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Defunctland has created a really wonderful compilation of footage that tells the story of an 18 year old James Maury Henson, hard at work, crafting his first two characters that would later be known as Sam and Friends. The video, which is the first part of a six-part series, goes…

Adam Savage of Tested visited the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens and took a glorious tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition. The exhibit showcased Jim Henson‘s amazing work from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Dark Crystal. A post shared by Museum of the…

In 1971 the brilliant Jim Henson and his stable of Muppets appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and essentially took over the production of a wonderfully amusing and informative Thanksgiving special. Throughout the show, Henson gave interviews, offered a look behind-the-costumes and demonstrated how the Muppets were brought to life.

Oltedal, Norway musician Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios created a puppet-filled heavy metal cover of The Muppet Show theme song, which was originally written by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle in 1976. Moracchioli‘s cover is available to purchase from iTunes. Here is the original song.

Ryan Friant of The Dream Syndicate creates amazing art dolls that are either magical in nature or of more traditional literary origins. Each doll is completely handmade and captures the spirit of pure imagination. His creations include Krampus, Nosferatu vampire Fabian Faust, Jack O’-Lantern creature, and even a handmade Tom…

In a really humorous introduction to the upcoming documentary Muppet Guys Talking, four of the original voices behind these beloved characters – Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill and Bill Baretta – banter back and forth with each other while trying to introduce themselves, the film and to promote the…

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street by Screen Media Films is a feature length documentary based upon a book of the same name that explores the origins of the iconic PBS children’s show Sesame Street. The film talks to those who first conceived of the idea, what their…

A large saber-toothed cat puppet was seen by pedestrians as it walked across Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles back in 2012. The amazing puppet was on its way to the La Brea Tar Pits Museum where it began its new journey as the star performer in the Ice Age Encounters…