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| '''Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre''', shown on the TV news show '']'' on ], was a recreation of that day's events of the ] trial using puppets made of popsicle sticks. Sometimes, they used content that actually occurred in that day's testimony, other times they had to go by what little information was known. No matter what, the episode contained quirky humor and ended with one of the characters (usually Michael) exclaiming a deranged "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. Episodes were only shown when a major event occurred in the day's proceedings and the feature soon became a fan favorite. | |||
| ==]== | |||
| 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 made a brief return on the ], ] episode of ''Countdown'' when it was discovered Jackson was vacationing in ], and again on ], ] when there were false reports of Jackson's death. 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 recent developments into ]'s connection to the leak of the identity of ], a ] operative; | |||
| *White House ethics classes; | |||
| *What would (and then what) happen if ] would testify in front of the ] thrice; | |||
| *And most recently, a reenactment of a defamation deposition involving ]. | |||
| ==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) | |||
| *Among the other celebrities not involved in the Jackson trial 24/7 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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