What's a muppet?

Question

"Well it's not quiet a mop and it's not quite a puppet, but man.... to answer your question, I don't know."

Answer 1

I think the "M" comes from marionette

That's the style of puppet that the hands & such are for muppets.

Answer 2

The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company created by Jim Henson. Individually, a Muppet is properly one of the puppets made by Jim Henson or his Creature Shop – though the term is often used erroneously to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show and Sesame Street characters, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark linked to the characters created by The Jim Henson Company. After frequently changing hands since the death of creator Jim Henson in 1990, The Muppets have been owned by The Walt Disney Company, through the Muppets Holding Company, since early 2004.

The word "Muppet" itself was said by Henson to have been created by combining the words "marionette" and "puppet"; however, Henson was also known to have stated that it was just something he liked the sound of, and he made up the "marionette/puppet" story while talking to a journalist because it sounded plausible. [1]

Muppets are distinguished from ventriloquist "dummies", which are typically animated only in the head and face, in that their arms or other features are also mobile and expressive. Muppets are typically made of softer materials. They are also presented as being independent of the puppeteer, who is usually not visible, hidden behind a set or outside of the camera frame.

And they always made me happy! (as a child and as an adult)

=)

Answer 3

A puppet/marionette. Jim Henson rocked. The Muppet Show was excellent. Even as a kid though I never liked Sesame Street. Fraggle Rock was goofy. The Labyrinth, and The Dark Crystal were great. AND FARSCAPE the best.

Answer 4

a muppet is a cross between a hand help puppet and marionette with voices from actors or even the creators themselves. The most famous is Brian Henson the voice of Kermit the Frog and Frank Oz as Ms. Piggy

Answer 5

Not quite a puppet and not quite a marienette - hence Muppet.

You can see then in Jim Henson show and movies and on Sesame Street. Jim Henson eventually emulated one of his creations (Kermit) and he croaked.

RIP Jim

Answer 6

a puppet that Jim Henson invented...the muppets....like miss piggy, kermit the frog...and a whole sesame street full of them!

Answer 7

Why is that one muppet made out of leather.

Answer 8

ANGELINA JOLIE