Treasures of the Past: Gollum

Take a trip down memory lane, see some clips, and learn a thing or two as StarKid shares their Treasures of the Past!
This week's installment, a clip of the Gollum puppet from our Lord of the Rings parody.

[@lauraromano513]

Lauren Lopez can put on her resume under special skills "able to portray young British boys."

[@sarahkinsey5434]

Perfect for Peter Pan

[@claudia2089]

she did.... on fandom wiki

[@catriziacat1756]

Like George Elliott

[@Scandal262]

"Able to play almost exclusively young boys and gay-coded women"

[@kiki8792]

@@Scandal262 wait is Comm Gordon a gay woman or a young boy?

[@Blackout5871]

I want this show in its entirety.

[@junehatter8479]

I don't even care if the audio's terrible; I want to see both of these shows. If the videos of them still exist, they could just add subtitles

[@kendrahouck984]

To this day I STILL want the video of it.

[@nacho_girl]

They don't have the clips. They had it on the old tapes I think and they just didn't have enough? Idk it was one thing to do with the tapea

[@jena7239]

Oh to see starkids lotr

[@puellamagica3359]

when he lies down sassily after giving them the third riddle oMFG

[@clairebilodeau3148]

+tiffany aching Paint me like one of your french girls Frodo

[@codasinger5298]

He sounds like Grover and Yoda had a child

[@rascal342]

Exactly. Glad I'm not the only one thinking this.

[@FreakDaMIghet]

Coda Singer Well, seeing has how Grover and Yoda are both played by the same guy, Frank Oz, that isn’t hard to imagine.

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF GROVER OMG

[@19SaraJane]

I really love how we are all debating over which starkids are laughing in the background :) We can pick these people out from just hearing them laugh! Dylan, Darren, and Joey! I feel like kind of a stalker that I know that, but also very happy that I am not the only one!

[@natkatj]

that thing is terrifying yet adorable at the same time

[@farateq]

Much like the avpm dragon

[@superanoniem9783]

i love how you hear Dylan Saunders laugh at 5:08 :)

[@exitpursued6690]

Oh my god, this is killing me! His voice is a cross between Yoda and Cookie Monster!

[@cityman2312]

+Marary R Reminds me of Grover rather than either of those guys.

[@4dultw1thj0b]

Basically he reminds one of Frank Oz.

[@1itslaurahere1]

HEY GUYS can we talk how about Lauren was such a perfect Hobbit? Of course!!! She's just... She is just A LITTLE taller than a Hobbit, like just a little. She's a Hobbit in person!!

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

She’s tiny lmao we stan

[@doritodorito492]

She's a perfect house elf too

[@EllaJayOsborne]

Nick actually sits on Jaime's lap when Gollu

[@lauralide4804]

Thank you for pointing that out, you absolute hero

[@Karragh]

I hope they make the whole show available somehow, someday.

[@mikaelacolwell5644]

when gollum was "celebrating", i thought "oh my god... this isn't right" but seriously, why isnt this whole play on KZbin!!!

[@david-jonballinger6638]

audio issues with some of the video of the show x

[@VillianousKitty]

After following Starkid musicals for over a decade, this is the holy grail of their work... I may never see it, only hear tales and rumours of its existence, and it fucking kills meeeeee!!!!!

[@Arkatox]

“Gollum’s hand” is truly Jaime Lyn’s finest role!

[@whizzkidkis]

Love his dead pan humor 'we always cast her as little British boys - she's really good at that'

[@taragiblin3483]

I don’t care if this is bad quality I need to see the show in it’s entirety

[@raydoan3759]

I love how you can hear Joey in the background

[@lennitheghost]

and dylan

[@blurred-antics]

1:20 - We're always casting Lauren as...little Brtish boy parts...she does them well...

[@homeiswonderland]

That is probably the best and most amazing puppet I've ever seen xD

[@ztslovebird]

homeiswonderland Did you see Starship? The bug puppets are amazing!

[@twifan18]

watching jamie alone actually makes me laugh so hard :) her dance and how shes constantly trying to react to nick's movements i love starkids

[@meba444]

Jaimie's hair is so short! I love it!

[@luce_berries]

That awkward moment when you realize that laughter behind the camera include Darren :D

[@ErikaMink]

Lauren at the beginning: "Oh no! What the f**k are we going to do now?" LMAO

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD JAIME LOOKS WITH SHORT HAIR

[@dannykent6190]

You gotta admire Kermit's dedication to acting even after the crippling meth addiction.

[@puellamagica3359]

YESSS PRECIOUS NOW PUT THE WHOLE SHOW UP

[@adelaide_ries]

1:59 Yes, if you are wondering, that is Liam, the origin of the iconic song, Liam's Got A Phone Call!

