Count von Count Puppet
date: label: date made
content: 1994
name: label: performer
content: Nelson, Jerry
label: maker
content: Henson, Jim
label: builder
content: Wilcox, Caroly
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Count von Count is a hand-rod puppet originally performed by Jerry Nelson and currently performed by Matt Vogel. The Count began as a parody of Bela Lugosi’s film portrayal of the vampire Count Dracula. He first appeared in 1972 on Season 4 of <i>Sesame Street</i> and continues today counting anything and everything in his friendly, vampire-like manner. In a hand-rod puppet, like Count von Count, the performer’s dominant hand goes into the puppet’s head and operates the mouth and sometimes other facial features. The less dominant hand controls the arm rods, which are thin rods connected to the puppet’s hands.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This specific Count von Count puppet was built for the 25th Anniversary <i>Sesame Street</i> exhibit in Japan in 1994. The puppet was built using the same patterns and building process for performance puppets that are used on <i>Sesame Street</i>, but it was built for the exhibit and never actually used on <i>Sesame Street</i>.
topic: label: Subject
content: Sesame Street
label: Subject
content: Puppetry
label: Subject
content: Television broadcasts
label: Subject
content: Television
label: Subject
content: Children's television programs
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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: 2013.0101.08
label: accession number
content: 2013.0101
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0101.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: foam (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 in x 17 in x 28 1/2 in; 60.96 cm x 43.18 cm x 72.39 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall w/ attached base: 24 in x 33 in x 33 in; 60.96 cm x 83.82 cm x 83.82 cm