I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

  • http://twitter.com/VagabondAstro Robert Little

    It was a bowling night for my Mom, and as usual, to keep me nearby, she dropped me off at the bowling alley’s daycare center (it did more than sit the kids whose parents were out on the lanes; lots of kids in there). This came on the big old RCA in the main playroom, and a bunch of other kids and I sat down and watched. Made me a Muppet fan, as if Sesame Street hadn’t.

  • CoquiELF

    The Muppets were one of the few English-language shows I had access to when I was growing up overseas. Such a part of my childhood!

    Is there a reason that this doesn’t have a Boing Boing “Family” tag? I love that feed and really appreciate it!

  • http://www.millsworks.net/blog Robbo

    I didn’t have the pleasure of working on Musicians Of Bremen (only starting with Henson on Fraggle Rock) but it, like Emmet Otter, was always a touchstone for aspiring puppeteers. The artistry and ambition of Jim’s earlier works were always richer and more inventive than a lot of what came later. Thanks for finding and sharing this.

    • noah django

       thanks for Fraggles!  and Dark Crystal!

  • freshyill

    These old muppet specials were amazing. Check out the Frog Prince too. It’s got the first appearances of both Robin and Sweetums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU6kh7SfDbA

  • EeyoreX

    Whenever something copyright-protected is found on Youtube, and you want to bookmark it for later viewing or show someone else, you should always use a download service to save the actual movie files on your hard drive. Because you never know how long it will stay on Youtube.

  • http://twitter.com/BigCarpLilPond No Name Joe

    I grew up with the Soviet version of “Musicians of Bremen”, and it was a VERY different experience:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66NNY5xK668