Numero uno masterpiece theatre for children of all ages. Street Gang, informative, heartbreaking, hilarious and often eye-opening (even for the most seasoned followers of the shenanigans of the Count, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Ernie, Oscar, Miss Piggy, Elmo, Kermit, et al.), relates the involving and often comical story of the history and creation of what many consider to be television's Naturally, the long list of Canadians who found themselves in Muppetland over four decades included everyone from Eric Peterson to Sandra Oh to Red Green to John Candy to Feist, providing an alternative reading of '1234' to … You get the picture. During the 1980s, characters such as Basil the Polar Bear, Louis the Francophone Otter and Bush-Pilot Dodi joined a revolving cast of 'Anything Muppets' who became, as situations demanded, anyone from Barbara Plum to Beau Beaver. And, that's just the endless A-List of international guest stars.Īs an aside, it's particularly illuminating to note the Jim Henson shop displayed a great deal of sensitivity when it came to regional and national cultural differences, especially in terms of its dealings with the CBC. And, what a history it is! Davis delves deeply and comes up with a behind-the-screens illustrated winner destined to become the definitive statement on the remarkable television program that entertains, instructs, delights and utterly charms any and all who come into contact with its irresistible oddballs and upstarts, the likes of which we may never see again.

Street gang by michael davis