Jim Henson Showing How To Make Puppets in 1969
An Iowa Public Television show from 1969 features Jim Henson showing kids how to make puppets.
Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s “Volume See” kids’ show.
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