early Muppets
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The La Choy Dragon: One of Jim Henson’s Weirdest Early Characters
Long before The Muppet Show, Sesame Street or Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson created a giant orange dragon whose…
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Jim Henson’s 1967 IBM Coffee Break Film: An Explosive Dark Satire
“Welcome back to the Muppet Madness fan portal, my fellow felt-heads. Feltzer here, your resident mascot, webmaster, and…
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Sausage King & Muppet Dog: TV’s Oddest, Funniest Couple Ever
Okay, picture this: It’s the early 1960s. Television is hitting its stride, variety shows reign supreme, and country…
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Tales of the Tinkerdee: Henson’s Hilarious First Draft of Genius
The Unearthing – “Wait, Jim Henson Made WHAT Now?” Before the world knew Kermit as a chart-topping, banjo-strumming…