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  • Tim wrote on May 21, 5:59 pm

    Great. I dig the featured flick at the end... good idea.

  • Elastic Illusion wrote on May 22, 6:06 am

    we wanna work with you... we live in LA... we weren't sure where you are.. but then i heard fremont... ok.. so we'll come to you... get ready to think about what you wanna do involving breakdancing.. because we're good at it... we also like the mayan calendar and the law of attraction... so... email us if you wanna or we'll just let the universe take care of the timing!

    we love your stuff... do you like tim&eric?

    have you seen the secret? google "the secret torrent" :)

    ciao
    the robots

  • ErikBeck wrote on May 22, 3:07 pm

    Hey Elastic Illusion. Hit me up at erik@indymogul.com and we'll talk about what you have planned!

  • DrDoobious wrote on May 22, 4:14 pm

    Lovin' the second one just as much as the first. We should collaborate sometime, how do you feel about sandwiches?

  • RobertHimler wrote on May 25, 5:18 pm

    Loved it!

  • Kent wrote on May 26, 6:20 pm

    Puppets seem pretty hard, but definitely worth it. Now I need to write a puppet movie!

  • Meg wrote on May 27, 2:38 pm

    So, yea. This is awesome.

    My improv troupe is gonna freakin' love this site.

  • Nuno CANASTRA wrote on June 1, 1:50 pm

    intersting work

  • rmc wrote on June 8, 5:44 pm

    the sfx are realy cool but i think a video of how to carve the pupet heads would be more helpfull

  • Bobble wrote on June 10, 5:42 pm

    Brilliant!!! I'd love to see more of the puppets (mechanics, carving the head in more detail, mouth workings etc). Keep it up

  • Guest wrote on June 10, 10:52 pm

    I've been searching royalty-free music collections for intro music like the one in this video, but I haven't been able to find any. What category/genre should I be looking for?

  • ampix0 wrote on June 11, 9:25 pm

    Eric NO! DONT GO OVER BUDGET!
    im not gunna make a puppet but you know good movie

  • Aspiring-screenwriter-pat wrote on June 11, 10:02 pm

    My challenge to you. Make a sci fi style puppet instead.

  • timothy wrote on June 12, 11:16 am

    do you know how to make sparks?

  • zac newton wrote on June 19, 7:16 pm

    hi i'm zac newton a young movie maker. me and my friends are making a movie called night of the living hobo i was wondering if you could email me back on how to make a good severed arm.thanks zac

  • Alex wrote on June 24, 1:30 pm

    i love the show and i cant wait to make a puppet but i need more persise instructions on how to make one your movie was to fast please help me.

  • PeterBan wrote on June 24, 2:01 pm

    Alex... You should try Blog on the top off the screen.. there you can find detailed plans for making a puppet.

  • Justinsuperstar wrote on June 24, 3:22 pm

    Hey Alex! We always link to the build plans in the episode description on the right hand side. Just click "How to make a muppet-style puppet using" < that link next to the vid

  • SunneyTehBunney wrote on June 26, 9:08 am

    lmao XD "It's not our fault he's such a little bitch!" You guys rock, I am soo stalking you! I'm so glad I logged in to youtube today

  • Michael Kim wrote on July 9, 3:25 pm

    I really like your vids. But i only got one question, how did you do that "bruised/bleeding" effect?

  • ErikBeck wrote on July 9, 5:52 pm

    Don't worry Michael Kim, we are planning a project like that very soon.

  • Pelicula wrote on July 17, 10:41 pm

    I live out in the sticks, so I can't find any foam locally.

  • kyle wrote on July 26, 2:51 am

    This is the best site ever! i can't wait to try this stuff out. I gave up on film making unil i saw this site. it really inspired me to try it again. thanks, i apprectiate all the unselfish hardwork you've done to educate, inspire, but most importantly..entertain. keep it up and thanks a lot.

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  • greeter (guest) wrote in reply on June 27, 3:08 pm

    hey!

  • kamakazi wrote on August 22, 11:04 am

    hey kids!!I'm just hear to let you know that I make puppets(muppet style) & there are more ways to build polyfoam puppets..look for the "foam book" by grey seal puppets or check out many of the puppet blogs on line....

  • Kyle wrote on September 6, 1:53 am

    Its not quite a mop, its not quite a puppet. But gosh darn they make me laugh.

  • L wrote on October 9, 1:22 am

    nice

  • ducttapemaster wrote on October 30, 2:44 pm

    for the eyes i reccomend you break of the ends of a plastic spoon and use sandpaper to smooth out the edges.
    my father is a puppetteer his bissuness is notasock puppets he doesnt have a website yet

  • Fireskull wrote on November 20, 8:13 pm

    My first idea is a vampire can ya make one that has a rock starish look?

  • danielriddle wrote on January 1, 3:02 pm

    dude hes axcting to retarded and when he was getting the crap beat out of him he sounded like jd on scrubs

  • Vagelis wrote on January 20, 12:33 pm

    i wanna make gary!!!

  • SomethingSensible wrote on February 23, 3:15 am

    haha wow

    back in the day

  • Alex (anon) wrote on March 8, 8:00 am

    lol

  • tyrann0saur wrote on June 10, 3:42 pm

    "Why am i a puppet" funny

  • Mattageddon wrote on June 13, 10:36 pm

    The factory actually burnt down today.

    http://cbs5.com/local/foam.factory.fire.2.748062.html

  • SweeneyToddDude666 wrote on August 1, 1:30 pm

    I'm working on a puppet, but since the foams to hard, i have to make it differently

Backyard FX 2: How to make a Puppet

How to make a muppet-style puppet

using foam, a turkey carver, spray adhesive, fleece, felt and bottle caps. Host Erik Beck shows you how to be Jim Henson and makes the terrible mistake of going $1.50 over budget. Quick Tip: Old TVs make great external monitors. Featured Flick: "Prick" by Daniel Rigdon

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