#Lynne Thigpen

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

#tv shows #tv series #polls #bear in the big blue house #noel macneal #lynne thigpen #1990s series #us american series #have you seen this series poll

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #490

Nole MacNeal- actor and puppeteer for Bear- was the one who recommended Lynne Thigpen for the role of Luna on Bear in the Big Blue House, as he had previously worked with her on The Puzzle Place.

Source:

Interview with Muppet Performer Noel MacNeal, conducted by The British Correspondent. Muppet Mindset. January 17, 2011.

#jim henson #muppet facts oc #the muppets #muppets #muppet facts #fun facts #childrens tv #behind the scenes #bear in the big blue house #noel macneal #Lynne Thigpen #luna #bear #the puzzle place #muppet mindset

[vsthepomegranate]

Godspell (1973)

by David Greene

#1970s movies #stephen schwartz #Musical #gospel of st. matthew #Victor Garber #hippie #david haskell #Lynne Thigpen #gilmer mccormick

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Just Cause 1995

#Just Cause #Sean Connery #Laurence Fishburne #Kate Capshaw #Blair Underwood #Ed Harris #Christopher Murray #Ruby Dee #Scarlett Johansson #Daniel J. Travanti #Ned Beatty #Liz Torres #Lynne Thigpen #Taral Hicks #Victor Slezak #Kevin McCarthy #Hope Lange #Chris Sarandon #George Plimpton #Brooke Alderson #Vitamin C #Richard Liberty #Joel S. Ehrenkranz #Barbara Jean Kane #Maurice Jamaal Brown #Patrick Maycock #Francisco Paz #Marie Hyman #Erik Stephan #Melanie Hughes

[mygreatadventurehasbegun]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Multicolored August

Godspell- Lynne Thigpen as Lynne

So, finding decent images from this movie was a nearly impossible task...particularly of one specific character.  And honestly, nearly everyone’s outfit in this movie could qualify for this month, but I have to give it to my favorite look: Lynne’s!  She is the on the far left in the top picture and the far right in the middle picture (best known to us 90′s kids as The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego).  Everyone’s looks are very “thrown together”, as they literally embellish their outfits from things they find in the junkyard.  And Lynne’s outfit is so fun...with those fluffy sleeves, purple tights, pink hat and rainbow beads!

Check out the video to see the outfit in its full glory (it’s also a really catchy tune that will put a smile on your face)

#one dress a day challenge #godspell #lynne thigpen #costume design #this was also my track when i did godspell 8 years ago #though i did the revival version of this song #but it always makes me smile

[travsd]

A Bow Before Bobo Lewis

A Bow Before Bobo Lewis

I am amused by an internet reference which claims that Barbara “Bobo” Lewis (1926-1998) is best known for her role as Midge Smoot on Shining Time Station (1989-1995), and for the precise same reason I would be amused if somebody said that Ringo Starr or George Carlin were best known for being on Shining Time Station: hilariously untrue to an absurd extent, and you would only think it were the…

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#actress #Bobo Lewis #Broadway #character #Lynne Thigpen #movies #stage #supporting #television #theater #theatre

[loveboatinsanity]

#lynn thigpen

[aiiaiiiyo]

#Lynne Thigpen and Greg Lee teaching geography to Millennials on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego #1991. #L0st_in_the_Stars #oldschool

[mimi-0007]

#lean on me #morgan freeman #black tumblr #black cinema #black actors #black literature #black excellence #black community #beverly todd #jermaine hopkins #robert guillaume #karen malinda white #karina arroyave #lynn thigpen

[miss-nerd-alert]

Bear in the Big Blue House is on Disney+

I just watched the first episode, and the nostalgia trip I went on listening to Bear and Luna sing the Goodbye Song…

#bear in the big blue house #my childhood #rip lynne thigpen

[musical-theatre-encyclopedia]

Watch "LYNN THIGPEN SINGS AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN 1982" on YouTube

#youtube #Broadway plays Washington #Kennedy center #lynn thigpen #working the musical #black history month 2024

[kuzakvanowenshays]

#l.a. law #lynn thigpen

[skipppppy]

CARMEN WEEK DAY 7: ORIGINAL SERIES

2 chiefs..I’ve been binge watching the game show intermittently and Lynne Thigpen was just SO good..her energy was amazing and she stole the whole show…I really hope I did her memory justice

#carmen week #carmen sandiego #where in the world is carmen sandiego #witwics #chief carmen sandiego #cs 2019 #tamara fraser

[raybizzle]

Matrons of Black cinema. Excellent actresses with that motherly/auntie energy.

Loretta Devine, Jenifer Lewis, Esther Rolle, Anna Maria Horsford, Juanita Moore, Ethel Ayler, Madge Sinclair, Clarice Taylor, Lynne Thigpen

[hyenaswine]

ten hours in & it JUST clicked for me that the woman reading the audiobook for parable of the sower is the chief from carmen sandiego 😭 i love you lynne thigpen i grew up with you & i was so sad when you died

[rubykgrant]

OK, here's my pitch for a live-action "grown-up" PPG series (which should still not exist, but let's pretend for a minute~). It begins opening to a slow sunrise of- The City Of Townsville! We even hear the classic Narrator (still Tom Kenny, come on). We never fully see this narrator, but we do see the lower half of his face as he talks and describes what's happening in the city (think of the DJ, Lynne Thigpen, from Warriors or Mister Señor Love Daddy from Do The Right Thing). As the light brightens, people drive and walk around, going to work, and dropping off their at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten.

