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1976, Part 16: Meet The Muppets
Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! It's 1976 again, and a group of felt-covered characters took their first big step toward becoming a cultural phenomenon.
In this episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast's series on the events of 1976, we look back at the launch of The Muppet Show and the arrival of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and the rest of Jim Henson's unforgettable cast on television.
The show blended puppetry, comedy, music and celebrity guests in a way that had never quite been seen before. What began as a television experiment soon became an international…
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