Sam and Friends
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Sam and Friends was an early 1950s–60s American television puppet show that served as Jim Henson’s first major series and a precursor to the Muppets.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
puppet show
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television series ⓘ |
| airedIn | Washington metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | Washington, D.C. television market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | NBC affiliate WRC-TV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | late-night ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Jane Henson
NERFINISHED
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Jim Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decadeOfBroadcast |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Jane Henson
NERFINISHED
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Jim Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| featuresEarlyVersionOf | Kermit the Frog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | puppets performed to prerecorded audio ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1955-05-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Muppets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | five-minute program ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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puppetry ⓘ |
| hasApproximateRuntimePerEpisode | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Jane Henson
NERFINISHED
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Jim Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
sketch comedy
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variety show ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | comedic puppet sketches ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Muppet Show
NERFINISHED
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later Muppet television shows ⓘ |
| locationOfBroadcast | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Kermit
NERFINISHED
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Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early appearance of Kermit
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innovative television puppetry ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | local television station ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | WRC-TV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early history of the Muppets ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jim Henson local puppet work ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Muppets, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first major television series by Jim Henson
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precursor to the Muppets ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| usedTechnique | lip-sync to popular records ⓘ |
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