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The Jack Paar Program was a Friday night show on NBC, that ran from 1962-1965. The show was hosted by Jack Paar, the former host of The Tonight Show.

Jim Henson and his Muppets appeared on the show on March 15, 1963, performing "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face."

Jim Henson returned with the Muppets on December 18, 1964, to perform "Glow Worm."^[1]

On the June 8, 2010 episode of Today, Frank Oz stated that he, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and Don Sahlin created the Muppet Pipes in between the dress rehearsal and performance of their 1964 appearance on the show. The pipes, which were in a closet in their dressing room at the time, are now part of NBC's studio tour.

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1. ↑ "Jim Henson's Red Book", 12/18/1964 – Paar show – "Glow Worm"