The Puppet Johns

Puppet John Flansburgh (left) and Puppet John Linnell (right)

The Puppet Johns, puppet versions of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, are often used to host videos and segments for their kid-friendly material. The puppets were created by Robin Goldwasser (who also heads the Deeply Felt Puppet Theater), and are one-of-a-kind^[1]. They first appeared in videos for Here Come The ABCs. They also appeared in videos on Here Come The 123s and hosted the They Might Be Giants Friday Night Family Podcast.

A picture of Flansburgh and Linnell with the puppets, from an article in TIME Magazine.

The puppet Johns have appeared in the following videos:

• Here Come The ABCs (DVD Version)
• D Is For Drums
• Goodnight My Friends
• Here Come The 123s

Trivia

• In the Friday Night Family Podcast episode The Secret Life Of Six Puppet Linnell mentions he was born on Leap Year and has had 12 birthdays meaning that Puppet Linnell was born on February 29, 1960. Unlike the real Linnell who was born on June 12, 1959.

See also

• The Scientist Johns, animated versions of John and John used in the Here Comes Science DVD
• Puppets in other songs and performances
• The Avatars Of They - Two sock puppets that are used in live performances to entertain the audience and to sing TMBG songs