The Muppet Mindset on The MuppetCast!

Remember a few weeks ago when The Muppet Mindset turned a year old? Well, if you do, then you might also remember that our good friend Steve Swanson, owner/operator of The MuppetCast didn't contribute any birthday wishes. There's a very good reason for this (and no, it's not that Steve doesn't like birthday cake), and it's because Steve wanted to do something special for us. So instead of sending birthday wishes our way... he interviewed Ryan Dosier for the latest episode of the podcast!

That's right ladies and gents, now you can hear Ryan talk about The Muppet Mindset, our great contributors and fans, all of his Muppet stuff, how an idea becomes an article on The Muppet Mindset, how he balances school, The Mindset, and a social life (sort of), and, of course, you'll hear about his rampant war with Joe Hennes of ToughPigs.

All this and more can be heard in Episode #174 of The MuppetCast. The segment with Ryan starts around 40:30, but you should listen to the whole thing because it's awesome!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier

A Little Thank You Music

Greetings, Muppet Fans! As you know, this past Thursday, The Muppet Mindset turned one year old. You've seen our fans and contributors come out in full force to send us well-wishes, you've seen the amazing artwork of Dave Hulteen, Jr., Jarrod Fairclough, and James Silvani as they pass along their incredible talents in support of our one-year, and you've seen some of the greatest people in the world--not just the Muppet world--help make this the most meaningful anniversary any blog-runner could ask for. But now it's my turn, so if you'll indulge me for a few paragraphs, I'd greatly appreciate it.

The Muppet Mindset was, literally, started on a whim and a prayer by yours truly. If you don't know the story, it goes a little something like this... After many failed attempts to help Muppet fans with great ideas and brilliant work contribute to the Muppet world, it finally became time to take matters into my own hands and let Muppet fans' voices be heard. Thus, The Muppet Mindset was born. When it first started there were only a handful of people committed to contributing, but it soon exploded into an entire community of fans who were excited to express their love for The Muppets in an article for The Muppet Mindset.

Today we sit at the fore-front (or at least in the first couple rows) of the Muppet fan community. We've worked side by side with our friends Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe from ToughPigs.com and Steve Swanson from The MuppetCast. We've interviewed countless (or twelve, if you want to count) fantastic people who have a hand (that's a joke, son) in bringing us The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock. We've garnered 421 Fans on Facebook, 879 followers on Twitter, and just this month alone (and it ain't even over yet!) we've had over 20,000 visitors to the site.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the success of The Muppet Mindset stems directly from the overwhelming support the Muppet fan community has shown us. The outpouring of everything from articles to comments to photo submissions to... everything has been beyond humbling and overtly awesome. Without you guys, The Muppet Mindset would just be me, The British Correspondent, and Lisa the Intern arguing back and forth about frog-knows-what. (Well... that's sort of what it is anyway.)

Having this website has opened up an entirely new world for me, and I can't thank you all enough for your support and love and for making everything happen. But enough generalizations... it's time for personal thank you shout-outs!

Ryan Dosier Would Like to Personally Thank...

Matthew Drapper - You don't know him, but he's one of the best friends I could ever have--and we've never even met! His support and prodding and joking and friendship and everything in between is what makes The Muppet Mindset what it is. I wouldn't be half the Muppet fan I am today if it weren't for him!

Lisa "The Intern" Alexander - Another best friend I've never even met. She keeps me on my toes, keeps me from going overboard, gives me ideas, and does the spell-checking 'round these parts (it's not as easy as it sounds). I owe her a ton!

The Muppets Studio - Every person you meet there is the new nicest person you've ever met. They've done more for me than I can express--plus, they give me something to do. Keep up the AMAZING work.

Sesame Workshop - Same as above. The nicest people around who do the greatest work in the world. What they've done for the world is beyond anything. We can never thank them enough.

The Jim Henson Company - Once again... see above (twice, even). Wonderful people whose work is responsible for all of this!

Bill Barretta - He knows why, okay. Is pretty easy to see.

Jim Lewis - The so-ugly-someone-has-to-have-it Bob's Big Boy hat says it all.

Louis Henry Mithcell - His friendship sprang out of nowhere, but boy am I glad it did! He rocks my socks every time I talk to him. He's one of the best people out there and I hope to meet him in person some day very soon!

