The Muppets

The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company created by Jim Henson. Individually, a Muppet is properly any one of the puppets built by the Jim Henson Workshop. Though the term is often used erroneously to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show and Sesame Street characters, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark linked to the characters created by The Jim Henson Company. After frequently changing hands since the death of creator Jim Henson in 1990, The Muppets have been owned by The Walt Disney Company, through the Muppets Holding Company, since early 2004.

The word "Muppet" itself was said by Henson to have been created by combining the words "marionette" and "puppet"; however, Henson was also known to have stated that it was just something he liked the sound of, and he made up the "marionette/puppet" story while talking to a journalist because it sounded plausible.

Muppets are distinguished from ventriloquist "dummies", which are typically animated only in the head and face, in that their arms or other features are also mobile and expressive. Muppets are typically made of softer materials. They are also presented as being independent of the puppeteer, who is usually not visible, hidden behind a set or outside of the camera frame.

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The Muppets Albums

0.0 0.0 A Green And Red Christmas The Muppets
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June 5, 2009 Read More →

0.0 0.0 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa The Muppets
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November 23, 2009 Read More →

0.0 0.0 A Sesame Street Celebration The Muppets
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0.0 0.0 Fraggle Rock: Music and Magic The Muppets
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April 6, 1993 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Kermit Unpigged The Muppets
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November 30, 1994 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Muppet Beach Party The Muppets
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May 25, 1993 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Muppet Hits The Muppets
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March 9, 1993 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Muppet Hits Take 2 The Muppets
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February 15, 1994 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Muppet Treasure Island The Muppets
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February 13, 1996 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Music, Mayhem, And More! The Muppets
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0.0 0.0 Popcorn The Muppets
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July 6, 2010 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Great Muppet Caper The Muppets
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November 30, 1980 Read More →


0.0 0.0 The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppets
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November 30, 1991 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Muppet Movie The Muppets
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November 30, 1978 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Muppet Show The Muppets
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November 30, 1976 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Muppet Show 2 (side 2) The Muppets
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0.0 0.0 The Muppet Show Cast Album The Muppets
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0.0 0.0 The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More! (The 25th Anniversary Collection) The Muppets
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September 17, 2002 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Muppets The Muppets
Released on
November 21, 2011 Read More →

0.0 0.0 The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas The Muppets
Released on
October 17, 2006 Read More →




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