Sam and Friends
In this photograph of a scene from an episode of Sam and Friends, we can see a sketch in which Kermit and Harry make their thoughts appear above their heads. "Watch!"
Genre	comedy television series
Running time	5 minutes per sketch (and episode)
Creator(s)	Jim Henson Jane Henson
Starring	Jim Henson Jane Henson Bob Payne Jerry Juhl
Country of origin	United States
Original network/channel	WRC-TV (an NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C.)
Original run	May 9, 1955 – December 8, 1961
No. of episodes	Unknown

Sam and Friends was an early live-action/puppet television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane. It was taped and aired locally in Washington, D.C. on WRC-TV in black and white between 1955 and 1961. A Sam and Friends sketch in which Kermit and Harry the Hipster make their thoughts appear above their heads. ... A sepia-tinted photograph of an English couple, taken in 1895. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Minutes are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. ... TV Show Reference Episode is the word usually used to refer to a part of a serial television or radio program. ... For the company founded by Henson, see The Jim Henson Company. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For the company founded by Henson, see The Jim Henson Company. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jerry Juhl (July 27, 1937 - September 27, 2005) was a television and movie writer best known for his work with Jim Hensons Muppets. ... WRC-TV, NBC4 is an NBC owned and operated broadcast television station in Washington, DC. Owned by NBC Universal, the station broadcasts its analog signal on channel 4 and its digital television signal on channel 48. ... The National Broadcasting Company, or NBC, is an American network with literally hundreds of affiliates. ... Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ... Elmo, a popular puppet from Sesame Street. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... For the company founded by Henson, see The Jim Henson Company. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... WRC-TV, NBC4 is an NBC owned and operated broadcast television station in Washington, DC. Owned by NBC Universal, the station broadcasts its analog signal on channel 4 and its digital television signal on channel 48. ... A black-and-white portrait This article is about the term as used in media and computing; for more specific uses, see Black and White. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Sam was a bald human-looking puppet with wide eyes, large ears, and a big nose; his Friends included Yorick, Harry the Hipster, and a lizard-like creature called Kermit who later evolved into Kermit the Frog. Kermit has a TV star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. ...

Early in its run the show mostly featured the puppets lip-synching to popular songs of the day (if the song was by a female performer, the puppet would wear a wig while singing), so it usually sounds like the Muppets' voice are actually the REAL singers' voice. Later, formal sketches were drawn up, many spoofing well-known television shows at the time, including Sam and Friends' lead-in show in the Washington market, The Huntley-Brinkley Report. The Huntley-Brinkley Report was NBCs flagship television news program from late 1956 until 1970. ...

A popular early sketch that would be used often in subsequent Henson productions was "Inchworm", in which a character, often Kermit, would nibble on what looked like a worm, but would ultimately turn out to be the tongue or nose of a monster, who would devour him.

Jerry Juhl also worked on the show toward the end of its run. Jerry Juhl (July 27, 1937 - September 27, 2005) was a television and movie writer best known for his work with Jim Hensons Muppets. ...

External links

• Muppet Wiki: Sam and Friends