BOOM! Studios - They quoted me on the back of a comic book. Need I say more?

James Gannon - Consistently saves my butt every Monday there's a new comic out. HE deserves to be quoted on the back of a comic book!

James Caroll - You know that logo you usually see at the top of the page (and that will return tomorrow)? Yeah, Jamie's responsible for making that look awesome beyond belief. He also provides an unbelievable amount of the pictures you see in posts.

Joe Hennes - His support and friendship mean the world! He may be a Tough Pig on the outside, but on the inside he's one of the nicest guys out there! (And he's also a Tough Pig on the inside.)

Ryan Roe - Funny, friendly, and an all-around great guy. Plus, we have the same name!

Steve Swanson - From the time I won The MuppetCast impression contest with my Bunsen Honeydew voice, Steve and I have been pretty close compadres. He does so much for this community and I only wish I was as influential and consistently awesome as him!

Dave Hulteen, Jr. - See that AWESOME anniversary logo at the top of the page? (How can you miss it?) Dave did that. He's an awesome friend and I owe him way too much. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, this man is the most talented graphic artist I know! Hire him, Muppet people!!

Michael Wermuth, Jr. - A great Muppet fan with SO much to contribute. His articles are always a treat to read! (Plus, they've saved me from a day-with-no-post more than a few times.)

James Silvani - It never ceases to amaze me how much talent and friendliness can come together in people. Every time he's been featured or mentioned on the site, he's contributed an AMAZING piece of artwork. Plus, he was the first to finally head the call and put Angus McGonagle in a comic! I'd really like to have a print of that signed by James... Hmmm. Excuse me, I've got an email to send.

The British Correspondent - I still haven't found my cat. ...Why am I thanking him, again?

Shane Keating - The resident Sesame Street pro! This kid is incredible. His articles have graced more Sesame Street Saturdays than anyone else--even me! Did you know he's also a talented puppeteer? He is!

Matt Baker - Helped me start the push for Fraggle Music on CD. He's a great guy with GREAT ideas!

Anthony Mazucca - You'd be hard pressed to find a Facebook post of ours that he hasn't liked. This kid's everywhere!

Sparkle - Her comments on our posts are extremely prevalent and very... interesting.

ALL of our fantastic contributors...

• Kelly Masters
• Colbynfriends
• John Papovitch
• D.W. McKim
• Arianne Gallagher
• Dwayne Fletcher
• Erin Roll
• Frank "muppetguy"
• David Rosenberg
• Ed Castle
• Jarrod Fairclough
• Justin H. Piatt
• Beth Kondrick
• Josh Hankemeier
• Christopher O'Connor
• Matt Patton
• Daniel Moss

ALL of our fantastic interviewees...

• Amy Mebberson
• Stuart Reeves
• Grace Randolph
• Pam Arciero
• Paul Rudolph
• Dave Alvarez
• Anon #1
• Matt Vogel
• Cory Edwards
• Juliana Donald

And super special thanks to...

• Jesse Blaze Snider
• Emilio Delgado
• Fran Brill
• Sonia Manzanno
• Aaron Sparrow
• Kirk Thatcher
• Lylle Breier
• Grant Baciocco
• Roscoe Orman

Last, but not least, I'd like to thank you. For reading, for supporting, and for just being a fan. It means the world and I mean every word! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

The Muppet Mindset Accounting Department

Oh, and I guess I should thank the people in accounting (in that they account for everything we do)... Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Caroll Spinney, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Eric Jacobson, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Richard Hunt, Jerry Juhl, and some guy named Hanson. Er... Henson. Jim Henson.

Well, that just about does it for another one. Admittedly a very long one... But there were just so many great people to thank and if I forgot anyone I can't apologize enough--but as you can see, I had a lot of folks on my mind. Thank you all for everything you do. I can not wait to spend another year running The Muppet Mindset--if just so I get to meet more people like all of you!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier

