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Micah LeClercq
Species: Human
Height: 6'0''
Originally from: Livingston, Louisiana
Member since: 2017
Micah J. LeClercq is a ventriloquist evangelist (or, y'know, an evantriloquist), and the leader of The Puppet Pulpit! He received the Holy Ghost and was baptized in Jesus' Name when he was 16, not long after, he began his ministry!
He has a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders from Southeastern Louisiana University, as well as a local license with the UPCI, a church counselor certification, and a pending teaching certification from iTeach!
Zeke
Species: Keel-billed toucan
Height: 15 inches
Originally from: Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Member since: 2017
Ezequiel Ramirez Ramon Carlos Rivera de la Cruz, or Zeke as he likes to be called, is a charismatic toucan from the jungles of Mexico, and one of the founding members of The Puppet Pulpit! He is a master of impressions, able to copy any voice or sound he hears! Zeke loves attention, and will pull any stunt to get it, but don't worry - his best friend, Mr. Munchies, is always there to rein him back in!
Mr. Munchies
Species: Great white shark
Height: 18 inches
Originally from: Atlantic Ocean
Member since: 2017
Clark Thaddeus Munchies (don't tell him I gave you his full name, call him Mr. Munchies) is a snarky shark, and a founding member of The Puppet Pulpit! If you couldn't tell by his name, Mr. Munchies' vice is food, and he has a bad habit of eating anything next to him - like your lunch, Micah's hand, or even a STAGE VOLUNTEER! He and Zeke manage a lot of The Puppet Pulpit together - while Zeke is the creative goofball, Munchies is the sensible one who keeps everyone on task. He may be sarcastic and grumpy, but it's all a tough-guy act. He's a big softie. Like, he'll never admit it, but he loves to sing almost as much as he loves to eat! And that's saying a lot!
Chet
Species: Yellow-bellied slider turtle
Height: 9 inches
Originally from: Maurepas, Louisiana
Member since: 2017
Chet is a shy little turtle from the swamps of Louisiana, and one of the first members of The Puppet Pulpit. He is a reptile of few words - you'll be lucky to get a high-pitched "NO!" out of him! It takes a lot of coaxing to get him out of his shell, but with a little help from Micah, he can NAIL a rendition of "Jesus Loves Me" on stage. Don't let his small size or squeaky voice fool you, though - if you push his buttons enough, he can become an absolute MENACE!
Ahmal Ahmule
Species: Mule
Height: 25 inches
Originally from: Islamabad, Pakistan
Member since: 2017
Ahmal Ahmule is a... well, a mule! This pack animal from Pakistan is a founding member of The Puppet Pulpit. You'll never meet a happier guy than Ahmal - he's perpetually in a good mood, and his contagious gut laugh makes anyone love to have him around! He's a little ditzy, so he doesn't get most jokes. His favorite thing to do is break out in song and dance, and he's really good at getting other people to join him.
Stew
Species: Half-fried chicken
Height: 18 inches
Originally from: Louisville, Kentucky
Member since: 2018
Stew is a paranoid chicken on the run from the KFC franchise! He has severe anxiety, especially against men with mustaches, but you would too if you had narrowly escaped the clutches of a colonel and his deep fryer. Stew tries to overcome his twitchiness with his love of music. He is the lead musician for the band CHIKEN SALAD, which he started with his friend Herb!
Herb
Species: Plant
Height: 15 inches
Originally from: Idk, maybe a lab or somethin'
Member since: 2018
Herb is a cantankerous tulip with an attitude. Just kidding, he isn't a tulip - we just call him that because he has two lips. Herb is grouchy and introverted, preferring to hunker down in his flower pot than socialize. For some reason, he doesn't mind hanging out with Stew, though no one knows how they became friends, they're about as different as night and day. Herb puts his raspy voice to use as the lead rock singer for CHIKEN SALAD, the band he started with Stew. Even though Herb comes across as standoffish, he has a soft spot for kids.
Cecil
Species: Galápagos fur seal
Height: 26 inches
Originally from: Skinflint Bros. Circus
Member since: 2018
Cecil is a mischievous seal who was born in a circus! During his time there, he learned to balance objects on his nose, like beach balls, bicycle horns, or even bananas! Unlike most other members of The Puppet Pulpit, Cecil is not a bilingual animal, he can only bark. But don't worry - Micah took a seal second language class in college, so he can translate! His favorite food is cold fish, and his favorie thing to do is to play pranks on Micah and the other puppets!
