★ Wippets ★

Episode 143

2010-06-16T18:42:00.000-04:00

Floyd says hello to newborn Jaxon Porter.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Rehearsal

2010-05-15T09:30:00.002-04:00

About 3 years ago I had went to Truro to film a series of skits, jokes, and educational games about reading for the local library to screen for kids and promote book reading. We filmed all day long, here's some outtakes with Melissa Woodward (operating Lester).

New Field Reporter - Jack Silver

2010-03-29T09:06:00.003-04:00

Episode 142

2010-03-01T23:52:00.000-05:00

James Nobes takes over The Wippets. Part 3 of 3.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 141

2010-03-01T23:47:00.000-05:00

James Nobes takes over The Wippets. Part 2 of 3.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 140

2010-03-01T23:38:00.001-05:00

James Nobes takes over The Wippets. Part 1 of 3.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Apologies

2010-02-25T18:49:00.006-05:00

Sorry for practically having no Wippets activity these past 6 months, I guess this is what you call "pod-fading". Life gets in the way, and our Wippets Studio was regretfully dismantled and all the puppeteers have moved to vastly different locations, making it more difficult to gather and meet to film a show.

But I've got 3 episodes dedicated to our number one fan JAMES NOBES! Coming Soon!

In the mean time, here's a great photo shoot done at the college I teach at. A couple photography students snapped these pics a couple months ago with me and my puppets, they turned out awesome, here's some of the best ones.

Barff is 3 Years Old Today!

2009-11-11T11:45:00.006-05:00

This weeks marks the 3rd Anniversary of the Wippets! So here's a big thanks to all the viewers, subscribers, and fans out there!
Become Barff's friend on Facebook!

Wippets Movie Promos by Justin

2009-11-05T19:26:00.003-05:00

Razzle has his own Website!
See it here.

Episode 139

2009-08-26T18:42:00.000-04:00

Razzle and Floyd introduce their new high-definition setup.
Peachy and Razzle do "The Word Of The Day".

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Runaway Hits

2009-08-26T18:41:00.001-04:00

I thought it would be interesting to showcase the episodes that became unexpected hits. Strangely enough different video-hosting venues have different stats for different episodes, some hit it off better than others. I'm always surprised as to which ones end up being viewed the most.

The "Fart" Episode (over 3100)

The Littlest Hobo Episode (Almost 7000 views)

Spafford tries to make Caroline smoke (Over 6500 views)

Betty's Disturbing STD Education Episode (Over 5800 views)

Jimmy and Floyd meet Baby Abigail (Over 2000 views)

Clip Shows & Facebook

2009-08-20T11:40:00.008-04:00

So far we have 75 fans on our Facebook page, make sure to join up here!

Next week we premiere the first all-High-Definition episode!!!

A few weeks after that we'll be showcasing our first Best-of-the-Wippets episode. We've never done a clip show yet, I figured it's high time we made one.

Commercial

2009-08-19T18:48:00.003-04:00

Below is our first Wippets Promo Ad.
Download the MP3 audio here.
Download the Quicktime version here.
Anyone is welcome to use either one of these to tag onto
their podcast or video.
We'll be making more of them soon.

We have over 100 subscribers on our YouTube Channel,
along with 29 followers (and growing) on Twitter.
The iTunes account is being updated this week, with the
latest 20 episodes being uploaded to the iTunes video
podcast feed. So make sure to subscribe to which ever
online tool you prefer to satisfy your Wippets addiction.

Episode 138

2009-08-14T17:17:00.001-04:00

"The Life of Burnaby" is showcased.
Doug the policeman teaches his first french lesson.
Oswald and Doug have an altercation.
Dogtor Paw M.D. tries to help out Floyd.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Update

2009-08-06T22:16:00.018-04:00

YouTube is by far the largest ratings we have out of all the online sites I upload to, with 100 Subscribers, 123,000 Video Views, and 7,000 Channel Views. THANK YOU EVERYONE for subscribing and for coming back to keep up with the show!!! DailyMotion is definitely the most personable and supportive of our cause with their MotionMaker and CreativeContent avenues, they really love to promote original content.