The Muppet Mindset's One Year Anniversary!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, penguins of all ages... The Muppet Mindset has turned ONE YEAR OLD! Exactly one year ago today, Ryan Dosier (that's me!) started this blog with the intention of giving Muppet fans all over the world a chance to make their voices heard. The Muppet Mindset became the only Muppet blog on the internet that actively pursued (and subsequently stalked) articles, reviews, and opinions of fans of the Frog, the Pig, the Bird, and the Fraggles. What followed was a truly (sort of) revolutionary amount of feedback from the Muppet world. Fans turned out to contribute to our cause, amazing Muppet fan-site administrators from the likes of ToughPigs.com and The MuppetCast provided more support than anyone could possibly imagine, and higher-ups from the various Muppet worlds turned out to be interviewed and sing the praises of The Muppet Mindset. Today, exactly 350 posts later, the little blog that could (or couldn't, depending on your optimism level) is one year old. An entire year of spreading the GREAT news of Disney's Muppet revolution. An entire year of celebrating 40 years of Sesame Street. An entire year of keeping our fingers crossed for a Fraggle renaissance. An entire year in which only 15 days did not have a new post. (I don't believe it either!)

Today on our One Year Anniversary, some of the biggest names in the Muppet world have turned out to send birthday wishes to The Muppet Mindset. I am continually humbled and honored that such incredible, talented people (some of them my personal heroes) were kind enough to send their comments our way. Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the comments of some of the greatest people out there!

~ Ryan Dosier

 Art by Dave Hulteen, Jr.

WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY WISH FOR THE MUPPET MINDSET?

"I wish you many and more wonderful years of tracking The Muppet Mindset, capturing it, tagging it, and most important of all, releasing it back into the wild where it can continue to be fruitful and multiply like Koozbanians on a honeymoon. Long may you run!" ~ Jim Lewis, Muppet Writer

"More of the same! I love the in-depth look at specific characters - very insightful and thorough." ~ Paul Rudolph, Sesame Street Musical Director

"My birthday wish for The Muppet Mindset is that all Muppet fans would up and move to the United Kingdom where The Muppet Show was originally filmed...and party hard. In the British way...with tea and little cakes and some quiet cricket." ~ The British Correspondent, Cat-Stealing Brit

"Congrats on an amazing first year, Muppet Mindset!  Scooter himself couldn't run a better website!" ~ Grace Randolph, Muppet Peter Pan Writer

"My birthday wish for the mindset is that it continues to age gracefully, like a beautiful Hollywood starlet and doesn't succumb to those nasty, nasty viruses or become too wrinkly around the edges as so many websites do! In all seriousness, I would love to see it go from strength to strength. The past 12 months have been exceptional and hopefully this proves a fantastic springboard into bigger and better Muppety treats for all us lucky fans! You the guy, Ry!!!" ~ Stuart Reeves, Muppet Fan Artist

"My birthday wish is for you guys to stop doing such great work. The Muppet Mindset keeps upping the ante in terms of quality content, great interviews, and a big fan base. It's making ToughPigs look bad! And I'm a lazy man at heart. So please, just cool it with all the great stuff so I can start sleeping in again." ~ Joe Hennes, Owner/Operator of ToughPigs.com

"I hope The Muppet Mindset gets a shiny new bicycle for its birthday! Wait, no... Websites can't ride bicycles. Well, then I hope the Muppet Mindset gets a huge, delicious slice of strawberry cheesecake!  Hmm... no, websites can't eat either. Okay, I got it... I hope The Muppet Mindset, for its birthday, gets a talking porcupine! Yeah! That makes sense." ~ Ryan Roe, Owner/Operator of ToughPigs.com

"Wishing for at least another 99 years of Muppety goodness to and from the Mindset! And then, a few days of silence in recognition for all the good penguins we lost in the war... then back to more happy times! Next year I'd like to see the Mindset Movie, about one man's struggle to create awareness for organ donation, then after being struck by lightning, invents a machine to write witty blog posts... thus was born; THE MUPPET MINDSET! I'm pretty sure that's how it happened in real life, right? Happy Birthday!" ~ Dave Hulteen, Jr., Muppet Fan-Artist

"My birthday wish? Cash, check or gift certificate are always good, okay. Gracias!" ~ Pepe the King Prawn, via Bill Barretta

"I wish for you your VERY OWN MUPPET: 'Marty the Mindset Marmoset.'  Marty would be a shaggy beatnik monkey with his own bongo drums. He would do his own blog for the website which would always end with 'And that's how the "Marmo" sets. Peace out!' I'll get on the horn with the Creature Shop and see if they can get to work." ~ Cory Edwards, Writer/Director of Fraggle Rock: The Movie 