[@ManicureSlick]

I love how there's really no reason for Jaime to be the right hand yet it completely makes the whole scene! Hilarious to see Starkid had such a distinctive style so early on

[@Misogynisticfeminist]

Nick needed his right hand to operate the head

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

I don't know why seeing Jaime and Nick touching Sam and Frodo is so funny to me.

[@76NiGhTsHaDe67]

My greatest wish in life is to see a starkid show live. COME TO AUSTRALIA!

[@chelsearubie4676]

76NiGhTsHaDe67 yesss peeaasseee that would make me so happy!!

[@presstab02]

maybe not rn cause we on fire but, yes, please visit Aus

[@tophat_ted]

YES! MAKE A ROBERTS HOME LAND VIDEO

[@lennitheghost]

yes

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

YES

[@nooknerd1]

You guys should bring this puppet back, make another fun LOTR parody maybe the Silmarillion!! You could do a parody on Morgoth and his student Sauron :3 Or you could do a story about Thranduil and his parenting techniques.

[@pingnixon-hermansen5046]

Yes

[@enjoyinglife1234]

well if they ever did les miserables we all know who lauren would be: gavroche!

[@girlintheredcoat16]

Rebecca Cran for example, "citizens of peek-zar, your armies have abandoned you" "students of hogwarts..." (voldemort)

[@pingnixon-hermansen5046]

Not gonna lie. I despise gavroche. His death did not make me sad

[@crookedfingers945]

really? i wept

[@joelatkin1214]

The closest we’ve gotten to this is joe Moses showses

[@dr.pepperyoutube.trustmeit843]

Still a more accurate depiction of Gollum than the Gollum game

[@beeboop1100]

I am in love with Jaime's hair in this!!!

[@plasticbagman6610]

The fact that tin can bros is now working with Sean Astin makes this really feel like full circle

[@haleighallen7812]

is there any hope of seeing the full production??

[@w15h0na5tar]

This is so good! It's amazing watching your acting and how Nick and Jamie work together on a single puppet, it's incredible! Would love to see the whole show, or at least all of the Gollum parts

[@shannonravenclaw2195]

Jaime shaking her arm vigorously 🤣

[@ashlynnesbitt2525]

Will the show ever be put up on youtube? I would love to see it in its entirety!

[@david-jonballinger6638]

they said they won't put it up because of audio issues with some of the show :/

[@lxjuani]

David-Jon Ballinger oh noooooo

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

You know all this time and I’ve never been able to really associate lauren with Draco like I know it’s her playing him but it’s just so difficult for me to actually see it for some reason so I feel like this is closure for that because I can actually SEE her doing the voice haha

[@doritodorito492]

To me it still didn't do anything, it just feels like Draco in a really good Lauren wig.

[@katie42496]

Anyone else think nick's gollum voice sounds like jar jar binks?

[@annatirkala1930]

I thought he sounded like Grover from Sesame Street

[@ewanfellows7280]

Anna Tirkala That is exactly what I thought!

[@Mr.CantThinkOfAName]

Katie Nelson I thought he sounded like Fozzie Bear

[@AndrewHager02]

Anna Tirkala Me too!

[@lc2341]

I really forgot Jar Jar Binks was his own thing and I was like "no JJ was Brian Holden they sound nothing alike"

[@darkinu]

"Im scard hold me!" "And never let go." hahah Titanic!

[@comrademeebeeb9195]

Me still waiting for them to post Lord Of The Rings no matter the audio quality.

[@chariiteee]

OH MY GOSH PLEASE JUST POST THE ENTIRE SHOW 😂😂

[@L33W1NT3R5]

Lol love how gollum sounds like a mix of yoda and cookie monster

[@ferenczliszt]

Literally the best comedy puppet I've ever seen on stage, lmfao

[@gggthsb]

My gawd I love how they play Gollum, Nick is awesome and cudos to Jamie for being able to keep up with the hand, that's not an easy task!

[@oriana_fortunato]

I love Jamie in this, I can't stop looking at her

[@oriana_fortunato]

Thank you Devin for mentioning TLOTR parody, it brought me here

[@ryanisrandom23]

The way Nick says, "You got it!" sounds so much like how he says "I think I got it" in AVPS

[@greyhoundstations]

"What the fuck are we going to do now?" makes me laugh every time.

[@skHOFfan628]

I love how Darren is cracking up behind the camera;) makes it even funnier!

[@RamblingRu]

Darren's laugh behind the camera

[@lennitheghost]

and dylan and joeys

[@anna-ih4jt]

This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time, literally crying with laughter

[@walshwalsh4964]

JAMIE USED TO HAVE SHORT HAIR? AhHhHhH

[@guillermostreiger2307]

Dear starkid (and specially Lauren cause, well, shes Lauren): Can you please redo this show or at least make it available on youtube?

