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November 23, 2016 – January 8, 2017
In time for the winter holidays, this showcase presents a selection of Muppets and marionetts from the museum’s collection illustrating the evolution of puppetry. Included in the display are an Italian Prince and Princess marionette from 1900, an elf marrionette used at the 1963 World’s Fair, the first Kermit Jim Henson created for the television program, “Sam & Friends,” and two popular Muppets, Fozzie Bear and Swedish Chef.

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1. SIAMUP_161128_004.JPG: Puppets & Muppets Some of our most memorable companions growing up were not people, but puppets. The museum's collection includes over 200 of them, dating from the Civil War era to the present. These puppets were beloved hallmarks of a 20th-century American childhood. What puppets were part of your childhood?
2. SIAMUP_161128_007.JPG: Howdy Doody finger puppets, about 1950 These toy finger puppets depict three cast members of the popular children's television series "The Howdy Doody Show" (1947-1960). Two are based on marionette characters from the show -- the cowboy Howdy Doody and Phineas T. Bluster, the cantankerous mayor of Doodyville. They are joined by a miniature version of the human character Clarabell the Clown.
3. SIAMUP_161128_016.JPG: Pinokio and Pinokiann finger puppets, around 1938 The finger puppets Pinokio and Pinokiann, marketed as "dancing dolls with fingertip control," have wooden heads, hands, and feet with clothing made of coordinating fabric. These were made by puppeteer Hazelle Rollins, who ran a leading toy-puppet manufacturing company.
4. SIAMUP_161128_028.JPG: Snap, Crackle, and Pop hand puppets, early 1960s Snap, Crackle, and Pop are the official mascots created by Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal. Based on drawings by illustrator Vernon Grant and cartoonist Don Margolis, the characters are named for the sounds made when milk splashes the crisped-rice cereal. This set of puppets from the early 1960s was offered to consumers as a premium for collected cereal box tops.
5. SIAMUP_161128_033.JPG: Snap
6. SIAMUP_161128_037.JPG: Crackle
7. SIAMUP_161128_039.JPG: Pop
8. SIAMUP_161128_041.JPG: Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose hand puppets, 1955 The mischievous Bunny Rabbit and goofy Mr. Moose were created by puppeteer Cosmo Allegretti for the long-running children's television series Captain Kangaroo (1955-1984). Bob Keeshan created the show and starred as the title character. The Captain engaged the puppets in conversation aimed at teaching moral lessons to young viewers.
9. SIAMUP_161128_051.JPG: Bob Keeshan, as Captain Kangaroo, holds a carrot above Mr. Bunny Rabbit, 1955
10. SIAMUP_161128_072.JPG: Jump Jump dolls and train, late 1940s This train was used as a prop on the television show Jump Jump of Holiday House. As part of merchandising tie-ins for the Jump Jump programs, these dolls were commercially available in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
11. SIAMUP_161128_084.JPG: Sleepy Slim the Lion hand puppet and Jump Jump marionette, around 1950 Jump Jump, the mischievous little elf, was the star of the New York syndicated radio program Jump Jump of Holiday House, which first aired in 1940. The popularity of the show led to a television program from 1950 to 1954.
12. SIAMUP_161128_087.JPG: Perez and Martina marionettes, 1942 Philadelphia artists Frank and Elizabeth Haines took up puppetry in the early 1940s and created hundreds of marionettes. One play they developed was inspired by the Puerto Rican folktale Perez y Martina, about the romance of Perez, a mouse, and Martina, a cockroach.
13. SIAMUP_161128_100.JPG: Jim Henson with Sam and Kermit on the set of Sam and Friends, 1959
14. SIAMUP_161128_102.JPG: Sam and Kermit puppets, 1955 Jim Henson's earliest puppets appeared on Sam and Friends, a five-minute television show seen in Washington DC, between 1955 and 1961. Henson later recalled naming them "Muppets" because he liked the sound of the word. This group had the first version of the popular Muppet Kermit -- not yet a frog, but a lizard-like creature. Sam, the main character of the program, and Kermit were both performed by Jim Henson.
15. SIAMUP_161128_110.JPG: Elmo hand-and-rod puppet, 1969 Elmo made his first appearance as Baby Monster on the public television children's series Sesame Street around 1972. Following the huge success of the Tickle Me Elmo dolls, in 1998 Elmo became the host of "Elmo's World." The final segment of Sesame Street episodes, "Elmo's World" was specifically targeted to preschoolers.
16. SIAMUP_161128_112.JPG: Cookie Monster hand-and-rod puppet, 1969 For the public television children's series Sesame Street, Jim Henson created a virtual neighborhood made up of his zany Muppet characters. Cookie Monster, best known for his insatiable appetite for cookies (especially chocolate chip) also enjoyed eating fruits and vegetables.
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