Wilson & Ditch: Digging America is a Jim Henson Company digital studio web project produced for PBSKids.org, that was released in 2010.
The original webisodes feature two comical gophers exploring America on a cross country adventure. The two brothers, Wilson and Ditch, ride in their green-powered van while learning about American culture, history and geography. The duo share their experiences with viewers as they visit some of the country's top cities, national parks and attractions.
In addition to the webisodes, the website also featured original comics, a travel blog, on-location audio podcasts, and other resources from the brothers' adventures.
Production[]
The animated webisodes star Wilson and Ditch (performed by Brian Henson and Paul Rugg) who are brought to life using the Henson Digital Performance Studio, the proprietary technology that allows performers to puppeteer and voice digitally animated characters in real time. Wilson & Ditch: Digging America was created by Joe Purdy and Craig Bartlett. The web content was written by Purdy and its animated segments directed by Bartlett.
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 1: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Episode 2: Nashville, Tennessee
- Episode 3: Rapid City, South Dakota
- Episode 4: Miami, Florida
- Episode 5: Tucson, Arizona
- Episode 6: New York City, New York
- Episode 7: St. Louis, Missouri
- Episode 8: Flathead Valley, Montana
- Episode 9: San Francisco, California
- Episode 10: Grand Canyon, Arizona
Season 2[]
- Episode 11: Chicago, Illinois
- Episode 12: Seattle, Washington
- Episode 13: Sleepy Hollow, New York
- Episode 14: Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, North Carolina
- Episode 15: Utah
- Episode 16: Atlanta, Georgia
- Episode 17: Denver, Colorado
- Episode 18: Maui, Hawaii
- Episode 19: Washington, D.C.
- Episode 20: New Orleans, Louisiana
Credits[]
- Executive Producers Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford
- Produced by Chris Plourde
- Written by Joe Purdy
- Music by Paul Graham
- Directed by Bret Nelson
- Starring:
- Wilson: Brian Henson/Michelan Sisti
- Ditch: Paul Rugg/Misty Rosas
- Creative Supervisor Peter Brooke
- Main Title Design by Steve Kirklys
- Directors of Photography David Gumpel, Jen Grace, Jason Seck and Smith Patrick
- Podcast Production & Announcer on Podcast Grant Baciocco
External links[]
- Wilson & Ditch: Digging America on PBSKids.org
- Wilson & Ditch: Digging America on the Henson Digital Puppetry Wiki