The Jim Henson statue at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Kermit in a Maryland Terrapins shirt.
Maryland is the 7th state of the United States of America.
- Jim Henson lived in Hyattsville, Maryland, from 1946 to 1959.
- Maryland is home of the University of Maryland, where Jim Henson went to college.
- Sam and Friends sponsor Esskay Meats is based in Baltimore.
- Jim and Jane Henson lived in Bethesda, Maryland, from 1959 to 1963. During that time, the headquarters of Muppets, Inc was the basement of the Hensons' Bethesda house.[1]
- Henson produced commercials for Baltimore-based Faygo soft drinks in 1958 and Cloverland Dairy in 1965.
- On April 22, 1995, Jane Henson accepted Jim Henson’s induction into the University of Maryland Hall of Fame.[2]
- On April 23, 2006, Jim Henson was inducted into the Prince George's County Hall of Fame.[3]
- Muppeteer Kevin Clash was born and raised in the Baltimore area.
- Baby Gonzo plays on a Maryland beach in the Muppet Babies coloring book Muppet Babies Visit the Fifty States.
- A Sesame Street exhibit was featured at the National Children's Museum in National Harbor, Maryland (later relocated to Washington DC).
- According to the Farscape episode "A Human Reaction," John Crichton and his family lived in Annapolis at one point.
Sources[]
- ↑ Clark, Thomas D., telephone interview with Henson archivist Karen Falk, December 10, 2009.
- ↑ Induction of Jim Henson into the University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame, Student Union Building. jimhensonlegacy.org
- ↑ Jim Henson Inducted to Prince George’s County Hall Of Fame. jimhensonlegacy.org