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The Road Warriors of animated prime time television, Fred and Barney changed the face of TV history just as Hawk & Animal forever altered the tag team landscape. "The Flintstones" paved the way for every prime time cartoon that was to follow. It’s safe to say that "The Simpsons" and "...
The story of immigration, for example, would have been told through the musical-comedy stylings ofKermit the Frog and the other Muppets. There were also concerns over how Disney would handle the exploitative and violent history of the treatment of a number of groups. This included the enslaveme...
After the designer revived the style, a whole new generation discovered it, including Paris and Nicky Hilton, Amy Winehouse and Michelle Obama, who wore a black-and-white design for the Obamas’ first Christmas card from the White House, as well as an encounter with Kermit the Frog. Madonna...
adults alike. The first balloons floated close to the ground and even then their enemy was the wind. Over the years, they've gotten bigger and bigger. Some balloons reach six stories high and require up to 100 handlers. In 1991, "Kermit the Frog" got snagged on a tree inCentral Park....
The public became so besotted with Socks over the years that he was mentioned in the TV comedy "Murphy Brown," appeared on "Larry King Live" – in Muppet form – when Kermit the Frog was hosting, and was even depicted (along with President Clinton) in a series of stamps printed in the...
Birthday - Puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990) was born in Greenville, Mississippi. He created the Muppets, including Kermit the Frog, and Bert and Ernie, entertaining and educating generations of children via the daily TV show Sesame Street. ...
WDW’s Entertainment team came up with kind of an ingenious solution to this problem. They created this moment in the middle of this outdoor stage show where – as Doctor Teeth & the Electric Mayhem played an extended musical number – Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, the Great...
Adding a dash of entertainment going beyond the game, MNF has had its fair share of celebrity guests over the years, including musicians Plácido Domingo and John Lennon, former President Bill Clinton, and everyone’s favorite Muppet, Kermit the Frog. In fact, the Muppets did their own renditi...
After earning his MBA, Takefman started his career in the school supply business, where he had success in licensing television and sports names to everyday items, such as NHL rulers and Kermit the Frog erasers. He moved into the toy industry, becoming president of Charan Industries, which ...