The Muppet Show | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

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In Their Own Words biography documentary biopic career entertainment Jim Henson Muppet puppet puppeteer ventriloquist Edgar Bergen Kermit the Frog Kermit Miss Piggy Jane Henson television Candice Bergen live theater live television broadcast primetime television
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History-Social Science The Arts STEAM
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The Muppet Show | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Discover how the Muppet Show got it's start in 1976 in this exerpt from In Their Own Words: Jim Henson. This biography of Henson shows how the weekly variety format starring Kermit the Frog became the #1 show in America. Jim Henson's growing cast of characters of both puppets and humans became a sensation.
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