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The company is known for its innovations in the field of puppetry, particularly through the creation of Kermit the Frog and the Muppets characters. [ 1 ] Brian Henson is chairman and Lisa Henson is CEO.
An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street.
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In 1971, a group of frogs similar to Kermit -- yet without collars and stripes for pupils -- was built for the TV special The Frog Prince. The leading character, a tiny frog named Robin who used to be a prince, would return on The Muppet Show as Kermit's nephew and became one of the main characters. The other green-and-blue frogs would pop up in va...
During the first years of Sesame Street, frogs were portrayed by green or pink Anything Muppets with bulgy eyes; during later seasons, more defined frog puppets were used, with a more accurate physique. By the 1980s, some previous frog puppets used in The Muppet Showand other productions crossed over and were used on Sesame as well. One four-limbed...
Frogs from other Muppet productions include Doc Bullfrog from Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas; Bill, Gil and Jill from The Muppets Take Manhattan; Goggles, Croaker and Blotch from Kermit's Swamp Years; and a realistic frog that made appearances on The Animal Show and Mopatop's Shop and a frog appeared in episodes of Mother Goose Stories. Real frog...
(This list includes frogs and toads, as in taxonomy, no distinction is made between the two.) Illustrated frogs
In 2004, the Walt Disney Company acquired The Muppets franchise from the Jim Henson Company. This transaction included all Henson-owned Muppet assets, including many Muppet titles from the company's catalog of television series, specials, films, and videos. Henson retained the rights to Fraggle...
Sep 24, 2021 · Kermit the Frog & Co. will face a spooky new adventure in the upcoming television special Muppets Haunted Mansion, but you won’t find mention of it on The Jim Henson Company’s website. (Jim...
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May 31, 2024 · Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Big Bird and many more of his characters, from “The Muppet Show” to “Sesame Street,” have become a part of American culture and own a significant place in...
The Jim Henson Company transferred the rights and ownership of The Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House to The Walt Disney Company in 2004. Please direct all Muppet inquires to: The Walt Disney Company
