Object Details
- performer
- Oz, Frank
- Jacobson, Eric
- Henson, Jim
- Erickson, Bonnie
- Description (Brief)
- Miss Piggy is a hand-rod puppet originally performed by Frank Oz and currently performed by Eric Jacobson. In a hand-rod puppet, like Miss Piggy, the performer’s dominant hand goes into the puppet’s head and operates the mouth and sometimes other facial features. The less dominant hand controls the arm rods, which are thin rods connected to the puppet’s hands. Miss Piggy is a diva pig who believes she is a superstar. She is madly in love with Kermit the Frog and is an expert in karate. Miss Piggy began as “Piggy Lee” on The Tonight Show in 1974 and eventually the “Lee” was dropped so as not to upset Peggy Lee. Miss Piggy then became a major character on The Muppet Show.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Family of Jim Henson: Lisa Henson, Cheryl Henson, Brian Henson, John Henson and Heather Henson
- 1990s
- ID Number
- 2013.0101.12
- accession number
- 2013.0101
- catalog number
- 2013.0101.12
- Object Name
- puppet
- Physical Description
- foam (overall material)
- fabric (overall material)
- feathers (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 35 in x 17 in x 11 in; 88.9 cm x 43.18 cm x 27.94 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Jim Henson
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Muppet Show
- Puppetry
- Television
- Television broadcasts
- Record ID
- nmah_1446155
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e950-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
