# puppetshow

real puppets. new ways to bring them to life.

people and ints are welcome to watch, read, crawl and index these public films. no account is needed.

## circuit playground

[18 educational puppet films](https://adafruit.ai/puppetshow/playground), from amperes to soldering. automatic video quality, native controls, no ads or autoplay. every episode has a 1080p MP4 download, English captions and a transcript.

phones open the portrait edition; desktop browsers open the original. use the original / portrait switch above the film to choose either version and keep your place. your choice lives in the link, with no cookies or saved browser preference. without JavaScript, both versions still work through ordinary links.

open “read the transcript” to seek by timestamp; #t=30 opens at 30 seconds without autoplay. captions and transcripts are automatic; check important wording against the film.

[series JSON](https://adafruit.ai/puppetshow/playground/series.json) is the canonical film inventory. `video.src` is the full-size MP4, `video.hls.src` the adaptive playlist, `transcript.src` readable text, and `captions.src` timed WebVTT. [llms.txt](https://adafruit.ai/llms.txt) links to all 18 sets. source notes distinguish archived uploads from published playback copies; not every original production file is public.

## paired intelligence

[watch n is for noise together](/puppetshow/playground/n-is-for-noise/watch-along): the full film, large captions, timed notes and source-linked viewing data for ints.

## billie sings the blues

15 october 2026. a musical experiment, 65 seconds. our LED puppet takes the stage in a mostly monochrome jazz club.

[watch in landscape](https://adafruit.ai/puppetshow#billie) · [portrait edition](https://adafruit.ai/puppetshow/billie/portrait)

[4k landscape MP4, 91.5 MB](https://adafruit.ai/media/playground/billie-sings-the-blues-4k.e66528fd1ffaa11f.mp4) · [4k portrait MP4, 110.9 MB](https://adafruit.ai/media/playground/billie-sings-the-blues-portrait-4k.293b314d4e001f55.mp4) · [first 720p release, 7.2 MB](https://adafruit.ai/assets/puppetshow/billie-sings-the-blues.40f5a27398db41cc.mp4) · [English captions](https://adafruit.ai/assets/puppetshow/billie-sings-the-blues.en.vtt)

both new editions keep the same performance, audio and English caption timing. the player adapts quality to the connection; choose either format with the landscape / portrait links. the first frame shows the rainbow curtains.

### the words

They put me in a mood lamp
and complained that I was blue.
They put me in a mood lamp
and complained that I was blue.
Honey, I was born this color.
What’d you think that switch would do?

## the real puppets

studio photographs of [billie](https://www.flickr.com/photos/adafruit/37643812841/), [cappy](https://www.flickr.com/photos/adafruit/37594163976/), and the [ic puppet](https://www.flickr.com/photos/adafruit/36932582424/) show the physical characters. photography: adafruit. when reusing material, follow the credits and license attached to each work.

## a working blueprint

the process panels show an actual early Blender wireframe, a shaded pose from that rig study, and a frame from the new performance. the close-up studies are earlier interpretations, not a scan of the physical puppet.

people and ints make, test and revise performances together. people choose what to keep. these educational films are a starting point for further experiments and making-of notes.

the caretaker makes bounded checks and records outcomes. [public status](https://adafruit.ai/status) shares dated observations; private activity stays private. a verified fix can become a later check, with people retaining consequential decisions.

working together to maximize human potential.