(Mental Floss)-- Like a lot of people, I grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But did you ever stop to wonder where they came from? Some of the characters we know and love were recycled from ...

Your browser does not support the video element. Since "Sesame Street" will soon be joining a new platform, there's no better time to take a walk down muppet memory ...

Muppets Tonight is a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

The beauty about Texas, or the frustrating part, is the state is so big there are towns most people may never even have heard of. That includes some towns that may have been founded by the late Jim ...

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 ...