Bonnie Erickson designed and built the inimitable Miss Piggy in 1974 for an early "Muppets" television special, produced by Jim Henson. Puppets, props and storyboards from Henson's prolific career ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along ... of American History Original Kermit Puppet National Museum of American History Miss Piggy Puppet National Museum of ...

Erickson paused in front of Miss Piggy and reflected on the character’s humble beginnings. She’d made a generic female pig puppet as a background character for an early “Muppet Show ...

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo ... but has never appeared as a live-action puppet. Over the years, various Muppets creatives have joked that she grew up to be an explorer or that ...

Fozzie Bear explained bear markets and Miss Piggy took umbrage at Ted Koppel’s commodities question about pork bellies. A grumpy old puppet identified himself as a “contrarian” and then ...