Children all over the world are familiar with the creative genius that was Jim Henson. Adults too enjoy the puppets he made, especially the popular Muppets.
He was also very successful as a television producer and film director. His career began when he devised his puppet entertainment on TV shows in the 1960s with his early characters.
He formed his own company, in partnership with Frank Oz and they introduced Kermit the Frog and other creations to the popular children's education show, Sesame Street.
Some early forerunners of the Muppets even found their way onto hit satirical sketch show, Saturday Night Live but it was The Muppet Show, which brought huge fame and fortune when it became a hit in the UK in 1976.
This led to international fandom for Jim Henson and his buddies, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great. Muppets films followed, beginning with The Muppet Movie in 1979.
The on and off romance of the show's host Kermit and the diva, Miss Piggy kept the audiences coming back for more. Kermit even found himself in the pop charts.
He was always good at making the best use of his talents and didn't just confine himself to the Muppets. His company, the Jim Henson Creature Shop, supplied creatures for numerous movies and TV programs.
He was involved in the making of the film version of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
He co-wrote and directed Labyrinth, a musical fantasy starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.
He also co-directed The Dark Crystal along with Frank Oz from one of his own stories and he supplied the voices for several characters. Director George Lucas brought Henson and Oz into his Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. They invented the Jedi sage; Yoda and Oz voiced the character.
The children's hit series, Fraggle Rock was also the product of Henson's fertile imagination, a popular show that ran from 1983 to 1987.
He co-produced the science fiction TV series Farscape, a live action show that also featured two of Henson's robotic puppet characters.
Sadly, he died from pneumonia in 1990, aged fifty-three.
Jim Henson left a legacy of much loved characters that still influence children's and fantasy entertainment today.
Many people grew up with the Muppets and remember them with affection.
He never talked down to children and his playful love of fun shone through.
Updates about current showigns of Jim Hensons Work:
He was also very successful as a television producer and film director. His career began when he devised his puppet entertainment on TV shows in the 1960s with his early characters.
Some early forerunners of the Muppets even found their way onto hit satirical sketch show, Saturday Night Live but it was The Muppet Show, which brought huge fame and fortune when it became a hit in the UK in 1976.
This led to international fandom for Jim Henson and his buddies, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great. Muppets films followed, beginning with The Muppet Movie in 1979.
The on and off romance of the show's host Kermit and the diva, Miss Piggy kept the audiences coming back for more. Kermit even found himself in the pop charts.
He was involved in the making of the film version of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
He co-wrote and directed Labyrinth, a musical fantasy starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.
He also co-directed The Dark Crystal along with Frank Oz from one of his own stories and he supplied the voices for several characters. Director George Lucas brought Henson and Oz into his Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. They invented the Jedi sage; Yoda and Oz voiced the character.
The children's hit series, Fraggle Rock was also the product of Henson's fertile imagination, a popular show that ran from 1983 to 1987.
He co-produced the science fiction TV series Farscape, a live action show that also featured two of Henson's robotic puppet characters.
Sadly, he died from pneumonia in 1990, aged fifty-three.
Jim Henson left a legacy of much loved characters that still influence children's and fantasy entertainment today.
Many people grew up with the Muppets and remember them with affection.
He never talked down to children and his playful love of fun shone through.
Updates about current showigns of Jim Hensons Work:
This Cult Classic Christmas Special Is Quintessential Jim Henson | Arts & Culture
While it may not be as well-known as the North Pole, Whoville, or Bedford Falls, for Muppet aficionados, no holiday season is complete without a trip to Frogtown Hollow. It’s the rural home of “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” the television special created by Muppet visionary Jim Henson that celebrates its 40th anniversary this week.
In 1976, following the first season of “The Muppet Show,” Henson was riding high. He decided to fill the break between seasons with a quixotic adaptation of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a 1971 book by prolific author Russell Hoban of Frances fame. Narrated by Kermit the Frog, the program tells the story of two dirt poor otters, Emmet and Ma, neither of whom has enough money to buy the gift they want to give. (A guitar for Emmet, a piano for Ma.)
Known for their musical aptitude, the otters separately learn of a local talent show with a $50 prize. Both Emmet and Ma enter, and in a twist on twistmaster O.
Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” each sells the other’s livelihood for their performance, so if they don’t win, they’ll have no way to earn their keep.
