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| | Master Replicas Kermit the Frog |
 | | Fashioned from a coat belonging to Jim Henson’s mother, with two halves of a ping-pong ball for his eyes, Kermit was originally more lizard than frog like. At first, he had no flippers or collar, but over the years, he became “frogified” according to Henson. |
 | | Kermit is a classic Muppet hand-and-rod-operated puppet, one of the simplest kinds of puppets. |
 | | And yet, it is that very simplicity which makes him so expressive and such an endearing extension of Henson’s personality. Kermit has posed for thousands of still photos, using a "Photo Puppet" version with wire armatures instead of hand openings that allowed posability, so as to capture that unique Muppet attitude. |
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