Did you know that Kermit the Frog actually lives in Detroit? It's true. The green puppet, created by Jim Henson, has a home at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Kermit has lived here since 1971 when Henson donated him to the museum.
According to a Facebook post celebrating Sesame Street's 45th birthday last November, Detroit's Kermit the Frog puppet was made by Jim Henson in 1969 and lives alongside Punch and Judy, Howdy Doody and hundreds of other puppets in the museum's Paul McPharlin Puppetry Collection.
Kermit and the others aren't always on display to the public, but Howdy Doody recently spent a few months as part of a small DIA exhibit of "VIPs" (very important puppets).
As you can imagine, most puppets are made of fragile materials. "Because of the unique, ephemeral nature of puppetry, and the fragility of century-old puppets constructed of delicate, light sensitive materials, individual puppets cannot be permanently displayed," the DIA says on a web page about their collection.
Of course, Kermit the Frog will be seen tonight. He and his Muppet colleagues are scheduled to return to prime-time TV as part of what ABC calls a "documentary-style show."
"For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires," ABC explains.
You can watch the first episode of the Muppets tonight on Channel 7 at 8 p.m.
