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| '''Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre''', shown on the TV news show '']'' on ], was a recreation of the day's event in the related ] trial using puppets made of popsicle sticks. Sometimes, they used content that actually occurred in that day's testimony, and at other times they used information that was known via the press. Episode's were satirical and ended with one of the characters (usually Michael) exclaiming "WOO HOO HOO!", used as a dry satire of Michael's eccentricity. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre premiered late ] around the time ] in the ] began. | |||
| ==]== | |||
| In ], one set of the puppets went up for sale on the ] ] site ]. The proceedings for the auction went to a foundation for ]. The puppets sold for $15,099 to the ] ] site ] | |||
| ==The future== | |||
| Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre has made brief returns to ''Countdown''. The first was during the ], ] episode when it was discovered Jackson was vacationing in ], the next episode was on ], ] when there were false reports of Jackson's death, and most recently on ], ] when it was reported that "Jacko" had returned to the USA. Puppet Theatre has also been used to cover many separate events: | |||
| *Adult movie actress ]'s visit to a ] ]; | |||
| *Actor ] striking a ] producer; | |||
| *The ] selection of a new ]; | |||
| *An "editorial" from the fictional Puppet Television Network about former CBS newsman (now working for ]) '']'' being nominated for the ], when in fact it was justice '']''; | |||
| *The developments into ]'s connection to the leak of the identity of ], a ] operative; | |||
| *White House ethics classes; | |||
| *What would happen (and then what has happened) if ] would testify in front of the ] thrice; | |||
| *A reenactment of a defamation deposition involving ]. | |||
| *Most recently, it spoofed the trials and tribulations of the ]. | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| *The puppets were handled by various members of the ''Countdown'' crew. | |||
| *The voices for the puppets were provided by ] himself, while an unknown voice provided the voice of the Puppet TV Network executive in the "SCOTUS Puppet Theatre" episode. | |||
| *When Olbermann was on vacation, substitute anchor ] provided the voices. (Episode 8, Spiritual advisor) | |||
| *Celebrities that appeared on puppet theatre were: ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| *On the final episode of MJPT, the Jackson puppet tore off a "]" and revealed himself as ], whom Olbermann has declared his nemesis. | |||
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