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Professor Madcliffe Puppet from Sam and Friends

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  • Puppets from television show 'Sam and Friends'
  • Sam and Friends Puppets

    Object Details

    performer

    Henson, Jim

    maker

    Henson, Jim

    Description (Brief)

    Professor Madcliffe is a human-like hand puppet with big eyes and a tall head from Sam and Friends. Professor Madcliffe also appeared in Esskay Meats commercials with other Henson characters. This is the original Professor Madcliffe puppet created by Jim Henson and introduced on Sam and Friends in the fall of 1957. Sam and Friends 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

    1957

    ID Number

    2010.0144.08

    accession number

    2010.0144

    catalog number

    2010.0144.08

    Object Name

    puppet

    Physical Description

    fabric (overall material)
    paper (overall material)
    paint (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 17 1/2 in x 8 in x 8 in; 44.45 cm x 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm

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    Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
    Jim Henson

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Puppetry
    Television
    Television broadcasts

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3874-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1397163

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