Both video-hosting sites have changed their design a bit, it makes for the channel homepages to appear a bit nicer.

As you can tell, I've upgraded the BLOG a little bit, just to make it easier for people to subscribe to the feed. Don't be afraid to become a "FOLLOWER" of this site by going to the the sidebar and signing up. We have over 18,000 visitors on this blog so far, a big thanks to everyone who visits regularly. Coming soon: The BRAND NEW WIPPETS ONLINE STORE!!!

Remember, we're on Twitter... we don't know why, but we are!

Here's some old classics that had to get reallocated due to silly "copyright issues" with music publishers, but here they are, back with a vengeance. Most of these happen to be some of my all-time favorites because we had so much fun making them, make sure to check them out:

Episode 73

Episode 93

Episode 59

Episode 50

Episode 110

Episode 137

2009-08-05T07:16:00.000-04:00

Murray and Hep C get acquainted.
Razzle confuses Barff with his new make-up.
Monkalope and Spafford have another senseless conversation.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 136

2009-07-18T18:58:00.008-04:00

Razzle poses as Barff & Oswald meets Murray the Sasquatch.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Fan Art by James Nobes

2009-07-10T21:45:00.001-04:00

Building New Sets

2009-07-10T20:53:00.010-04:00

I've been attempting to setup some locations (beyond just the couch set) to have different rooms in our re-established Wippets Studios (code named Wippetscope). I'm not much of a set-builder, and the resources are limited for now, but I always wanted to make a typical sitcom-style set to have a couple Wippets living together (ala Bert & Ernie) in a crammed basement apartment.

Here's a quick video record, testing two different lighting schemes.

So here's the set. It's rare we can actually construct something that the puppeteers can actually walk around, so thanks to the taller ceillings, it looks like a crammed basement apartment of sorts. Still needs some work, I don't know anything about set dressing, but there's lots of old junk in this former animation studio, I've been salvaging things here and there. Notice the spongebo clock, posters for Secret World of Og, Incredibles, old school Spiderman, a print from Ian Gallant's Ghostbusters tribute watercolor art, a SuperGover image by Alex Ross, and even a ceramic cookie jar from the show Busytown Mysteries.

Here's the old Commodore monitor I've had from the beginning,
a nicely setup little rig for the puppeteers
under the table for this set.

Jerry laying on his re-structured set (very simple) for his newscast.

Here's just half of the desk lamps for lighting Jerry
on his news anchor set, Don't worry I have a fire
extinguisher nearby in case of electrical fire.

Here's couchy, he's back for now, we raised it up on a table
so we don't have to crouch down like we did for the
past couple years now, with a new textures
bamboo-blinds background, and steps for any humans
who wish to sit on the couch for a quick interview.

A little work bench, maybe brainstorm some new puppet designs?
Repair old puppets, brainstorm new puppets?
Just a desk for now, nice to have.

Where the puppeteers kneel down and work their magic.
Behind ol' couchy we got a big old TV for our monitor,
Cushions from another couch make for good padding.

So I guess I'm not so much "building" sets, as I am just piling stuff together till it looks like something, so I'll have more pics soon to show, soon we'll actually try to write stuff for the news anchor and apartment sitcom bits, 'ol couchy will be our regular "Wippet Snippet" stuff for generic skits. Writing is hard to do. Stay tuned for more stuff soon.

Episode 135

2009-07-08T14:03:00.004-04:00

Murray and Peachy are introduced.
Spafford and Monkalope have a
visual thinking session.
Jerry Sterling has a not-so-successful newscast.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Inspiration - Part 12

2009-07-03T23:23:00.001-04:00

Behind-the-Scenes footage can be quite fascinating, it seems to me that awesome-puppetry is a big, well kept secret. As well it should be, there's not as many shows & movies using puppetry anymore as there were 20 years ago, but watching these old clips offer glimpses of what goes on to make these amazing skits. It can be incredibly inspiring to witness some of the work that goes into making these. Here's a bunch of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Sesame Street, Muppet Show and a bit of Avenue Q clips and interviews with cast and crews.

