In January I got to puppeteer on an episode of the hit TV show, NEW GIRL. The episode aired on FOX last Tuesday.
I was brought on by the propmaster, Ben Lewis, who I’ve known since (mumble mumble). I had the good fortune of being able to pick a couple of puppeteers to work with me, and I drafted the talented Artie Esposito and Patrick Johnson of Swazzle. Here’s Patrick, myself, and Artie on the puppet set:
Puppets were built by the always delightful, Emmy-nominated Robyn Simms Johnson. Here’s a still from our episode:
It’s a show-within-the-show called “Poppycock Palace.” The main characters get obsessed with it when they’re binge-watching TV.
When we arrived on the FOX lot, we were very excited to discover we each had our own trailer:
I asked the PA where the ladies’ room was. He said very gently, “it’s in your trailer.”
“I have my own bathroom?” I shrieked. This was an amazing day. Also, we were listed as “Co-Starring” in the credits!
Working on this show was so much fun. What a pleasure, all around! Congrats to all!
Playhouse, not Palace! lol I’m glad I found it. Any chance of Poppycock Playhouse being posted online or anything? A few, including myself, were trying to communicate to New Girl on Twitter. Thanks!
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Hi Shawn – you are right, it was Palace, not Playhouse! Good eye! I changed my blog post to say Palace. I’m sorry I don’t have any info about whether more of the puppet scenes will be shown online. If you enjoyed this episode and want to see more of the puppets, I think reaching out to producers via Twitter is a good way to let them know. Thanks so much for watching – your appreciation of our work is very nice to hear!
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