Connecticut

Connecticut is the 5th state of the United States of America.
*Jim Henson resided in Greenwich, Connecticut for a time and shot certain of his experimental short films there, including Time Piece and Run, Run.
* Don Sahlin was born in Stratford, Connecticut.
* Jon Stone was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
* The University of Connecticut is the home to the Puppet Arts program and The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.
* Christopher Dodd, Senator from Connecticut, filmed a PSA with Elmo and Rosita as part of the Healthy Habits for Life campaign.
* Big Bird goes fishing in Bridgeport, Connecticut in a segment of Big Bird's Video Postcards on Sesame Street. 
* During the 1980 Presidental election, both Kermit and Miss Piggy received write-in votes.Wald, Matthew. The New York Times. December 7, 1980.
* Baby Animal visits a Connecticut harbor in the Muppet Babies coloring book Muppet Babies Visit the Fifty States.
* Jim Henson's Emmet Otter premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut in 2008.
* The UBS Parade Spectacular is held yearly in Stamford, Connecticut.
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