New home for Muppets
Jane Henson makes some final touches before donating puppets. The original Kermit the Frog, his body created with an old dull-green coat and his eyes made of pingpong balls, has returned home to the nation's capital, where the puppet got his start.
Henson widow donates original Kermit to Smithsonian
The original Kermit the Frog, his body created with an old dull-green coat and his eyes made of ping-pong balls, has returned home to the nation's capital, where the puppet got his start.
Henson donates original Kermit to Smithsonian
The original Kermit the Frog, his body created with an old dull-green coat and his eyes made of pingpong balls, has returned home to the nation's capital, where the puppet got his start.
Muppet Homecoming: Original Kermit the Frog heads back to DC for home at Smithsonian
The original Kermit the Frog from Jim Henson's Muppets collection is coming home to Washington where the characters were created in the 1950s.
Jack Parnell
Jack Parnell, who died on Sunday aged 87, was a drummer, a popular bandleader in the 1950s, and went onto become musical director at Associated Television.
The Muppet Show
Kermit, Animal, Miss Piggy, Rowlf and the gang are in mourning. On Sunday, Jack Parnell -- the man responsible for the original Muppet Show 's music -- died at the age of 87 .