Sifl and Olly

The Sifl and Olly Show is a puppet show that used sock puppets and animation. Musicians Liam Lynch and Matt Crocco, friends since childhood, created and performed the series. The show's first episode aired on MTV in 1997 and was cancelled in 1999. Marked by cheap production and bizarre humor, the series only aired two seasons, but became a cult favorite.

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Fans of the show call themselves "sockheads." There is a lively group online trading videos and petitioning MTV to release the entire series on DVD. One group even recorded a tribute CD recreating some of their favorite songs called Banging on Some Pots and Pans. They also organized a convention in Nashville called Socks 2001.

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Also, as the show's only "celebrity guest", skateboarder Tony Hawk made a guest appearance on the show in Season 3, providing his own voice to accompany a puppet made to resemble him.

Related Topics:
Skateboard - Tony Hawk

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