Knowra Muppet Muppet A Muppet is a puppet character created for performance, especially one developed by Jim Henson and his collaborators. Muppets are known for expressive design and television and film performances.
Hand-and-rod puppet : A puppet operated by a hand inside its body and rods attached to its arms. Many Muppets use this construction to coordinate mouth movement with expressive arm gestures.
Jim Henson : An American puppeteer, filmmaker, and television producer who created the Muppets. Henson developed many defining characters and the creative approach behind the Muppets.
Frank Oz : An American puppeteer, actor, and filmmaker known for performing several major Muppet characters. Oz's performances helped define characters including Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Grover.
Sesame Street : An American educational television series for children that premiered in 1969. Its Muppet characters helped teach literacy, numeracy, and social skills through comedy and songs.
Marionette : A puppet controlled from above by strings attached to its limbs and body. Unlike many Muppets, marionettes are typically operated by strings rather than a hand inside the figure.
Puppetry : The art of manipulating figures to create the illusion of life in performance. Muppets are performance characters whose movement depends on puppetry.
Sam and Friends : A short daily television program created by Jim Henson and broadcast in Washington, D.C., from 1955 to 1961. This early series introduced characters and techniques that shaped Henson's later Muppet work.
Jerry Nelson : An American puppeteer and voice actor who performed many Muppet characters. Nelson created distinctive voices and performances for characters such as Count von Count and Robin.
Fraggle Rock : A television series created by Jim Henson about interconnected communities of puppet creatures. The series used Muppet-style characters to explore cooperation and cultural differences.
Shadow puppetry : A form of puppetry in which figures cast moving shadows on a screen. Shadow puppetry tells stories through silhouettes rather than Muppet characters' expressive faces.
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