Sam and Friends (1955)

First Air Date: 1955-05-09
Last Air Date: 1957-01-01
Total Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 1
Episode Runtime: 5 min.
Network: WRC-TV
Creator: Jim Henson , Jane Henson

Sam and Friends was an early live-action/puppet television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane. It was taped and aired locally in Washington, D.C. on WRC-TV in black-and-white, and later, color on weekdays from May 9, 1955 to December 15, 1961.