The Krofft Puppets

From small rod-controlled puppets to costumed Saturday morning characters to the towering marionettes of 'N Sync featured at the 2000 AMA Awards, brothers Sid & Marty Krofft have been entertaining audiences around the world with their puppets for over 80 years. Sid Krofft joined a traveling circus sideshow where he was billed as "The World's Youngest Puppeteer," and he later embarked on adventures around the globe as the opening act for celebrities like Liberace and Judy Garland, eventually dragging younger brother Marty along for the ride. During a brief encounter with Walt Disney, Marty was advised to put his name above everything he produced, and the business-conscious youngster took it to heart. Sid and Marty went on to become a sensation at the 1962 World's Fair with their risque show "Les Poupées de Paris," which featured topless wooden dancers and led them to work creating puppet shows for the Six Flags chain of amusement parks. Their Six Flags work caught the attention of Han