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@HalfHearted_JG

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Born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, but I’m all right now. (10/23/22 💍)

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Joined July 2009
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Joshua Gillespie
6 years
I just teared up. Winnie-the-Pooh was my introduction to Disney and hearing that familiar voice immediately warmed my heart.
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The Hundred Acre Wood is opening up to the world. Watch the new teaser trailer for Disney's #ChristopherRobin . 🍯
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8 years
If you need a laugh today, just remember; Disney bought the domain name Muppet Fucker
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3 years
She said yes! 💍❤️ I’m the luckiest person in the world.
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2 years
My friends, introducing Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie
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5 months
My big new year announcement I’ve officially quit my job in order to do Muppet History full time. I’m finally in a financial position where I’m able to do this, which I never thought would be possible. I’m excited to expand beyond just social media content Here’s to 2024 🎉
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2 years
I got picked on in school for liking the Muppets Now I have a Twitter page with over 200k followers where I talk about the Muppets. Don’t let anyone ever make you feel ashamed for the characters/stories that you love.
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1 year
Since so many of y’all apparently have no clue what a pronoun is let this children’s show from 1969 teach you
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1 year
I want to eradicate the word “pronouns” from the English language.
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24 days
He followed Muppet History and I immediately blocked him
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i still remember how much everyone hated this dude lol (rightfully so)
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2 months
What the fuck does this even mean?!
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7 months
Props to these guys. If I had to sing a song TO THE GUY WHO ORIGINALLY SANG IT I’d be having a panic attack 😂
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♒😺☮🌊Ms. Caramel Rhapsody & Jesse 👑🧓🏾We ❤️YOU!
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This warmed my heart.🥰 Dick Van Dyke visited Disneyland and was serenaded by one of his own songs. He'll be 98 in December.👍🏾 (sound on, please)
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4 months
“Elmo tells you the truth, one of you will betray Elmo.”
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8 months
Everything is good now. Thank you all for your thoughts ❤️
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4 years
Thank you to everyone who has helped Muppet History become as popular as it is. I never would’ve imagined it. It truly means the world to me. ❤️
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2 years
Such a simple commercial yet it manages to make me smile every single year ❤️
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3 years
Pour one out for poor Jacob 😂
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5 months
“And Doc Brown, who did NOT die!”
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4 months
Steve from Blues Clues follows Muppet History I’m about to cry. He was like my first friend 😭
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5 years
Who remembers when Paul Williams was on Dexter’s Lab?
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4 months
This is my first week of doing Muppet History full time Here we go.
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8 months
Well folks, see ya on the other side ✌️
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4 years
The scene from DuckTales where Donald and Daisy meet is possibly my favorite scene of any cartoon There are times where all of us feel alone, like you’ll never find the person who loves you just because of who you are. And then you finally meet someone who “understands” you. ❤️
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5 years
I approve ❤️
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4 years
Hi, I’m the guy who started Muppet History. I’m sorry for flooding your Twitter feed all the time.
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5 years
As of today, Muppet History is now the most popular Muppet fan page on twitter. I’m kind of at a loss on what to say 😅 I guess all I can say is thank you, thank you, and THANK YOU!
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3 years
The Muppet Show is coming to Disney Plus and Trump is gone tomorrow. I’m so happy
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4 years
Gonna tell my kids this is Mickey Mouse
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1 month
Everything went well AND I get to go home today!
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3 years
Tonight my grandfather passed away, I apologize if I’m not as active these next few days. Thank you for understanding. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers
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8 months
My life is surreal 😭❤️
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3 years
I appreciate when people post scientific facts on Twitter ❤️
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5 years
Cookie Monsters dreams of being an Uber driver are shattered when he realizes that everyone lives on the same street.
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2 months
Look Ma, I’m on the big screen 🥹😭
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4 years
You know, I’m really glad I started Muppet History 😂
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4 years
Maybe all of this backlash and negativity will cause Disney to step away from Star Wars for an extended period of time. That way they can focus on what really matters Muppets
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1 year
Getting recognized as “the Muppet Twitter guy” at the They Might Be Giants concert is honestly the most on brand thing to happen to me.
