Props and Sets for Children's Puppet TV Shows
For two years, I built for the puppeteer company The Grogs on their productions Mr.Meaty and Big and Small. The Grogs specialized in hand-and-rod puppets, a scale which requires props and set pieces that are smaller than our everyday world.
Small Giving a Ride to a Frog
Small's car and trailer on set.
Small's Car in Action
Set-up for a green-screen shot on "Big and Small".
Design for Small's Race Car
Designer's ideas for a hot rod version of Small's car on "Big and Small".
Small's Hot-Rodded Car
Hot-rod elements added to Small's car for a big race.
Ooh and Surfboard
Ooh the Monkey, former co-host of Nickolodeon's after-school programming, and his Surf Board.
Design for Big's Sled
Designer's concept for Big's DIY racing-sled project.
Sled
Big's homemade sled in position on "Big and Small".
Racing Sled
DIY sled built for speed.
Family Car Set Piece
Well-used family car for "Mr. Meaty".
Unpainted Driving Lessons Car
Using same cabin as the Family Car, modern front and back ends were made for a second car on "Mr. Meaty".
Future-Parker's Hover Chair
Blurry image of the future old-man version of the main character on a time-travel episode of "Mr. Meaty".
Daredevil Small
Small on a home-made Flinging Device.
Big & Small's Wagon
Built to both hold props or puppets, the handle/pulley at the bottom allowed wheel turning for wagon-in-motion shots.
Design for Converted Radio
Designer's Concept to turn Small's radio into a Listening Device.
Converted Tape Deck
Tape Deck modified to be a Listening Spy Device.
Rip-off Corellian Destroyer
Model made for a heavily Star-Wars-Inspired nerdy-teenager's dream sequence on "Mr. Meaty".
Apartment Building Model
Model apartment building for plate shots on "Mr. Meaty".