Even though he’ll be 6 years old forever, Sesame Street’s favorite yellow bird is technically turning 55 on March 20. Big Bird, an 8-foot, 2-inch, flightless-bird that may or may not be a canary, made ...

Even though he’ll be 6 forever, Sesame Street’s favorite yellow bird is technically turning 55 on March 20. Big Bird, an 8-foot, 2-inch, flightless-bird that may or may not be a canary, made his way ...

The Jim Henson Company sold its longtime studio and is auctioning Muppets memorabilia for the first time in its 70-year ...

On Nov. 20, 1958, American puppeteers Jim Henson and his future wife Jane Nebel established a business called Muppets Inc.

Nov. 20, 1958, puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson founded Muppets, Inc., which later became The Jim Henson Company.

In 1955, puppeteer Jim Henson created a quirky, diverse group of puppets called The Muppets. These puppets included kindhearted Kermit the Frog, dramatic and unwavering Miss Piggy, comedian Fozzie ...

In celebration of the 45th Anniversary of The Muppet Movie, Universal Pictures and Fathom Events have partnered up for the upcoming special screenings of the classic musical comedy from producer and ...

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 ...

There are moments when the spark of creation suddenly ignites and history stops. Like when the Wright brothers got a plane to fly. Or when Oreo added double filling. Maybe just as resonant was when ...

If you can’t hear the opening banjo line from “The Rainbow Connection” without getting a little misty-eyed—welcome. Most of us here at The A.V. Club have a deep personal connection to the Muppets and ...