Scooter
Species: Human
Height: 39 inches
Originally from: Denham Springs, Louisiana
Member since: 2019
Scooter Nash joined The Puppet Pulpit because he's on the run from the nursing home, and we travel so much that Shady Acres can't track him down! Scooter loves teaching kids about the Bible - that is, when his body isn't giving out on him. Although Scooter is pushing 92, he still wants to live life to the fullest, making him a prime-timer if there ever was one! Despite his arthritis, Scooter is a surprisingly good artist, and his favorite medium is chalk. He can draw on a chalkboard in seconds, using his doodles as a visual aid for telling Bible stories.
Jude the Dude
Species: Human
Height: 28 inches
Originally from: Honolulu, Hawaii
Member since: 2020
Jude the Dude originally came across The Puppet Pulpit in search of his grandfather Scooter, but when he realized how happy the old man was, Jude shrugged and joined! He's a surfer from the beaches of Hawaii, which is probably where his laid-back personality came from. Even he would admit that he's a little empty-headed - he has two brain cells, and they're fighting for third place in line at Starbucks.
Horatio
Species: Virginia opossum
Height: 25 inches
Originally from: London, England
Member since: 2023
Horatio is a Shakespearean actor from the UK. He tried starting a traveling theater business called "The Play Possum", where he performed Shakespearean soliloquies by himself, but that didn't catch on (for some reason). According to him, he's only working for The Puppet Pulpit "until he gets back on his feet", but between you and me, I think he likes it here. He puts his acting skills to good use, teaching both puppets and children how to perform skits with DRAMAAAA! He loves nothing more than doing death scenes. When he's not on stage, he spends all his time in his dressing room (a.k.a., a trash can).
Glen
Species: American Pekin duck
Height: 24 inches
Originally from: Boston, Massachusetts
Member since: 2024
Glen is a duck on QUACK! He has severe anger problems, refuses to take his medication, and probably should be diagnosed by medical professionals. Honestly, we don't even know why we trust him with the public. The only thing holding Glen together is his one true love - BREAD! Bread is all he talks about, it's what he lives for. In fact, he even wrote a hit song about it called The Ballad of Bread!
Blind Batimaeus
Species: Little brown bat
Height: 14 inches
Originally from: New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since: 2024
Blind Batimaeus is a soul-singing bat from the French Quarter! He was born completely blind. He loves jazz music, and can play it or sing it, no matter the beat! He is very kind to everyone he meets, but sometimes he's hard on himself because of his disability, and can be insecure about it, even to the point of being jealous of what others can do. But, when all is said and done, he learns that God made him the way he is for a reason, and he refuses to let his blindness stop him.
The Colonel
Species: Corn
Height: 18 inches
Originally from: West Kansas
Member since: 2025
The Colonel is a hardened veteran of the Cornean War. He worked his way up to Colonel in the United States Marine Corps - not bad for a corn from the world's largest flatscreen TV (a.k.a., Kansas)! He's since retired from the military, but he took a job with The Puppet Pulpit to "keep those baby carrots in line" (he tries, but no one can whip The Puppet Pulpit into shape). He's tough as nails, and expects everyone around him to be just as disciplined as he is about everything in life. He teaches lessons about the Lord's Army, the Armor of God, pretty much anything to do with combat.
Ginger
Species: American alligator
Length: 40 inches
Originally from: Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since: 2026
Ginger is... an alligator. Um, there's not much more to her than that. She's just an actual alligator. Yeesh, there has to be a better way to get more girls to work for The Puppet Pulpit. We call her Ginger because Ginger snaps. If I can be so honest, none of us can even remember how she joined The Puppet Pulpit, she probably wandered into our SUV on our last trip to Lafayette and we just let her stay. She doesn't even talk, she just eats our deli meats, tries to take chunks out of us on the road, and... Why do we still keep her around?!!
Wess
Species: Southern house mosquito
Height: 19 inches
Originally from: Maringouin, Louisiana
Member since: 2026
Wess Nile is an average-size Louisiana mosquito! Although he keeps trying to bite us and suck our blood, he's a chill guy, and he's great on stage, so we let him stick around. He loves to lead worship, though he gets distracted by songs with "blood" in the title (e.g., "The Wonderful Blood", "Nothing But the Blood", "Power in the Blood", etc.). Wess is a bad gossip, tending to buzz in your ear about the latest news that may or may not be true. Sometimes people will worry about him because he has a very nasally voice, as if his sinuses are stopped up, but he says not to worry - it's just a blood clot.
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