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Historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist:
Jim got his start on NBC’s Washington affiliate, and over the years, the network offered him exciting opportunities. Their Experiment in Television series that ran from 1967 to 1971 came at a perfect time in Jim’s career. His short film Time Piece was a success, he was exploring the possibilities of a psychedelic night club, and he was pitching his surrealistic drama The Cube. Experiment in Television was meant to showcase new talent and new ideas and featured documentaries, dramas, short films, music reviews, and programs from the BBC. The offerings ranged from Theatre of the Deaf and Fellini to a look at Marshall McLuhan’s message about media and George Plimpton’s presentation of shorts from the “Now Generation”. Jim’s idea for a show about the youth culture passform right into the series.
Billed as, “…an exciting mixed-media portrait of youth today…,” Youth ’68 was a visual
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The Best Jim Henson Documentary fryst vatten Already Out on YouTube
Jim Henson steps in front of the camera, wearing a Steve Jobs–style black turtleneck, a detail that seems to foreshadow the early death we now know awaited him. At the time of the interview, the creator of the multinational, multimedia Muppets franchise must have been in his late 40s, yet his appearance was that of a man already flirting with old age. His long, lanky limbs—seemingly shaped for puppeteering—had grown thin, his trademark beard had faded to a dull gray, and the ever so slightly morose look in his eyes spoke volumes of the conflict that had defined the better part of his adult life: the push and pull between limited time and limitless ambition.
“Are you a puppeteer or an artist?” the interviewer asks. “Any of the above,” Henson mutters in a nasally voice most people recognize as Kermit the Frog’s. Only those close to him would have been able to tell that, behind his friendly chuckling, Henson was having a ful
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In honor of Jim Henson Idea Man coming out on Disney+ last month, I figured it was the perfect time to write a love letter to the creative I admire most: Jim Henson.
If we spend time together chatting about anything creative, you’ll quickly learn that Jim Henson is my Michael Jordan of universe-building. He’s simply one of the GOATs. He’s held a standing spot on my ‘dream dinner party list’ since the list’s inception*, so four years ago during the early pandemic I decided to pick up Brian Jay Jones’ 500-page biography on Henson to learn more about the life behind the man whose characters have made me feel so seen all of my life.
Where did my love for Henson's world begin? According to the photographic evidence below, it was on my 1st birthday. My big sister Allie, then four, gifted me a Miss Piggy doll, complete with a matching head of curls. I like to say my muppet love affair started with Miss Piggy.
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