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Man Proposes to Girlfriend With Adorable Puppet Movie

Emerald Catron — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:05:37 +0000

If you’ve had a loooong week, watch this video. Unless of course your week has been long because you got dumped, or you made a homemade puppet movie trailer and used it to propose to your girlfriend as a surprise and she said no, in which case RUN AWAY! So yeah, this is one of [...]

Merry Christmas From the Scottish Falsetto Sock-Puppet Theatre

Tom Blunt — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:10:40 +0000

If “Scottish Falsetto Sock-Puppet Theater” sounds like a mouthful, that’s because it is — and these mouthy, high-pitched puppets would like to throw some Christmas cheer your way. It turns out these smelly troubadors have an entire playlist of holiday-inspired videos for you to paw through, including ‘Santa Baby,’ ‘Silent Night,’ and many others. Everything [...]

A Velociraptor Takes a Stroll In Australia

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:00:16 +0000

Shoppers at an outdoor mall in Melbourne, Australia were in for quite a shock when they spotted a velociraptor being taken for a stroll by his trainers. The prehistoric beast, thought to have gone extinct 75 million years ago, didn't seem interested in shopping. He did, however, try to take a bite out of a man's cellphone. According to one of his trainers, this aggressive move was due to the raptor's "appetite for technology."

Local Ohio TV Station Covers Corruption Trial With Puppets [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:38 +0000

Currently, a high-profile corruption trial is taking place in Ohio, and in order to circumvent the fact that cameras aren’t allowed in the courtroom, a local TV station has come up with a unique solution to report trial highlights: puppets. WOIO in Cleveland has been using puppets on a daily basis to cover the trial [...]

Watch the Amazing Lifelike Puppet From 'War Horse' in Action [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:52:08 +0000

You’ve probably heard about the play ‘War Horse’ and the upcoming movie adaptation by Steven Spielberg, but never seen the incredibly realistic horse puppet in action. After watching this video, you’ll probably have a hard time telling the puppet horse from the genuine article. At an event in Sandown, England, two puppeteers work an eerily [...]

Man Rides Odd Giant Spider Puppet [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:44:41 +0000

If you look closely, you will notice that there are actually two men operating this spider puppet. Watch this strange ride below. [via Say OMG]

The Daily's Puppet News Team Exposes the 'Hippies' of Occupy Wall Street [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:12:48 +0000

The Daily sent their “Puppet News Team,” i.e. Lester Lester, Jr. and Leslie Smokinhot (seriously) to see who, exactly, is occupying the financial district of Manhattan. Their answer: hippies, and lots of them. Cue the Phish and hacky sack jokes. Watch the video below to see the intrepid puppets talk to the unwashed masses and dance to [...]

Amazing Puppeteer Makes Puppet Dog Fetch Ball [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:56:41 +0000

This talented Argentinian puppeteer impresses young onlookers by making his lifelike puppet dog fetch a ball. See some Jim Henson-level string-pulling live below. [via BuzzFeed]