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Henson’s Idol Made An Appearance On The Second Season

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1939: Headshot of American ventriloquist and comedian Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, in a publicity portrait from director Frank Tuttle’s film, ‘Charlie McCarthy, Detective’. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy were Henson’s heroes. They inspired the puppeteer to get into the field as a child.

Bergen and McCarthy would also appear in The Muppet Movie, which Henson dedicated to his childhood idol after he passed away before the release of the film.