In 2004, nearly 50 years after Jim Henson created Kermit, Disney bought the Muppets for about $75 Million.

FILE - Muppet creator Jim Henson poses with one of his creations at Henson's 69th Street office in New York City on Feb. 6, 1984. Henson is the subject of the documentary "Jim Henson: Idea Man." (AP ...

The first episode of Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premiered in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1976. Enthusiasm for the eclectic ensemble has endured ever since ...

The University of Maryland celebrated the 90th birthday of Muppets creator and alumnus Jim Henson by attempting to break a world record.

In addition to making the Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and the Dark Crystal, all while innovating puppetry for a generation, Jim ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Jim Henson may have created some of the most wholesome characters in television history, but his real-life love story was less than picture-perfect. Biographer Brian Jay Jones revealed on “Nostalgia ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tonight, some 1970s celebs are coming back to visit. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE MUPPET SHOW") UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (Singing) This is what we call The Muppet Show. MARTIN: "The ...

It’s not uncommon for movie props to sell for a considerable amount of money. Be it via direct sale or auction, pieces of film history often go for high prices as collectors seek to own costumes and ...

Puppets and props from Muppets creator Jim Henson's extensive career will go up for auction this fall, including pieces from children’s shows such as “Fraggle Rock” and “The Dark Crystal: Age of ...

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A one-episode reboot of "The Muppet Show" airs on February 4. Jim Henson, the show's late creator, always hoped they'd live on. We'll hear excerpts from a Morning Edition interview Henson gave in 1986 ...