# What are all these wires between Jim Henson and his Kermit Muppet **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704 "2012-01-07T04:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/1 "2012-01-07T04:32:04Z")
[Re this pic](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9RZNcKeBuGE/TB4lWMbqgBI/AAAAAAAACMk/MoKaJPjYzpE/s1600/henson-kermit-movie.jpg)I get the manipulation rods, but what are all the other wires and cables between him and the Kermit Muppet figure, especially the one coming off his headband? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/2 "2012-01-07T04:35:15Z")
I’m guessing that’s a microphone. The thing coming off the headband isn’t connected to Kermit. It looks like a microphone with green foam over it. ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/3 "2012-01-07T04:35:46Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Re this pic](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9RZNcKeBuGE/TB4lWMbqgBI/AAAAAAAACMk/MoKaJPjYzpE/s1600/henson-kermit-movie.jpg)I get the manipulation rods, but what are all the other wires and cables between him and the Kermit Muppet figure, especially the one coming off his headband? My guess, it’s for a microphone so he can do the voice at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/4 "2012-01-07T04:35:51Z")
I think you are confusing Henson’s mike cord for something attached to Kermit. It looks like it has a green cover over it, making it blend into Kermit. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/5 "2012-01-07T04:35:57Z")
I don’t think the wires connect him with Kermit - it looks like his wireless headset mike and antenna. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/6 "2012-01-07T04:51:00Z")
NOOOOOOOOO! Kermit isn’t real??? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/7 "2012-01-07T06:40:50Z")
I gotta say, that’s one psychedelic headset. ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/8 "2012-01-07T06:51:40Z")
Holy shit that picture is utterly adorable. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/9 "2012-01-07T06:53:06Z")
Great photo. But yeah, this is the age of wired everything. All the cables will be for his microphone and what looks like might be headphones, possibly for music playback or a click track. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/10 "2012-01-07T09:01:13Z")
My wife and I recently saw the excellent _Being Elmo_ and the puppeteers often had both mics and small TVs on their headsets, so they could see the image of their character. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-wires-between-jim-henson-and-his-kermit-muppet/608704/11 "2012-01-07T09:33:49Z")
Its not easy being green when you got Jims hand up your butt all the time. 😃