We're on Twitter!

2009-06-29T20:00:00.002-04:00

Barff & Spafford don't really know what twitter can do exactly, but Barff knew it involved birds (which he likes), and Spafford likes to tweet at girls in the park, so they figured it was something they had to get into. Here's the Wippets Twitter site, not much there yet, but hey, it's a miracle they know how to use the computron at all!

New Wippets Sets

2009-06-28T15:41:00.002-04:00

Here's the first one, nothing special, but better than what we had before, we have our own space with more room to move and build with more natural light, we're excited.
Old Couchy is back, now lifted off the ground for more easy puppet maneuverability.

Inspiration - Part 11

2009-06-13T08:44:00.003-04:00

Episode 134

2009-05-19T06:33:00.002-04:00

Razzle and Barff go on a treasure hunt.
Jerry reports some disturbing weather patterns.
Jimmy and Dogtor Paw are caught in the act.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 133

2009-05-13T19:59:00.001-04:00

Jerry Sterling has more exciting news coverage.
Razzle and Hep C discover a disturbing trend with Jimmy.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

More Priceless Portraits from Burnaby

2009-05-06T20:21:00.002-04:00

Burnaby draws The Wippets

2009-04-28T06:53:00.000-04:00

Episode 132

2009-04-21T18:25:00.003-04:00

Monkalope visits the optometrist.
Razzle spots a new lady on the block.
Monkalope has a doctor's appointment.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

New Members for the Wippets Army

2009-04-19T20:40:00.005-04:00

Murray

Peachy

Fabricated by Justin Porter!

Episode 131

2009-03-26T16:48:00.002-04:00

Abigail hangs out with Jimmy and Floyd.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 130

2009-03-21T08:00:00.002-04:00

Behind the scenes interviews with some of the cast members.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Inspiration - Part 10

2009-03-20T21:05:00.002-04:00

Episode 129

2009-02-27T19:10:00.004-05:00

Betty & CJ have a discussion. Floyd and Razzle teach us about the word of the day.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 128

2009-02-14T09:31:00.002-05:00

Oswald and Floyd make their first appearances.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Post #199

2009-02-08T12:39:00.006-05:00

Here's an awesome collage by Justin Porter

(our newest puppeteer and puppet builder).

I found these old photos from January 2006. Here's me and 'Peachy' ...the very first puppet that me and a roommate of mine built when I was in college ten years ago. Some how Peachy got lost in a move soon after, but I'll always remember him from these three pics, photographed by Stephanie Nairn at the animation studio I used to work at.

Episode 127

2009-01-29T13:21:00.002-05:00

Barff & Monkalope have some hallucinations. Phil is introduced to Monkalope's new hand puppet. Burnaby locks out Phil from the office. Barff meets Monkalope's new friend.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 126

2009-01-24T03:20:00.000-05:00

Monkalope has a strange encounter
with G.I. Bear the Optometrist.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Inspiration- Part 9

2009-01-24T03:19:00.002-05:00

It's no surprise that Jim Henson's The Muppet Show is probably the number one source of inspiration for all of us here at The Wippets. Below is the rare unaired pilot episode of the original Muppet Show. The characters and style of the show changed very little compared to the actual first episode and series that eventually premiered, this is a great example of a variety show's test pilot made during its last stages of development. It feels even more like a Monty Python style puppet show than ever, pure genius!

Muppet Show Original - PART 1
Muppet Show Original - PART 2
Muppet Show Original - PART 3

See also the clips below,
The Jim Henson Hour Original Pitch Tapes:

Episode 125

2009-01-19T11:50:00.002-05:00

Hep Cat meets up with G.I. Bear.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

New Cast Members!

2009-01-19T07:14:00.004-05:00

After a two-month hiatus, we're back!
Unfortunately we lost the location we usually film at, and now it's a bit more difficult for the puppeteers to get together with conflicting schedules and new day jobs and all that. However, we're making a conscious effort to get re-motivated and start shooting some scenes again, sorry for the delays.

