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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. |