Saturday's doodle on the Internet search leader's homepage features six original characters that together resemble the Google logo. You can click on a hand button under each character and see them move and do tricks.

The doodle was created in partnership with The Jim Henson Company.

According to , the digital puppetry system behind the animation is a combination of proprietary hardware and software that provides real-time performance of 3-D generated characters that are "directable" like actors. The patented system is called the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio and has been contracted for live event presentations, commercials, feature film visual effects, game development and for the TV show "Sid the Science Kid."

was the creative genius behind Sesame Street characters such as Oscar the Grouch, the Cookie Monster and Big Bird, all of whom are still entertaining and teaching children today. He also created The Muppet Show in 1976 and brought to life personalities such as Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and The Great Gonzo who were joined every week by famous guest stars such as Gene Kelly and Steve Martin. Henson also was responsible for a half dozen Muppet Show movies as well as the fantasy films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. He also had a hand in crafting Yoda for Star Wars' "The Empire Strikes Back."

Henson died in 1990 in New York City after contracting a bacterial infection.