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not_on_display — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:52:17 -0800

Jim Henson's 1965 short film, Time Piece [via Channel 53, Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle]

Bake the Hall in the Candle of Her Brain

StopMakingSense — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:59:17 -0800

Jim Henson's The Frog Prince Also, related, but not really: Mary Martin's Peter Pan

Pulp Muppets

Optamystic — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:20:37 -0800

Pulp Muppets. The title says it all.

Computer Taste Goood!

amyms — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:58:43 -0800

The Computer Monster (YouTube, approx. 4 minutes). Also known as "The Coffee Break Machine," the original version was created for IBM, in 1967, by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, as part of the Muppet Meeting Films series. The posted version is a remake that was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. Via The Presurfer.

It's excruciatingly painful being green

nile_red — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:13:49 -0800

Kermit has not done well since the death of Jim Henson...He's covered some sad songs , poured his heart out on myspace and picked up a new addiction.

70 years, Sept 24th 2006

edgeways — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:47:16 -0800

Happy Birthday Jim. Today, Sunday the 24th 2006 would have been Jim Henson's 70th Birthday. (and is the 46th birthday of current Kermit Muppitter Steve Whitmire) Rarely has one person had such a impact with their vision for the world. From Sam and Friends, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, and on and on and on. Lots of Muppets on Youtube, lots of muppets on Metafilter. Henson died on May 16th 1990 of pneumonia. A Boy and his Frog (mp3) Happy Birthday, and thanks.

Muppet Wiki

chrismear — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:22:37 -0800

Muppet Wiki. It's like Wikipedia, except, y'know, about the Muppets.

The Secret History of the Muppets

vhsiv — Fri, 06 May 2005 04:20:45 -0800

42. I had always wondered why Jim Henson did The Muppet Show in England, after years of successful collaboration with The Children's Television Network in NYC. As a then 9-year old, I felt a kind of betrayal that I couldn't exactly put my finger on. As some little punk kid, what did I know about the financing of entertainment?

This analysis of The Jim Henson Co. as a globe-trotting band of gypsies goes a long way to explain the oddness of The Muppet Show and the change in tone that resulted when the puppets moved from Sesame Street to Lew Grade's London soundstages.

ashbury — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 07:28:42 -0800

Are Ernie and Bert gay? What is Gonzo? Find out the answers (question 19 and 10, respectively) and more at the Muppet FAQ. Read the profiles of your favorite Muppets like Zoot or Animal. Or maybe you'd be interested in one of the Henson feature creatures and its background. Read about it. Explore the fascinating world of Jim Henson and muppets in general.