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lucyfree 🦋 @lucyfr.ee · 20/12/2025

(misinformation from the alternate universe where jim henson was slightly less fond of the letter M) They're called the Ruppets because it's a combination of ragdolls and puppets

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What do you mean 82 degrees on October 2nd

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Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

do i have a muppets connect?

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So apparently on the set of ‘The Muppet Show’ the cameraman befriended the sound technician and then they started making music together and then they produced “True” for Spandau Ballet

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I wrote a little piece about the death of the Muppet feature.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Every once in a while I suddenly become aware of how many animals surround us everywhere. I’m in a Zootopia and I didn’t even knowpia

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I had a film professor who always took an abundance of caution when he voiced his opinions to ensure all students felt comfortable sharing their own, with one exception. Before screening Persepolis he said, “If you don’t like this movie, I don’t like *you*.” By gosh, was it good.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I would very much like to use a reverse image search engine that doesn't run on AI, but that doesn't seem to be a thing anymore, so now I don't know what to do.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

What’s a recent film I can watch at home without missing much from the theatrical experience? (Only looking for serious, grown up movies, not silly comedies or family films this time.)

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 23/03/2026

Fraggle Rock was created with the intention to bring an end to war. Unfortunately, it seems that the world still has a lot to learn from Fraggle Rock. www.toughpigs.com/war-peace-fr...

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War and Peace and Fraggle Rock - ToughPigs

We hate to admit it, but Fraggle Rock didn't bring about peace in the world. The good news is it's not too late!

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on May 26th on Blu-ray in the US from #ClassicFlix: #Fleischer Cartoons Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1923-1941)! Beautifully restored in 4K, largely from original studio negatives, come 20 cartoons from legendary animation pioneer Max Fleischer.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This, sadly, is the majority of my BlueSky feed. Part of why I'm hardly ever on here.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Today I finished reading 'The Disney Revolt' by Jake S. Friedman. By gosh. If you only read one book on animation history, read this one. It's not just informative - the further in you get, the more it becomes a gripping thriller.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Thanks! I’m still hopeful that I’ll get to return to the project at some point.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It stinks that all the interesting stuff happened in the past. I need everyone and everything to stop being boring right now!

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

And on The Cube Day of all days. Oof.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This is truly one of the saddest things I’ve ever had to do. I love this project very much. Many thanks to all who contributed.

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KOMakesThings @komakesthings.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I got to chat with @jd11pc.bsky.social about Gertie the Dinosaur on this episode! Gertie is without a doubt one of the most influential short films of all time, animated or otherwise. It was such a pleasure to record this episode, please be sure to give it a listen!

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

@komakesthings.bsky.social and I got a whopping hour and 45 minutes out of discussing Winsor McCay and early animation.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The first episode of the new season of my podcast is out now!

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Stick to Shorts: A Classic Cartoons Podcast @sticktoshorts.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Season 2 begins January 26th wherever podcasts are streamed!

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

What a weird time to be a person.

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lucyfree 🦋 @lucyfr.ee · 02/01/2026

what if you found out it was actually called Wallace and Grompit and you had been saying it wrong this entire time . would you still go to work or would you call out so you could take some time to process this information

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

And by framing Jud as a Rick Astley type, the film shows us that Jud is never gonna tell a lie or desert his flock. Don’t go to film school or your brain turns into this.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Stick to Shorts, an incredible* podcast about Golden Age animated shorts, is gearing up to release its second season. Catch up on the first season if you enjoy thoughtful discussion and also silliness! (*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I don’t remember seeing ads with random actors AS the official Grinch before this year. It’s weird enough to see one of them, but McDonald’s *and* Walmart? With different costume designs? A multiverse of hideous live-action Grinches? I hate it.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Listen to Danny Horn and me crash this podcast into the ground and then build it back up again. It was so much fun!

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Just Kermit and his nephew and his five best friends.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If you’re a Muppet fan, you’ll want to hear this one. By GOSH did we have fun.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Today I spent all afternoon struggling to finish reading a frustrating essay for Stick to Shorts and then spent all evening stewing over it. So much for the rest of the script.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Today I learned that Cookie Niece exists. I like Cookie Niece.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I’m happy to say that I’ve launched ToughPigs’ newest podcast! We needed a more malleable show for fans to have whatever Muppet conversations are on our minds, and now there’s no telling where the team will take this next!

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

oh dang I gotta write an article about Hansley Hansen

Wikipedia’s featured article of the day: Hensley Henson

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

That would be reasonable, but I can also imagine them thinking, at an earlier point, that Elmo and Zoe should look alike since she was built to compliment him.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Makes sense! The tufts of the illustrations don’t like even remotely like the tufts of the puppet.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

That was my lunchbox as a kid! I hardly ever used it, but I think I still have it. That era had such a distinct design for illustrated Elmo with a pointier head than any of the puppets had.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

My health is declining so rapidly that I can’t handle most basic tasks and yet I have no symptoms to give the doctors except “I’m super weak and tired and a little dizzy and foggy.” You know, the least specific symptoms. I can’t express how terrifying this is.

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J.D. Hansel @jd11pc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

My friend Becca wrote a very good article about a very bad thing:

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

The existence of this young woman is one of those few things that gives me long-term hope for the species, but I worry for her so much.

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

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Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

"one officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried."

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