Maxed Out Puppetry

Merry Christmas!

SUMMARY

Mr. Davis wants to sing The Twelve Days of Christmas with a cast of guest stars, but the Big Bad Chicken has other plans...

CREDITS

Directed By: Caitlin, J. Max
Written By: Rus, J. Max, Sean
Puppeteers: Rus, Sean
Music: Chastity

DID YOU KNOW? DO YOU CARE?

At the end, when Rupert has a turtle in his mouth, and you can't tell what he's saying, what he's saying is, "You can't tell what I'm saying."

The cell phone belongs to Rus. It beat out two Blackberries for the fault because it had a clip we could attach to Rupert's wattle.

HEARD ON THE SET

J. Max: "Your tail looks like the matted dog of a butt."

J. Max: "The wattle phone, new from Verizon! Have you ever got a cell phone and wondered, 'Where I am going to clip this?'"

Happy Halloween!

SUMMARY

Tyson will do about anything to avoid cleaning out the old leftovers from the fridge like his mother has asked him to do, but this Halloween the rotting food has taken on a life of its own...

CREDITS

Directed By: Caitlin
Written By: Caitlin
Puppeteers: J. Max, Rus, Sean
Additional Voices: Kelly, Caitlin

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Do you see a human shadow against the fridge along with the puppets’ shadows? That’s Jon. Hi, Jon!

Can you find all the things in the fridge that don’t belong there? Look for: a bottle of glue, a sneaker, a toy car, and a keychain.

FROM THE SET

When the old food fell out of the fridge, it hit Rus in the face. We had to edit out the sound of him saying, “Ow.”

Caitlin: “This is a crappy scene. But we’ve come to accept a certain level of crappiness from ourselves.”

WARNING: This video contains Puppet Horror Violence and may not be suitable for children under the age of 13. Parental Guidance is suggested.

SUMMARY

A Puppet Music Video for "Psycho: The Musical," a parody song about the classic Alfred Hitchcock horror film, "Psycho," set to the melody of "Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera and performed by comedy A Capella group Moosebutter (www.MooseButter.com).

Happy Halloween!

CREDITS

Directed By: Caitlin
Filmed By: Caitlin
Puppeteers: Caitlin
A Capella Vocal Performance By: MooseButter (www.MooseButter.com)

DID YOU KNOW? DO YOU CARE?

MooseButter has been performing this song for many years now, but the Lyrics were written by Maxed Out Puppetry's own Caitlin and her friends.

OVERHEARD ON THE SET

Caitlin performed, filmed, and edited this video by herself. She is rumored to have been overheard talking to her mother during production.

SUMMARY

The Maxed Out Interspecies Puppet Choir performs "Brother John" with guest conductor The Great Zantrotsvsky

CREDITS

Directed By: Caitlin, J. Max
Puppeteers: Rus, Caitlin
Music By: Skook

Special guest appearance by The Great Zantrotsvsky

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The Great Zantrotsvsky was unavailable to film while Bob the Builder was on TV, so we filmed the close-ups without him. If you look closely (actually, not that closely), you can see adult hands malletting the puppets on those shots.

OVERHEARD ON THE SET

The Great Zantrotsvsky: "My pants are falling down."

SUMMARY

An elderly gentleman encounters a peculiar, and dangerous stranger on his way through the woods to bring his sick granddaughter some goodies.

CREDITS

Written By: Sean
Directed By: Caitlin, J. Max
Puppeteers: Rus, Sean, J. Max, Caitlin
Music By: Skook

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We’ve been performing this sketch at our live shows for over five years. In that time, we have counted exactly six people who seem to think it’s funny that the person who conquers the chicken is named Tyson.

OVERHEARD ON THE SET

Caitlin: "We’ve been outside in the heat too long. Can you see the sweat stains down the back of my shirt?"
Rus: "Yes. They’re very artistic."

SUMMARY

A hardware store clerk meets a very persistent customer.

CREDITS

Developed By: The Maxed Out Puppet Comedy Troupe
Written by: Rus
Directed By: Caitlin
Puppeteers: Patrick, J. Max
Music By: Skook

DID YOU KNOW? DO YOU CARE?

The signs in the store say:
* "Hammers - Warning: Contents may be blunt and heavy!!!! "
* "Screwdrivers - Now only $2.00/lb"
* "The world-famous Alexis de Torque-ville Wrench - Sale!! - $7.95"
* "All purchases 5% off every day for all Nobel Prize winners"
* "No clue what these are for, but they’re 50¢"