Sam and Friends

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Sam and Friends was an early 1950s–60s American television puppet show that served as Jim Henson’s first major series and a precursor to the Muppets.

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instanceOf puppet show
television series
airedIn Washington metropolitan area
broadcastArea Washington, D.C. television market
broadcastOn NBC affiliate WRC-TV
broadcastSchedule late-night
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Jane Henson
Jim Henson
decadeOfBroadcast 1950s
1960s
developedBy Jane Henson
Jim Henson
endTime 1961
featuresEarlyVersionOf Kermit the Frog
linked to: Kermit
filmingTechnique puppets performed to prerecorded audio
firstAirDate 1955-05-09
followedBy The Muppets
linked to: Muppets
format five-minute program
genre comedy
puppetry
hasApproximateRuntimePerEpisode 5 minutes
hasCastMember Jane Henson
Jim Henson
hasGenreElement sketch comedy
variety show
hasSubjectMatter comedic puppet sketches
influenced The Muppet Show
later Muppet television shows
locationOfBroadcast Washington, D.C.
medium black-and-white television
notableCharacter Kermit
Sam
notableFor early appearance of Kermit
innovative television puppetry
originalChannelType local television station
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork WRC-TV
partOf early history of the Muppets
precededBy Jim Henson local puppet work
productionCompany Muppets, Inc.
linked to: The Muppets Studio
significance first major television series by Jim Henson
precursor to the Muppets
startTime 1955
targetAudience general audience
usedTechnique lip-sync to popular records

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Jim Henson workedOn Sam and Friends
Muppets notableProgram Sam and Friends
Jane Henson notableWork Sam and Friends
Jane Henson workedOn Sam and Friends