they have entertained generations of
children and adults welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the history of the Muppets
believe it or not these world-famous
creations were first introduced all the
way back in 1955 by Jim Henson then a
college student at the University of
Maryland it was at this time that the
first incarnation of what will become
the Muppets was created for the kids
show Sam and Friends surprisingly the
energetic combination of marionettes and
puppets soon became extremely popular
with the public as a result they made
appearances on various national variety
shows and commercials while also
appearing as guests on talk shows as one
of the cleverest things I’ve seen in a
long time
however it was only in 1969 that Henson
was asked to help head the
groundbreaking educational show Sesame
Street Cokie starts Lizzy let’s think of
other things that don’t would see who
cares about other things c is for cookie
that’s good enough for me
while Henson’s Muppets were originally
envisioned as just one element of the
program they soon became the show’s core
this is due to the overwhelming
popularity of its iconic creations which
included Oscar the Grouch the Cookie
Monster Grover Big Bird and Burton Ernie
in 1976
Henson launched his own project called
The Muppet Show this primetime variety
program consisted of sketches songs and
celebrity guest stars equaling the
success of Sesame Street
the new show was designed for children
of all ages and their parents to enjoy
together Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna surprisingly it launched the
international superstardom of the show’s
charming host Kermit the Frog and his
love interest the diva Miss Piggy a frog
and a pig we could have bouncing baby
figs of course it also gave us a wealth
of other lovable characters
these included Fozzie Bear the Swedish
Chef gonzo the great and the house band
dr. teeth and the Electric Mayhem the
popularity of this cast is attributed to
the fact that the characters can be
anything including humans animals robots
aliens and everything else in between as
a result this multi species cast was
able to transcend the issues of race and
instead focus on the values of
friendship and cultural harmony I don’t
know what to say accepted if you’d the
Frog want me to bet that stated I just
have to have a raise I want to leave
this big addressing room and a limousine
as for the production involved it may
surprise you to know that Kermit the
Frog originally appeared on salmon
friends years earlier and was originally
meant to be a lizard this would have
become a reality
except that Henson couldn’t find frills
for the characters neck Henson had
already cut up his mother’s coat to
create the puppet so with old ping-pong
balls for eyes he created the closest
thing he could think of incidentally
Kermit served as the original template
for all of his Muppet Show co-stars as a
result they similarly featured a wide
mouth and large eyes and were made of
foam rubber and other soft materials
instead of wood in addition to this they
were also controlled by rods rather than
strings as this gave Henson’s creations
a greater range of movements than ever
before
think about this friends even after the
show ended its four-year run in 1981 the
original muppet cast and creations
continued to entertain audiences with
several movie outings
these included the Muppet movie the
great Muppet Caper The Muppets Take
Manhattan the Muppet Christmas Carol and
Muppet Treasure Island big fat ugly bug
face baby eating O’Brien I at the same
time
Henson’s production team lent their
talents to the creation of the
underground civilization of Fraggle Rock
the nursery spin-off Muppet Babies as
well as the fantastic worlds found in
the film’s The Dark Crystal and
labyrinth in 1990 Jim Henson passed away
unexpectedly from pneumonia at the age
of 53 appropriately his Muppet creations
conducted a high-profile ceremony in his
honor
more recently in 2004 while Disney
acquired the rights to the Muppets from
the Jim Henson Company soon after they
created the television movie The Muppets
Wizard of Oz and later released several
videos for YouTube these included their
famous take on the Queen hit Bohemian
Rhapsody I see a little silhouetto of a
glass jaw
gallileo gallileo wishing to rekindle
the franchise and keep up with current
trends they formed the muppet studio in
2009 and re-released these videos in HD
format at the same time they began
production on the Muppets 2011
theatrical film release which was
created to reintroduce the characters to
a new generation of fans ah that was so
bad it locked up my computer quick let’s
get out of here before it finds the key
no I mean it all right
