As Elmo readies himself to lunge at Kermit, the flexible frog dodges out of the way and allows Elmo to trip himself and fall onto the floor. Quickly the hairy red Muppet regains his composure and ...

Born in the small town of Leland, Mississippi, Jim Henson went on to be one of the state's great influencers as creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street.

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The lovable fuzzy "Sesame Street" Muppet celebrates in a big way on Feb. 3. Elmo is turning 3-and-a-half, his age forever and always, since he joined "Sesame Street" in 1980. Just go with it. After ...

The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY is home to The Jim Henson Exhibition, which includes a Kermit the Frog puppet from 1974. Kermit was one of Henson’s first characters. Photo by Madeline ...