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2 years
“Hey Joshua, do you know about this Muppet History account?”
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3 years
WONDER WOMAN SENT US A CONGRATULATIONS?!
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3 years
Y’all...I’m in a TMZ article 😐
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3 months
I’ll never forget passing this billboard and hearing my mom say “What has this world come to?” 😂
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2 years
Our final dance last night was “He’ll Make Me Happy” from The Muppets Take Manhattan and I don’t think there was a dry eye in the room (Holly and I included)
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4 years
Now that the iPhone has a banjo emoji...
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4 years
I’m the “Muppet History” guy
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4 years
What's your weakest claim to fame? I once dated the cousin of someone who played a cat nun on Doctor Who.
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quote this with your favorite Simpsons meme
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2 years
October 15, 2022 💍
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2 years
I know we all make fun of Big Bang Theory (and rightfully so) but this moment made me genuinely happy. God bless James Earl Jones ❤️
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My mother in law on the phone tonight: “It’s not normal for men to enjoy Disney. They need to grow up at some point.” Me in the same room:
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Working at Disney World really changed my perspective on it as a whole. For MANY people/families they’re only able to go once, it’s this grand vacation they’ve saved up for. But no, tell me again how the use of projectors in a ride has “ruined your life”
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3 years
These new shoes are wonderful! 💚
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5 years
Cookie Monster accepts his fate as he is sent into the Shadow Realm.
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4 years
Well damn, I got featured in a Polygon article 😳
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4 years
This week is the 2 year anniversary of Muppet History 💚 I’m so proud of how much my baby has grown 😭
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1 year
Anyone who knows me well knows how important Sesame Street is me. It was my source of happiness and comfort during my heart surgeries and during childhood. I received a care package from Sesame Workshop along with this letter. It feels like my life has come full circle ❤️
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1 year
So about two weeks ago I lost my glasses. Thankfully I had a backup pair so I wasn’t just walking around blind. Just now I decided I wanted some pretzel sticks, and guess what I found 🙃 I am flabbergasted.
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3 years
“Disney has done such a bad job handling Star Wars” Me, a Muppet fan:
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2 years
Excuse me WHAT 😳
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4 years
Friendly reminder that a Rotten Tomatoes score doesn’t decide if you can or cannot enjoy a movie.
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3 years
“Oh my god, Joshua, do you know about Muppet History?!”
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2 years
My supervisor gave me this today and honestly I almost started crying. I always doubt my own work, or if I’m good enough. This kind of reassurance means everything to me.
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4 years
This is the tweet that skyrocketed Muppet History from like 200 followers to nearly 10k in one day. This clip will always hold a special place is my heart.
@HistoryMuppet
Muppet History
5 years
James Frawley’s camera test for The Muppet Movie is some of the funniest muppet material, showing the true comedic genius between Jim Henson and @TheFrankOzJam I’m so glad we’re able to watch this
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2 years
I got a job today!! Front desk at a hotel just like I had wanted! 🎉
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2 years
I am going to print this out and frame it 😭
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6 months
Holly and I watched Rudolph tonight, just as good as ever but I thought about something for the first time. What the hell was wrong with the scooter?
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4 years
If having The Muppet Show released on Disney+ is a licensing issue, that’s fine. It’s the fact that Disney has the rights to so much other classic Muppet material yet chooses to do nothing with it. That’s what is so frustrating.
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Okay, I just want to say. Before Holly I didn’t know how to drive, I didn’t have a job, I had no direction in life. Holly swooped in and I knew I had to get my act together. She is the best thing to ever happen to me ❤️ #NewProfilePic
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This has been a scary week, but with the help of my family and my fiancée I am determined to get my health in order to hopefully reverse my diabetes. Thank you everyone for the kind words and encouragement. It has made me feel me so loved in a time that felt so uncertain. ❤️
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⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬛️⬜️🟩⬜️⬛️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟥🟩🟩🟩🟥🟩 🟩🟩🟥🟥🟥🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 it kermit
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If Jim Henson was still around, I guarantee he would’ve dabbled in the world of video games. And he would’ve made something incredible.
