Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of ...

As a scholar of popular culture, I believe that the Muppets’ reign, which began in the 1950s, has helped shape global culture, including educational television. Along the way, the puppets and the ...