Muppets creator Jim Henson never played with puppets as a kid ... The were made of wood, paper mache and other hard materials. They were intended to viewed by an audience sitting many feet ...

Uncensored,” a live comedy improv show that features Jim Henson Company puppets doing things no respectable Muppet would ever do. For this, Kermit stays home. A bunch of anthropomorphic hot ...

That great American acting company, the Muppets, returns once again to television ... no existential distance between the people and the puppets; they are equally real, and equally absurd.

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. Listen to ...

It would be edgy comedy, told with puppets, between other edgy sketches performed by the best young comedic talent in the country. But the Great Muppet Disaster of 1975 was the best thing that ...