children and adults welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the history of the Muppets
believe it or not these world-famous
creations were first introduced all the
way back in 1955 by Jim Henson then a
college student at the University of
Maryland it was at this time that the
first incarnation of what will become
the Muppets was created for the kids
show Sam and Friends surprisingly the
energetic combination of marionettes and
puppets soon became extremely popular
with the public as a result they made
appearances on various national variety
shows and commercials while also
appearing as guests on talk shows as one
of the cleverest things I’ve seen in a
long time
however it was only in 1969 that Henson
was asked to help head the
groundbreaking educational show Sesame
Street Cokie starts Lizzy let’s think of
other things that don’t would see who
cares about other things c is for cookie
that’s good enough for me
while Henson’s Muppets were originally
envisioned as just one element of the
program they soon became the show’s core
this is due to the overwhelming
popularity of its iconic creations which
included Oscar the Grouch the Cookie
Monster Grover Big Bird and Burton Ernie
in 1976
Henson launched his own project called
The Muppet Show this primetime variety
program consisted of sketches songs and
celebrity guest stars equaling the
success of Sesame Street
the new show was designed for children
of all ages and their parents to enjoy
together Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna surprisingly it launched the
international superstardom of the show’s
charming host Kermit the Frog and his
love interest the diva Miss Piggy a frog
and a pig we could have bouncing baby
figs of course it also gave us a wealth
of other lovable characters
these included Fozzie Bear the Swedish
Chef gonzo the great and the house band
dr. teeth and the Electric Mayhem the
popularity of this cast is attributed to
the fact that the characters can be
anything including humans animals robots
aliens and everything else in between as
a result this multi species cast was
able to transcend the issues of race and
instead focus on the values of
friendship and cultural harmony I don’t
know what to say accepted if you’d the
Frog want me to bet that stated I just
have to have a raise I want to leave
this big addressing room and a limousine
as for the production involved it may
surprise you to know that Kermit the
Frog originally appeared on salmon
friends years earlier and was originally
meant to be a lizard this would have
become a reality
except that Henson couldn’t find frills
for the characters neck Henson had
already cut up his mother’s coat to
create the puppet so with old ping-pong
balls for eyes he created the closest
thing he could think of incidentally
Kermit served as the original template
for all of his Muppet Show co-stars as a
result they similarly featured a wide
mouth and large eyes and were made of
foam rubber and other soft materials
instead of wood in addition to this they
were also controlled by rods rather than
strings as this gave Henson’s creations
a greater range of movements than ever
before
think about this friends even after the
show ended its four-year run in 1981 the
original muppet cast and creations
continued to entertain audiences with
several movie outings
these included the Muppet movie the
great Muppet Caper The Muppets Take
Manhattan the Muppet Christmas Carol and
Muppet Treasure Island big fat ugly bug
face baby eating O’Brien I at the same
time
Henson’s production team lent their
talents to the creation of the
underground civilization of Fraggle Rock
the nursery spin-off Muppet Babies as
well as the fantastic worlds found in
the film’s The Dark Crystal and
labyrinth in 1990 Jim Henson passed away
unexpectedly from pneumonia at the age
of 53 appropriately his Muppet creations
conducted a high-profile ceremony in his
honor
more recently in 2004 while Disney
acquired the rights to the Muppets from
the Jim Henson Company soon after they
created the television movie The Muppets
Wizard of Oz and later released several
videos for YouTube these included their
famous take on the Queen hit Bohemian
Rhapsody I see a little silhouetto of a
glass jaw
gallileo gallileo wishing to rekindle
the franchise and keep up with current
trends they formed the muppet studio in
2009 and re-released these videos in HD
format at the same time they began
production on the Muppets 2011
theatrical film release which was
created to reintroduce the characters to
a new generation of fans ah that was so
bad it locked up my computer quick let’s
get out of here before it finds the key
no I mean it all right
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