The Story of How the Muppets Began as a TV Commercial
Mar 24, 2026
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Brian Jay Jones, author of Jim Henson: The Biography, tells the story of how some of America’s most beloved characters—the Muppets—got their start in advertising and television commercials.