He coined the term “Muppet” as a portmanteau of “marionette” and “puppet.” The Muppets made their first appearance in the show Sam and Friends in 1955 for local TV station WRC-TV in ...

Veteran writer Bill Prady shares a memory of Jim Henson, Frank Oz and the Muppets' visit to 'Nightline' to help explain the ...

But today, the museum announces that the Jim Henson Legacy organization and the Henson family is donating 21 of Henson’s most cherished puppets from “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street ...

Airing from 1963 to 1966, “The Jimmy Dean Show” featured Jim’s puppet Rowlf. It was the first regular network appearance of a Muppet character. The studio wasn’t ideal for shooting puppets.

So, why a puppet? There’s a very good reason for it.The zoo said the puppet, which was designed and made by artists in the Bronx Zoo Exhibition and Graphic Arts Department, “helps prevent ...

For the first time in three decades, a king vulture chick has hatched at the Bronx Zoo in New York.The staff at the zoo are using a unique method to hand-raise the rare baby bird.In a social media ...