External links
- Neil's Puppet Dreams on The Nerdist's YouTube channel
- Neil's Puppet Dreams at IMDb
| Neil's Puppet Dreams | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Neil Patrick Harris David Burtka Janet Varney |
| Written by | David Burtka Brian Clark Michael Serrato Kirk Thatcher Janet Varney |
| Directed by | Kirk Thatcher |
| Starring | Neil Patrick Harris David Burtka |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Burtka Chris Hardwick Neil Patrick Harris Brian Henson Seth Laderman Janet Varney |
| Producer | Ritamarie Peruggi |
| Editor | Q. Bryce Randle |
| Original release | |
| Release | November 27, 2012 – January 22, 2013 |
Neil's Puppet Dreams is a web series created by The Jim Henson Company under its Henson Alternative banner and released on The Nerdist Channel. The series stars Neil Patrick Harris who helped to create the series.
This web series features Neil Patrick Harris who lives with his partner David Burtka. Neil sleeps a lot and has strange dreams featuring puppet characters. Neil opens each episode by directly telling the audience "Hi, I'm Neil. I sleep a lot and when I dream, I dream in puppet." He then promptly falls asleep and has a puppet dream.
In April 2013, Neil's Puppet Dreams was nominated for a Webby Award in the "Best Comedy: Long Form or Series" category.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Webby Award | Best Comedy: Long Form or Series | Neil's Puppet Dreams | Nominated |
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