The Muppets Make Puppets (episode)

The Muppets Make Puppets was a special 30-minute episode produced for public television in 1969 as a follow-up to "The Muppets on Puppets" program.

Jim Henson -- with the help of Muppet dogs Rowlf and Rufus, puppet builder Don Sahlin, and off-camera puppeteers Frank Oz and Daniel Seagren -- explains how to build and operate simple homemade puppets. Henson describes the various kinds of puppets; demonstrates how to operate hand puppets; and provides a look at how his brand of puppets, the Muppets, are built.

Broadcasts

WITF in Pennsylvania aired it as part of their Adventure in the Arts series.

Iowa Public Television aired it as part of their Volume See series. In 2009, IPTV uploaded 15 minutes of the 30 minute program "The Muppets Make Puppets" to their YouTube channel, cropping the original 4:3 screen resolution.

Rowlf and Jim Henson introduce the show.

Henson with puppet builder Don Sahlin.

Sahlin contemplates a tennis ball as a puppet head.

More puppet shapes.

Spoon Head helps to build a puppet.

Spoon Head recognizes her friend Fred, in process.

Pear Head waves hello.

Pear Head meets a lizard type character.

Rufus pops in for a visit.

Ol' Paper Face

The inside of a puppet.

Scoop, made from a similar puppet shape.

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Closing the end of the episode.

See also

• The Muppets on Puppets
• Muppet Puppet Plays

External links

• IPTV's YouTube Channel - Jim Henson on Making Muppets 1969