Introducing new Wippets: Oswald and Simon (shown above), created by Justin Porter, he's our newest puppeteer, and was also the creator of Razzle, Burnaby, and G.I. Bear. We're glad to have him on board and he's constantly working on new characters. So keep your eyes peeled, he'll be fabricating new puppets for the Wippets Army over the next coming months.

Also, check out Betty's new hair!

Episode 124

2008-12-23T09:09:00.002-05:00

Jimmy has a one-sided conversation with Abigail.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 123

2008-11-11T21:16:00.005-05:00

The Wippets celebrate their 2 year anniversary today!

In this episode we have the first Wippets Special News Report with Jerry Sterling. Barff and Razzle spell a new word. Barff and Monkalope must say goodbye to "the couch".

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 122

2008-10-17T06:53:00.000-04:00

The Lion Sleep Tonight.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 121

2008-10-03T22:23:00.001-04:00

Razzle recites a poem.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

FLOYD!

2008-09-27T15:51:00.007-04:00

A new puppet crafted by the talented Randy Ernst.

My original designs:

Randy over at ToonAsylum did a fantastic job,
I hope to work with him again someday.

Episode 120

2008-09-26T19:02:00.002-04:00

Razzle teaches Barff about the alphabet.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 119

2008-09-16T11:27:00.002-04:00

Jimmy meets the youngest fan ever of the Wippets, Baby Abigail, at only 2 HOURS OLD!

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 118

2008-09-14T07:05:00.000-04:00

Spafford meets Razzle with inappropriate results.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 117

2008-09-06T11:14:00.000-04:00

Burnaby tells Officer Doug a joke, with hilarious results.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 116

2008-09-06T01:07:00.002-04:00

Dogtor Paw will not let Razzle take a nap, oh dear.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Inspiration - Part 8

2008-09-01T10:50:00.000-04:00

Episode 115

2008-08-21T23:20:00.005-04:00

Barff and Razzle try to spell a new word.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 114

2008-08-14T08:44:00.001-04:00

The debut of Burnaby!

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 113

2008-08-14T08:43:00.003-04:00

The Wippets gang participate in a
Video Dating Service recording, Part 3.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 112

2008-08-06T13:36:00.004-04:00

Phil introduces Razzle to the Wippets audience and welcomes him to the crew.

Watch the Quicktime Video here.

Episode 111

2008-08-06T13:35:00.001-04:00

The Wippets gang participate in a
Video Dating Service recording, Part 2

See Quicktime here.

New Cast Members Coming Soon...

2008-07-28T08:29:00.002-04:00

Razzle Snazzle: a teenage monster with a few paranoia issues.
Burnaby: a dirty sock from the laundromat.
G.I. Bear: son of "The General", war veteran, and a little mental.
Dogtor Paw, MD: licensed MD (Mad Dog), loves chasing parked cars.

Paw was donated by Cliff Gouthro. Razzle, Burnaby, and Bear were
built by our new Wippets puppeteer member Justin Porter.

Episode 110

2008-07-23T09:24:00.005-04:00

The Wippets sing "Three Is A Magic Number"
by Blind Melon.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 109

2008-07-18T09:45:00.002-04:00

The Wippets gang participate in a recording for a Video Dating Service. Part One.

See Quicktime here.

Inspiration - Part 7

2008-07-12T10:36:00.009-04:00

Avenue Q is an award-winning musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics, and directed by Jason Moore. The book is by Jeff Whitty. The show was produced by and opened at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre in March 2003. The production transferred to Broadway in July 2003 and won several Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical. It is still running on Broadway and holds the position of 27th longest running musical in Broadway history. The show has spawned a 2005 Las Vegas production, a 2006 West End production and various international productions. A U.S. national tour began in July 2007.