The screen shows a split of two different things happening simultaneously; one side is little kids putting their backpacks in their cubbies, taking off their shoes, and sitting down at the circular desks as they wait for their teachers to take roll. The OTHER side is a group of people preparing for a bank heist, all old-school style with stripped shirts and scarfs to cover their mouths like wild west robbers. As the kids call out "Here!" when the voices of unseen teachers say their names, the bank robbers go through a check-list of their gear. When the teachers begin describing that their going to begin today by coloring pictures, then play a word game, then go outside for recess- the robber go through their plan for what their going to do in the bank. The robbers burst into the bank, fire a few warning shots, and begin barking orders for money. One robber tells a bank employee "No phone calls!". Immediately, the screen goes back to the kindergarten, where the HOTLINE is buzzing!

As the children look at it expectantly, one of the teachers answers. The voice we hear on the other end is a woman (Miss Bellum), explaining that bank robbers have been spotted at such-and-such address! The teacher who answered says "We're on it, Miss Mayor!". Now the camera pulls back, revealing the three teachers are in fact a red-head wearing pink, a blonde wearing blue, and a dark brunette wearing green. The teacher in pink, who answered the phone, explains the situation to the others, and they prepare to leave. The ask the TA to take care of things, which they promise to do while they're gone. The ladies go to the large double doors that open to the playground. Before leaving, each one mentions something like- "Remember, Calla has her meds to take after snack time!" and "Terry, share the crayons!" and "Ken, no more telling the other kids about what happens in the horror movies your dad let you watch!". The three women the FLY, surging forward with trailing rainbow of blue/pink/green as the kids cheer!

They arrive at the bank, where the robber lament getting caught (they had hoped doing this early in the day would result in the ladies being preoccupied at the kindergarten, giving the robbers time to get away). A fantastic fight scene ensues, with many POWs and BAMs (some of the shots mimicking the opening scenes from the cartoon). The robbers are dealt with and captured. The people in the bank applaud, and thank the ladies for the rescue. When the ladies fly off to leave, they notice another problem... then another... and ANOTHER! Each issue gets more and more extreme, eventually turning into a giant monster attacking the city! The ladies go through it in a montage, that begins with a slow pace, but as the danger increases, the fight scenes become more rapid.

Finally, the screen goes back to the kindergarten, where the kids are going outside for recess. Their three teachers land on the playground, a little battle-warn (teacher in pink fixes her hair because ONE strand was out of place. teacher in blue lightly dabs a little blood from her nose with a tissue, after she had been smashed in the face by a robot with wrecking balls for arms. the teacher in green simply dusts off her shoulders a bit). The kids happily welcome them back, and the teachers proceed to play tag and kickball with them. The teacher in pink gives the TA a coffee she picked up between the fights, as thanks for watching the kids while they were gone~

The rest of the series would proceed with that tone, the exact same spirit of silly whimsy AND dynamic action as the cartoon. Why are the grown-up PPG kindergarten teachers, you ask? Well, I find the fake-out of them answering the Hotline, not as students but adults, very amusing. Also, it just seems like a job they would enjoy doing, simply for the fun of it. Like, Blossom could be a doctor, or a lawyer. Bubbles could be an artist, Buttercup could run a demolition derby (where SHE'S the one who wrecks the cars). They could all be actresses, or perform in a band, or just about ANYTHING, because they're very talented. They probably do some of that in their spare time, anyway... but they don't "need" jobs or careers. They're super heroes! However, they have indeed grown up in this scenario, and they remember how nice it was to be able to go to school with other kids, having a place where they belonged simply because they were little girls. They really appreciate Ms Keane for being so nurturing, and want to be part of that now. Blossom loves teaching and sharing knowledge, Bubbles loves encouraging creativity, and Buttercup is actually very good when it comes to helping kids with anger issues and other problems.

Some of the villains are semi-retired and no longer threats, but still get up to shenanigans from time to time. Him looks like Frank-N-Furter but with lobster claws. Miss Bellum is the mayor now, and the Professor has his own research facility now. Princess tries to be popular as a "influencer", but nobody likes her (and occasionally, she hires people to be her "back up" so she has an evil trio to match the PPG, but it never works). The Gangreen Gang are chill (and there's a few jokes about Ace still getting paychecks from when he worked with a famous band). Some episodes would be the girls dealing with a normal grown-up problem that is ironically more difficult than super hero nonsense. Some episodes would be fun little nods to previous things from the cartoon. Some episodes would introduce new characters, good and bad. There would be a very deliberate lack of Mojo Jojo through the first season, until somebody finally goes "Uh... where IS he???", and they're genuinely worried about what happened to him, the the three-part episode finale is the PPG trying to find Mojo Jojo

#ppg #the powerpuff girls