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 puppeteer or create characters beloved by children—and adults—worldwide. He made puppets simply because he wanted to work in television.

It will be a night of music, laughter, hysteria and of course, puppets! The show will be ... and dancing and making people happy just like the Muppets, we hope this show will continue to encourage ...

And if you haven't yet yearned for actors to be replaced by comedic puppets ... John Cusack and a bunch of Muppets, to which Cusack himself replied, "I'd like to play a muppet actually." ...

you were like, 'That's a real living thing,'" writer-director Isaiah Saxon says in the first look. The featurette shows more examples of the puppets — and even an Ochi exoskeleton!

I have to do it. I'm compelled to,'" he says. Playwright Alec Toller (Courtesy Alec Toller) He described the play as being like "if the Muppets were trying to put on a seminar about ADHD and ...

Like other touring productions that have stopped in Minnesota, animal puppets convey a sense of magic. Mandviwala describes acting opposite the puppets as “playing pretend at the zenith level.” ...

I have to do it. I'm compelled to,'" he says. Playwright Alec Toller (Courtesy Alec Toller) He described the play as being like "if the Muppets were trying to put on a seminar about ADHD and ...