"My wish is that the new Muppet film launches the Muppets back into the spotlight where they deserve to be and that leads to more films, a relaunched Muppet Show (Where I will one day be a musical guest) and of course, all of this will lead to wider and greater attention paid to the Muppet Mindset! ;)" ~ Jesse Blaze Snider, Writer Muppet Snow White

"I wish for The Muppet Mindset to be around for many, many years. Disney is about to launch The Muppets again in a big way and we will need a genuine place to follow along. To me everything about The Muppets and  their legacy is about the fans! There is no passion like that of the Muppet fans!" ~ Louis Henry Mitchell, Associate Design Director of Special Projects for Sesame Street

"My birthday wish for The Muppet Mindset is to learn a foreign language. I know it doesn't seem like it would be of any use right now, but someday, you may want to travel or work abroad." ~ Matt Vogel, Sesame Street and Muppet Muppeteer; Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Big Bird 


"Where do I see the Mindset in a year? Well, that depends. If all goes well, we’ll have run out of Muppet-related people to interview (although we may not have actually heard back from all of them), we’ll be reporting all the fantastic Muppet news coming our way, and I (as a recent college graduate in desperate need of a job) will be successfully persuading you to start paying me for my services. If all does NOT go well, we won’t hear back from anyone we try to interview, The British Correspondent will take over, we will somehow miss all of the fantastic Muppet news, and I’ll be obnoxiously begging for a paycheck in a most unsuccessful manner. Either way, I’ll still be nagging you about comma splices." ~ Lisa Alexander, the Nagging, Unpaid Intern

 ~ James Silvani, Artist Muppet King Arthur and Darkwing Duck

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE MUPPET MINDSET WILL BE IN ONE YEAR?

"I don't think it is unreasonable to consider Muppet Mindset World Domination by the end of next year. Dream big, right? And short of that, I hope and expect there will be much to consider, ponder and share as the coming year unfolds...so that by the time of your second anniversary, you will be hailed rightfully as a believer in Muppets long before it was so insanely fashionable. At which point, I hope, you'll still take my calls." ~ Jim Lewis, Muppet Writer

"Hopefully technology will allow a Muppet Mindset chip in our brains so we can access our favorite Muppet information at all times!" ~ Paul Rudolph, Sesame Street Musical Director

"Wherever it is in another year, it better get a move on as that's the last year before 2012 when the Mindset will be rebooted along with the rest of us (minus John Cusack) in a massive tidal wave." ~ The British Correspondent, House-Wrecking Brit

"On the internet...is this a trick question???" ~ Stuart Reeves, Muppet Fan Artist

"In one year, I predict you will be in Kermit's Top Five on his wireless plan." ~ Grace Randolph, Muppet Peter Pan Writer

"Hopefully working out of something more appealing than the family garage.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" ~ Fran Brill, Sesame Street Muppeteer; Zoe and Prairie Dawn

"In another year, The Muppet Mindset will be everywhere, thanks to the enormous success of MTV's new Muppet Mindset reality show, in which cameras follow Ryan Dosier 24-7 and capture the intense drama of running a Muppet website. The most talked-about scenes will include Ryan watching Fraggle Rock, Ryan reading an issue of The Muppet Show Comic Book, and Ryan staring at his computer screen for an hour trying to come up with a reason 'Why the Muppets need Annie Sue Pig.'  Before long, college kids all over the country will be starting their own Muppet fan sites in the hopes of landing a show of their own, but most of them will fail because most college kids have no idea who the Muppets are." ~ Ryan Roe, Owner/Operator of ToughPigs.com

"I think...they will be broke if they keep sending people monies for their birthdays, okay." ~ Pepe the King Prawn, via Bill Barretta

"I bet you will land many more big interviews with Muppet titans... much larger than me. I am also hoping for an on set visit for you -- maybe on Sesame Street, maybe on a new Muppet movie! The way things are going, it will probably be with Kermit and friends before the Fraggles roll film. Happy birthday, Muppet Mindset. Always keep your MIND set on MUPPETS." ~ Cory Edwards, Writer/Director of Fraggle Rock: The Movie

