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10 unusual facts about Jim Henson


Belvoir Castle

In the 2001 Jim Henson production of Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story, the castle is where the giant bones have been discovered.

Bre Pettis

After college, Pettis worked as floor runner and camera assistant on feature films in Prague and as an assistant at Jim Henson's Creature Shop in London.

Camille Bonora

After Jim Henson died, Bonora attended his memorial, where she joined the other puppeteers who worked with him in the "Just One Person" song, where she operated Meryl Sheep.

Croton capitatus

In Jim Henson's Labyrinth (film) (1986), the character Hoggle was mistakenly called, "Hogwort" by Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly).

Jim Camacho

In 2012, Camacho composed the songs for noted Disney and Jim Henson puppeteer Noel MacNeal’s "Who Put The Trick In Trick Or Treat: Tales Of Amazing Tricksters" for the Bronx Zoo's 2012 BOO AT THE ZOO CELEBRATION.

Jim Henson's Creature Shop

They are also responsible for bringing the Ninja Turtles to life in the 1990 live-action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as well as creating the costumes for the hit show Dinosaurs and making the "Milky" character in the Blur music video "Coffee & TV".

Michael Kilgarriff

He also did voice work for the Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal in 1982 as SkekUng, the Garthim master (Named "The General" in the movie), and played the part of the Green King in the 1970s serial The Moon Stallion.

Paul Haenen

It is told that Jim Henson was so impressed by the performances of Haenen and Schippers, that they are the only Bert and Ernie in the world who are allowed to write their own material.

The Muppet Alphabet Album

Jim Henson - Ernie, Guy Smiley, J Friend, Zizzy Zoomer, Tom Tattertall Tuttletutt and Anything Muppet

Turn the World Around

Series producer Jim Henson considered this production to be his best work on the series, and featured it in numerous retrospectives of his art; Belafonte performed the song again at Henson's memorial service.


C Is For Cookie

According to the Muppet Central articles on the Songs from the Street Boxed Set, people really like cookies and,"In 1971, Jim Henson and his performers teamed with Jerry Juhl, Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss to write a sketch on each letter of the alphabet".

CBS Summer Playhouse

Notable pilots featured included The Saint in Manhattan (a revival of The Saint television series starring Andrew Clarke as Simon Templar), Kung Fu: The Next Generation (a new version of Kung Fu starring Brandon Lee), Puppetman (a new Muppet sitcom from Jim Henson), and a sitcom version of Coming to America.

Em Stone

This includes inking, penciling, or coloring The Ride (published by Image Comics), Jim Henson's comic Return to Labyrinth, and G.I. Joe comics/merchandise.

Irwin Russell

Irwin E. Russell (January 24, 1926 - August 23, 2013) was an American entertainment lawyer, whose clients included Dr. Seuss, Michael Eisner, Jim Henson, David Wolper, Christina Crawford and Robert Preston.

Jim Henson Foundation

The Jim Henson Foundation was founded by puppeteer and Muppet creator Jim Henson to promote and develop puppetry in the United States.

Jon Stone

Stone's earliest association with Jim Henson came in 1965, working on fairy tale projects, along with writer Tom Whedon, such as a proposed Snow White series.

Marek Skrobecki

He received grants from the British Council and worked at Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Aardman Animation in 1992.

Microscopic Milton

Microscopic Milton was a tiny kid who lived in a clock on the mantelpiece in a house owned by Mrs. Witherspoon (who like Nanny from Jim Henson's Muppet Babies and Mammy Two Shoes - is only seen from the shoulders down), who was unaware of Milton's existence.

QuietMan

QuietMan has worked on campaigns for Pepsi Max, FedEx, M&M’s and GE, as well as ongoing animation and VFX work for American mainstays like Disney, CBS’s Early Show, Jim Henson’s Muppets and Saturday Night Live.

Roboteer

Huglin worked with Jim Henson on the design and uses of the robotic mit controller for his experimental television series "Fraggle Rock".

Ron Mueck

Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, notably the film Labyrinth for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo, and the Jim Henson series The Storyteller.

The Muppet Show Theme

The song was originally written by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle in 1976 as the opening and closing theme for every episode of The Muppet Show, and every season, the song was presented with re-worked lyrics.

When the River Meets the Sea

When the River Meets the Sea is a song written by composer and lyricist Paul Williams for Jim Henson's 1977 HBO special Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.

Yip Yips

They are "Yip Yipped" by multiple muppeteers including Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, and Kevin Clash.