The Great Emu War • Puppet History
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Published 2021-08-27
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Created and hosted by Shane Madej
Director: Katie LeBlanc
Featuring: Ryan Bergara, Kate Peterman
Writer: Garrett Werner
Editor: Anthony Frederick
Research: Kari Koeppel
Camera Operator: Karen Du
Sound Operator: TJ Marchbank
Production Assistant: Blake Benson
Motion Graphics Animators: Mike Fox, Julia Capuano
Graphic Artist: Mollie Ong
Additional Music By: Patrick Volker
Puppets by: Madison Girifalco (@mindovermadison)
Production Coordinator: Brittney Lee
Creative Director of Post Production: Anthony Frederick
Head of Development: Katie LeBlanc
Production Manager: Nicole Beaudoin
Executive Producers: Steven Lim, Shane Madej, Ryan Bergara
Music Provided by Audio Network
SFX by Audioblocks
Logo Designed by Jennet Liaw
Logo Sound Design by Yuta Endo (@yuuutaendo)
Image Credits:
Wheat, DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS), CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rockport Massachusetts, Rosapicci, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Free Public Landing sign in Turnchapel, Plymouth © Y.ssk / Wikimedia Commons
Commonwealth Bank of Australia one-pound note (1952). Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Commonwealth Bank of Australia ten-shilling note (1934). Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Commonwealth Bank of Australia ten-pound note (1954-59). Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Early 1900's residence in the community of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. NatGeoLover, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Thumbs up, John Sandbanks, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sewing kit with embroidered edging, "CCBY" by Auckland Museum
Locomotive 43106 departing from Highley Station, Tom Axford 1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Western Railroad box car, Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Outback South Australia, Brett Stanley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sunrise in Outback, Binskip Inskip, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
German WW2 uniforms, Costică Axinte from România, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
M2 Browning, Cjp24, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Interior of Johnie's Coffee Shop, Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Арина Ахметова, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Green Tiled Pixel Art, JayTholen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Computer game character Giuseppe Timberpen, pixel art: Katuenidea: Gebu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Marlboro cigarettes, Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Meritorious Service Medal, Hsq7278, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of Ralph Spooner, Tribune staff photographer (copyright held by SEARCH foundation), CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
We strive to accurately represent the historical period covered in this episode, but some creative liberties are taken based on available historical assets.
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All Comments (21)
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Technically speaking Ryan is the only student with perfect attendance so he should get jelly beans for that
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Kate: “So scared of everything, all the time!”
Beyond Beef Boy: “Yeah, I know the feeling”
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Fun Fact about our coat of arms: Emus and Kangaroos can’t walk backwards, so it’s to say Australia will always progress and never go backwards (press x to doubt)
Also! The Emu saying “you want me to sing a fuckin song do ya” is the most Australian thing thank you we do talk like that -
So... the government offered a bounty for Emus but wouldn't pay the vets for their wheat.
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I love imagining a therapist talking to Ryan about his obsessive rivalry with a puppet. Also love Ryan and Kate just
Ryan: Being Nice
Kate: WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING -
Therapist: So, what is the problem?
Ryan: There is this puppet -
Fuck when Kate was like "Shane you ate your pet bird?" and then Shane's omnipotent laughter killed me.
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Ryan (lying through gritted teeth): I am beginning to understand and appreciate the humor in this
The Professor: B̶̡͍̗̗͔̳̻͉̲̼̤̓̀̆̌̍̎͝A̸̡̧̧͖̘̪̣͉̔̈́R̴͎̳̫̠͑͂̊̈́̂́K̷̢̛̭̹͇̲̬̣͈̹̳̍̓ ̶͚̻̭̙̥̜̮̓̌͊̀̈̏̀̊̏̈̂̂̚̕͜ͅW̷̢̺̓̓̈́̒͋͗̿̂Í̷̩T̷̡̟̟͇̓̈́̃͊͌̃̀ͅḨ̵͉̬̣̫̞͇̺̺̣͍̈́̏̀́̏̆̎́̉̚͜ ̴̡͓͙͓͓̦͖̞̪̥̥̥̼̈́̂͐͌̋̊̎̈́͂̈́̓̏M̴̢̧͇̫̯̘͗̑͊͑̈́͊͆̿̆̚͠͠Ẻ̸̢̯̯̱̹͕̝̞̫̜̻̗̥̥̅͋̄̑͆́̔
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2:42 Ryan: “Is this what it feels like to learn??”
Kate: FUCKIN’ CHOKES -
So many Puppet History Hall of Fame moments in just one episode: Ryan and Kate's inability to do basic math, Ryan being unable to handle getting an extra jelly bean, Kate being endeared by the baby wheat and then horrified when it was eaten, the cliffhanger of the Professor's genie lore????? This episode had it ALL.
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I love seeing Kate in these. She has such genuine joy and balances out Ryan and Shane so well.
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We need a Spotify playlist of all the puppet history songs they’re too good
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Is anyone else unsettled by “beyond beef boy”? He kinda scares me, he looks like he’s on the verge of snapping and going on a rampage. (Professor, watch your back)
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Ryan being pleasant during this series is the biggest plot twist in history.
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There's perhaps no greater evidence of Ryan and Shane's friendship and shared sense of humor than Ryan's barely hidden glee at seeing that cute little wheat puppet, knowing fully well something horrible was going to happen to it. Just look at his face at 30:00, he knows what's coming.
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This episode is two months old but this has to be the funniest episode of puppet history! Ive been repeating the professor's, "NO! What the FUCK do you not understand about how many feet birds have!!??" in my head all day. He gets so angry! Lmfao
Incase y'all want to laugh with me, 13:04 -
Ryan: "It's really nice to see you Kate!"
Kate: "WHAT THE FUCK."
Kate's mistrust of Ryan is how everyone feels after the pandemic. -
Honestly, Shane has found his calling. History lessons, music, and theatricality????? Truly beautiful.
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The irony of the tallest cast member telling his guests “you’re so much bigger than me!” is wonderful.
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Kate's random "if he's attractive enough I'll go count emu carcasses" in a Mae West style accent was hilarious. Especially because the 1930s was peak Mae West.
