Variety

‘Donkey Hodie’ Puppeteers Bring Classic ‘Mister Rogers’ Characters to Life for a New Generation

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 ...
Moviefone

David Rudman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Rudman (born June 1st 1964) is a puppeteer, voice actor and producer, best known as a performer of many Sesame Street Muppet characters. He originated the ...
PBS

‘Donkey Hodie,’ PBS KIDS Series Inspired by ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ Premieres May 3

Vibrant Puppet Series from Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures Empowers Kids to Dream Big, Be Resourceful and Persevere to Realize their Goals “We’re thrilled to bring DONKEY HODIE’s engaging, ...
Chicago Tribune

‘Donkey Hodie’ on PBS: Go behind the scenes of new Fred Rogers show with Chicago’s Rudman brothers

On the soundstage of WTTW is a portal to Someplace Else, which is home to a number of characters the older generation may remember, but the younger generation will enjoy with the May 3 premiere of ...
Chicago Tribune

Highland Park brothers create hit ‘Nature Cat’ cartoon for PBS

When “Nature Cat” premiered last fall, the PBS Kids cartoon became a breakthrough hit for Spiffy Pictures, an aspiring television production studio with an unlikely address — the second floor of a ...