to meet Adam and share this passion of hers. the was Adam has full fledged interest always amazes me. they say never meet your idols but Adam is a safe bet.
  • @Righteous_Robot
    I'm only getting started in blending my puppetry and filmmaking. But these few techniques and lessons have already given me so much to consider moving into my next project. Thank you for collaborating, sharing her knowledge, and most importantly, your iteration. It assures me I'm not alone in my feeling of ineptitude against such pros!
  • @antivanti
    I looked up infectious enthusiasm in the dictionary and this is what I found. Nothing is more interesting than hearing someone talk about something they're passionate about and this is a prime example! 😊
  • @kellieevetts2637
    I am so excited that others love the puppet content as much as I do!!
  • @LycaonsMemories
    just the enthusiasm in the room between these two. it is addictive and healing.
  • @whyamibored727
    After an extremely bad night involving multiple breakdowns, this was very much appreciated. Thanks adam and Stacey! You have a lovely method of teaching
  • 'Ello! I'm a puppeteer and puppet maker in the UK and seeing you and Stacey working together brought me so much joy, thank you so much!!! 🙂
  • I LOVED this episode! I grew up watching Sesame Street and always enjoyed it so much. It's so fantastic seeing Adam genuinely excited about something to begin with, but when he brings someone else on that is genuinely excited about something as well, ::chefs kiss:: Thank you, Stacey for joining Adam on this episode and sharing your craft with us! <3 It was fantastic!
  • @aznshents
    At this rate, Adam Savage is gonna become a pro TV puppeteer in no time! Also GO STACEY WE LOVE YOU WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • @ThomasBryant
    PLEASE keep doing this kind of stuff. It makes me smile so much!