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 ...

Here's some very cool news: the folks at the Jim Henson Company will lend their skills to building practical monster puppets ...

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 ...

Jim Henson didn’t set out to become a famous puppeteer or create characters beloved by children—and adults—worldwide. He made puppets simply because he wanted to work in television.

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 ...

Jim Henson's puppet creations made him millions, so why can't yours? Starting a children's puppet show service is a fantastic way to own and operate your own business. Children can't help but be ...

Introduced in 1955, Kermit the Frog is perhaps Jim Henson's greatest creation ... Hot 100 — quite an achievement for an ...

Jim Henson was the ... including his fellow Cub Scouts. Henson had his first dalliance with televised puppetry while still in ...

Jim Henson Idea Man follows his life from his early years operating puppets on kids' TV to his creation of Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and beyond. According to Disney, we'll be getting ...

Because that's the film that gave us Yoda, a puppet who isn't really a Muppet but feels cut from the same cloth (or felt, if you will). And as it turns out, Muppet master Jim Henson was originally ...