It’s Not Easy Being Green: Fascinating Facts Behind The Muppets

None Of The Earliest Episodes Exist

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – JULY 31: A Puppet ‘Kermit the Frog’ character of the famous TV serie Sesame Street is displayed during an exhibition in memory of American puppeteer and movie director Jim Henson at the Museum of Moving Images at the Astoria district of New York, United States on July 31, 2017.(Photo by Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Sam and Friends were broadcast live, and recording them would involve using a kinescope – a camera that recorded a show directly from a black and white monitor.

Some existing episodes were recorded due to Henson challenging himself with new puppetry techniques or to review a particular performance.