Here, along with 47 puppets, including Miss Piggy in full bridal regalia, are props, videos, photos and more culled from “The Muppet Show ... and a replica of the small black-and-white ...

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.

But the Great Muppet Disaster of 1975 was the best thing that could have happened to Henson and his puppet crew. If the “SNL” collaboration had gone better, he might never have created “The ...

In 1955, puppeteer Jim Henson created a quirky, diverse group of puppets called The Muppets. These puppets included kindhearted Kermit the Frog, dramatic and unwavering Miss Piggy, comedian Fozzie ...

Muppets creator Jim Henson never played with puppets as a kid. In fact, he had little interest in puppetry until he created his first puppet show for television. That's one of the revelations in a ...

But today, the museum announces that the Jim Henson Legacy organization and the Henson family is donating 21 of Henson’s most cherished puppets from “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street ...

Inspired by Muppets creator Jim Henson and his own mother's puppet shows, Basil Twist took his creations on stage in New York beginning a career marvelling crowds with puppetry. Show more Basil ...

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 ...