the smithsonian national museum of american history had a jim henson exhibit while we were in dc. the exhibit was a bit too small for us, being huge henson fans, but getting to see these few wonderful creatures in person was pretty moving.

one note before showing you the pics: everything was behind glass which made them very difficult to photograph. we did our best but please excuse the glare and fuzziness.

and now…the muppets!

kermit and a jim henson look-alike puppet:

dr. teeth:

rowlf:

the sweedish chef:

and one of the kitchen rats from the muppets take manhattan (it’s not rizzo, though):

puppets from sam and friends:
(on the left you can see the very first kermit, made from jim henson’s mom’s coat)

ahhhh! skeksis!!!
(from the dark crystal)

a mystic:
(from the dark crystal)

and now, take a deep breath, and get ready to feel all mushy inside…

that’s right it ’s ma otter:

and emmet otter:

and their little boat:

just wonderfully lovely, right?

Oh, these are great. My mom, Terrible Brother, and I used to watch the Muppet Show every Saturday night when I was a Younger Sort Of Girl.

a big flood of memories.
i miss those times.

Argh! I’m beyond jealous!

hi!
thanks for stopping by :D

it was quite a treat to get to meet the muppet crew in person. i am glad we got there before the museum closed for renovations. it would have been sad to realize that we missed the exhibit.