When Fred Rogers Prods. execs decided to revisit the classic “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” character Donkey Hodie in a modern puppet show for preschoolers, they knew just the team with the storytelling and puppeteering chops to bring the project to life: brothers Adam and David Rudman, the team behind Chicago-based Spiffy Pictures.
David Rudman is a Muppeteer who has played Cookie Monster on “Sesame Street” and Scooter, Janice and Beaker on “The Muppet Show,” and Adam Rudman is an Emmy-winning writer, whose credits include “Sesame Street,” “Tom & Jerry” and “Scooby-Doo.” They are co-creators and executive producers of “Donkey Hodie,” which premiered on PBS stations May 3.
The new show centers on the precocious namesake granddaughter of the original character, who appears in the new series as Grampy Hodie. Other reimagined “Mister Rogers” characters also inhabit the magical land of Someplace Else as do new ones. Together, they help young viewers solve...
David Rudman is a Muppeteer who has played Cookie Monster on “Sesame Street” and Scooter, Janice and Beaker on “The Muppet Show,” and Adam Rudman is an Emmy-winning writer, whose credits include “Sesame Street,” “Tom & Jerry” and “Scooby-Doo.” They are co-creators and executive producers of “Donkey Hodie,” which premiered on PBS stations May 3.
The new show centers on the precocious namesake granddaughter of the original character, who appears in the new series as Grampy Hodie. Other reimagined “Mister Rogers” characters also inhabit the magical land of Someplace Else as do new ones. Together, they help young viewers solve...
- 5/21/2021
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
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