As the University of Maryland’s graduating class prepares to leap into the next stage of life, Kermit the Frog left the students with a message of connection and love.

He is also no stranger to the school. Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a ...

James Byrd Jr. killed in hate crime Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a ...

“Even my dad would say you couldn’t call Muppets Inc. classy ... “‘You can work hand puppets, but you’re never getting into a costume with a T-shirt and shorts again.’” ...

The purple shirt is available for $44.99 ... I think the refreshed puppets and effects will be a wonderful enhancement to what was already a great show. For now, the queue is being rebuilt.

I wondered if it might adjust my puppet with some stereotypes, such as a Union Jack shirt for a Brit or some glasses to signify a writer. Instead, the right image shows it stayed true to Muppet ...

At Williamsville East High School, where he graduated in 2006, he created a custom T-shirt to ... who owned a puppet made by someone who used to work for Jim Henson of “The Muppets.” ...

Puppeteers stick their hand into the Muppet’s head to make it talk while the other hand moves the attached metal rods to simulate arm movements. To animate live hand puppets like Cookie Monster ...

lead singer of the Muppet rock group, Electric Mayhem. After shaking Henson's left hand, fellow guest and Hollywood Golden Age actress Diahann Carroll pointed to the flamboyant puppet on his right ...