"Boffo. 'Nuff said. ;)" ~ Jesse Blaze Snider, Writer Muppet Snow White

"I think The Muppet Mindset will excel and bring much pleasure to those who subscribe. I fully recommend to all to make this the source of the deeper Muppet information and i will do all I can to assist in bringing my "inner sanctum" access to The Muppet Mindset. In the second year I hope to do another interview and share some amazing new stories- one in particular about Kermit the Frog that was a life changing experience for me. Congratulations and THANK YOU to The Muppet Mindset!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!" ~ Louis Henry Mitchell, Associate Design Director of Special Projects for Sesame Street

"In another year, I see The Muppet Mindset expanding in the puppet universe to host sister sites like the Krofft Puppet Psyche, the Lambchop FanShop and the Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy McMentality." ~ Matt Vogel, Sesame Street and Muppet Muppeteer; Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Big Bird 

"As for my birthday wish for The Muppet Mindset… a salary would be nice. (Oh wait—that’s still for me. Um… Well, how about a new pumpkin knife?)" ~ Lisa Alexander, the Unpaid, Unscrupulous Intern 

 ~ James Silvani, Artist Muppet King Arthur and Darkwing Duck

I'd just like to extend another HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to our Anniversary celebration. You're all the greatest and I owe you all more than you know! The Muppet Mindset is always here for you if you need anything at all. Thank you, thank you, thank you!













The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier 

Birthday Wishes For The Muppet Mindset

As we've mentioned quite a few times in recent weeks, The Muppet Mindset turns one year old this week! (Tomorrow, to be precise.) We obviously wanted to do something special for all of The Muppet Mindset's fantastically awesome and loyal fans, contributors, and friends. We've got some great fun coming up throughout the rest of the week, but we couldn't think of a more fitting way to kick off the celebration than by asking our fans and contributors to contribute their thoughts and well-wishes for The Muppet Mindset. We've had such a great response from some wonderful people and we really can't thank everyone who has contributed and supported The Muppet Mindset in he past year enough for everything they've done. I've said it before, and I'll say it again... without all of you, The Muppet Mindset would be nowhere. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now enjoy our wonderful fans, contributors, friends, and colleagues as they talk about The Muppet Mindset!

~ Ryan Dosier

The Muppet Mindset's 

One Year Anniversary Celebration

Day 1 - Fans, Contributors, and Friends

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OF THE MUPPET MINDSET'S FIRST YEAR?

"My favorite memories from the first year were coming on each Wednesday and seeing which Muppet you profiled. It was and still is fun to see and read about who they are and your thoughts on why each Muppet character is needed . I also liked reading your DVD Reviews and logging on to see that you posted heaps of updated news. I also liked how at the end of some of your posts you would put a little silly phrase or something, (for example, on your Father's Day you posted: Now... if you'll excuse me,I have to go mow the lawn for my dad) I liked those kind of things also." ~ Anthony Mazucca, Muppet Mindset Fan

"I personally enjoyed the article about the Count being better than Edward Cullen...  Or the article about the Bunsen and Beaker logo rip off...  That said, I wrote those articles, so I’m totally biased! I also loved The Great Muppet Survey, I always find it funny to see what people come up with." ~ Jarrod Fairclough, Muppet Mindset Contributor

"I have to be biased and say when my Muppet Toy Story article was published. It's the first time anything I've written has ever been featured in a more professional environment than my own blogs or on the fan fiction boards at Muppet Central, so this was a huge deal to me! I would have to say all the interviews you've featured have been just first rate as well and I think it's awesome that so many folks from the greater professional Muppet Community are so willing to reach out and connect with the fans in this way - it's just amazing!" ~ Beth Kondrick, Muppet Mindset Contributor

"I'll admit: I don't always have time to read every post. But when I saw the profile on Zoot, the saxophone player, I had to laugh and I had to share the blog post via my networks. I am a saxophone player and when I was a kid, watching The Muppets at night with my family, I used to wait to see ol' Zoot play a few notes. So, thanks for that bio and information about him. He may be a secondary character, but he was always one of my favorites." ~ Kevin Hodgson, Muppet Mindset Fan


"Aside from the initial discovery of The Muppet Mindset as a great site to go to for everything Muppets, I have a few favorites from this year.  I have enjoyed the interviews.  The Weekly Muppet Wednesday profile about Dr. Honeydew as written by Beaker was, of course, a highlight - it's not every day you read something written by someone with that kind of star power. As a Disney fan, I liked the suggestion for Pixar to provide script assistance to the upcoming Muppet movie (which ironically ended up happening!). I also enjoyed anytime the British Correspondent took over; he's just plain funny.  And lastly, my other favorite memory was having the privilege to write a Weekly Muppet Wednesday article about my favorite Muppet, Sam the Eagle!" ~ Blake (of BlakeOnline.com), Muppet Mindset Contributor

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FROM THE MUPPET MINDSET IN ITS SECOND YEAR?

