Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show‪!‬ Jake Deffinbaugh

On Episode 225 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, our guest is Judy Rothman Rofé!

Judy's professional career consists of writing and creating a wide variety of children's projects! Early on, she worked as director of development for Disney Channel and developed and wrote for the Madeline TV series, based on the children's book series. She also wrote the Sesame Street home video Big Bird Gets Lost and wrote the screenplay for the 2001 film The Trumpet of the Swan. Judy also wrote episode scripts for The Puzzle Place, Arthur, ToddWorld and many more. As head writer, she worked on the Playhouse Disney interstitial series Shanna's Show and Happy Monster Band and co-created series such as Jim Henson's Frances, Julie's Greenroom and Norman Picklestripes. She also ran the blog The Neurotic Parent!

On Episode 224 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, our guest is Chase Woolner!

Before working as a puppeteer, Chase grew up a Muppets fan! His love for the art of puppetry eventually turned into a career, where he worked as an additional Muppet performer on various films, TV series and commercials with The Muppets! Chase has also been a participant at the Eugene O'Neill National Puppetry Conference several times, worked as a puppeteer and puppet wrangler for Walt Disney Imagineering and co-founded Busy Hands Studio, which focuses on creating handmade artist supplies.

On Episode 223 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, our guest is Dean Gordon!

For many years, Dean Gordon worked as a director and associate director for children's television. He got his start directing for the Nickelodeon series The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss and since then, has directed numerous other series, including Bear in the Big Blue House, Out of the Box, Between the Lions, The Book of Pooh, Animal Jam and even a brief stint on Sesame Street! After moving on from the children's world, Dean has directed several different talk shows, including The Wendy William Show and Sherri.

On Episode 222 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, our guest is Earl Fisher!

After starting out as a stage actor, Earl has worked as a voice actor for nearly four decades. Some of his most well-known voiceover jobs include narrating dozens of promos for Lyrick Studios and HIT Entertainment and voicing characters such as Booker T. Bookworm in Season 5 of Barney & Friends and Brussel in the Sprout interstitial series Sprout Diner, as well as being the current voice of Pasqually in the Chuck E. Cheese franchise since 1999. Earl also lent his voice to commercials for Dairy Queen, Toyota and many other clients.

On Episode 221 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, our guests are writing and producing duo Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert!

Many will know Kevin and Heath's work from writing and producing the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, where Kevin also played Kevin the Stage Manager! They also wrote and produced Kenan & Kel and KaBlam! and co-wrote the 1997 hit film Good Burger and its 2023 sequel, as well as various Holiday specials for Nickelodeon. Kevin and Heath are also best known for creating the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally and the Nickelodeon shows Cousins for Life and Warped!

On Episode 220 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview Haley Jenkins!

Haley first became a Muppet performer on Sesame Street in Season 45. Since then, she has worked as an assistant and background puppeteer, as well as performing the character Karli in various Sesame Street outreach videos and played Marvie for Sesame Studios. Outside of Sesame Street, Haley is best known for performing the title character Donkey Hodie on the PBS Kids series Donkey Hodie. She has also puppeteered in the Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and performed in various stage productions!