Funday PawPet Show

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The Funday PawPet Show is "the 'Net's first and only regularly scheduled four hour puppet show". It is streamed over the Internet Sunday nights from 19:00 to 23:00 Eastern from Kissimmee, Florida. The show started in November 1999, and is hosted by a variety of puppet characters. The Funday PawPet Show has sparked a few imitations in the US and various other countries. The show, among others, served as inspiration for the regular Lionel Scritchie's Dormitory series of puppetry events at Eurofurence.

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[edit] Regular Characters (from approx. most likely to appear, to least)

  • Ezra (sheepdog)
  • Poink (ferret)
  • Lilly Voop (vixen)
  • Arthur Braunswieger (bobcat)
  • Shak (shark)
  • Mutt (sheepdog)
  • Crappy Doo Shorts (sheepdog puppy)
  • Rummage (raccoon)
  • Cow (black spider)
  • Spider (holstein cow)
  • Puddin' Shorts (sheepdog puppy)
  • Crapalina Shorts (sheepdog)
  • Tod Ferret
  • Carrot (vegetable)
  • Audrey (ewe)
  • JavaFrog
  • Seal of Disapproval
  • Forest (various trees)
  • Temp Ferret
  • Evil Ferret
  • Scritch (ferret)
  • Fuzzle (ferret)
  • Chocolate Moose
  • BJ Wolf
  • Melonie Voop (vixen)
  • Edith Voop (vixen)
  • Skippy Lion
  • Frantic Ferret
  • The Peckers:
  • Blueberry (bird)
  • Blackberry (bird)
  • Boysenberry (bird)

also...

  • Bandit (a REAL border collie)

[edit] Irregular Characters (frequent guests, occasional and seasonal)

  • Knoip (ferret)
  • Patrick Punk Tiger
  • Scream Guy (Character mask from the movie "Scream" used as a hand puppet in conjunction with skeletal gloves.)
  • Whisper Guy (Puppeted character mask, similar to Scream Guy but he only whispers. First appearance: 2006 Halloween Special.)
  • Pumpkin (Illuminated plastic Jack o' Lantern. First appearance: 2006 Halloween Special.)
  • The letter "C" (A foam alphabetical C who claims to be a letter O.)
  • The letter "Bob" (Foam indeterminate alphabetical character.)
  • The Balls ("Magic 8-Ball" toy, and sundry variants.)

[edit] "Retired" Characters

  • Bambi Voop (vixen) Sold on eBay Sep-23-05.
  • Strawberry (bird) Semi-retired in Boston, MA.
  • Nerd Ferret Semi-retired due to cast member leaving the show.

[edit] Frequently occurring show activities

[edit] ArtJam

The viewers are asked to contribute some (self-made) images on a chosen theme.

Archive of previous shows' ArtJam contributions: http://pawpet.tv/art/

[edit] Picture Captions

The viewers are asked to send in a suitable caption for a picture that is shown. The captions are broadcasted towards the end of the show.

Page on which the picture appears, and on which captions can be submitted, during the live show: <http://pawpet.tv/index.php?caption>

[edit] Shout Outs

Announcements (such as happy birthday wishes) the viewers have sent in are read (after Picture Captions).

Page on which the Shout Outs can be submitted during the live show: <http://pawpet.tv/index.php?shouts>

[edit] Roll Call

One of the cast reads the nicknames of those in the show's IRC channel while the "Jarabe tapatío" is played.

[edit] Spits-or-Swallows

The cast eat and/or drink something their viewers have sent in.

[edit] The Pink Flamingo Challenge

Show visitors are treated to some sort of pastry (preferably of a chocolatey nature) which they are encouraged to eat while viewing a short clip from the ending to the movie Pink Flamingos (in which "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is played, while Divine chews and swallows real dog feces). Since this portion of the film is disturbingly graphic, only the audience's reaction is shown during broadcast. On some occasions, a substitute food item (such as a burrito) is offered; on rarer occasions, such as a fursuiting guest, no item is offered.

[edit] Pop culture references

  • The fruit durian, first sent in as a Spits-or-Swallows challenge, has had recurring mentions on the show, both from additional durian-containing Spits-or-Swallows (semi-)edibles, or in general banter. Cast members are of the stated opinion that it smells very bad.
  • The song Yatta has been played so often on the show, it has now been banned from airing... Though the ban is ignored from time-to-time.
  • Cast member Simba loves Pop-Tarts. On the Christmas episode he was given a brick of 18 boxes of the pastries, then on the Christmas in July episode he was given a Pop-Tarts carrier "For all my Pop-Tart storage needs!" The brick of Pop-Tarts also led to a catch phrase on the show: 'It's the gift of Pop-Tarts, ladies and gentleman!'

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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