A closer look
Muppeteers have the absolute worst posture in the entertainment industry, and it's all for the sake of the television frame. To make characters like Kermit the Frog feel genuinely alive on Sesame Street, Jim Henson pioneered a broadcast technique called "Muppet Magic." Performers stare entirely at floor monitors rather than the puppet itself, holding their arms in a strict, agonizingly elevated "magic triangle" just millimeters below the camera's cutoff line. The result is pure childhood wonder built on top of severe shoulder cramps.