The show is largely inspired by (and is in the style of) Sesame Street: Most of the characters in the show are puppets (operated by actors onstage), the set depicts several tenements on a rundown street in an "outer borough" of New York City, both the live characters and puppet characters sing, and short animated video clips are played as part of the story. Also, several characters are recognizably parodies of classic Sesame Street characters: for example, the roommates Rod and Nicky are versions of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie, and Trekkie Monster is based on Cookie Monster. However, the characters are in their twenties and thirties and face adult problems instead of those faced by pre-schoolers. The characters use profanity, and the songs concern adult themes. A recurring theme is the central character's search for a "purpose." Since the musical soundtrack for it was released, the song "The Internet is For Porn" has become particularly popular on YouTube and can be downloaded for free from the official website.

It may not be appropriate for young children because AVENUE Q addresses issues like sex, drinking, and surfing the web for porn. It's hard to say what exact age is right to see AVENUE Q. Teenagers would definately love it, I find the writing and acting inspiring and highly entertaining.

Go here to see lots more clips.

The Wippets on Ben's iPhone!

2008-07-11T13:10:00.000-04:00

Episode 108

2008-07-07T09:57:00.001-04:00

Spafford sings Ground Control to Major Tom.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 107

2008-07-01T07:04:00.002-04:00

Spafford & Monkalope battle it out for online shameless advertising supremacy.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 106

2008-06-22T17:48:00.001-04:00

Monkalope discovers the joy of PEZ dispensers.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 105

2008-06-22T17:47:00.000-04:00

Lester introduces his new mustache.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 104

2008-06-19T14:53:00.002-04:00

Patrick and Spafford have a candid talk about what advertising is all about.

See Quicktime here.

Inspiration - Part 6

2008-06-01T07:10:00.002-04:00

Puppet Heap -
A puppet design, fabrication, and full production studio. Their artists make incredible sets, amazing puppet builds, with very unique and creative visual styles. They are a New Jersey company offering their services in all things puppet craftsmanship related.

Here's the YouTube Channel with their puppet films.

Some incredible mixtures of video compositing & visual effects with large, complex puppets, paper-cut-out-CGI and digital animation are all used to create some nice films with great character designs, compositions, backgrounds and inspiring performances.

Visit their homepage here.

Episode 103

2008-05-29T13:18:00.001-04:00

Monkalope recounts his experience after using Spafford's lady-pickup system.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 102

2008-05-24T10:21:00.001-04:00

Monkalope tries his new pick-up techniques on the unsuspecting Betty.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 101

2008-05-19T09:37:00.005-04:00

Spafford teaches Monkalope how to pick the right lady.

See Quicktime here.

Introducing Jerry

2008-05-19T09:06:00.001-04:00

Our 20th puppet is added to the cast.
My plans for Jerry were to originally have him as a shady used car salesman personality. But as always when you start practicing with a character something totally new evolves from it, keep visiting to see his first appearance, coming soon.

Puppet built by Brian Hogg.

Don't forget to become a Wippets Facebook Fan:

Monsters

2008-05-19T09:00:00.002-04:00

Blythe Church, the master craftswoman of plush and felt is becoming more popular as her amazing talents get noticed.

See her updated blog here,
her awesome Flickr Monsters site here,
and the award winning soft sculptures here.

The 100th Episode in one complete online format for all to see:

2008-05-13T12:13:00.003-04:00

Thanks to Andrew at PuppetVision for showing off this episode.

Episode 100

2008-05-09T06:46:00.011-04:00

The ground-breaking 25 minute special is finally here!
After a two month hiatus, The Wippets have returned!

See the Quicktime videos:
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Watch the full high-resolution version here (385MB).

YouTube Version:
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Photos from the puppet shoot:

See this funny outtake:

NEW SHIRTS!!!

2008-04-18T08:13:00.008-04:00

I'm very excited about these
NEW WIPPETS T-SHIRTS
FOR KIDS!

They come 4 different sizes from toddlers to teenagers! Here they are listed below below, along with new adult version of Barff, Jimmy and Hep Cat as well.

All shirts are $18.89 Can/US + $5.00 Shipping.
Click on the image for a direct link to the online store.

