Fred Buchholz was part of the electro-mechanical team in the New York Muppet Workshop. He was most often called upon for technical and special effects, effects rigging of the characters, and pyrotechnic and smoke effects. Buchholz is an Emmy winner for his work on Sesame Street.
Muppet/Henson credits[]
- Sesame Street: Muppet FX & pyro (credited under Muppets, Costumes, Props for seasons 24-27, 29-33)
- Fraggle Rock: Radio controlled puppets
- The Muppets Take Manhattan: Muppet design and construction
- Follow That Bird: Radio control puppet designer
- The Tale of the Bunny Picnic: Mechanical design
- The Christmas Toy: Mechanical designer
- Inner Tube: Muppet mechanical design
- Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear: Special effects
- The Jim Henson Hour: Special effects
- Dog City: Props & FX Supervisor
- The Muppet Christmas Carol: Muppet stunt coordinator
- Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
- Muppet Classic Theater: Props
- The Animal Show (seasons 1 and 3)
- Muppet Treasure Island: Muppet stunt supervisor, Handprops designer
- Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island
- Muppets Tonight: Props and FX Supervisor
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (season 2)
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Props and rigs
- Muppets from Space: Muppet props and rigs
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Muppet stunt supervisor
- Sesame English
- The Hoobs: Workshop team
- Carnival: Puppet maintenance
- Kermit's Swamp Years: Muppet designer & builder
- Animal Jam
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa: Special effects supervisor