Jim Henson's Legacy Lives On Via Muppets, Other Shows

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the rest of the Muppets gang are fabric puppets. And yet they're practically living creatures to their global fans. That was precisely the ambition of Jim Henson, the creator of the iconic Muppets along with many stars of "Sesame Street," including Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Henson (1936-90) burst through the norms that said puppets were just for kids. He elevated his art form into one rife with