Tag Archives: Muppets

September 5, 1976

On September 5, 1976, Jim Henson’s “The Muppet Show” premiered on television. This show featured a talking pig puppet with the hots for a talking frog puppet. And with that, a new American fetish was born. Kermit and… Continue reading

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November 10, 1969

On November 10, 1969, “Sesame Street” premiered on PBS TV. Automatonophobia reared its ugly head and the rational fear of Muppets was created in a generation of children. When children would go to bed and ask their parents, “Will Kermit eat my soul when I close my eyes and go to sleep?” Their parents had … Continue reading

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