Jim Henson
Birthday: 1936-09-24
Place of Birth: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Biography: Jim Henson was an American film director, television producer and puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.
Movies
The King of Eight
The King of Eight is a 1970 short film produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson, using stop-motion a...
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The Muppet Movie
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent a...
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Into the Night
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met...
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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ...
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New Yor...
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Of Muppets & Men
Documentary about the work of puppeteer Jim Henson and his team in creating The Muppet Show....
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A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Oscar the Grouch is visited by three ghosts in an attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas...
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A Muppet Family Christmas
Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to ...
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Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Do The Alphabet is a 1996 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, with a framing sequence starrin...
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of ...
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Follow That Bird
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be bet...
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Hey Cinderella!
Hey Cinderella! is a one-hour Jim Henson special which tells a cracked version of the classic fairy ...
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Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Trace the life and career of visionary puppeteer Jim Henson through this fascinating documentary, wh...
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The Great Muppet Caper
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashio...
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Dog City: The Movie
This parody of film noir and gangster flicks takes us through the dangerous town of Dog City, teemin...
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Julie: My Favourite Things
A Julie Andrews special with The Muppets and Peter Sellers....
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Sesame Street: Imagine That!
Telly and Zoe take refuge from the rain in Finders Keepers and while away the rainy day using their ...
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The Christmas Toy
It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the n...
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Time Piece
Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some ...
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Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
With the help of his Sesame Street friends, Big Bird leads Snuffy on a fun-filled trip through the a...
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Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home...
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Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of ...
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Muppet Treasures
Fozzie and Kermit have come across a priceless collection of great moments in the career of the Mupp...
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The Muppet Revue
Kermit and Fozzie take a stroll down Muppet Memory Lane in this rollicking revue which contains both...
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The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Four mistreated farm animals seek refuge as a band of traveling musicians in this musical tale narra...
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The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Filmed right after the merger between Disney and Jim Henson productions, the Muppet's are featured h...
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Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
A retelling of the classic fairy tale of The Frog Prince featuring Kermit the Frog, Kermit's nephew ...
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Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Rocky Mountain Holiday is a one-hour musical variety special featuring John Denver and the Muppets, ...
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Free to Be... a Family
Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who b...
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The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Cli...
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere o...
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The Wizard of Id
An unsold TV pilot based on the classic comic strip, shot by Jim Henson with puppets built by Don Sa...
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The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
A documentary which explores the making of Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Cry...
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The Muppets on Puppets
Jim Henson and Rowlf the Dog explain the art and history of puppetry, and let the viewer in on some ...
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The Great Santa Claus Switch
Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere, but the evil wizard,...
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Inside the Labyrinth
A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and J...
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Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
A retrospective look at Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal'....
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50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, ...
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Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Children's Songs and Stories (with the Muppets) was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of ...
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Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Look who's come to visit The Count's spooky castle. It's Elmo! Is he scared? Only for a second becau...
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Sesame Street: Sing Along
Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting y...
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Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (...
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Hip Hip Parade!
Hip Hip Parade! was a primetime special promoting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, originally bro...
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Muppet Picker Upper
Consists of the shorts "The Muppet Introduction", "Just a Few Announcements" and "Sell, Sell, Sell"....
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The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Play the music! Light the lights! The Best of the Muppet Show is now available on DVD--and what a sh...
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The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Highlights from the sensational, muppetational seventies series. Kermit the Frog hosts a selection o...
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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind...
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The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
This third edition of 'The Very Best of the Muppet Show' is a collection of three Muppet Show episod...
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The Paperwork Explosion
Mankind has devoted too much time, too much money and plenty of space on paperwork and more paperwor...
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since ...
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Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
A collection of Jim Henson's commercials, industrial reels, short films and some related talk show a...
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Muppet Music Moments
Music was always an integral part of The Muppet Show, and assembled here is a collection of some of ...
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Muppet History 101
The program follows the Muppets from their origins in Sam & Friends on local television through ...
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Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
A compilation of Jim Henson's fairy tale adaptations including condensed versions of Tales of the Ti...
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Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
This look at the contributions of Jim Henson and his early Sesame Street collaborators (including Fr...
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Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
Go behind the scenes to witness the magic of the Muppets in this compilation of rare footage of the ...
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Jim Henson: In Performance
Sure we’re interested in Jim Henson’s work as a filmmaker and creative innovator, but his brilliant ...
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Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Long before America came to appreciate the talents of Jim Henson and his brilliant creations, The Mu...
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In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during tel...
