Georgia
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The original Kermit balloon.
Georgia is the 4th state of the United States of America.
- Steve Whitmire and Peter Linz are both natives of Georgia. Whitmire grew up in Atlanta, GA.
- Tales of the Tinkerdee was taped in Atlanta, GA.
- The Devil went down to Georgia in episode 420 of The Muppet Show.
- The original Kermit the Frog balloon for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was constructed in 1977 at the Goodyear plant in Rockmart, GA.
- A scene set in Kermit's Swamp from The Muppet Movie was filmed in Georgia.
- Atlanta, GA has the center for puppetry arts where the Henson family donated 300 to 500 muppets and props. The exibit opens in 2012. More info can be found at [1]
