Most anyone in the last 40 years has seen or heard of the Muppets , and most have grown up with Jim Henson's lovable creations.

The Smithsonian's traveling exhibit of artwork by Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets and Kermit the Frog, will be display at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson beginning Dec.

The Muppets are one of the few entities that can fail with little to no retribution.

Posted on Tuesday, November 24 2009 @ 15:38:32 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck A few weeks ago I took a look at Jim Henson's Labyrinth and was pleasantly surprised to see how well the film stood up after all these years.

One of the nice things about puppets is that it's your own hand in there. You can make it do anything you want it to.

LABYRINTH: Fifteen-year-old Sarah is so resentful of her baby brother Toby that she hopes he will just disappear.

Sesame Street is no longer a kid. The show that captured the imagination of a couple of generations turned 40 last Tuesday.

Because Sesame Street's turning 40, I want to rec an awesome episode of the Stuff You Should Know podcast: How Muppets Work .

It's not surprising that a colorful and lively show like Sesame Street , one devised by the genius that was Muppets creator Jim Henson, was at heart a comedy.

Friday, November 13, 2009 What if the Beatles hadn't broken up? Here's a nifty piece of counterfactual history - Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels' Generous Offer - in which the Beatles reunite for a Saturday Night Live performance in 1976 and go on to restablish their career.

You know Lamb Chop, and Barney, and Blues Clues, and Arthur. Rugrats, and TaleSpin, and Duck Tales, and Gumby.

The Muppets took the Big Apple in 1984, and tonight, they finally take Brooklyn .

He's 43 and has a high-powered position on Beacon Hill, but one question instantly brings state Rep.

One of the nice things about puppets is that it's your own hand in there. You can make it do anything you want it to.

Todaya TMs "Did You Know" is brought to you by the number 40, as in: It was 40 years ago today, Nov.

Sing the blues, Kermit... or greens. We know how you feel. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo and Grover have something to celebrate.

Fran Brill was the first female puppeteer hired by Jim Henson and went on to create the Sesame Street characters Prairie Dawn and Zoe.

Sesame Street was always considered an experiment. When the very first episode aired on Nov.

You can never leave the magic of Fraggle Rock! Jim Henson is responsible for two genuinely iconic television milestones.

After four decades, "Sesame Street" and the Muppets are inextricably linked. And yet when Jim Henson brought the Muppets on board, it was a big departure.