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VENTHAVEN.COM. >>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE
JOINED BY OUR NEXT GUESTS WHO
WERE INSPIRED BY THE VENT HAVEN
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. WELCOME, JEFFREY GOULD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M DOING GOOD.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT. NOW, JEFFREY IS A HIGH SCHOOL
FRESHMAN.
FRESHMAN. A VENTRILOQUIST AND YOU MAKE
YOUR OWN FIGURES?
>> YES, I DO.
IN FACT, THIS IS ONE OF MY
FRIENDS HERE.
FRIENDS HERE. THIS IS SANDY.
>> HI, SANDY, HOW IS IT GOING.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING.
>> JEFF, TELL ME ABOUT HOW YOU
GOT STARTED WITH VENTRILOQUISM.
>> WELL, I SAW THE MUPPET SHOW
AS A YOUNG MAN, AS I STILL AM.
>> HOW MUCH YOUNGER?
>> I WAS ACTUALLY 7.
YES, YES.
YES, YES. HE'S 7 YEARS OLD.
AND THEN I SAW EDWARD BERGEN ON
THE SCREEN, ONE OF THE
VAUDEVILLIAN VENTRILOQUIST.
VAUDEVILLIAN VENTRILOQUIST. I WAS JUST INSPIRED.
THOUGHT, WOW, HE CAN MAKE THAT
GUY TALK AND MAKE EVERYONE LAST.
IT WAS QUITE AN INSPIRATION.
>> AND THEN YOU WERE INSPIRED BY
THE VENT HAVEN MUSEUM.
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WENT
THERE?
THERE? >> I WENT THERE AND WOW, I
WALKED IN AND I SAW SO MANY EYES
STARING AT ME.
IT WAS CREEP AT FIRST.
>> YES, VERY CREEPY.
>> OH, SANDY.
>> IT WAS CREEPY AT FIRST.
AND THEN, I LOOKED AROUND I
THOUGHT,
THOUGHT, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING AND A
LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT THE ART
OF VENTRILOQUISM AND THE HISTORY
WHICH WAS JUST INSPIRING.
>> AND THAT LED YOU TO CREATING YOUR OWN FIGURES.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT SOME
FIGURES THAT YOU CREATED?
>> YEAH, I CREATE FIGURES.
LIKE THIS ONE DOWN HERE, MY
FRIEND EDDIE.
FRIEND EDDIE. YES, EDDIE.
YES, EDDIE. >> I'M A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS.
HE TAKES ALL THE SPOTLIGHT.
>> EDDIE IS ACTUALLY ONE I
BUILT.
BUILT. I MADE HIM OUT OF PLASTIC AND I
STARTED BUILDING FIGURES BECAUSE
I COULDN'T AFFORD ONE LIKE HIM.
AND SO I HAD TO START BUILDING
THEM AND I HAVE BEEN DOING IT
EVER SINCE.
EVER SINCE. >> AND YOUR FIGURES DON'T ALWAYS
TAKE HUMAN FORM.
WHO DO WE HAVE OVER HERE ON THE
LEFT?
LEFT? >> THIS IS JULIO THE COCKROACH.
>> VERY CUTE.
>> WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?
HE'S JUST A COCKROACH.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> YOU CAUGHT THE ATTENTION SOME
-- OF SOME OF THE WELL-KNOWN
VENTRILOQUIST.
VENTRILOQUIST. >> YES, I ACTUALLY MET JEFF
DUNHAM SIX YEARS AGO AND WE ARE
ACTUALLY FRIENDS NOW.
AND I ACTUALLY WENT ON TOUR WITH
HIM FOR A DAY AND ON HIS BUS.
I GOT TO GO BACKSTAGE OWN GO ON
STAGE AND SEE THE LIGHTS AND
EVERYTHING, JUST BEFORE PEOPLE
CAME.
CAME. I LEARNED SO MUCH.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
HE'S THE BEST GUY EVER.
HE'S SO NICE!
>> ALL RIGHT.
COULD YOU MAYBE GIVE ME A LITTLE
BIT OF A LESSON IN
VENTRILOQUISM?
VENTRILOQUISM? CAN I TRY EDDIE OUT HEAR?
>> -- OUT HERE?
>> OH, OF COURSE.
>> JUST REMEMBER TO GRAB THE
CONTROL STICK.
CONTROL STICK. IF YOU DON'T, THE HEAD IS GOING
TO FALL OFF.
IT'S SCARY, I SWEAR!
>> IT'S SCARIER FOR THE DUMMY
THAN THE VENTRILOQUIST.
>> DARRYL, HOW DID YOU GET OUT
OF DOING THIS?
>> KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING I NEED
TO KNOW?
TO KNOW? >> THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO
KNOW IS REALLY THE LEVERS.
HE ONLY HAS ONE LEVER.
>> THE HEAD, RIGHT?
>> NO, THE MOUTH.
THERE YOU GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THAT'S MAKING HIS MOUTH MOVE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WELL, THE HARD PART IS MAKING
PEOPLE LAUGH, BUT THAT'S THE
NEXT LESSON.
NEXT LESSON. BUT THE BIG PART IS NOT TO MOVE
YOUR LIPS.
YOUR LIPS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, ERIC!
>> FUNNY JOKE!
>> HOW DO YOU NOT MOVE YOUR
LIPS?
LIPS? YOU HAVE SOME TIPS FOR ME.
>> FIRST STEP, LEAST FOR ME IS I
PUT MY TEETH LIKE A MILLIMETER
APART.
APART. SO THEY AREN'T -- OH, MY GOSH, I
HAVE A DIFFERENT VOICE NOW.
LIKE, THEY ARE NOT TOGETHER, BUT
YOU HAVE SOME ROOM.
>> AM I GETTING THIS?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S KIND OF SAD.
BUT, HEY!
BUT, HEY! NO, SHE'S GETTING IT.
YOU TRY NOT TO MOVE YOUR LIPS.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO SMILE.
IF YOU SMILE ALL THE TIME, IT
LOOKS LIKE YOU TALK TO THE DUMMY
LIKE.
LIKE. THIS AND THEN YOU ARE LIKE THIS.
AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
SO JUST TRY TO NOT MOVE YOUR
LIPS AND THE Ps, Ms AND Bs
ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HARD.
>> I WILL TRY TO SAY SOMETHING
TO OUR VIEWERS HERE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING "THE
WEEKLY SPECIAL."
WEEKLY SPECIAL." HOW DID I DO?
JEFF, THANKS SO MUCH F