Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestBig Bag is a live action television puppet program for preschoolers that was produced by Children's Television Workshop with the puppet characters made by The Jim Henson Company. It aired from 1996 to 1999 on the Cartoon Network. There were also localized versions for Canal J in France and Yorkshire Television in the UK.
Practical Effects
Jim Henson puppetry in its final golden era before CGI takeover.
Production
Bizarre Cartoon Network/CTW collab that shouldn't work but absolutely does.
Writing
Sneaky smart educational beats disguised as chaotic puppet nonsense.
Creator
Nina Elias Bamberger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joey Mazzarino, who voiced Chelli, later became head writer for Sesame Street and co-wrote the 'I Love My Hair' viral moment.
Big Bag represents the last gasp of the CTW-Henson partnership before Sesame Workshop fully took the reins; it's basically a missing link in educational TV evolution.
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