"In the second year I would just like you to continue posting like you do and maybe post more links to Sesame Street skits and sketches that are not well know but make you laugh, and that you think others would enjoy. Maybe you could even post links to the Muppet Wiki to articles that struck you as interesting or funny, other than that, keep up the great work!!" ~ Anthony Mazucca, Muppet Mindset Fan

"More interviews with puppeteers, perhaps one with the makers of the new Muppet movie? Like Jason Segal! I LOVE that guy! Can I interview him, please?" ~ Jarrod Fairclough, Muppet Mindset Contributor

"More of the same! In the words of Kermit from The Muppets Take Manhattan, "Your blog is great, don't change a thing!" I hope to contribute again sometime, that I guess would be something I'd personally like to see, but in that case I need to start nagging myself to get writing something... yeah..." ~ Beth Kondrick, Muppet Mindset Contributor

"I would love to learn more about Jim Henson and the other folks who created the concept. What were the story sessions like? What were some rejected ideas? Did they ever worry they were being a bit too risque for the family audience?" ~ Kevin Hodgson, Muppet Mindset Fan

"Online at the same address. Unless, of course, it's possible for the Mindset to move next door to Sesame Street and above Fraggle Rock." ~ Michael Wermuth, Jr., Frequent Muppet Mindset Contributor

"Hopefully still here, on Facebook and Twitter and maybe even sporting its own fancy website?" ~ Beauregard, Muppet Mindset Janitor


"I really like the interviews; they open up a new perspective into a good variety of different parts of "backstage" that you wouldn't find elsewhere." ~ Blake (of BlakeOnline.com), Muppet Mindset Contributor

WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY WISH FOR THE MUPPET MINDSET?

"I just want to say happy first birthday to a great Muppet site!!! I really enjoy logging on and seeing what news and features you post each day, everyday is something new and exciting and that is what being a Muppet Fan is all about, learning something new but having fun and laughing while doing it, and I think your site captures that pretty well. Keep up the great work and thanks for all you do for us Muppet fans." ~ Anthony Mazucca, Muppet Mindset Fan

"I wish The Muppet Mindset a happier birthday than the one my sister had in 2008... Well, technically her birthday was pretty standard. But I ditched her and went to the Sesame Street set instead.  So HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MUPPET MINDSET, and may you always be one of the first websites I go to each day." ~ Jarrod Fairclough, Muppet Mindset Contributor

"To stay forever young! Or something like that." ~ Beth Kondrick, Muppet Mindset Contributor
 
"May your Muppet always make the world laugh.

Or something like that." ~ Kevin Hodgson, Muppet Mindset Fan

"To have an interview with somebody involved with production of Sesame Street DVD's to give us an overview of what it's like for one to get made and maybe help influence more classic Sesame Street DVD releases." ~ Michael Wermuth, Jr., Frequent Muppet Mindset Contributor 

"My Birthday wish for the Muppet Mindset is that it get it's own *whispers really really quietly* internetchatforumtypeapplicationstyleforumthing" ~ Beauregard, Muppet Mindset Janitor

"Happy birthday, Muppet Mindset!  Here's to many more years of being a friendly place for Muppet fans to get some Henson fun." ~ Blake (of BlakeOnline.com), Muppet Mindset Contributor

As a special treat, our good friend and frequent Muppet Mindset contributor, Shane Keating, created a video of two of his original puppet characters wishing us a very happy birthday (and providing a few shameless plugs along the way). Check it out!

And, finally, our friend Jarrod Fairclough was kind enough to make us a great birthday card...

If you would like to join The Muppet Mindset's one year anniversary celebration, post a comment here, let us know what you think on Facebook, or just say hello on Twitter! We would absolutely love to hear from you! Thanks again to all of our fantastic fans! Without you guys, none of this would be possible!











The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier