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The Muppet Show Wasn’t The First One
In 1955, Henson created the Muppets for a segment called Sam and Friends. It was a five-minute show that aired twice a day on NBC from May 1955 to December 1961.
The show had appearances by Muchmellon, an Oscar the Grouch-type monster, and Henson’s earliest surviving puppet, Pierre the French Rat. Kermit the Frog also made his debut too.
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Sam and Friends were broadcast live, and recording them would involve using a kinescope – a camera that recorded a show directly from a black and white monitor.
Some existing episodes were recorded due to Henson challenging himself with new puppetry techniques or to review a particular performance.
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