Object Details
- performer
- Henson, Jim
- Henson, Jim
- Description (Brief)
- Professor Madcliffe is a human-like hand puppet with big eyes and a tall head from Sam and Friends. Professor Madcliffe also appeared in Esskay Meats commercials with other Henson characters. This is the original Professor Madcliffe puppet created by Jim Henson and introduced on Sam and Friends in the fall of 1957. Sam and Friends was a five-minute show that aired on the local NBC affiliate station in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV. It featured a cast of hand puppets created by Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane Nebel that often lip-synched to popular songs or comedy records. It aired from 1955 to 1961.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Family of Jim Henson
- 1957
- ID Number
- 2010.0144.08
- accession number
- 2010.0144
- catalog number
- 2010.0144.08
- Object Name
- puppet
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/2 in x 8 in x 8 in; 44.45 cm x 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Jim Henson
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Puppetry
- Television
- Television broadcasts
- Record ID
- nmah_1397163
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3874-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
