"Pigs in Space" Puppet
date: label: date made
content: 1974
name: label: maker
content: Henson, Jim
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This is one of the pig extras from the recurring “Pigs in Space” sketch from <i>The Muppet Show</i>. The sketch first appeared during the second season of <i>The Muppet Show</i>. It followed the main characters Captain Link Hogthrob, First Mate Piggy, and Dr. Julius Strangepork leading a crew of pigs aboard the Swinetrek in a parody of </i>Star Trek</i>, <i>Lost in Space</i>, and other space operas.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p><i>The Muppet Show</i> is a half-hour long variety show featuring the Muppets that aired for five seasons from 1976 to 1981. The action of the show was generally split evenly between on-stage acts and the chaos going on backstage. Each episode featured a human guest star.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Muppet Show
label: Subject
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Jim Henson
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Family of Jim Henson: Lisa Henson, Cheryl Henson, Brian Henson, John Henson and Heather Henson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0101.02
label: accession number
content: 2013.0101
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0101.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: foam (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: felt (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rayon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 in x 19 in x 6 in; 71.12 cm x 48.26 cm x 15.24 cm