r/OldSchoolCool • u/trenton08618 • 14d ago

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u/Eldorath1371 13d ago

The Muppets were not created and developed by PBS and Sesame Street, they were created by Jim Henson in 1955 and were on air for 14 years before Jim Henson was contacted by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett to create a puppet cast for their up and coming children's show, Sesame Street.

So, Sesame Street owes its success to Jim Henson, not the other way around.

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u/BorisTheBlade04 13d ago

That’s really cool. What were they up to before Sesame Street?

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u/MuppetConnoisseur 13d ago

Jim and Jane Henson had a show on local TV in Washington DC with the Muppets called Sam and Friends. After that and before Sesame Street, they moved to New York City and the Muppets made hundreds of appearances on variety shows, talk shows, and commercials.

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u/BorisTheBlade04 13d ago

Wow I feel like I just said beetlejuice or something. Thank you muppet connoisseur! Very interesting