You might not recognise her name, but you'll know her work as we talk to award-winning children's television writer and ...

Amy Poehler is heaping praise on the woman who was one of the biggest influences on her growing up — Miss Piggy. The Parks & ...

She’d made a generic female pig puppet as a background character for an early “Muppet Show” sketch in 1974, but before filming began, Henson got a request to perform on a TV special ...

Around that time, 32% of Black Americans lived below the poverty line, with a median income of about $24,000 in 1964. On the ...

"Sesame Street," which premiered in November 1969, faced a rough road to air in the state of Mississippi. This is that story.

Refrigerating condiments got me thinking about other pointless things I do, and I wound up with a list so long that I needed ...

In the current climate of political animosity, I should have known better than to write about Worcestershire sauce.

Looking for a hint for today's NYT Connections? Read on for hints and the answer to today's Connections game on Sunday, 27th ...

M.L.L. On the original The Muppets Show in the 1970s ... and in Colbert’s case, committing to a character — even when it meant embarrassing himself on air while conducting an interview.

Since its launch in 1969, the show has often ... create a Sesame Street character that could bridge this span? Dramatic change: Sherrie Westin (far left), Julia the Muppet, Leslie Kimmelman ...

The show gained notoriety for its laundry list of celebrity guests, especially from the indie music world, and spawned a franchise including a touring live show. The wide-eyed, permanently smiling, ...