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Muppet Fact #1713
The Sam and Friends cast took home Olympic medals for skip rope, freestyle pie-eating, and freestyle scat singing in 1960.
Source:
Shemin, Craig. Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. BearManor Media, 2022.
Muppet Fact #1664
Mr. Poodlepants had many of his own children's shows he performed with his own hand puppet, Clownie, but they always got cancelled after a few episodes.
Source:
Shemin, Craig. The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. DK Children, 2014. p. 145.
Muppet Fact #1544
Sam, of Sam and Friends, once ran for President of the United States as a member of the "Republicratic" party.
Source:
Shemin, Craig. Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. BearManor Media, 2022. P. 465-6.
Muppet Fact #1442
After Muppets Tonight ended, Nigel—the director— became an air traffic controller.
Source:
Shemin, Craig. The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. DK Children, 2014.
Muppet Fact #869
Mushmellon was born on the Island of Mush, a Melonesian island.
Source:
Craig Shemin. Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. BearManor Media. 2022. 50.
Muppet Fact #719
Lips got his nickname due to an event in elementary school, where it was so cold outside where he was practicing, his lips got stuck to his trumpet.
Source:
The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. Craig Shemin. DK Children. 2014.
"Sam and Friends": The Definitive Book About Early Jim Henson
We plugged this book a couple of days ago; time to lean into that a little more for Jim Henson’s birthday! This is our seventh post about the Muppet mogul and/or his felt companions, and it’s a bit more niche than the previous ones. But die-hard fans of the Muppet-verse ought to be glad to know about it. First though we must introduce you to its author, Craig Shemin, who is basically the Homer…
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Dave Goelz, Gene Barretta, Craig Shemin, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Bill Barretta, Steve Whitmire.
Jerry Nelson Memorial 10-27-12 - Museum of Moving Images. NY