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5 years
OH MY GOD. IT HAPPENED. MUPPET HISTORY IS OFFICIALLY VALIDATED!!! 😭😭😭😭
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3 years ago, I went on a date with a girl I had met online. It was awkward and the place was loud, but we felt something between us so we went on another date, and then another one… Now in 4 months I’m going to marry the woman who has made my life the best it has ever been ❤️
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4 years
For my 25th birthday I decided to spoil myself and finally bought a piece of Muppet History I’ve always wanted.
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2 months
I have been acknowledged by the master 🥹
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3 years
Holly just told me I’m as handsome as Kermit the Frog Now I’m definitely going to marry her.
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2 years
Finally found a proper use for that quote
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3 years
Vincent Price, dressed as a polar bear, for a wine cooler commercial. This is where humanity peaked.
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Hi, I’m Joshua! I’m 26 years old, born with HLHS, I have an amazing girlfriend named Holly, and I run 3 fan pages. @HistoryMuppet @HistoryWalt @HSR_History I manage these alone so I apologize if one gets less attention occasionally. Thank you for the support ❤️
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I have a feeling that the person who runs @HistoryMuppet is a pretty cool guy. More people ought to interview him or have him on their podcast. I bet he’s never busy.
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I have wonderful news. They said I my heart should be working better than ever. However they need to do another catheter in about 6 months
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3 years
I had to turn off comments on a Muppet History instagram post because it became so toxic and hateful. What the fuck is wrong with people.
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5 months
Is it just me or did Christmas this year really not feel like Christmas? It just kind of happened.
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Joshua Gillespie
1 month
So that Splash Mountain guy from yesterday made a bunch of fake Muppet History accounts on Instagram. He said he’d only remove them…if I became his friend. He then changed the page several times. Getting creepier each time. This is some fucking stalker behavior.
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2 years
We did it folks We’ve had our post stolen for a crappy Facebook page!
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5 months
I love when people explain the Muppets to me 🥲
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4 years
Tomorrow is my first day of being on a strict work schedule. I’ve always been hesitant to make Muppet History a “full time job” but for the time being that’s how it’s gotta be. Wish me luck 🤞
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5 years
If you’ve ever wondered why the Muppets are so important to me
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Muppet History
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Elmo was my companion during my heart surgeries, I was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Whether it was my plush or my VHS, as long as I had Elmo I was a happy Joshua. ❤️
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Folks, we’re back 😎👉👉
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2 years
I got my drivers license, went back to school, and got engaged to the person who has made my life the best it has ever been. Overall, I’d say I’ve had a pretty good year ❤️
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It was at this moment that Kermit realized the unfortunate truth that despite spending countless hours on Sesame Street he was completely illiterate.
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When I hear someone mention the Muppets out in public
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2 years
Low-key trying to find Gonzo and Camilla figures for our wedding cake.
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2 years
Well…today’s the big day 💍
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Joshua Gillespie
5 years
If you want to request a show/film for Disney Plus it’s in the help section.
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Joshua Gillespie
3 years
“I’d never had anyone standing over me to tell me what was “right” or “wrong,” so my drumming was wild with inconsistency and feral habits. I was Animal from the Muppets, without the chops.” - Dave Grohl
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4 months
Personal update:
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Joshua Gillespie
2 years
MY HEART 😭
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2 years
Elmo loves you, Luis. ❤️
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Since everyone is talking about Gravity Falls I just want to say that Alex Hirsch is literally one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Incredibly down to Earth and we talked about Homestar Runner for like 30 minutes.
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3 years
What did I ever do to YOU, Gonzo?! 🥺
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2 years
My life is surreal
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4 years
Terrible Idea of the Night: Starting an account where all I do is reply to tweets about caves asking if they found any Fraggles.
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Muppet History meets national celebrity 💜⚡️
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