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that's a bit debatable. jim henson had thrown around a bunch of character to appear on afternoon with inga, the first show to ever feature the muppets (the first muppet ever, pierre the french rat, debuted on that show). kermit was created with jim's mother's old coat and a ping-pong ball. jim had other characters, like moldy hay, mushmellon, Sam, yorick, hank and frank, Chicken Liver, and Henrietta, but for some reason kermit remained with him for the rest of his life.