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No one knows better what the Muppets can or can’t do than their puppeteers.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Resigned to sleeping outside, Dunk also manages to sneak into a party held by the rowdy Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings) to scrape together some food and catches the eye of a cute puppeteer named Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford).
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
Directed by Ash Winkfield, an all-Black cast of puppeteers portrays the stories of individual dolls inspired by Hoyt’s collection, from antebellum cloth dolls to a Thomas Edison talking doll.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The experience will allow guests to come face-to-face with the legendary beholder Xanathar, which was created by the masterful puppeteers at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Resigned to sleeping outside, Dunk also manages to sneak into a party held by the rowdy Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings) to scrape together some food and catches the eye of a cute puppeteer named Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford).
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
Directed by Ash Winkfield, an all-Black cast of puppeteers portrays the stories of individual dolls inspired by Hoyt’s collection, from antebellum cloth dolls to a Thomas Edison talking doll.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The experience will allow guests to come face-to-face with the legendary beholder Xanathar, which was created by the masterful puppeteers at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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puppeteer
noun
pup·pe·teer
ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 
: one who works puppets
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