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* ProductionPosse: With this being a puppet show, it’s no surprise that many of the cast have some experience with their roles- for instance, Kiki's puppeteer also performed as Rosita on ''Series/SesameStreet''.
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* KidsMealToy: Dairy Queen had a set of four moveable puzzle pieces, each one featuring one or two of the show's characters, in 1998. There was Ben, Skye, Leon and Julie together, and Kiki and Jody together.
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* NamesTheSame: Creator/PBSKids would welcome [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood another children's fictional character named Jodi]] twenty one years after The Puzzle Place went off the air.
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* TheDanza: Leon [=MacNeal=] is played by Noel [=MacNeal=], though the characters first name is a SdrawkcabName.

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* TheDanza: Leon [=MacNeal=] is played by Noel [=MacNeal=], though the characters character's first name is a SdrawkcabName.
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* ColbertBump: [[WebVideo/{{Defunctland}} DefunctTV ]]'s episode covering the show and its production history has resulted in a revival of interest in the series, especially among those who watched it growing up, and has renewed the search for its many [[MissingEpisode Missing Episodes]].

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* ColbertBump: [[WebVideo/{{Defunctland}} DefunctTV ]]'s DefunctTV's]] episode covering the show and its production history has resulted in a revival of interest in the series, especially among those who watched it growing up, and has renewed the search for its many [[MissingEpisode Missing Episodes]].
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* ColbertBump: [[WebVideo/{{Defunctland}} DefunctTV ]]'s episode covering the show and its production history has resulted in a revival of interest in the series, especially among those who watched it growing up, and has renewed the search for its many [[MissingEpisode Missing Episodes]].
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=] and stopped rerunning on TV in 2000. Outside of a few VHS releases and a couple recordings off TV uploaded on the internet, good luck finding it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=] and stopped rerunning on TV in 2000. Outside of a few VHS releases releases, with one or two episodes, and a couple recordings off TV uploaded on the internet, good luck finding it.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=] and stopped rerunning on TV in 2000.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=] and stopped rerunning on TV in 2000. Outside of a few VHS releases and a couple recordings off TV uploaded on the internet, good luck finding it.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=] and stopped rerunning in 2000.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=] and stopped rerunning on TV in 2000.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=].

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=].[=DVD=] and stopped rerunning in 2000.
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* FakeNationality: While Carmen Oshbar and Noel [=MacNeal=] share their ethnicities with Kiki (Hispanic) and Leon (Black) respectively, Skye (Native American) and Julie (Chinese) are both played by white puppeteers.
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* WorkingTitle: As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'' in the show's pilot, before the final title was settled on.

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* WorkingTitle: As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'' in the show's pilot, before the final title was settled on. The show was actually still named ''The Puzzle Works'' throughout the filming of the first 40 episodes, but when the name was changed, the puppeteers dubbed the words "Puzzle Place" over every mention of the "Puzzle Works" in those episodes before they aired.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show has never been made available on [=DVD=].
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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3. Noel [=MacNeal=]]'s commitments with the same show also led to Eric Jacobson taking over as Leon's puppeteer, though [=MacNeal=]] still provided the voice.

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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3. Noel [=MacNeal=]]'s [=MacNeal=]'s commitments with the same show also led to Eric Jacobson taking over as Leon's puppeteer, though [=MacNeal=]] [=MacNeal=] still provided the voice.
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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3.

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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3. Noel [=MacNeal=]]'s commitments with the same show also led to Eric Jacobson taking over as Leon's puppeteer, though [=MacNeal=]] still provided the voice.

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* TheDanza: Leon MacNeal is played by Noel MacNeal, though the characters first name is a SdrawkcabName.
* NamesTheSame: PBS would welcome [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood another children's fictional character named Jodi]] twenty one years after The Puzzle Place went off the air.

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* TheDanza: Leon MacNeal [=MacNeal=] is played by Noel MacNeal, [=MacNeal=], though the characters first name is a SdrawkcabName.
* NamesTheSame: PBS Creator/PBSKids would welcome [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood another children's fictional character named Jodi]] twenty one years after The Puzzle Place went off the air.



* WorkingTitle: As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'' in the show's pilot, before the final title was settled on.

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* WorkingTitle: As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'' in the show's pilot, before the final title was settled on.on.
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* TheDanza: Leon MacNeal is played by Noel MacNeal, though the characters first name is a SdrawkcabName.
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* NamesTheSame: PBS would welcome [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood another children's fictional character named Jodi]] twenty one years after ThehePuzzlePlace went off the air.

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* NamesTheSame: PBS would welcome [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood another children's fictional character named Jodi]] twenty one years after ThehePuzzlePlace The Puzzle Place went off the air.
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* NamesTheSame: PBS would welcome [[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood another children's fictional character named Jodi]] twenty one years after ThehePuzzlePlace went off the air.
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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse, Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3.

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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse, ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Some of the characters' names were also changed before the show's premiere: Ben and Jody were originally named "Max" and "Jazzy," while Leon's last name was "Devon" and Skye's was "Blazing Star."

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Some of the characters' names were also changed before the show's premiere: Ben and Jody were originally named "Max" and "Jazzy," while Leon's last name was "Devon" and Skye's was "Blazing Star."
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** Due to Peter Linz's commitments with Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse, Skye and Nuzzle were performed by Matt Vogel for Season 3.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'', before the final title was settled on. Some of the characters' names were also changed before the show's premiere: Ben and Jody were originally named "Max" and "Jazzy," while Leon's last name was "Devon" and Skye's was "Blazing Star."

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Some of the characters' names were also changed before the show's premiere: Ben and Jody were originally named "Max" and "Jazzy," while Leon's last name was "Devon" and Skye's was "Blazing Star."
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As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'', Works'' in the show's pilot, before the final title was settled on. Some of the characters' names were also changed before the show's premiere: Ben and Jody were originally named "Max" and "Jazzy," while Leon's last name was "Devon" and Skye's was "Blazing Star."on.
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* TheOtherDarrin:
** Jody had no less than three performers over the course of the series: Alison Mork in Season 1, [[Theatre/AvenueQ Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] in Season 2, and Terri Hardin in Season 3.
** Kyle was both puppeteered and voiced by Drew Massey in his first appearance, but puppeteered by Allan Trautman and [[CrossDressingVoices voiced]] by Terri Hardin in his second.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As seen in [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/09/13/beyond-barney-friends/8032777d-4911-48aa-80c4-ba392d084896/?utm_term=.d31467a2e734 this early press release]], among others, the show was originally going to be named ''The Puzzle Factory'', and then ''The Puzzle Works'', before the final title was settled on. Some of the characters' names were also changed before the show's premiere: Ben and Jody were originally named "Max" and "Jazzy," while Leon's last name was "Devon" and Skye's was "Blazing Star."

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