This morning I was watching the telly with my kids. We were looking to Bol and smik a dutch program(Belgium production) . Bol is the purple doll an smik the orange one It looks like they have a flexible mouthplate and a foamhead. Not the same as Kermit, a sock puppet. It looks like they made a foam head and make a cover and sew there a mouthplate in and covered the head with it. may some foam in the mouth too. I like this kind of mouth. I'm finally make a puppet now so all the puppet programs are watched a little different now.
What are you thinking of it. I have a link scroll to the end of the page and there is a promotion film. It is in dutch but you don't need the language.

http://kaatjeouders.ketnet.be/kaatje-op-tv/bol-en-smik/

cool puppets and video!

I think you are correct in your ideas.  The puppet is like Kermit or the sock puppet pattern from Project Puppet.  The pattern is just a bit different for the top of the head.  I think you are right that there is a foam skull for the top of the head. It could be just a thin liner of foam on the fabric.  The mouth plate could have a thin layer of foam also just to give it some body.

I agree with Shawn and glad that you shared them with us......they look like some fun characters......I wish I could also understand them a little more. 

Daryl H

Ah, its "Big and Small". My daughter and I watch them often on the "Tree house" channel. They are pretty funny.

Small is thin foam covered with fleece and has a leather mouthplate. 

I found more information on this show at the TreeHouse TV Page.  There is also a related artical on the puppeteers themselves titled: T.O. puppeteers compared to Jim Henson... I think the T.O stands for Taronto Ontario.... I had thought it meant 2 at first as in "the two of them". 

They also have some video of the show but for some reason they don't like where I live.   It just keeps saying "This content is currently unavalialble." with the note: "You are not in a geographical region that has access to this content.".  I knew that Canadians didn't always care for Americans but wow.     

Hey Shawn we Canadians can't get many video's from you American's....this was some payback. LOL

I thought the characters look familiar but then I see so much on the net that I thought I might had seen it in my past.  Yes it is a Canadian made show from Toronto.  We do pretty good kids television in Canada as well as adult puppet shows.  I don't watch the Treehouse Channel as much as I should to see any new shows....I find it hard to sit through infant shows. LOL 

Daryl H

We only watch treehouse tv here at home since my toddler is at the perfect age and the content is more than appropriate for her. No violence and unecessary add's. A real breeze for a mom like me. And I love watching these show's with my daughter as they create much discussion between the both of us :D