[@codasinger5298]

Okay, WHAT!!!!! is with that noise at the end of the video? 7:48 I hear it EVERYWHERE! In AVPM, Starship, Me & My Dick, it's all over the Starkid Franchise, WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!!

[@hannaevans1934]

I need this in my life. I need a live show of nick (and Jamie!) as Gollum. I am laughing so hard right now XD

[@jhyleem]

i love how darrens video taping and you can hear him laughing the entire time

[@CeliaNightstep]

They should redo this show, it would be so amazing. Or just upload the show with bad audio. XD

[@farateq]

YES

[@farateq]

Wait they made the audience quieter in SAF right? They could do the same for this (unless that wasn’t some funky cool editing trick and they actually told them to quiet down)

[@ArchangelPlays]

The fact that Lauren has this big ass bow in her hair as Frodo is hilarious! Starkid needs to put this full show on KZbin!

[@kai_j7372]

This is the reason Nick Doesn’t play main roles in Starkid shows, he’s just too good of an actor

[@swordpirate]

"We always cast Lauren as british boy characters, she's really good at it"

[@bubblezcavanagh]

This is still ridiculous, but hysterical

[@mcdaysalive6586]

This puppet will now haunt my dreams forever.

[@annaklostermann9827]

Is there a full cast list for this available anywhere? I know we'll never get to see the full show, but honestly just knowing who played who and imagining is enough

[@ArkArdvark]

Will you ever be posting the shows you did before AVPM?

[@sarahellis6703]

"Hold me" "And never let go"

[@zee-zinx]

I 100% would watch this show no matter the quality omg I love it!

[@nolanmcbride5653]

Is there any chance of this show and your production of The Hobbit being posted?

[@imthetrollman9279]

I would give anything for StarKid to recreate these

[@ry9408]

WHY IS THIS THE FUCKING FUNNIEST THING IVE EVER SEEN

[@EllaJayOsborne]

* Gollum sits down... Wow

[@jeremytheoneofm]

Who else is here after hearing Darin refer to this video via the 10 year anniversary of avp fundraiser?!

[@alexistaylor8417]

I need this full play so badly

[@StarDiSaF]

So this is like the only Starkid lost media, this is fucken sick,

[@klaineify]

omg Jaime running around and trying to keep up with Nick this is AMAZING

[@duckiegurl12]

that voice sounds like it would be painful to do omg

[@0406thea]

I love how Darren's laughing in the background!

[@Emma_Boney]

nick sounds like Grover from Sesame Street

[@carriewhite410]

Ok, this was awesome. Not only was the puppet awesome and Darren's giggling adorable as a background noise, but it makes me excited for Starship. AHHH. MUST. SEE!!!

[@leahrawlinson5455]

that was horrific... i fuckin loved it

[@oofers17]

I so would hope that they would put this up in youtube this seems so good

[@dont_trip_over_ma_leg_please]

Blimey, I wasn’t even born then. It is such a shame I missed this. It is hilarious. Also, Jaime rocks short hair and Lauren is a goddess as always.

[@BeesBeesBees248]

Anyone else just find out about this footage now? No? Just me?

[@Redhairband90]

Aww the little dears!! They should know at this stage that their fans love everything they do!!

[@farateq]

Who else wants them to redo it after quarantine?

[@CosplayInABox]

HAHA. 2 things I love: 1) Golum keeps pulling down his pants when they answer the riddle. 2) he sits down all cute when he's waiting them to answer. AND3)ILOVEALLTHESEPEOPLE.

[@annfabgirl7]

omg that was great put the whole thing up!!!!!

[@SkyForeverGalaxy]

I cracked up everytime Gullom sat down or said "YOU GOT IT!!!" lmfao!

[@adryelelima5290]

They mentioned it in the #SK10 livestream

[@Brittany2527]

"Were always casting Lauren as little British boy characters" LOL

[@psionicdreamer3302]

I know I'm super late but why is he literally the Chamberlain skeksis from the dark crystal

[@TheStoryINC]

Oh my god, Darren's laughter is probably like the cutest thing ever.

[@Mariospet]

Do you have the full show on KZbin? I would love to see it

[@jumerry]

"You don't suppose it's a Heffalump do you?" XD made my day !!!

[@lj10952]

GIVE ME THE PRECIOUS!! lol

[@gurliegurlgirl]

Imagine waking up one morning to THIS staring at you.

[@SamTheTired]

Gollum is played by a real actor.

[@Dropkickfiend]

He was played by a real actor, but the actor wore one of those motion tracking suits that overlaid a CGI version of Gollum over him post production. But yes, the movements were all done by the actor.