Pancake Mountain

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Pancake Mountain is a children's television show based in Washington, D.C. Created by filmmaker Scott Stuckey (of the famous Stuckey's family), it is notable for featuring many indie rock bands, such as Tegan and Sara, Bright Eyes, Deerhoof, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Shonen Knife, Weird War, The Fiery Furnaces, Thievery Corporation, Arcade Fire, Built to Spill, The White Stripes, Jenny Lewis and Metric. The show is hosted by a goat puppet named Rufus Leaking, the superhero Captain Perfect and his slightly more sensible foil Garnett who serve as interviewers and dance-party impresarios. Interviews have included George Clinton, Juliette Lewis, and Chuck Leavell among others.

During an interview with CNN correspondent Heidi Collins, Scott Stuckey had this to say about the origin of the name for the show:

"[...] Musician friend, Brendan Canty (ph), had written a song called "Pancake Mountain" and knew I was doing the show, and thought that it would be a good song for the show. And when I listened to it, I was like a name—this—we should name the show that. It was just an amazing song. And so the song kind of came first, then the name.[1]"

The majority of the show is filmed in Washington DC and Arlington, Virginia, but the crew has been known to be fond of road trips and appear at such music festivals as SXSW, Bonaroo, Lollapalooza and the Virgin Fest.

As of 2009 Pancake Mountain has completed twelve episodes and can be seen on public-access television in New York City, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Washington State.

Rufus Leaking

Rufus Leaking is a fictional character (puppet) who is the star of Pancake Mountain. He was created by Director Scott Stuckey and voiced by Producer J.R. Soldano. His dialogue was written by both Stuckey and Soldano. The name is taken from Dave Schools, who would use it as an alias when checking into hotels while on tour.

Rufus is most famous for his interviews and sing-along duets with musical performers like The White Stripes and Henry Rollins .

Performers and Special Guests

Lily Allen, Anti-Flag, Arcade Fire, Lou Barlow, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Lewis Black, Bright Eyes, The Buzzcocks, The Candy Band, Vic Chesnutt, George Clinton, Cypress Hill, The Datsuns, Deerhoof, Rick Derringer, Liz Durrett, Eddie Vedder, Elf Power, The Evens, Eyeball Skeleton, Fat Mike from NOFX, Fiery Furnaces, Tim Fite, The Flaming Lips, Franz Ferdinand, The Go! Team, Guster, Billy Idol, Ted Leo, Juliette Lewis, Jason Mraz, Kaiser Chiefs, Kate Pierson of The B-52's, Katy Perry, Kings Of Leon, Lez Zeppelin, Ian MacKaye / The Evens, Shirley Manson, Metric, The Melvins, M.I.A, My Morning Jacket, Nellie McKay, Northern State, Pylon, Presidents of the United States, Psapp, Robert Randolph, Rock Kills Kid, Henry Rollins, Scissor Sisters, Shonen Knife, Steel Pulse, The Subways, Tegan and Sara, Thievery Corporation, Tilly and The Wall, Uncalled 4, The Undertones, The Watson Twins, Craig Wedren, Weird War, The White Stripes, Widespread Panic, Wolfmother, Wreckless Eric, X, and Curt Kirkwood

References

  1. ↑ http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/14/sm.05.html

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