Celebrated, Mississippi-born puppeteer Jim Henson died in 1990, but his name is still alive through the Muppets.
"It's time to raise the curtain." When Disney bought the Muppets in the early 2000s, it seemed like the perfect home for Jim Henson’s characters after his death in the 1990s. However, more than 20 ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Muppets appear to be on the brink of another resurgence. A special episode of “The Muppet Show” featuring Sabrina Carpenter drew nearly 8 million viewers in its first few days on ...
A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of characters made of foam and fleece. As a scholar of popular culture, I ...
A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...