Trick or Treat!

We always recommend Puppet Up!, which is an adult improvised puppet show from the Henson folks. They do shows at their studio in Hollywood whenever they feel like it and I don't know of any upcoming dates there. However, they've announced that they'll be doing shows at Knott's Berry Farm in conjunction with that theme park's Halloween redress to become Knott's Scary Farm. I don't know the exact schedule and I won't be going there but if you're down in Orange County, you might want to look into it.

Knott's Berry Farm is a Southern California institution that opened in the twenties (that's the nineteen-twenties) and it was the biggest thing for miles around until Mr. Disney moved in with his Magic Kingdom all of seven miles away. Over the years, it changed a lot…from a place where you could ride a stagecoach and pan for fake gold to a park full of thrill rides…and if they're hosting Puppet Up!, that suggests it now caters to an older crowd than it did the last time I went there.

The last time I was there: It was 1979 and we were shooting silent comedy bits there with the Bay City Rollers for their NBC Saturday morning show. That's how long it's been since I was there. And not even Puppet Up! can lure me back.