HOW ABOUT A LITTLE ROOTIE KAZOOTIE?

And BEHIND-THE-SCENES, too. That's my puppet-makin' mentor, PAUL ASHLEY, in the bow-toe on the right.

THE PAUL ASHLEY PUPPETS

I think Paul Ashley made the best hand puppets in the world! A true inspiration to me.

He designed and built the ROOTIE KAZOOTIE cast. . .
Paul created the first puppet musical version of HMS PINAFORE for the Dumont Network. . .

He made all of CHUCK McCANN's puppet troupe.

And his sense of caricature is beautiful!

UNSURPASSED!
Me and the Rootie Crew

(how come they look the same after all these years?)