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| Potter Puppet Pals | |
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 The sign showing thePotter Puppet Pals logo that appears at the start of most episodes. | |
| Also known as | PPP |
| Genre | Comedy,puppetry,variety,parody |
| Created by | Neil Cicierega, Emmy Cicierega, Alora Lanzillotta |
| Voices of | Neil Cicierega |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | Newgrounds |
| Release | September 27 (2003-09-27) – December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15) |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26) – present |
Potter Puppet Pals is apuppet showweb series parodying theHarry Potter novel series byJ. K. Rowling, created byNeil Cicierega.[1] The series was initially posted onNewgrounds, and featuredFlash animated characters, but it eventually began being uploaded toYouTube, with real-life puppetry. The YouTube videos were initially posted on Cicierega's personal channel, then moved to a channel called "Potter Puppet Pals", exclusively made for the purpose of uploading the series.[2]
Much of the humor derived from the series originates from Cicierega's unique interpretation of the principalHarry Potter characters. Some characters are given personalities designed to contrast completely with their attitudes in theHarry Potter books. Cicierega's Harry is portrayed as an extremely brash, arrogant, and vain teenager who is "rife with boyish attitude", whileDumbledore is anudist, andRon is depicted as a kind naive boy who is frequently taken advantage of by Harry. Other times, an aspect of the original stories is blown out of proportion for comedic effect, such asHermione Granger's love of reading and matter-of-fact approach to problems. Some characters are depicted in humorous ways, such asNeville Longbottom (abutternut squash on a stick with a crudely drawn face) andCedric Diggory (a foot with the face ofRobert Pattinson, the actor who portrayed him in thefourth Harry Potter film, drawn on the sole).
Throughout the course of the series, multiple characters are seemingly killed off, such as Neville in "Neville's Birthday" when Harry explodes him with the power of words, andVoldemort in "Harryween" whenRon Weasley, dressed as a unicorn, stabsVoldemort in the stomach with his horn; neither have made appearances since.
"The Mysterious Ticking Noise", released March 23, 2007, was the 22nd most-viewed video on YouTube as of January 1, 2013, with over 137.5 million views.[1][3] The video was nominated and won[4] in the Comedy category in the 2008YouTube Awards with 61.6% of the votes in that category.[5]
In the video,Severus Snape hears a strange ticking and, noticing it has a catchy rhythm, begins singing his name to it, followed byAlbus Dumbledore,Ron Weasley,Hermione Granger, andHarry Potter. Towards the end, Ron discovers that the source of the ticking is apipe bomb that explodes as Harry and Hermione celebrate, lettingLord Voldemort sing his name by himself to the tune of "Lollipop".[3] At the New York premiere ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2,Alan Rickman was interviewed by MTV and quoted as saying "[Potter Puppet Pals] is very beautifully done, that little piece of work. Can you get rich from that? I hope they did."[6]Daniel Radcliffe suggested in an interview by MTV that the cast of theHarry Potter film series should do a live-action version of "The Mysterious Ticking Noise" for a charity.[7] On 23 March 2017, a4K remake of the original video was posted to thePotter Puppet Pals channel to mark the 10th anniversary of the original.[8]
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