[ [http://www.retroland.com/pages/retropedia/tv/item/754/ Retroland ] ] ]Glenn Denver, a puppet parody of John Denver, released an album titled "Glenn Denver Sings Country Songs from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show". [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21W783EM73L._SS500_.jpg] Three other "Hot Fudge" albums were released; The Electric Fuzz's "Rock 'N Roll from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show", [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31KWB72CX5L._SS500_.jpg] "Larry and Seymour Sing Songs from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show", [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21PSWRDYQ4L._SS500_.jpg] and "Hooray For Friendship and 9 Other Hits from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show". [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21MXP4RB9TL._SS500_.jpg] All of the albums have been released on CD.
A "Hot Fudge" episode was submitted to the University of Georgia for a Peabody Award in 1974; though not selected for the award itself, it was retained for the university's Peabody Awards Collection Archives. [ [http://dbs.galib.uga.edu/cgi-bin/ultimate.cgi?dbs=parc&userid=galileo&action=search&_cc=1 Peabody Awards Collection Archives Record] ] The show won a Puppeteers of America ACT AWARD in 1976. [ [http://www.puppetconnection.com/credentials.html Marilyn O'Connor Miller - Credentials, Awards, Honors, and Affiliations ] ]
ketches and characters
* Holey Moley!: A sketch where a simple minded man (Ron Coden) tries to outwit problems, but gets socked back.
* Name That Feeling: Professor Emotion (Ron Coden) hosts a parody of "Name That Tune" with puppet contestants watching a video clip of other puppets and trying to guess how they feel.
* Write On!/Newsreel/Unreasonable Report: News sketches featuring Harry Unreasonable, a parody of news anchor Harry Reasoner.
* Hot Fudge Gang/The Mits/Happening!: Various sketches featuring children and adults.
* Detective Tomato (Ron Coden) giving advice to children then leaving through the door behind him, only to have something happen to him when he goes through.
* Elton Seymour: Seymour playing a tune in the guise of Elton John, usually featured at the beginning of the show.
* Amanda Caruthers, portraying various characters in sketches, often giving kindly advice to the inquiring puppets.
2007 reunion special
On Wednesday December 5, 2007, Detroit PBS member station WTVS presented a 90-minute reunion special, featuring the original cast, including Larry and Seymour. The special will feature memories of the program, interspersed with clips from the series. [Info from the TV listings at http://www.wtvs.org/] A rerun of this episode was aired on December 14, 2007.
For those not currently in the Detroit area, WTVS is offering a CD of songs from the show, and a DVD of the "Coming Atcha Concert" from the show. Details are at http://detroitpublictv.org
References
External links
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* [http://www.hotfudgeshow.com Hot Fudge Show.com]
* [http://www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=4535 "The Hot Fudge Show" at Toonarific.com]
* [http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/screen.php?c=453&m=hot%20fudge%20show&p=1 Hot Fudge Show (Excerpt & Bumper), Courtesty of www.FuzzyMemories.TV - The Museum of Classic Chicago Television.]
* [http://www.myspace.com/villagernews "The Hot Fudge Show" MySpace page]
