A Short Look at the Muppet’s Long History
Jill Harness takes a look at the history of Jim Henson and his muppet creations including this rare early appearance of Kermit the Frog from 1961.
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Jim Henson Shows You How To Make Puppets
Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s “Volume See” kids’ show.Read More
Jim Henson’s 1966 Oscar Nominated Experimental Short Film
Long before the Muppets Jim Henson wrote, produced, directed and stared in this experimental short “Time Piece.” It is about the effect of time keeping on us all.Read More
The Making of “The Dark Crystal” (1982)
This one-hour documentary details the technological innovations in the field of animatronics, art design, film making, and Henson magic. Read More
Orson Welles Terrorizes Jim Henson
The clip is from the unaired pilot of the Orson Welles Talk Show in 1979. Things take an unpleasant turn at the end of Orson Welles’ interview with Jim Henson and Frank Oz.Read More
Jim Henson’s Violent Early Work
From 1957 to 1961, Henson made 179 commercials for Wilkins Coffee and other Wilkins products, including Community Coffee and Wilkins Tea. The ads were so successful and well-liked that they sparked a series of remakes for companies in other local markets throughout the 1960sRead More