Review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) by Marvin D — 05 Mar 2012

After watching this, I watched the song portion of Jim Henson's memorial. So much onions.

This review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) was written by Marvin D on 05 Mar 2012.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Kj P (1,056) on 29 Apr 2014

I probably smiled the entire movie...not wife approved, though. She passed out within the first 20 minutes. I guess she doesn't like being happy…

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By Andre W (58) on 29 Apr 2014

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