when will we have a new Muppet magazine

[beaker]

Im sure this question has been burning on any muppet fans mind...when will JHC finally bring out a new Muppet magazine? They have a monthly farscape magazine, but not one for the Muppets? How ocol would it be to go to the store and be able to get a slick glossy color Muppet magazine? The possibilities are endless, as i could just imagien all the coverage with all thats going on now(muppetfest 2003, movies/specials, music videos, merchandise, etc) there could even be mail away fan exclusive palisades figures just like in star wars insider.

I say ken, or phil or someone start up a petition to let JHC know we want a Muppet magazine!

[Wozza Fraggle]

In the UK there was a Muppet Magazine called 'Jim Henson's Playtime , It didnt work and only Four issues were sold.

They are very rare and hard to come by now!

Obvisously me being the 'Uber' collector i am, I have em - LOL

See ya

[Luke]

Yeah Playtime was pretty cool - but obviously geared to small children so it'd leave the hardcore Muppet fans feeling a bit empty. I'd think there probably isn't enough of a potential readership anymore to sustain a regular Muppet magazine, but certainly an official fan club with a quarterly newsletter could be very cool and profitable.

and of course there's nothing to stop anyone starting up an unofficial fanzine - Cory ?

[beaker]

>>and of course there's nothing to stop anyone starting up an unofficial fanzine - Cory ?<<

did somebody say zine? well, im already hard at work on a new full color video game publication(.r//typ3) which also does have some muppet stuff. but i have always wanted to do a full fledged muppet magazine! with the right contributors and stuff, as well as my penchant at making great layouts i could make a pretty darn good muppet magazine! actually, before i even posted this thread i was thinking of the idea.

i was actually thinking of doing a special short zine program thing on muppetfest, but it ended up just being an article

anyways, i wouldnt be surprised if the folks at jhc have a new muppet magazine in the works to launch by 2003!

[Luke]

Personally i think it would be very hard for them - they would need (at the VERY least) to attract both the kid readers as well as the nostalgic adult fans. The question is how do you find the right balance - what would/wouldn't be appropriate. A small child is going to want coloring images and large lettered stories, an adult fan is going to want Palisades news and behind the scenes articles.

Also in the UK we have a Bear magazine, we had a Moppatop one, i think there may have even been a Hoobs one at one point, plus we have multiple magazines and comics for every other kids show. If they had no support for 'Playtime' after a couple of issues where are they gonna get their readers from ?

[beaker]

>>>Also in the UK we have a Bear magazine, we had a Moppatop one, i think there may have even been a Hoobs one at one point, plus we have multiple magazines and comics for every other kids show. If they had no support for 'Playtime' after a couple of issues where are they gonna get their readers from ?<<

well, star wars strikes a balance. i loved the 80's muppet magazine. nothign wrong with having a nickleodeon magazine type approach while having a modern fan(ie: people who grew up in the 80's) sensibility.

theres a bear magazine there? weird...i thought that would be in the US , not there. are all uk magazines 'oversized'? all the film and video game magazines from the uk seem to be way larger in size than US ones. also, i know the workshop is called mopatops, so is this a magazine about the workshop?

i think soon, a muppet magazine would be perfect! i mean farscape...its great, but its only 4 years old, and is a show on cable. the muppets definately deserve a new magazine!

[Luke]

Yeah you may be right - Star Wars does strike a good balance. Don't get me wrong - i'd be all for a magazine if they could get it off the ground, but they obviously have a problem sales wise when they couldn't shift 'Playtime' in the UK.

Yes we do indeed have a BITBBH comic/magazine type thing, and yup, all our stuff is oversized and much nicer printing quality. Your U.S stuff is tiny and printed very roughly. We get a larger size Bongo Simpsons comic here, and all our other stuff is big too. Also every issue of our kids comics comes with a free gift usually - they produced a promo comic for 'Muppets From Space' and you got a free frizbee !

Moppatops Shop is yet another UK Henson's show (fairly similar to Bear) that i don't think you guys have been shown over there, it's ok - not as good as 'Hoobs' though. With 'Moppatop' i think there are also episodes you can watch on the official website. I wasn't aware the workshop here is called 'Moppatops' by the way - it's the Creature Shop same as the U.S. On top of Hoobs and Moppatops, i think there is also 'Construction Site' but i've never seen it and don't think it's puppets.

[beaker]

ooh! is there scans of the bear magazine? and there was a MFS comic!?!?!? oh man...any scans of this??? or a link?

