On This Day May 9

The Muppets are an ensemble cast of puppet characters, who were first created by puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955. The Muppets were first introduced on Sam and Friends, a television program that aired locally in Washington, D.C., on WRC-TV on weekdays from May 9, 1955, to December 15, 1961. Jim Henson has said the name "muppet" came from combining the words "puppet" and "marionette," but he also said that he just liked the way the word sounded.

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