Adult Sizes come in S, M, L, XL, XXL:

Pics

2008-04-17T07:13:00.000-04:00

Photos taken during an episode shoot.

Plugs

2008-04-16T19:04:00.009-04:00

Thanks to Cal at Strange Adventures for placing a link on his site.

Make sure to visit his shop at strangeadventures.com

Thanks to the folks at Dear Internets for mentioning
The Wippets and linking us on their blog,
keep up the entertaining podcasts!

Andrew at PuppetVision is a constant source
of advertising for me, I am continually in
gratitude to him for his help in making
The Wippets known to a wide audience.

Animation artists who link The Wippets
to their blogs and aid in spreading the love:

And several thanks to the many others who spread the word
about this simple little video podcast site!

In addition, thanks to Dailymotion for placing me on their
front page all of last week, the resulting exposure got
Episode 98 (Barff spells a new word) 2,500 hits!!!
That's the most "viral" a Wippets video has gotten
since Betty talked about sexually transmitted diseases in
Episode 95 (inexplicably scoring 4,500 views on YouTube).

So thank you all for the reviews & support.

Inspiration - Part 5

2008-04-10T09:45:00.001-04:00

YouTube has made all kinds of rare footage readily available to anyone, here's just one of many I find highly motivational.

Barff says hello to Jon Little

2008-04-10T07:56:00.001-04:00

Motion Maker

2008-04-08T16:05:00.006-04:00

So I got solicited to become a Dailymotion Filmaker for the Dailymotion.com video sharing website. Privileges that come with this new gig are stuff like being able to post videos longer than 10 or even 25 minutes long! Which will come in handy for my epic full-length episodes (if I can ever get around to filming/editing them).

Feel free to vote and leave comments on the Wippets channel here. See the Wippets Featured on the home page of the People & Family section of the website here.

The Wippets universe has now expanded just a little further through out the interwebs with the help of BlipTV. It's simply a more sophisticated version of YouTube, I'm currently uploading our episodes to this site as well.

In other news, Blinkx has also amassed a large collection of Wippets videos linked from all over the internet!

In addition Wippets are now on Miro for the purposes of infecting the Wippet Army across more world-wide internet channels.

Keep visiting us... the epic 100th episode will be soon upon us!
Don't worry, it will be well worth the wait... at least I hope so.

Wippets on Facebook!

2008-04-08T16:00:00.002-04:00

It was only a matter of time until a Wippets Fan Page was created, nothing fancy, just some photo albums and stuff like that. See the link here, and join up!

Help Support Us

2008-04-06T12:54:00.010-04:00

Watch the Wippets on iTunes here.
Write a review of the video podcast here.

The more comments you leave on this blog or on my YouTube Channel the more I know how much you guys love The Wippets, so please, let me know what you like best, which episodes you preferred and what new ideas you'd like to see get done.

Thank you all for your regular visits and feedback!

New Cast Members On The Way!

2008-03-30T21:21:00.005-04:00

I'm sorry that I haven't posted much lately.
I've been very busy at work.

So here's some updates. Thanks to Jonathan Little, a new Wippet is in production by the name of Wilbur. He's a shy fellow, made with tender loving care. Below are the sketches I did for the puppet, I had the most fun designing this guy, simpler is always better.

I'm really excited about this guy,
I can't wait till his construction is complete,
I've been practicing his voice already.

Also, thanks to Brian Hogg at Hoggworks studios, we will soon have a new puppet named Jerry. He's a rotten salesman, out to swindle you for everything you've got!

In progress photos:

Preliminary design sketches:

And finally, another monster joined our roster this week. Monkalope is a new Jarrod Boutcher creation specifically made for and designed by fellow puppeteer Ben Durrel.

Preliminary design sketches and color schemes:

Episode 99

2008-03-13T21:10:00.002-04:00

Barff has a dispute with Baby Noah.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 98

2008-02-23T18:51:00.000-05:00

Barff spells a new word.

See Quicktime here.

Postcards from Caroline

2008-02-19T06:51:00.002-05:00

Episode 97

2008-02-10T07:59:00.001-05:00

Doug The French Policeman
arrives at the scene of a crime.

