Jim Henson trained him to be a puppeteer, and he also worked on ‘Sesame Street' and appeared as Big Bird on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.' ...

Danny Seagren, the Jim Henson-trained puppeteer who performed on the kids show The Electric Company as a silent Spider-Man in the first live-action depiction of the Marvel superhero, has died. He was ...

How do you feel about Elmo? It might depend on how old you were one autumn 40 years ago, when the diminutive, fuzzy red monster first appeared as a regular character on the educational children’s ...

Danny Seagren, the puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and TV’s first live-action Spider-Man on ‘The Electric Company,’ has died at 81, his family announced.

If at first your TV show doesn't succeed, try a comic book series.

Several puppets that appeared in Jim Henson’s iconic TV series “Fraggle Rock” sold for over $50,000 at auction on Tuesday. Over 400 pieces, including more than 80 handmade puppets, were pulled from ...

The Jim Henson Company sold its longtime studio and is auctioning Muppets memorabilia for the first time in its 70-year history. By Brooks Barnes Photographs by Michelle Groskopf Reporting from Los ...

The Jim Henson Company, in partnership with Julien’s Auctions, successfully concluded its landmark event on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, netting a massive $2.6 million in total sales. The ...

The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Uncle "Traveling" Matt from Fraggle Rock is on display during a preview of the Jim ...

The Jim Henson Company is selling off almost 200 props and puppets from the show, which can't be good. Reading time 2 minutes Props and puppets from The Dark Crystal ...

Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show are all among the absolute greatest variety shows in the history of television.