[Luke]

There's small scans of the front of the MFS Comic and the first two issues of Playtime at

http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppets/magazines_covers.shtml

If you want bigger scans i could stick em up on the web - as is mentioned, there are some nice color photos of Pepe in the MFS comic that haven't been seen elsewhere. I remember in Playtime they did a "Where's Waldo" type thing with the various Muppets.

As for Bear i'm not sure, i don't have it myself but i definitely have seen it many times - i'll defer to Warrick on that one.

[beaker]

>>>Muppets from Space Film Special (UK)<<<

oh man, i so must have this. is there anywhere i can order this online? oddly enuff, virtually EVERY MFS and muppets tonight related coloring book, photo book, activity book ive been able to get at the local dollar store.

[Ernie101]

i hope they have a new one for the us

[Wozza Fraggle]

Ive got an extra Muppets From Space Movie Magazine.

We do have Bear In The Big Blue House, The Hoobs and Mopatops Shop Magazines over here, And you DO get a Free 'something' with every issue.

I got some cool blow up Hoobs in one issue, And a Bear sticker set in another and a Mopatop Cookie cutter aswell !

I noticed that about the Simpsons comics too, Ours are like twice the size, And even more pages !

(If anyone wants some UK Simpsons Comics, Ive got like 50 for trade. Oh, But you cant have the onw with MY Simponds Drawing in it !)

See ya

[Luke]

I haven't seen Hoobs Magazine in months and i looked for Bear and Moppatops today and couldn't find them. Have they been cancelled ?

[Wozza Fraggle]

Hey,
I know Mopatops Shop Magazine stopped when it finished its run on CITV.

I think The Hoobs is still going, And Bear In The Big Blue House.

How could you think The Hoobs is better than Mopatops Shop ?

For people who dont know: Mopatops Shop Is about a Full Body Muppet who runs a shop with his Assistant Puppyduck (a Furry Duck). A Family Of Mouse live in the shop.

In EVERY episode around Three Muppets comes into the Shop, They are all the Puppets from other Henson Productions.
Its great to see all the old characters again !

See ya

[Luke]

Originally posted by *Warrick*
How could you think The Hoobs is better than Mopatops Shop ?

I like the way Moppatop uses old characters but i think the Hoobs is funnier, the music is a lot more 'Muppety' and the writing is a lot better. The puppeteers behind the Hoobs are also of way higher quality and the show is a lot more professionally put together and thought out. I find Moppatop can be boring sometimes, and the Hoobs at 11am got a cult student audience so that tells you it was getting better.

The Hoobs has been really underated in my opinion, and of course its not in the USA so few mentions of it by the main lot of Muppet fans.

[beaker]

Hoobs...Moppatops...I LOVE THE MUPPETS BBC special....
does any non european citizen on here get curious about these shows? has anyone ever attempted a PAL conversion to ntsc?
is there dvds of these? is anyone curious why JHC has made no mention of these here? Acccccccccck!

[Wozza Fraggle]

You wanna trade then or what?

See ya

[beaker]

>>>You wanna trade then or what?<<<

hmm! you can convert to ntsc? you do have an extra mfs movie special. hey, got any extra sam eagle spain plushes? ^_^

btw, have ya updated yer collection page?

[Wozza Fraggle]

I cant convert from PAL to NTSC.

I do have an extra Muppets From Space Movie Special Magazine.
And an extra The Hoobs mag too !

I havent updates yet nope, So you wanna trade ?

See ya

[beaker]

yes!

so ya have this...

http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppetpics/mag_mfs_uk.jpg


would ya happen to have this too?

http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppetpics/book_mtmania.jpg

http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppetpics/book_mtcom.jpg

darn uk exclusives^_^

[Wozza Fraggle]

Some answers...

Yes

Yes

and...

Yes

LOL!

So are we trading ?

See ya

[beaker]

sure, email privately.

now, what i meant was if ya had an extra of the latter two books.
i want that mfs uk film magazine, but also the other too.

[Wozza Fraggle]

I d o have extras !

LOL !

[beaker]

so can will ya trade for all 3 ?

[Wozza Fraggle]

Yup !

[beaker]

ok then! put those 3 aside from me and email me privately.
i have some muppetfest items and other stuff i'd be willing to send ya. and global priority isnt that much here.
so i take it ya dont have any extra muppets futbol plushes or scary scary monster stuff? ^_^

[Wozza Fraggle]

Cool !

Nope no Muppet Futbol Plushes (i had Fozzie and Piggy but have traded em) and no Scary monsters stuff either

See ya