Frank Oz Recalls The Muppets Origins on NBC's Nightly News 796 Lissette Aguilar 06/22/10 01:56PM Filed to: jim henson jim henson The Muppets frank oz Video TV During the '60s—bored while working on The Jack Paar Show—Frank Oz, Jim Henson and others, painted some of the building's pipes. Watch as Oz strolls down memory lane and discusses the inspiration behind The Muppets.