• Welcome to the Muppet Central Forum!
    You are viewing our forum as a guest. Join our free community to post topics and start private conversations. Please contact us if you need help.
  • Sesame Street Season 55
    Sesame Street Season 55 has premiered on Max with new episodes each Thursday. Watch and let us know your thoughts.
  • Jim Henson Idea Man
    Remember the life. Honor the legacy. Inspire your soul. The new Jim Henson documentary "Idea Man" is now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
  • Back to the Rock Season 2
    Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Season 2 has premiered on AppleTV+. Watch the anticipated new season and let us know your thoughts.
  • Bear arrives on Disney+
    The beloved series has been off the air for the past 15 years. Now all four seasons are finally available for a whole new generation.
  • Sam and Friends Book
    Read our review of the long-awaited book, "Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show" by Muppet Historian Craig Shemin.

Original cast photo

PDiddymus

Member
Joined
Mar 13, 2007
Messages
23
Reaction score
35
I bought this original cast photo with character signatures on ebay a few weeks ago... The seller mentioned that the picture was only given to family and friends who visited the set of Sesame Street in the '70s. I was wondering if anyone could verify that claim. I couldn't find any info on it anywhere. Thanks a bunch!

 

MelissaY1

Well-Known Member
Joined
Apr 14, 2002
Messages
1,190
Reaction score
266
Not sure about if it was given out, but the photo itself was a regular publicity still for the first season of Sesame Street. I'm not saying it is or isn't legit, but as someone who collects autographs, and memorabilia, be VERY careful about buying things like that on Ebay unless it's from a legitimate charity organization for example. There's a lot of bootlegged and/or fake merchandise circulating on Ebay, and I've heard one of the biggest fraudulent items is indeed autographs.

Also don't be fooled by "certificates of authenticity" either. Anyone can print one up on their computer these days, scribble a name on it and make it seem like a legitimate document.
 

PDiddymus

Member
Joined
Mar 13, 2007
Messages
23
Reaction score
35
The paper of the photo itself is pretty old and has color discoloration from age, so I know it isn't a recent reproduction. The signatures are not hand signed, but printed -- similar to the Muppet show cast photos you would receive from joining the Muppet Show fan club back in 1978. Just like the Muppet Show cast photos, they aren't actor autographs either, but signatures of the characters. It did not come with a certificate of authenticity, as I doubt they really had those back then.
 
Top