That was the question posed by my 8 year old tonight. We were watching an all time favorite of mine....Labyrinth. David Bowie in eyeshadow and ratted out hair!!! Gotta love it. Wesley was freaked out by all the Jim Henson creatures. That is when the question came up...well actually he was correcting me, because eventually your children will think you are stupid and don't know ANYTHING. (like that Star Wars Theme Song was from the movie back in the 80's!! Not from Luca's guess...Toy Story, or Wesley's guess Planet 51!!!) God, I am old! :( Back to the Muppets....he was correcting me saying, "NOOOOOO they are Puppets, mom....PUH-PUH-uppets. So this post is for Wesley :)
Definition of a MUPPET: Muppet - A type of puppet popularised by Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod to move one arm of the puppet
and I found this one too: The word "Muppet" itself first appeared in 1956, and was said by Henson to have been created by combining the words "Marionette" and "puppet". However, Henson was also known to have stated that it was just something he liked the sound of, and he made up the "marionette/puppet" story while talking to a journalist because it sounded plausible.
There you have it....Jim Henson was a genius....LOL if you didn't already know, and know we have the facts about where muppets came from :P
And I just want to throw in my favorite muppet :)
Beaker was my favorite muppet too! Animal was next.
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Kim