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<div style="text-align: justify; margin: auto; padding-bottom: 10px;">'''Muppet Wiki''' is a collaborative encyclopedia for everything related to '''[[Jim Henson]]''', '''''[[Sesame Street]]''''', '''''[[The Muppet Show]]''''', and '''[[The Muppets Studio]]'''. We currently have [[Special:AllPages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] pages total and [[Special:Community|you can help us]]! This wiki's format allows anyone to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to make a comprehensive database for fans of the [[What is a Muppet?|Muppets]].</div>

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| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:mainpage-muppets.png|250px|link=:Category:The_Muppets_Characters]]<br>[[:Category:The_Muppets_Characters|The Muppets]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[List of The Muppet Show episodes|The Muppet Show]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Fraggle_Rock_Episodes|Fraggle Rock]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sesame Street Episode Guide|Sesame Street]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Fraggle_Rock:_Back_to_the_Rock_Episodes|Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Muppet_Babies_Episodes|Muppet Babies]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Dinosaurs_Episodes|Dinosaurs]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:The_Muppet_Movie|The Muppet Movie]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Follow_That_Bird|Follow That Bird]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:The_Great_Muppet_Caper|The Great Muppet Caper]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Big Bird in China]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:The_Muppets_Take_Manhattan|The Muppets Take Manhattan]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol|The Muppet Christmas Carol]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Don't Eat the Pictures]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Muppet_Treasure_Island|Muppet Treasure Island]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[CinderElmo]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Muppets_from_Space|Muppets from Space]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:The_Adventures_of_Elmo_in_Grouchland|Elmo in Grouchland]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:The_Muppets_(2011)|The Muppets (2011)]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!|Stars and Street Forever]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Muppets_Most_Wanted|Muppets Most Wanted]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Street We Live On]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Muppet*Vision_3D|MuppetVision 3D]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Sesame_Street_Live_Shows|Sesame Street Live]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Jim Henson Exhibition]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Sesame_Place_Attractions|Sesame Place]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Of Muppets and Men (documentary)|Of Muppets and Men]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[A&E Biography: Sesame Street|A&E Biography]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[The World of Jim Henson]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street|Street Gang]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Henson's Place]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[The World According to Sesame Street]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Of Muppets and Men (book)|Of Muppets and Men]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Jim Henson: The Works]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Street Gang]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Jim Henson: The Biography]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street|40 Years of Life on the Street]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Muppet Show Book]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Monster at the End of This Book]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Muppet Annuals]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Miss Piggy's Guide to Life]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Who's Who on Sesame Street]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Muppet Magazine]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Sesame Street Magazine]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[The_Muppet_Show_Fan_Club#Newsletters|The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[The Muppets (comic strip)|The Muppets comic strip]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Muppet comics]]
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[[File:henson.jpg|thumb|150px|link=Jim Henson]]
'''Jim Henson''' began working with puppets as a college student, creating the show ''Sam and Friends'' in 1955 for a local Washington, D.C. television station. The energetic Muppets soon became a popular fixture, and led to appearances on national variety shows. Henson's commercials for a local coffee company, Wilkins Coffee, were so popular that he was hired to create similar commercials around the country. In the early 1960s, Henson moved to New York City to work on a variety of projects, including a regular guest spot on ''The Jimmy Dean Show'' for the first Muppet star, [[Rowlf the Dog]].

In 1969, Henson was invited to participate in a ground-breaking educational show for television, ''Sesame Street''. Initially, the Muppets were meant to be just one element among many on the show -- but the popularity of [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] soon made the Muppets the core of the show. Over the years, the Muppet cast has grown to include [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]], [[Count von Count]], [[Telly Monster]], [[Rosita]], [[Baby Bear]], [[Zoe]], [[Abby Cadabby]], and of course, the international superstar [[Elmo]], who starred in his own segment, ''[[Elmo's World]]''.

In 1976, Henson created his signature project -- ''The Muppet Show'', a weekly prime-time variety show filled with songs, sketches and talented guest stars. [[Kermit the Frog]] is the charming and mostly unflappable host, presiding over a motley crew of performers, including diva [[Miss Piggy]], hopeful comedian [[Fozzie Bear]], daredevil performance artist [[Gonzo]], young eager gofer [[Scooter]], and the house band, [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]]. ''The Muppet Show'' was a huge international success, making unlikely stars out of [[the Swedish Chef]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] and his assistant [[Beaker]], [[Sam the Eagle]], and the two old cranks in the balcony, [[Statler and Waldorf]].

''The Muppet Show'' cast has continued to entertain audiences for over 30 years, spinning off into a popular series of movies, including ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''.

In the 1980s, Henson created new worlds -- the magical underground civilization of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', the imagination-filled nursery of ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', and the fantasy worlds of ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' and ''[[Labyrinth]]''. Henson's work has continued to live on beyond his death in 1990, and new productions featuring his creations are always in progress.

This wiki is dedicated to documenting, exploring and enjoying the enormous body of work that Jim Henson has created and inspired.
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