Several puppets that appeared in Jim Henson’s iconic television series “Fraggle Rock” sold for more than $50,000 at an auction Tuesday.

Relics from the legendary puppeteer’s show, which ran from 1983 to 1987, included full-body versions of the puppets of Uncle “Traveling” Matt (which sold for $64,000), Gillis Fraggle ($64,000) and Aunt Granny ($51,200), as well as a smaller Doozer puppet ($57,600).

More than 400 pieces, including more than 80 hand-made puppets, were pulled from The Jim Henson Company archives ahead of the auction, according to Julien’s Auctions website.

Other unique items sold to collectors and fans included a prop map from the 1996 film “Muppet Treasure Island” (sold for $38,400), “Glig” puppets from one of Henson’s early jobs on “Saturday Night Live” ($25,600) and a pair of Miss Piggy’s shoes from the 1981 film “The Great Muppet Caper” ($22,400).

Uncle “Traveling” Matt from “Fraggle Rock” is on display during a preview of the Jim Henson Company auction at Julien's Auctions warehouse in Gardena, California, on November 19, 2025.
Uncle “Traveling” Matt from “Fraggle Rock” is on display during a preview of the Jim Henson Company auction at Julien’s Auctions warehouse in Gardena, California, on November 19, 2025.

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The 1981 Cover Girl fantasy calendar signed by Miss Piggy is on display with a pair of her production-worn shoes from the
The 1981 Cover Girl fantasy calendar signed by Miss Piggy is on display with a pair of her production-worn shoes from the “Could’t We Ride” bicycle scene from “The Great Muppet Caper.” Some of Jim Henson’s most memorable creations were auctioned in California on Tuesday, marking the first U.S. auction of puppets and memorabilia from his decades-long career.

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Roy Parker-Saladino, a pop culture specialist at Julien’s Auctions, told News that the auction was “very historic” as The Jim Henson Company, which the puppeteer founded with his wife, Jane Henson, back in 1958, had never sold anything in its 70-year history. (Jim Henson died in 1990.)

“What makes these pieces so special is that Jim Henson had to imagine them and then they had to give them to people who had to make them by hand,” Parker-Saladino said.

News’ Carter Evans noted that the articles are “just a fraction” of the tens of thousands of articles in Henson’s archives.

Lisa Henson, who serves as president and CEO of her late father’s company, told The New York Times last week that the auction left some fans worried and wondering if the items should be in a museum.

“Our 70th anniversary was really the starting point for the auction. We’ve been trying to find touchpoints where fans could connect with the company,” said Henson, who highlighted the company’s partnerships with museums.