Object Details
performer
Henson, Jim
maker
Henson, Jim
Description (Brief)
Pierre the Rat is one of Jim Henson’s oldest creations. Henson first designed the character in a comic strip for his high school in 1954, and he created this hand puppet with a plastic wood head later that year for The Junior Morning Show, a local Washington, D.C., children’s television show. Pierre the Rat was later used on Sam and Friends, which was a five-minute show that aired on the local NBC affiliate station in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV. It featured a cast of hand puppets created by Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane Nebel that often lip-synched to popular songs or comedy records. It aired from 1955 to 1961.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift from the Family of Jim Henson
date made
1954
ID Number
2010.0144.07
accession number
2010.0144
catalog number
2010.0144.07
Object Name
puppet
Physical Description
fabric (overall material)
paper (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 21 in x 9 in x 9 in; 53.34 cm x 22.86 cm x 22.86 cm
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Jim Henson
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Puppetry
Television
Television broadcasts
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1397162