Sock Puppets Educate, Entertain, and E-somethingelse

January 2, 2005 8:52 PM

Here then is a charming little song and movie [QT] about Things That Don't Exist, presented by a cast of sock puppets. Found on the fan art page of the previously linked Daily Dinosaur Comics.
posted by PinkStainlessTail (13 comments total)

I didn't know such fun existed!

(could have used some subtitles though)
posted by ursus_comiter at 9:38 PM on January 2, 2005

That was great!
It made me miss Sifl and Ollie, too...
posted by grimcity at 9:59 PM on January 2, 2005

I caught flying submarines, meatless liverwurst, and "free shampoos from kangaroos". Therefore, this movie earns my utmost respect.
posted by hopeless romantique at 10:05 PM on January 2, 2005

This was surprisingly good!
But, I'd love to see a transcript.
posted by vacapinta at 10:43 PM on January 2, 2005

Lyrics don't exist
posted by zerokey at 10:46 PM on January 2, 2005

Awesome. Utterly awesome. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
posted by C.Batt at 11:04 PM on January 2, 2005

I caught "real Fox News"...

'these things do not exist!'

on preview, in zerokey's link, thanks for the affirmation!
posted by kamylyon at 12:40 AM on January 3, 2005

Fun. Thanks.
posted by The God Complex at 2:53 AM on January 3, 2005

posted by The God Complex at 2:55 AM on January 3, 2005

That was friggin' awesome.
posted by buriednexttoyou at 8:11 AM on January 3, 2005

Some of the worst puppetry work I've ever seen! It's the thumb that goes up and down, not the other fingers. You only open the mouth when a word is said; sometimes once per syllable, otherwise the illusion is nonexistent and you're just strange people with socks on your hands. When a song of that nature comes to a musical interlude, you don't just stand there lightly bobbing the puppet heads up and down. That's an opportunity to do some kinda visual humor thing. Sheesh! Henson's spinning in his grave! It's not like this is rocket science.
posted by ZachsMind at 9:07 AM on January 3, 2005

..and Metafilter Comments without a snark, these things do not exist!
posted by v-tach at 9:39 AM on January 3, 2005

Sorry you didn't like it Zach. I think the lack of polish is part of the fun, myself.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 9:45 AM on January 3, 2005