the 1966 Hugo Award for Best Novel, is partially inspired by this character. In Greek daily speech, the name Karagiozis is also used as an insult more or less like clown. Puppeteers complain about this, saying that while Karagiozis can be violent, mischievous, a liar and an anti-hero, he is also good-natured and faithful, so his name should not be used as an insult. During the 1980s, Greek Television had Karagiozis shows on a weekly basis. These shows had more modern and educational themes, like for example Karagiozis living some myths of Greek mythology or visiting the moon and other planets. Some of these episodes were either live with an audience, or filmed especially for the TV show and contained scenes that required editing or special effects. There have been several recent attempts to make Karagiozis incarnations in comic books. Since the 2000s, Karagiozis is not so popular as a choice of recreation for young kids and the number of puppeteers has diminished, but remains a significant and well known folkloric figure. Today, he is performed mostly in folk feasts or festivals and on national Greek television. There are also occasional tours in the Greek diaspora. See also Karagöz and Hacivat, the Turkish analog Punch and Judy, an English puppet show Spathario Museum, museum dedicated to Karagiozis named after Eugenios Spatharis. References Further reading External links Greek Shadow Theater by Giannis Chatzis - Greek Shadow Theater of Giannis Chatzis. Greek Shadow Theater of Tasos Andriotis - Info of shadow theater, figures etc. Greek Shadows: A new, comprehensive website dedicated to Shadow Theatre All you need to know about Greek shadow theatre. By Dorina Papaliou Greek Theatre of Shadows: Panos Kapetanidis Greek Theatre of Shadows, Panos Kapetanidis Greek Shadow Theater: Group Athanasiou Greek Shadow Theater Group of Practitioners, Mosxato, Athens Spathario Museum Museum of Shadow Theatre, Maroussi, Athens The Shadow Theatre of Kostas Makris Greek Shadow Theatre puppeteer "The magic of traditional Greek shadow theatre" Extensive article about Karaghiozis Cooperative site of puppeteers The Karagiozis Puppet Theatre Under Development game with Karaghiozis Museum in Turkish Bursa on the subject Fictional characters introduced in the 19th century Fictional Greek people History of theatre Puppets Greek folklore Turkish folklore Culture in Patras Shadow play Fictional hunchbacks Ottoman Empire in fiction Fictional tricksters