The futuristic 1963 series "Space Patrol" ("Planet Patrol" in the US) was an extraordinary, but not widely distributed, puppet show set in the year 2100

Kukla, Fran & Ollie  1947

BEGINNING RESPONSIBILITY LUNCHROOM MANNERS
1959

SANTA AND PUNCH & JUDY 1948

Topo Gigo

Scene from Truffaut's "Les Quatre Cents Coups"