Bossmen

Jim Henson demonstrates the puppet on the roof of his New York City office.
DEBUT	1971

Concept art by Jim Henson

The Bossmen are giant Muppet characters that were developed in 1971 for a stage show with Nancy Sinatra. The Bossmen are twelve feet tall, and operated with rods. They made occasional appearances on The Muppet Show, and they made a cameo appearance in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, during the "Cirque du So Lamé" production.

Similar characters known as Small Bossmen appeared in episode 117 and episode 319.

Appearances

• Nancy `71
• The Dick Cavett Show
• Movin' with Nancy: Nice 'n' Easy
• Herb Alpert and the TJB
• The Muppet Show
  • Episode 117: Ben Vereen ("Pure Imagination")
  • Episode 220: Petula Clark ("The Boy from Ipanema")
  • Episode 319: Elke Sommer ("Animal Crackers in My Soup")
  • Episode 424: Diana Ross ("Love Hangover")
• Hello, Here Is Berlin
• The Muppets Go Hollywood
• Royal Variety Performance
• New Victory Theater opening gala (December 11, 1995)
• Muppets Tonight
  • Episode 206: Paula Abdul
• The Muppet Show Live
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Book appearances

• The Muppets Character Encyclopedia

Jerry Nelson performs a bossman on The Dick Cavett Show

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

A small bossman dances in "Pure Imagination".

Petula Clark next to a bossman in "The Girl from Ipanema"

A bossman in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

The "Cirque du So Lamé" number from It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

A bossman dances with Kai-Lee and P.J.