Puppet Up! - Uncensored (web series)

Template:Tv The Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up! - Uncensored stage show was adapted as an original online series after a primetime special on TBS's online video network titled "Laugh Lab" on TBS.com. The first set of videos were released on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. They can also be seen in some cable on-demand carriers.

Episodes 1 -15 were taped before a live audience at The Improv in Hollywood on June 24, 2006. Episodes 16 - 26 were taped before a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2006. A primetime special were taped before a live audience at The Comedy Festival on November 15, 2006. Episodes 27-31 was taped before a live audience at The Grove in Anaheim on March 4, 2007.

The shorts were taped before a live audience across Australia and select USA shows since 2007.

Sketches[]

Season 1 (March 7 - June 27, 2007)[]

Summer 2006 (Hollywood, CA show)[]

#	Game	Description
1	Pretty Girl and the Aliens March 7, 2007	Three perverted aliens (Brian Henson, Victor Yerrid, Drew Massey) meet a pretty girl (Julianne Buescher) in post-apocalyptic world looking for omelets.
2	Translation March 7, 2007	Much to the frustration of the police officer (Brian Henson), a weasel (Julianne Buescher) serves as a translator for a police interrogation of a French-speaking koala (Drew Massey) that was arrested for robbing a sperm bank.
3	50’s Manners Movie March 15, 2007	Drew Massey narrates a 1950s manner movie about laughing too loud. A boy (Sean Johnson) tries to help his friend Sally (Julianne Buescher); but when an ape (Allan Trautman) tells that loud laughing is the sign of a communist the two beat the girl.
4	Customer Service Help Line March 15, 2007	A rabbit (Paul Rugg), a ferret (Sean Johnson) and a cow (Tyler Bunch) answer customer service questions for Halibertun.
5	Death Monopoly Game March 21, 2007	A turtle (Brian Henson), a monster, (Drew Massey), a crab (Patrick Johnson) and a boy (Victor Yerrid) play a morbid game of "Death Monopoly".
6	What are the hotdogs up to? March 21, 2007	A gang of hotdogs (Julianne Buescher, Tyler Bunch, Brian Henson, Patrick Johnson, Drew Massey, Paul Rugg, Allan Trautman, Victor Yerrid) goes rollerskating.
7	The Intellectual Salon March 28, 2007	An ape (Allan Trautman), an old man (Brian Henson) and a boy (Patrick Johnson) discuss Harry Potter in terms of cosmetology and beauty.
8	Film Scene March 28, 2007	A director (Paul Rugg) asks his performers - an aardvark (Victor Yerrid), a girl (Julianne Buescher) and a goat (Brian Henson) - to perform a scene from a botox movie faster.
9	Hate Thy Neighbor April 5, 2007	Two neighbors - an old man (Victor Yerrid) and an alien (Patrick Johnson) - argue over about their lawn sprinklers.
10	Performance Review April 11, 2007	A man (Paul Rugg) is called in for a performance review at the sausage cutting factory by his supervisor Duck Boy (Victor Yerrid).
11	Bang George Clooney April 11, 2007	A lesbian (Julianne Buescher) shares her dream of banging George Clooney with her partner (Drew Massey).
12	Homeless Superhero April 11, 2007	A rabbit helps a superhero find a home.
13	She's Gotta Have Nose Hairs: Part 1 April 18, 2007	Beatrice Mouse (Julianne Buescher) confesses to her Beaver boyfriend (Drew Massey) that she has a thing for nosehair and mere love may not be enough to keep the two together.
14	She's Gotta Have Nose Hairs: Part 2 April 18, 2007	Drunk Beatrice (Julianne Buescher) runs into an Aardvark (Brian Henson) who has nosehair to spare, while the heartbroken Beaver (Drew Massey) talks to his friends (Paul Rugg and Allan Trautman).
15	She's Gotta Have Nose Hairs: Part 3 April 25, 2007	Beatrice and the Beaver reunite, and the Aardvark meets his match...the Caveman (Victor Yerrid).

Summer 2006 (Edinburgh, GB show)[]

#	Game	Description
16	Perverted Aliens go Speed Dating April 25, 2007	Three perverted aliens have a super fast date with a Pretty Girl.
17	Bolivian Taxidermy May 2, 2007	An armadillo and a weasel talk about Bolivian taxidermy.
18	Hemorrhoid Creame Customer Service May 2, 2007	A possum, a turtle and a cow are looking for hemorrhoid creame.
19	Alien Director May 9, 2007	A squirrel stars in a movie directed by an alien.
20	What are the hotdogs up to? May 9, 2007	A group of hotdogs become addicted to magic.
21	Duckboy Interviews Biscuit Designer May 16, 2007	.
22	The Incontinence Opera May 16, 2007	Several animals sing in an improvised musical number.
23	Theatre Switch May 22, 2007	.
24	Bleep on a Hot Tin Roof May 22, 2007	.
25	Show Introduction May 22, 2007	Mr. Guy (Brian Henson) and Piddles (Julianne Buescher) explain Puppet Up!.
26	Show Us Yours May 30, 2007	.

Spring 2007 (Anaheim, CA show)[]

#	Game	Description
27	Snot Girl May 30, 2007	MC Possum (Victor Yerrid) raps about Snot Girl with the help of his "alien b****es" (Julianne Buescher and Leslie Carrara)
28	Testiclees and the Sac of Rome June 20, 2007	A boy, a woman, and an aardvark take part in a strange story.
29	4 Letter Word June 20, 2007	An old man (Tyler Bunch) and his friend (Brian Henson) go from "Hemp" to "cake" while watching COPS.
30	The Princess and the Cheese June 27, 2007	A father (Allan Trautman) tells his two excitable sons, a Monkey and a Koala, their favorite story - "The Princess and the Cheese". However the two sons keep interrupting their father. The story includes Michael Caine and an Irish cheese.
31	Anyone Can Do It June 27, 2007	An audience member tries a hand at puppeteering in a skit.