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 ...

Jim Henson didn’t set out to become a famous ... “Before he was on television with the Muppets, puppets were basically ...

Jim Henson was the creator of "The Muppets"He sadly passed away in his ... He began performing with his puppets on a local Washington, D.C. Saturday morning program. A legacy laid bare 'The ...

John Mayer, the singer/songwriter and sometime Grateful Dead member, has purchased the historic Jim Henson Company lot in ...

I just assumed that the Muppets under Jim would be able to do one ... Maya Rudolph and puppets. According to Brian Henson, part of the true magic of “The Muppet Show” was a looser format ...

John Mayer is set to purchase the storied Hollywood lot established by Charlie Chaplin and later owned by A&M Records and the ...

Famed rock star John Mayer has joined an investment group that is making a $60 million bid to purchase The Jim Henson Lot in ...

John Mayer and movie director McG have agreed to buy the Jim Henson Company Lot, a legendary studio in Hollywood founded by ...

“Puppet Up” comes to Knott’s from Henson Alternative, the arm of the Jim Henson Company that creates ... with “Sesame Street,” “The Muppet Show,” “Fraggle Rock,” “Farscape ...

Movie critic Bruce Miller says "“Jim Henson Idea Man” shows how the puppeteer created the Muppets and Sesame Street ... Henson, in fact, didn’t just want puppet shows.