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A very old form of spectacle, Puppet Shows use some kind of puppetry to feature their characters in real-time (setting it apart from animation, including Puppet [[Stop Motion]]). Mostly seen within children's entertainment, but also used for satirical parodies, with puppets caricaturing real-life people.
A very old form of spectacle, '''Puppet Shows''' use some kind of puppetry to feature their characters in real-time (setting it apart from animation, including Puppet [[Stop Motion]]). Mostly seen within children's entertainment, but also used for satirical parodies, with puppets caricaturing real-life people.


There are two main categories of such shows:
There are two main categories of such shows:
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== Animatronic Puppets ==
== Animatronic Puppets ==
=== Films ===
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''
* ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''
* ''[[Labyrinth]]'' (really only had three human characters for most of the movie)
* ''[[Labyrinth]]'' (really only had three human characters for most of the movie)
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (largely live-action, but the main characters are these)
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (largely live-action, but the main characters are these)


=== TV Series ===
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[Dinosaurs]]''


== Hand Puppets ==
== Hand Puppets ==
=== Fan Works ===
=== [[Fan Work]] ===
* ''[[Potter Puppet Pals]]''
* ''[[Potter Puppet Pals]]''


=== Films ===
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''[[Meet the Feebles]]''
* ''[[Meet the Feebles]]''
* Muppets Films & Specials
* Muppets Films & Specials
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** ''[[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]''
** ''[[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]''


=== TV Series ===
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[31 Minutos]]''
* ''[[31 Minutos]]''
* ''[[Allegra's Window]]''
* ''[[Allegra's Window]]''
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* ''[[Wonder Showzen]]''
* ''[[Wonder Showzen]]''


=== Stage Shows ===
=== [[Theatre]] ===
* ''[[Avenue Q]]''
* ''[[Avenue Q]]''
* ''[[Eurofurence Pawpet Show]]''
* ''[[Eurofurence Pawpet Show]]''
* ''[[Punch and Judy]]''
* ''[[Punch and Judy]]''


=== Web Original ===
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* ''[[The Funday Pawpet Show]]''
* ''[[The Funday Pawpet Show]]''


== Marionettes ==
== Marionettes ==
=== Films ===
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]''
* ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]''
* ''[[Team America: World Police]]''
* ''[[Team America: World Police]]''


=== TV Series ===
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* The numerous [[Augsburger Puppenkiste]] productions in Germany
* The numerous [[Augsburger Puppenkiste]] productions in Germany
* [[Captain Scarlet|''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'']]
* [[Captain Scarlet|''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'']]
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* [[Space Patrol (UK)|''Space Patrol'']]
* [[Space Patrol (UK)|''Space Patrol'']]
* ''[[Star Fleet]]'' / ''[[Bomber X]]''
* ''[[Star Fleet]]'' / ''[[Bomber X]]''
* [[Stingray (1964 TV series)||''Stingray'']]
* [[Stingray (1964 TV series)|''Stingray'']]
* ''[[Supercar]]''
* ''[[Supercar]]''
* ''[[Thunderbirds]]''
* ''[[Thunderbirds]]''


== People in Rubber Suits/Suitmation ==
== People in Rubber Suits/Suitmation ==
=== Films ===
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''[[Where the Wild Things Are]]''
* ''[[Where the Wild Things Are]]''


=== TV Series ===
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Barney and Friends]]''
* ''[[Barney and Friends]]''
* ''[[Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[The Teletubbies]]''
* ''[[The Teletubbies]]''


Latest revision as of 21:16, 15 March 2022

A very old form of spectacle, Puppet Shows use some kind of puppetry to feature their characters in real-time (setting it apart from animation, including Puppet Stop Motion). Mostly seen within children's entertainment, but also used for satirical parodies, with puppets caricaturing real-life people.

There are two main categories of such shows:

Other possible types include:

  • Animatronic puppets, a modern development of Muppets.
  • People in Rubber Suits, a.k.a. Suitmation, which can appear alongside either type (on the same scale with hand puppets, or as giants with marionettes).

An otherwise human-centric show using a few puppet characters doesn't belong here. However, some Puppet Shows, while using mainly hand puppets or animatronics, may also involve some human characters and thus tread the line. Marionettes shows can also make use of live animals to figure monsters.

Examples of Puppet Shows include:

Animatronic Puppets

Film

Live-Action TV

Hand Puppets

Fan Work

Film

Live-Action TV

Theatre

Web Original

Marionettes

Film

Live-Action TV

People in Rubber Suits/Suitmation

Film

Live-Action TV

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