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The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Individually, a Muppet is one of the puppets made by Jim Henson or his company's workshop. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show the term is both an informal name and legal trademark linked to the characters created by Henson. 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. After earlier unsuccessful attempts, The Walt Disney Company bought the Muppets in 2004. Exceptions include characters appearing on Sesame Street (as they were previously sold to Sesame Workshop, although they have always had creative rights, only paying The Jim Henson Company to create and provide their Muppet characters for their use ) and the Fraggles of Fraggle Rock (which are still owned by The Jim Henson Company). The legal trademark on the term "Muppet" is currently held by The Muppet Holding Co., LLC (now The Muppets Studio, LLC, a division of the Walt Disney Company); although Sesame Workshop and the Jim Henson Company continue to use the term on their characters with certain permissions. After nearly a decade, a new movie is in the works. Disney recently enlisted Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller to create the next Muppet movie for the studio. This will be the first Muppet theatrical film since Muppets from Space. In January 2010 James Bobin signed on to direct this film, officially titled The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made. The Muppets' latest television special, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, premiered on NBC on December 17, 2008. It was released on DVD on September 29, 2009. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the relationship between Ohio State and the Muppet's character Fozzie Bear? Q. I have a vintage t-shirt I picked up at a secondhand store with a picture of Fozzie Bear and the word "Fozzie" and below that, in vintage lettering, the words "Ohio State". I've looked online and can't find any relationship. Does anyone know any possibilities? The curiosity is killing me! Asked by sketchathon - Fri Nov 21 14:58:56 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. There is no direct relationship. during the late 70's and 80's many large universities piggy backed their name along with recognized cartoon characters such as Micky Mouse, Snoopy/Peanuts, Bugs Bunny etc. The thinking being that some fans would not buy a plain OSU T-shirt, but Fozzie or who ever was also an OSU fan. Its called cross or mixed branding. It began to fade the owners of the cartoon image rights began to get more restrictive on thier use. Also, they did not like the negative press of watching a bunch of screaming college students wearing Mickey Mouse T's giving the finger to opposing schools on national television. Some schools to have marketing agreements, like USC and UCLA with Disney to sell Mickey shirts in school… [cont.] Answered by Marc O'Panda - Fri Nov 21 17:01:20 2008 Where can i buy an Fao Shwartz create your own muppet puppit? Q. besides New York where can i order an Fao shwartz create your own muppet? what website or somewhere can i order 1??? Asked by Jeff - Sun Sep 20 18:31:38 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. FAO used to sell the service through the fao.com website, which was unfortunately disabled after Toys R Us bought the chain. They've been promising a new FAO website for several months now. Answered by Spotty J - Sun Sep 20 21:28:23 2009 What's the name of that movie with the muppet like things, that's really rude?
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