About Us
As told by Abe the Alien (yes, that Abe)
Greetings, Earthlings! 👽✨
I’m Abe the Alien — interstellar entertainer, latex-limbed libertine, and your guide to the weird, wild, and wonderfully puppet-powered universe of AbeTheAlien.com. But let’s talk about the real wizard behind the curtain... my handler, human translator, and caffeine-dependent co-star: Eric (last name classified — Earth security protocols, you understand).
Eric didn’t just stumble into puppetry. No, no. It’s in his blood. Or felt. Or maybe both.
🐭 The Churchmouse that Started It All
Long before I crash-landed in his life, Eric was just a wide-eyed kid growing up in the golden era of shag carpet and Tang. His first exposure to puppetry came courtesy of his extraordinary aunt, Eileen Ackman — an absolute force of creativity. In the 1970s, Eileen wrote, directed, produced and performed on a local Indianapolis television classic called “Time for Timothy” — a wholesome show starring none other than Timothy Churchmouse (who could arguably run for mayor if he weren't a rodent).
Eric’s very first puppet was a Timothy Churchmouse. And yes, he performed full scenes for his bewildered family, who nodded politely while wondering if he’d grow out of it. (Spoiler alert: he did not.)
Time for Timothy, The Land of the Gimme Goons, 1970
👮♂️ The High School Puppet Squad
In high school, while other teens were worried about prom dates and acne, Eric leveled up his puppet game. He joined the “Officer Ollie’s Crime Prevention Team,” a local law enforcement initiative using puppets to teach kids how not to shoplift bubblegum or accept candy from strangers. It was the perfect blend of public safety and foam-based performance art. Eric learned timing, character work, and how to do a flawless Kermit voice while also delivering an anti-vandalism message. True hero stuff.
📍Beaming In from Columbus, Ohio
Today, Eric and I (that’s me, Abe) are based in beautiful Columbus, Ohio — home of Buckeyes, brilliant creatives, and the occasional extraterrestrial vaudevillian. This is where we cook up the shows, shoot the content, and sometimes rehearse in the basement while Eric’s family wonders why the laundry never gets switched over.
🛸 Wait, There’s More?
Of course there’s more. Rumor has it that Eric once turned down an offer to open for a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band reunion tour. Some say he built a fully operational puppet theater out of restaurant supply crates and optimism. And word on the street is that he can recite every single line from “The Muppet Movie” backward... but only under a full moon.
Whatever the legend, one thing’s for sure: Eric brings heart, heritage, and a heck of a lot of hot glue to everything we create here at AbeTheAlien.com.
So stick around, humans. We've got shows, stories, surprises — and probably a glitter cannon mishap or two — coming soon.
Stay weird,
– Abe
(Alien. Puppet. Star.)