Muppet Stuff

Muppet Stuff was a New York City boutique located at 833 Lexington Avenue from 1980 to 1993. This was the only store in the world to exclusively feature Muppet, Sesame and Fraggle products. A small chain was eventually created in the United States and Canada.
When the store opened in 1980, it was promoted in the Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter: "There is a charming little building in New York City on Lexington Avenue. The facade is brick with carved cherubs and arched window. It is wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling Muppet Stuff! At MUPPET STUFF everything that has a Muppet on it is available -- books, clothes, records, jewelry, toys, games and much more. New products are introduced regularly. MUPPET STUFF is located at 833 Lexington Avenue, New York City, NY 10021."Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter, vol. 3, no. 1, 1980.
The additional information in a curated entry on the Jim Henson's Red Book website explained:
Items from the store could also be ordered by mail through Muppet Magazine. In the back of several issues, one page was dedicated to products such as a Muppet Magazine t-shirt, plush dolls, music albums, toys and books. Special catalogues were also made available through the mail.
A 9-minute promotional video for the stores was produced in 1981 hosted by Roberta Jimenez, Merchandise Manager for the company, with appearances by Beaker (providing visual aids) and Sweetums.
The 1984 documentary Henson's Place features a sequence filmed inside the Muppet Stuff store.
Later in the 80s, other outlets opened up in the US and Canada. By 1988, Toronto had a Muppet Stuff store located at 2588 Yonge Street on the corner of Albertus Ave. Another store later opened at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa.Mikey's Muppet Memorabilia 2/11/12
Muppet_stuff_button.jpg|Muppet Stuff button
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muppet stuff t-shirt 833 lexington ave.jpg|Muppet Stuff t-shirt
muppet stuff ad New York magazine.png|New York magazine 1980 ad
Easter_Piggy_doll_-_Muppet_Stuff_ad.jpg|Dress-Up Muppet Dolls 1981 Easter newspaper ad"Happy Easter, Muppet Stuff: A tisket a tasket just add an egg and the first Miss Piggy Doll to your Easter basket. Miss Piggy who is a soft 14 inches tall, can dress-up Easter in this stunning gown or in her sailor outfit, garden party ensemble and space costume that you can purchase separately. Miss Piggy and Kermit Dress-up Dolls by Fisher Price Toys."
Muppet stuff exclusive 1981 kermit tie 4.jpg|Muppet ties made exclusively for Muppet Stuff
Muppets-go-com-6a.jpg|Muppet Stuff later appeared in a digital version on the 2005 incarnation of Muppets.go.com
Muppet Stuff Stage 1.png|Stage 1 Company Store boasts Muppet Stuff
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