See Quicktime here.

Episode 96

2008-02-04T07:10:00.000-05:00

Barff seeks some relationship counseling from his good friend Jimmy.

See Quicktime here.

A Wippets Special Announcement

2008-02-02T14:14:00.000-05:00

See Quicktime here.

A Wippets Special Announcement

2008-01-31T10:13:00.000-05:00

See Quicktime here.

NEWS UPDATE

2008-01-30T20:42:00.000-05:00

Phil has recently announced that he is the new self-appointed General Manager of The Wippets. With this new found authority he promises to streamline production, cut down on expenses, find new and affordable talent, hire better make-up artists and assistants, improve working conditions, and find more comfortable poles to rest on.

This is what Spafford had to say in a recent interview in regards to these claims:

"I don't think he can pull off this type of job and remain professional, he's a wuss! In fact I think I could do a better job running this outfit... there would be plenty more dames around if I were in charge that's for sure."

Here's what Hep Cat had to say about the situation:

"I haven't had the pleasure of working with Phil directly yet, but I am cautiously optimistic on his statements about improving the production flow. As long as there's a bigger budget for whips, handcuffs and leather in future episodes, then I'm all for it."

Phil's response to the controversy:

"I'd just like to mention the fact that only 24 hours after I began my new tasks as Wippets' General Manager that I was able to promote the latest show online with unprecedented results! On January 29th the Wippets ranked NUMBER ONE in Canada under the category of "Most Viewed Comedy" on YouTube. I do believe my marketing skills speak for them self."

Can Phil wrangle these future puppet stars and whip them into shape? Only time will tell.

Episode 95

2008-01-27T10:11:00.000-05:00

Miss Betty talks about sexually transmitted diseases in Chapter 2 of her Personal Health Education Class, with her faithful assistant, Jimmy.

See Quicktime here.

Inspiration - Part 4

2008-01-24T02:21:00.000-05:00

The Mr. Wooka Puppet Show is one of the funniest gang of puppets you'll ever meet! The characters and voices are spectacular, the sets are simple but very effective, and you can't help but marvel at how well the puppeteers handle these guys and instill so much life into them.

This puppet show is part of the children's television series Nanalan'. It is one of the Mr. Wooka puppet shows by the Grog company that make Mr. Meaty. Nanalan's crazy characters and stories are just absurdly hilarious in every way.

Episode 94

2008-01-21T11:58:00.001-05:00

The Wippets start putting on the Ritz.

See Quicktime here.

Watercolor Wippets

2008-01-17T20:37:00.001-05:00

Painted by the madman unicyclist known as of Ian Gallant!

Wippets expanding across the interwebs!

2008-01-17T05:54:00.000-05:00

I now have a family of 10 regular members and 8 additional guests on the Wippets. I never thought I'd ever have this many when I started 14 months ago. So now I have officially and completely run out of shelf space in my office.

Podcast Alley and Podshow have been reinvigorated, with the latest Wippets episodes added to their repertoire! This now includes new episodes viewable on iTunes!

Other places the Wippets have been infecting are Technorati: An amazing blog tracker. As well as Zimbio: Another blog/webcast engine and Super Deluxe: The most hilarious collection of videos ever, home to the animated Professor Brothers which is the funniest thing ever!

I remember when there was only 8 or 9 puppet podcasts 14 months ago, now there's over 25. Puppets are taking over the information superhighway!

Episode 93

2008-01-14T21:05:00.002-05:00

Hep Cat makes his first appearance on the show.

See Quicktime here.

Hep Cat

2008-01-13T18:57:00.000-05:00

Introducing the newest Wippets cast member:
HEP CAT
Here's his first photo shoot,
complete with armpit and belly hair!

The puppet was built by the immensely talented Jarrod Boutcher.
Here's the original sketch by Mark Cappello.

Episode 92

2008-01-06T18:55:00.000-05:00

The Wippets bid a fond farewell to Caroline.

See Quicktime here.