Jerry, of course, was the gifted writer behind so much of the Muppets work, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour and many fine films.

The Canadian contingent that night consisted of myself [John Pattison] and Larry Mirkin, one of the producers of Fraggle Rock. People gathered and shared stories about Jerry and we talked about the part he played in our lives.

Jerry Juhl was kind enough to give me my first scriptwriting job in television as a co-writer of ‘The Wizard of Fraggle Rock’ episode of the Fraggle series. I was a puppeteer on the show, but I also pitched story ideas Jerry’s way and he was good enough to give me a shot when I pitched him this one. I have to say it was a bit of a leap of faith on Jerry’s part to do this - I had no professional experience as a TV writer at this point - but he teamed me up with Jocelyn Stevenson and a script was produced. I’d like to think I carried my weight, but it was really Jerry and Jocelyn who patiently guided me through the process and did the heavy lifting. It was a real act of generosity on Jerry’s part to take the time to do this. Being a headwriter of a series is a lot of work, and the last thing you need is someone who is going to slow you down. But Jerry was patient and generous with his time to help nurture talent.

We had a Fraggle Rock reunion in Toronto some years ago, I think in ‘03, and Jerry was there. I gave him a couple of copies of Puppets Who Kill to look at. I didn’t hear from him for the longest time and assumed he didn’t like it, but one day an e-mail arrived. It said something to the effect of: ‘I bet you thought I didn’t like your show and didn’t want to write you…but the truth is I’m just lousy at keeping up with my e-mails.’ Jerry went on to praise Puppets Who Kill in the most glowing terms, calling it brilliant. What more could you ask for than
praise from the master himself.

Apart from his fine writing gifts, Jerry was truly one of the finest persons you could hope to meet. He always had time for everyone, and never an unkind word for anyone.

john pattison
puppets who kill
jan/08

Here are a few of our favourites:

Buttons on a Hot Tin Roof - Season 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISk8jpNSaHE

Prostitutes For Jesus - Season 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIN4zxtuUWs&feature=related

Joyride - Season 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzv4An2tYrY&feature=related

Bill Sues - Season 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byou4RawHp0&feature=related

Dan and the Garden Shears - Season 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvLTiIUOFnQ&feature=related

Buttons the Dresser - Season 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-FXcIeFkJs&feature=related

Dan and the Necrophiliac - Season 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ckxFxiTXfQ&feature=related

Bob is a writer/performer on the Tony Award winning Broadway hit show ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ which just closed Dec/07 at the Marquis Theatre. Bob also starred in the London West End version of the show. Drowsy Chaperone is now on a national tour throughout the U.S..

Congratulations to Bob for an incredible run.

Mark Breslin, Toronto-based founder of the Yuk Yuks chain of comedy clubs, local impressario and former talent co-ordinator on the Joan Rivers Show pays tribute to John Pattison and Puppets Who Kill in his most recent comedy column in the Toronto Post City Magazines.

Mark writes: “Locally, it’s John Pattison who should make us proud….his stewardship of the Comedy Network hit Puppets Who Kill earns him a
place in ventriloquist history. If you haven’t seen the show, it’s about
a bunch of miscreant puppets who live in a halfway house and lie, cheat
and steal every chance they get. Hilariously funny.”

Greetings to Puppets Who Kill fans everywhere and a happy 2008 to all of you…welcome to our pwk productions website - now up and running since Sept ‘07. The main Puppets Who Kill site has now been updated for you, and all new postings and news from here on in will take place at this site. Sorry to take so long to update the site…too much to do and too little time…we hope to do better in the future.

First off: We’ve made 4 seasons of Puppets Who Kill and had a blast doing it. I hope you’ve had as much fun watching the show as we have had making it. I really appreciate the support and kind words you’ve sent our way over the past four seasons…so a big thank you from all of us here at Puppets Who Kill….

Stay tuned. There may be some more PWK information coming along shortly.

all the best

John Pattison

Starting March 9, Season 1 thru 4 of Puppets Who Kill will be available for viewing on demand, 24/7. A new episode will be added each day until all four seasons of this multi-award winning series are available online.

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