Our little (toy) revolution

Puppeteer Jessie Caballero revels in playful pacifist pals during “Our Little Revolution” music video shoot; photo by Chloe Rice.

There is a revolution afoot, and it threatens to smash the SESAME STREET, SHAUN THE SHEEP, and SQUISHMALLOWS content and consumer product empires. Possibly more puppet regimes are in peril. The reason lies within a singular new music video for an original tune entitled “Our Little Revolution” from The Lightjackets. The on-screen novelty stars are a toy coup waiting to happen. Moreover, this felt-infused, stringed repertory company is in most capable (human) hands.

One of the custom sets for “Our Little Revolution;” photo by Ragmop & Goose.

Quick background check

The Lightjackets are a somewhat under-the-radar Los Angeles-based band that includes veteran showmen Vance Degeneres (THE DAILY SHOW, SNL, ELLEN), Eddie Jemison (WAITRESS, OCEAN’S TWELVE), Dermot Kiernan (VIKINGS, CELTIC WOMAN), Bill Angarola (former Warner Brothers VP of Post Production Services), and Tim Ford (CINEMATIC TITANIC). There’s no need to conduct an internet search for the ensemble’s website; there is none. Instead, the group maintains robust Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter presences.