Puppet, Rowlf, 1976
Historical note
Rowlf was built in 1962 for Purina Dog Chow commercials and rose to fame in the mid-1960s as a show-stealing comic sidekick on the ABC series The Jimmy Dean Show.
Rowlf represents several important “firsts” for Henson’s company: the first Muppet to achieve national popularity, the first Muppet built by Don Sahlin, and the first puppet that Henson and Frank Oz performed together.
Accession number
2014.002.0080.1
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Designed by Jim Henson, built by Tim Miller.
The first Rowlf puppet was built by Don Sahlin in 1962.
Dimensions
23 x 26 x 15 in.
Material
Fur fabric and polyurethane foam
Donor credit
A gift from the family of Jim Henson
Location
On view in The Jim Henson Exhibition
The cataloging and digitization of the Museum's collection is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New York State Council on the Arts.
