Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty;Jacqueline Jones/The Muppets Studio Kermit the Frog's early days on TV (left), Kermit celebrates ...

Born in the small town of Leland, Mississippi, Jim Henson went on to be one of the state's great influencers as creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street.

Kermit the Frog, the most famous creation of the late puppeteer and producer Jim Henson, has a lineage almost as old as TV itself. Kermit first appeared as a character on a local TV show in Washington ...

Celebrated, Mississippi-born puppeteer Jim Henson died in 1990, but his name is still alive through the Muppets.

Kermit the Frog is being honored in a very special way in celebration of the 70th anniversary of his television debut. The California Legislature has honored Kermit with an official proclamation from ...