Ma hocks Emmet’s tools for dress fabric; Emmet turns Ma’s washtub into a standup bass for the jug band. via ClassicChristmasSpecial
In 1976, following the first season of “The Muppet Show,” Henson was riding high. He decided to fill the break between seasons with a quixotic adaptation of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a 1971 book by prolific author Russell Hoban of Frances fame. Narrated by Kermit the Frog, the program tells the story of two dirt poor otters, Emmet and Ma, neither of whom has enough money to buy the gift they want to give. (A guitar for Emmet, a piano for Ma.)
Known for their musical aptitude, the otters separately learn of a local talent show with a $50 prize. Both Emmet and Ma enter, and in a twist on twistmaster O.
Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” each sells the other’s livelihood for their performance, so if they don’t win, they’ll have no way to earn their keep.
Ma hocks Emmet’s tools for dress fabric; Emmet turns Ma’s washtub into a standup bass for the jug band. via ClassicChristmasSpecial
im Henson's Labyrinth Is Returning to Theaters This Spring
Fathom Events has announced their partnership with the Jim Henson Company and Sony Pictures to bring Labyrinth back to the big screen in a special 3-day event. Though the movie debuted at number 8 at the box office upon its initial release in 1986, Labyrinth went on to become a cult favorite. The movie stars musician David Bowie and Academy Award Winning actress Jennifer Connelly in one of her earliest roles. While their performances were not praised by critics during the original theatrical run, new reviews have gone on to applaud the work of both Bowie and Connelly.
The new 3-day special screenings of Labyrinth will take place on April 29th, May 1st, and May 2nd with fans being encouraged to come dressed up in costume as The Goblin King and other iconic characters from the movie.
As with most Fathom Events screenings, the movie will come with bonus features. Introductions by Jennifer Connelly and Jim Henson's son, Brian Henson will start off the feature, as well as an excerpt from the Jim Henson fantasy series The Storyteller.
Brian Henson will be talking about the Soldier of Death episode of the series and discuss the special effects used in both The Storyteller and Labyrinth.
The special screenings will be available starting Sunday April 29th, with two times to see Labyrinth, once at 2pm and then 7pm (local time).
After that, the remaining showings will be at 7pm during the week. Tickets will go on sale online starting this Monday, February 26th. In a statement, Fathom Events vice president of studio relations, Tom Lucas, spoke about his excitement to bring the cult classic to theatres again. via Labyrinth Is Returning
The new 3-day special screenings of Labyrinth will take place on April 29th, May 1st, and May 2nd with fans being encouraged to come dressed up in costume as The Goblin King and other iconic characters from the movie.
As with most Fathom Events screenings, the movie will come with bonus features. Introductions by Jennifer Connelly and Jim Henson's son, Brian Henson will start off the feature, as well as an excerpt from the Jim Henson fantasy series The Storyteller.
Brian Henson will be talking about the Soldier of Death episode of the series and discuss the special effects used in both The Storyteller and Labyrinth.
The special screenings will be available starting Sunday April 29th, with two times to see Labyrinth, once at 2pm and then 7pm (local time).
After that, the remaining showings will be at 7pm during the week. Tickets will go on sale online starting this Monday, February 26th. In a statement, Fathom Events vice president of studio relations, Tom Lucas, spoke about his excitement to bring the cult classic to theatres again. via Labyrinth Is Returning
Adam Savage is a Kid Again Touring an Amazing Jim Henson Museum Exhibit
It’s impossible to explain how many people Jim Henson‘s work has touched. His puppets were—and will always be—a huge part of innumerable lives.
Which is why it’s hard to not get a little emotional watching Adam Savage take a tour of the new Jim Henson Exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York, which features items from his work on The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, and Dark Cryst. via Kid AgainTouring
Which is why it’s hard to not get a little emotional watching Adam Savage take a tour of the new Jim Henson Exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York, which features items from his work on The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, and Dark Cryst. via Kid AgainTouring
"Flight of the Navigator" remake to be produced by Jim Henson Company outside of Disney
Among the many fondly-remembered children’s movies from the 1980s is “Flight of the Navigator,” uniquely remarkable for its trippy sci-fi premise, darker-than-expected themes, and humorous vocal performance by Paul Reubens.
Though the original 1986 “Flight of the Navigator” film was famously distributed theatrically and on home video by Disney (and aired many times on the Disney Channel afterward), a remake is now in development at Lionsgate under the watchful eye of The Jim Henson Company.
via NavigatorremakeThough the original 1986 “Flight of the Navigator” film was famously distributed theatrically and on home video by Disney (and aired many times on the Disney Channel afterward), a remake is now in development at Lionsgate under the watchful eye of The Jim Henson Company.
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