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- Cecil (The Seasick Sea Serpent)-in-the-Music-Box, 1961 - Toys based on children's television, movie and cartoon characters became increasingly popular with kids during the mid-twentieth century. Bob Clampett created Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent and a cast of other puppet characters in the late 1940s for the <em>Time for Beany</em> television show. Cecil and Beany were best friends. This <em>Cecil</em>-in-the-box depicts many of the animated characters from their 1960s cartoon adventures.
- 1961
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Cecil (The Seasick Sea Serpent)-in-the-Music-Box, 1961
Toys based on children's television, movie and cartoon characters became increasingly popular with kids during the mid-twentieth century. Bob Clampett created Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent and a cast of other puppet characters in the late 1940s for the Time for Beany television show. Cecil and Beany were best friends. This Cecil-in-the-box depicts many of the animated characters from their 1960s cartoon adventures.
- Application Form for Charter Membership in The Muppet Show Fan Club, circa 1977 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this application form.
- circa 1977
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Application Form for Charter Membership in The Muppet Show Fan Club, circa 1977
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this application form.
- "With Love From The Muppets," circa 1978 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this photographic print.
- circa 1978
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"With Love From The Muppets," circa 1978
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this photographic print.
- Stickers, "Kermit & Fozzie, TV Stars of The Muppet Show," 1976 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. In 1976, Fisher-Price, which produced an early line of Muppet-show related toys, seems to have mailed out a packet that included this item as an incentive to join the official fan club.
- 1976
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Stickers, "Kermit & Fozzie, TV Stars of The Muppet Show," 1976
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. In 1976, Fisher-Price, which produced an early line of Muppet-show related toys, seems to have mailed out a packet that included this item as an incentive to join the official fan club.
- "Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear Welcome You to The Muppet Show Fan Club," 1976 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. In 1976, Fisher-Price, which produced an early line of Muppet-show related toys, seems to have mailed out a packet that included this item as an incentive to join the official fan club.
- 1976
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"Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear Welcome You to The Muppet Show Fan Club," 1976
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. In 1976, Fisher-Price, which produced an early line of Muppet-show related toys, seems to have mailed out a packet that included this item as an incentive to join the official fan club.
- Lunchbox & Thermos, Sesame Street, 1983 - The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. <em>Sesame Street</em>, featuring favorite characters Bert and Ernie, is the long-running children's television show that was the first to use educational goals and curriculum to shape its content.
- 1983
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Lunchbox & Thermos, Sesame Street, 1983
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. Sesame Street, featuring favorite characters Bert and Ernie, is the long-running children's television show that was the first to use educational goals and curriculum to shape its content.
- Muppet Show Fan Club Application Letter, circa 1978 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this letter.
- circa 1978
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Muppet Show Fan Club Application Letter, circa 1978
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this letter.
- Marion Corwell on the Set of the Television Program "Window to the Past," November 1957 - Marion Corwell served as manager of The Henry Ford's first educational television department. A broadcast pioneer, Corwell wrote, produced, and starred in her own syndicated television series from 1954 to 1962. Her programs included <em>Window to the Past</em>, a show to bring living history into the classroom, and <em>You Name It</em>, a quiz show where students try to identify objects from the museum's collection.
- November 05, 1957
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Marion Corwell on the Set of the Television Program "Window to the Past," November 1957
Marion Corwell served as manager of The Henry Ford's first educational television department. A broadcast pioneer, Corwell wrote, produced, and starred in her own syndicated television series from 1954 to 1962. Her programs included Window to the Past, a show to bring living history into the classroom, and You Name It, a quiz show where students try to identify objects from the museum's collection.
- Lunchbox, Howdy Doody, 1954 - Howdy Doody was a pioneering circus- and Western-frontier-themed children's television show that first aired in 1947. The colorful characters were finally broadcast "in color" beginning in 1955. This lunchbox was a hit, as kids in the Peanut Gallery would hold up their boxes, earning them a squirt of water from Clarabell the Clown.
- 1954
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Lunchbox, Howdy Doody, 1954
Howdy Doody was a pioneering circus- and Western-frontier-themed children's television show that first aired in 1947. The colorful characters were finally broadcast "in color" beginning in 1955. This lunchbox was a hit, as kids in the Peanut Gallery would hold up their boxes, earning them a squirt of water from Clarabell the Clown.
- The Muppet Show Fan Club Official Member Certificate, circa 1978 - Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with <em>The Muppet Show</em> (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this certificate.
- circa 1978
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The Muppet Show Fan Club Official Member Certificate, circa 1978
Jim Henson's Muppets experienced their greatest fame on TV, with The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981). The show introduced millions to Henson's unique blend of humor and imagination. When the second season started, viewers could join a fan club for the popular TV show and receive an official membership kit through the mail, which included this certificate.