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Tickle me, Elmo
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#50Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 11/20/12 at 10:11pm
Well, Jim is a different story...
I wouldn't even compare the two.
But I'm sure if Jim were alive today, someone would be trying to take advantage of him.
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#51Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 11/20/12 at 10:23pm
Clash actually goes back to The Great Space Coaster, playing Goriddle. He was Kermit Love's (Big Bird's creator) protogee. I know he was working with Kermit as far back as '77.
Sesame Street has always been very, very careful about their characters. You can NEVER take pictures of them on their puppet racks, or in the case of Big Bird, not completeley dressed. You would be hard pressed to find pictures of Carrol Spinney walking around in his Big Bird legs. I am surprized there are so many pictures now of Clash with his fist up Elmo! I think it is a recent thing that they started letting people see Elmo being operated.
I can understand why. My niece had a horrific experience when she visited my shop when I was repairing a Barney many years ago during the height of his popularity. He didn't have his feet and was hanging from the ceiling by a hook in his head. s
She had nightmares for weeks afterwards!
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winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#52Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 11/20/12 at 10:46pm
Pure and simple, Elmo is as popular a Muppet as someone like Kermit, if not morso in today's world.
For a majority of The Muppets, we don't know the person who controls the puppet and does the voice, but for the superstar Muppets like Kermit or even Elmo we do. I remember when Clash came out from behind Elmo and people were taken aback that he is black. Hell, there were even African American groups that were starting to say that Elmo is black too as a result of Clash being black. However, Clash said no, that Elmo is red and a monster.
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#53Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 11/20/12 at 10:59pm
To threadjack for a moment (please forgive me):
As a child I have always been curious about the construction and design of mascot characters from the theme parks and television, including Big Bird and Snuffy from Sesame Street and Sweetums from the Muppets.
Over the years and with the help of the internet's growing database, I have seen photos and videos of the costumes from Sesame Street (and Sesame Place), the Muppets, and certain costumes from various theme parks....with one major exception: Disney World.
Somehow, the Disney Theme Parks division has miraculously been able to strike down photos/video of their mascot costumes on the rack or partially dressed on an employee. The one exception is very minute: an employee video shot for a cast member only event was filmed on Main Street: a battle between the costumed characters of Judge Frollo and Phil from HERCULES. In the video, Phil beheads Frollo so you see the character without the headpiece, which for that costume is actually worn similar to a hat.
One day I expect that Disney's luck will break and some photos of a Mickey Mouse putting his helmet on may make it onto the internet.
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#54Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 11/27/12 at 12:35pmThere is a third kid having a press conference today from NY Fed Court, filing charges against Clash!
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TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#55Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 11/27/12 at 4:49pm
Capn,
I have some pics you would love... I can't seem to find them now, though...
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beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#56Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 3/19/13 at 8:20pm
He's now facing more charges.
Former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash facing more sexual abuse charges
#57Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 3/19/13 at 8:38pmDid this guy have parents?
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beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#58Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:14pm
A different Elmo has been causing trouble in NYC along with Cookie Monster.
Cookie Monster, Elmo get in Times Square trouble
#59Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:28pmHooligans. Lucy the Slut wouldn't make such a fuss.
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#60Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:34pmThat dude sucked my grandma & I in. THEY ALL DID! They are like vicious piranha when they see one of their folk managed a sucker. They don't ask you, they just come up and put their arm around you. And naturally "Okay, I guess I'll take a picture" and that's when they smell the blood.
#61Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/9/13 at 11:38pm
Yep, you're a sucker. An adult who would give person in a bad costume some money...
Thy Name Is Sucker.
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beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#63Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/24/14 at 1:48pm
He's been cleared of the charges.
http://news-briefs.ew.com/2014/04/24/kevin-clash-sex-abuse-charges-cleared/
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#64Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/24/14 at 10:00pm
Yay, kids! Now lets watch Elmo being set on fire!
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AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#65Tickle me, Elmo
Posted: 4/25/14 at 12:25amHe was cleared because the cases were thrown out because the statue of limitations had passed on them. To me that's a big difference than if they had gone to trial and he was actually found innocent.
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