Jim Henson was born 75 years ago today. Here he is with Kermit the Frog on The Tonight Show in 1975 with Johnny Carson. Kermit has quite the sense of humor. For more Jim Henson fun to celebrate his birthday, visit I Know How to, How Do You? to learn how to make a Muppet.
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Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog on The Tonight Show
September 24th, 2011 
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Posted in Barefoot, Fab Fun, TVthusiasm 
Tags: 70s, birthday, jim henson, Johnny Carson, kermit, kermit the frog, muppets, Sesame Street, seventies, The Tonight Show 
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General Hospital and Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
September 6th, 2011 bigshoes Within the first five to ten minutes of General Hospital today, Elizabeth was consoling one of her children on the loss of her son Jake over Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. In case you don’t know, and if you watched the show up to the first commercial you would have noted that, Hershey’s is an advertiser. Apparently [...]
Posted in Does the Shoe Fit?, The Inside Soap Tags: advertising, chocolate, Dunkin Donuts, General Hospital, Hershey, product placement, psych, soap opera, syrup, usa network No Comments »
Detroit 187
November 17th, 2010 bigshoes I don’t get a chance to follow all the shows that may be terrific on TV. In many cases it is hard to keep up with all the must see dramas. I’m glad for my DVR and my foresight to schedule Detroit 187 on Tuesday nights. My husband probably thinks I’m just a big Michael [...]
Michael Jackson Remembered at BET Awards 2009
June 28th, 2009 bigshoes Tonight the producers of the 2009 BET Awards plan to remember Michael Jackson. They may be scrambling to pull it together in time but as a black artist Michael Jackson deserves recognition for his entertainment achievements. Setting his questionable celebrity status aside for his peculiarities does not take away his talent. Many talents in the [...]
Posted in TVthusiasm Tags: A Remarkable Life, BET, BET Awards, Michael Jackson, Primetime, tv awards, TVthusiasm, Violette DeSantis 1 Comment » Ed McMahon Thanks for the Memories
June 23rd, 2009 bigshoes After having contemplated the look of late night television recently and just posting about it, it is weird and with sadness that I find Ed McMahon has passed away. If you’ve never heard of Ed McMahon, you’re too young for late night. The man was a television icon, 30 years with The Tonight Show, 35 [...]
The New Face of Late Night
June 23rd, 2009 bigshoes The face of late night has changed over the past month. I wonder if Colbert regrets mentioning The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien coming on at midnight. Sorry Stephen I did change the channel when you said that. Oh yes, I’m a Conan O’Brien fan. Watched him occasionally before his new stint on The Tonight [...]
In Plain Sight for Mother’s Day
May 10th, 2009 bigshoes Woohoo, it is Sunday, it is Mother’s Day and it is In Plain Sight night on the USA Network. They got my number. Guess what mom is watching? Well, I’m making my rounds updating blogs for Mother’s Day and wanted to share some comedic relief. For the moms who don’t know how they do it [...]
Posted in TVthusiasm Tags: Characters welcome, comedy central, Daytime, Drama, entertainment, in plain sight, jeff dunham, peanut, Primetime, stubhub, television, tv, tvscape, usa network, Violette DeSantis No Comments » Jeff Dunham Spark of Insanity
May 10th, 2009 bigshoes I hope your Mother’s Day is restful and fulfilling, even in the smallest of ways. I’m spoiling myself with a day of writing, updating my blogs and making some essential to do lists to keep the momentum that I’ve lost. I’ve had a lovely lunch, enjoyed my lovely daughters (really lovely) and I’ve had an [...]
Posted in The Inside Soap Tags: Appearances, Daytime, entertainment, inside soap, jeff dunham, Mother's Day, soap operas, Soaps, spark of insanity, stubhub, television, tv, Violette DeSantis, women’s interest 1 Comment » Guiding Light
April 13th, 2009 bigshoes I thought I’d be sharing news of GuidingLight.net, the snazzy new website fans should be checking out, man, I wish there was one of these for all the soaps, I need a little map of Port Charles to put X’s next to each of the GH mob war hits that have taken place and are [...]
Posted in The Inside Soap Tags: CBS, Daytime, entertainment, guiding light, inside soap, soap central, soap operas, Soaps, television, tv, Violette DeSantis, women’s interest 1 Comment » NASA Addresses Colbert Nation
April 13th, 2009 bigshoes Well NASA will announce the winning name to the new module, Node 3 of The International Space Station Tuesday evening on The Colbert Report. Yes, I’m one of The Colbert Nation who dutifully heard the call of my leader Stephen Colbert to vote for his name on the Help Name Node 3 online poll that [...]
Posted in TVthusiasm Tags: colbert nation, comedy central, entertainment, Late Night, NASA, Stephen Colbert, Talk Shows, television, the colbert report, tv, tvscape, Violette DeSantis No Comments »
