Or perhaps he DID know it was a puppet.... can't see Burt strangling
David Frost.....
[OTOH, human stars who work with the Muppets say they quickly stop
thinking of the Muppets as puppets, but as individuals....]
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From: "Josie Burgin Lawson" 
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 22:34:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Burt vs. puppet, Round 2

This is *so funny* "Uncle Grandpa's Hoodilly Stew" is that puppet show
we took the family to.

Love, Josie/Mom
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Here's the follow up article in tomorrow's paper. I don't even know what
to say. 

Sean

Burt vs. puppet, Round 2

By Richard L. Eldredge

Unlike its alleged victim, the strange tale of Burt Reynolds' attempted
strangulation of a popular Dad's Garage kiddie show puppet has legs.
Dad's Garage artistic director Sean Daniels hit the airwaves of 96rock,
Star 94 and 99X Monday morning to discuss the on-stage antics during
last week's Atlanta Film Festival gala at the Fox Theatre where honoree
Reynolds, annoyed by the persistent wise-cracks from co-host Phineas J.
Monkey, the bow-tied, shaggy star of Garage's Saturday morning kiddie
show, "Uncle Grampa's Hoo-Dilly Stew", began choking the puppet on
stage.

Daniels, who served as Monkey's co-emcee of the evening, said Reynolds
focused his aggression entirely on Phineas, not seeming to realize the
puppet was being operated by Dad's Garage regular Lucky Yates. Said
Yates Monday: "I'm used to dealing with rabid four-year-olds so I just
employed the same technique with Burt."

When Daniels arrived at work Monday, folks from Comedy Central's "The
Daily Show" and a reporter from the National Enquirer were on the line.
And yes, the folks at Image Film and Video have the bit on film and have
granted permission to use it (translation: this could be a "Daily Show"
"Moment of Zen" segment any second now).

While Buzz Central had difficulty keeping our composure while
questioning Daniels Monday, the National Enquirer proved far more
professional. Said Daniels: "They asked very pointed questions like,
'Exactly how drunk was Mr. Reynolds?' You gotta be careful about how you
answer questions from those guys."


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