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Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show - by Craig Shemin (Paperback)

Name: Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show - by Craig Shemin (Paperback)
Brand: BearManor Media
SKU: 87968241
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Long before Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, college students Jim Henson and Jane Nebel created a long-running daily local Washington, D.C. television program called Sam and Friends, where Jim developed his unique approach to comedy and introduced the world to a puppet named Kermit.In this book, President of The Jim Henson Legacy and author of The Muppets Character Encyclopedia, Craig Shemin, explores the story behind Sam and Friends and creates an episode guide from surviving scripts and recordings.Includes a foreword by longtime Henson collaborator Frank Oz, several complete scripts and more than 150 rare photos from The Jim Henson Company Archives.
Author(s): Craig Shemin
606 Pages
Performing Arts, Television

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About the Book

The inside history of Jim Henson's first Muppet tv series.

Book Synopsis

Long before Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, college students Jim Henson and Jane Nebel created a long-running daily local Washington, D.C. television program called Sam and Friends, where Jim developed his unique approach to comedy and introduced the world to a puppet named Kermit.

In this book, President of The Jim Henson Legacy and author of The Muppets Character Encyclopedia, Craig Shemin, explores the story behind Sam and Friends and creates an episode guide from surviving scripts and recordings.

Includes a foreword by longtime Henson collaborator Frank Oz, several complete scripts and more than 150 rare photos from The Jim Henson Company Archives.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.22 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.76 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 606

Genre: Performing Arts

Sub-Genre: Television

Publisher: BearManor Media

Format: Paperback

Author: Craig Shemin

Language: English

Street Date: September 24, 2022

TCIN: 87968241

UPC: 9781629336206

Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-8522

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.22 inches length x 6 inches width x 9 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.76 pounds

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