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TV series or program
Puppet History
Also known as
Puppet University
Genre
Game show
Created by
Shane Madej
Written by
Shane Madej
Garrett Werner
Starring
Shane Madej
Ryan Bergara
Original language
English
No. of seasons
6
No. of episodes
(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Shane Madej
Ryan Bergara
Steven Lim
Producer
Lizzie Lockard
Running time
25-45 minutes
Production company
Watcher Entertainment
Original release
Network
YouTube
Release
January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
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Puppet History is an American comedy game show YouTube series created by Shane Madej and produced by Madej, Ryan Bergara, and Steven Lim. The show premiered on January 10, 2020 on the Watcher Entertainment YouTube channel.[1]
The show's premise sees a colorful puppet historian known as the Professor presenting a game show about one or two distinctive persons or events from history.[2] The two contestants answer questions, and the Professor gives them points; the contestant with the most points wins the title of "History Wizard" and a hat. Before season six, the contestant with the most points won the title of "History Master" and a small trophy.[3][4]
The show received an Honoree Award at the 2022 Webby Awards for a Science & Education Channel.[5]
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