![]() ![]() “All the streaming on the internet is amazing and I think everyone’s felt that it’s helped, but we wanted to get something live going, in a Covid-safe way.” “We really felt the loss of live, in-person stimulation for the imagination,” explains Sidi. After months of lockdown, they were looking for projects to keep themselves going. Waffles + Mochi: Netflix offers taster of Michelle Obama’s children’s cookery showīoth work in theatre – Sidi as a stage manager and prop maker, and Hastings as an actor, puppeteer and musician. ![]() Doorstep Puppet Theatre – which brings puppets to people’s porches – has delivered two sell-out productions since being set up in November by Maddie Sidi and Benedict Hastings. More intimate experiences are taking off, too. Before lockdown, north London puppetry institution Little Angel Theatre had 900 subscribers to its YouTube channel. Online puppet shows are also causing a stir. In the theatre realm, the latest project from Good Chance Theatre ( The Jungle) involves a 3.5 metre-tall puppet called Little Amal, who will walk from Syria to Manchester this summer to highlight the stories of refugee children. They’re cropping up in pop culture, too, with the fashion house Moschino sending puppets down the catwalk to showcase its spring/summer 2021 collection its latest campaign ‘No Strings Attached’ sees supermodels including Bella Hadid transformed into life-size marionettes. Michelle Obama puts a chef’s hat on Waffles (Photo: Adam Rose/Netflix) Meanwhile, the satirical puppet show Spitting Imagereturned after 24 years last autumn, on BritBox. Mochi and waffles series#All five series of Jim Henson’s The Muppet Show, which originally aired from 1976 to 1981, have just become available to stream on Disney+ and in 2019 The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance brought its intricate puppets to Netflix. Puppets had become a rarity on TV, but now they’re making a comeback. “She’s definitely a ‘jump and leap before I think’ personality.” ![]() Rice-cake shaped Mochi babbles cheerily in baby-talk, while with her vivacity and buckets of chutzpah, Waffles is less a puppet, more an icon. But the puppets are undeniably the stars of the show. Rather like coaxing your toddler to eat blueberries by hiding them in pancake batter, it sneaks in its educational message about the joys of home cooking via colourful design, a catchy theme tune and globe-trotting thrills, which take in Japan, Peru, Italy and Seoul.Ĭelebrity guests include Mandy Moore, Jack Black and Salt Fat Acid Heat’s Samin Nosrat. Waffles + Mochi is an ebullient 10-part series executive produced by Michelle and Barack Obama and devised by the creators of foodie hits such as Salt Fat Acid Heat and Chef’s Table. “Right away when the puppets came up, she was just having conversations with them off camera, so it was very seamless,” she says with a grin. According to Zamora she was a natural with the puppets. Mochi and waffles how to#The former US First Lady stars as a supermarket owner who helps Waffles and her fellow puppet Mochi as they travel around the world learning how to cook. But such a scenario was standard last year for Michelle Zamora, who puppets the wannabe chef Waffles in Netflix’s new children’s cookery show Waffles + Mochi. Hijinks ensue - along with trips to Norway and Hawaii! In the end, Waffles and Mochi learn that holiday traditions are about much more than food - they're about being together and making memories with the people you love.It’s not every day you find yourself waiting between takes only for Michelle Obama to stride up and start chatting away to the powder-blue, luxuriantly furred puppet you’re holding. Mochi ventures out on MagiCart to gather food for the party while Waffles distracts the guests at home. Overeager as always, Waffles makes up a holiday - Freezie Day - and says it is all about the food! Steve invites himself - and all their friends from the grocery store - over to celebrate, but Waffles and Mochi have nothing to feed their guests at this impromptu party. ![]() In the special, Waffles and Mochi are home for the holidays in the Land of Frozen Food when Steve the Mop calls asking about their holiday traditions. The holiday special continues the adventures of the all-new series that gives kids and families a chance to discover the vibrant culinary world using charming puppetry and CG animation. Netflix just shared a first-look clip for Waffle + Mochi’s Holiday Feast, premiering November 23. ![]()
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