#puppet history s6

[puppet-purgatory]

VERY CLEVER WATCHER!!!!!!

[fadedmuppet]

[ismellpestilence]

Anyone else noticing a weird theme with this season of Puppet History so far? Like the fact that murder is mentioned in both titles? And that Ryan still doesn't win? And how the dino parents are only there to talk about things that, as Ryan pointed out, don't need to happen on camera? And how the hologram is sitting unsupervised in the dumpster?

Something's coming. This season feels chill so far but something big is coming.

[carryondrawing]

Happy Puppet History Day everyone!! 🥳

@wearewatcher

[watcherwatts]

idk if yall have noticed this too, but the professors satchel is gone. even in the promo pics. i didnt think much of it when watching the ep, its a different outfit after all, but it got me thinking...what happened to it ? his hat too. that one im less suspicious of, again, different outfit (and to my memory he didnt wear his satchel + hat with the gymnastics outfit either), but both arent in the promo photos. i looked back and he had them when he comes back so...hmmm...maybe im overanalyzing things.

[spookylilguy8]

#1 professor fan

[juicyjuicy05]

Burn it with fire

[waywardmillennial]

Puppet History Trailer Breakdown

The PH season seven trailer dropped on Watcher TV today and I'm going to try to break it down New Rockstars style - so settle in because this is a long one!

disclaimer: I am an oxymoron of a human who notices lots of details and misses other clues - so I might not have caught everything but I tried!

[s7 trailer easter eggs and spoiler-y thoughts under the cut]

The trailer opens with the Professor looking at the billboard for Phorgedytol, the tagline of which reads "(something) WITH YOUR BRAIN"

[note: this is different to the Phorgedytol billboard we see at the end of the trailer that reads "FRENCH THE VOID!"]

the first shot of Ryan in the trailer is from the episode with Aria Inthavong

behind them on the bookshelf you can see what I think is a brachiosaurus (from the late Jurassic era), a pair of alpacas, and the Genie lamp very prominently displayed!

then we cut to this interaction Ryan: How long has it been since we've been in class? to which the Professor gives a very non-committal "Uhhhh...."

[Interesting, no? Possible side-effect of the Professor taking Phorgedytol maybe?]

then we cut to guest Alex Song-Xia with a possibly foreboding comment

[this probably has no lore implications but I like that there's a framed copy of this photo that Ryan tweeted in 2021 on the set]

the trailer continues with the Professor talking to the guests

then the trailer cuts to what could be a major lore drop with Ryan saying, "You keep my wife's name out of your god damn mouth!" as he marches to the theater to slap the Professor

[notice how this is in black and white -that's the trailer edit not mine- so perhaps this is a flashback of some kind? Maybe to something that happened to make the Professor want to take Phorgedytol?]

Remember in s6 Ryan and the Professor were friends (see: the JC Penney photoshoot) so seeing a moment like this in the trailer is, for lack of a better phrase, a slap in the face

Based on what all the guests are wearing in the trailer it looks like The Slap will happen in Claudia's episode, based on the shot right before Ryan gets out of the chair (their reaction face is gorgeous btw)

we get a great out of context line from Sara Rubin

and the Professor talking about his anatomy with Brennan

Then the Lore Drop Hits

[yeah the rest of this was just a drop in the bucket in this trailer tbh]

The cuts happen fairly fast with overlapping VO - I posted most of the main shots earlier and there are some shots of the history skits that I skipped to focus on the Lore. These shots also have some alt descriptions in this post of things I noticed on the rewatch

VO Script Mysterious Puppet: No, you louse. You sops. You absolute men. Ryan: Well, this is collusion. They clearly- Professor: That's not collusion. Ryan: It's collusion! You guys fucking figured it out before this. Brennan: Just get on his wavelength, man. Professor: Get on my level! Ryan: You're just not ready for the truth!

[First reactions: The Professor is wearing a party hat for a lot of this trailer, and so is the new puppet. So they must have been at the same party. Also, the Professor is standing in front of a sign that reads "Six Nasty Seasons" even though this is the trailer for season seven. Is that from the season six wrap party? Could it also point to Phorgedytol symptoms that we're 'missing' a season?

The horse puppet looking through the door has a moustache, so is very likely not Dorothy Ruth or Stanley Melvin Murphy. Maybe DR's fiancé? This same moustachio'd horse is in the pasta scene

Hard to say which horse is walking towards The Brown Derby but fun to note that was a real chain of restaurants in LA starting in 1926]

Then the Professor meets with the new Shane character - shall we call them Patch for now?

and that's the trailer in a nutshell!

*Roll End Credits*

Other reactions:

Delighted that we get canon confirmation that the Professor goes by Connie McNasty, at least some of the time

Love that Joyce and Garrett are back this season!

The noir, old Hollywood vibes of this trailer are gorgeous and overall it looks really well-made!

I hope we get some explanation for the slap that's not Ryan and the Professor becoming enemies again

the Liza Minelli* of it all

Not too sure on many theories at this point, but I'm sure it's going to be a great (but maybe nail-biting) season!

[jazzyjuno]

birthday gift for the twins ♥/hj

[whimswept]

First episode of Season 7 of Puppet History is up on YouTube. Hm. The whole “Goodbye YouTube” debacle from last year made me realize that PH was only Watcher show I’d feel I was missing out on if I never got to see it again. Feeling vaguely indifferent at this point.

I suppose I’ll check this out and see if some ✨magic✨ is still there.

[puppet-purgatory]

the devil is such a loser compared to the other Cosmic Entity puppets. even asmodeus. i love it.

[geniepuppet]

Loving the Hotdaga references in this PH episode

[ismellpestilence]

Quite the season finale, huh?

[illadvisedart]

a song from everyone’s favourite murder man now in piano flavour

[watcherwatts]

listen, i know that c. is the correct answer, i know that adolphe sax being constantly injured to near death makes sense for the answer to be "stuck in a final destination-esque death loop" but god are my foreshadowing senses tingling.

loreless season my ass.

[kenmarlenn]

Did not realize just how much bigger the Professor had gotten…