Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week,…

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If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number...

If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number...

And also there wasn't much money in television in those days anyhow.

And also there wasn't much money in television in those days anyhow.

It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird...

It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird...

As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some...

As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some...

When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with...

When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with...

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in...

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in...

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit...

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit...

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something...

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something...

You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And...

You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And...

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.

We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work...

We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work...

Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and...

Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and...

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in...

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in...

Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college...

Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college...

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to...

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to...

If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in...

If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in...

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a...

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a...

Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of...

Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of...