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Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a...
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The World of Jim Henson
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explor...
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Miss Piggy's Hollywood
In this special, Miss Piggy and her associate producer Gonzo attempt to take viewers on a star-studd...
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Down at Fraggle Rock
Take a closer look at Fraggle Rock in this documentary special hosted by Jim Henson - featuring a gl...
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Big Bird in China
Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in searc...
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Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Rowlf the Dog and the kids have fun doing all kinds of activities, including singing and dancing. It...
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Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Fozzie Bear teaches the viewers -- as well as his young friends P.J. and Kai-Lee -- to tell funny jo...
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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Everyone on Sesame Street is preparing for Christmas: Bert and Ernie exchange gifts in a "The Gift o...
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An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Film produced by the Puppeteers of America documenting a visit from Jim Henson and Frank Oz to MIT i...
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Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
You'll have a monstrously good time with Herry Monster as he hosts the Monster Music Award Show! Eve...
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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Ch...
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The Muppets Go to the Movies
In this one-hour special taped between March 9-17, 1981, Lily Tomlin and Dudley Moore join the Muppe...
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John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
In this beloved holiday classic, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the Muppets join the singer for...
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Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Muppets, monsters, friends and family - they're all invited to a very special sing-along on the most...
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Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
The Muppets tell the magical story of the chorus pig who rises from barnyard obscurity to super star...
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The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Gobo thinks the Fraggles' own Solstice holiday, the Festival of the Bells, is a big waste of time. D...
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Tales of the Tinkerdee
This unaired pilot, produced by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, was shot in Atlanta in the summer of 1962...
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Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is inte...
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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
A television special broadcast on PBS in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer a...
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable mom...
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Muppet Side Splitter
Jim Henson’s “for hire” work using Muppets to spice up dull corporate meetings...
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Mickey's 50
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 197...
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Pure Goldie
A comedy/variety special hosted by Goldie Hawn featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, B...
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Muppets Most Wanted
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper ...
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like th...
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The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
As they get ready for their annual Bunny Picnic, Bean, a young, imaginative bunny eager to help, is ...
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Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
In this interactive videocassette, viewers are invited to help the Muppets direct three of their lat...
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Wow, You're A Cartoonist!
Wow, You're a Cartoonist! is a title in the 1988 Play-Along Video series. Hosted by Muppet siblings ...
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The Best of Ernie and Bert
Big Bird and Gina are entertaining Ernie’s baby niece, Ernestine, by showing her Uncle Ernie’s scrap...
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Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
An American institution turns fifty, and the disc release to mark the event is a very long (almost s...
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Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Bert, Ernie, and friends put on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars....
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Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Quiet Time is a Sesame Street video released on April 1, 1997. Big Bird wants to find out what to do...
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Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part...
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Labyrinth
When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King who...
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special was a network Christmas special hosted by Bob Hope, w...
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Out to Lunch
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News whe...
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Limbo: The Organized Mind
Short film by Jim Henson featuring Limbo, combining live puppetry with pre-recorded film....
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in te...
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The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Kermit is being awarded the Frog of the Year Award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long...
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ...
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The Dark Crystal
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a ...
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Muppet Breaker Upper
Muppet Meeting Films: "Introduction with a Slight Snare", "The Five Basic Rules of Selling", "Wheels...
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Muppet Gimme a Break
Muppet Meeting Films: "Meal Break", "Grump Critic", "Let's Have the Dam Break"...
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The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April ...
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Muppet Breakthrough
Muppet Meeting Films: "What's This Meeting All About?", "The B.I.G. Plan", "Who Needs a Break?", "Th...
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Just a Few Announcements
"Before the Muppets begin their meeting, Janice reads a series of announcements." (Muppet Wiki)...
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The Muppet Introduction
"Janice introduces "the person who will introduce the person who will introduce the next speaker," P...
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Rowlf the Salesman
Rowlf the Dog joins IBM as a salescanine, in three parts (and a conclusion)....
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Grump Critic
"Leo asks Grump to give him a signal if his speech gets boring." (Muppet Wiki)...
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Let's Have the Dam Break
"As Leo gives a speech on the state of accounting, Grump desperately needs to relieve himself." (Mup...
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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hos...
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Joan Rivers at the BBC
Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the sma...
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Alexander the Grape
ALEXANDER THE GRAPE, an unfinished cut-paper animated short from Jim Henson from 1965, relates the f...
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The Idea Man
The Idea Man is a three minute short film by Jim Henson which was used for a live performance with L...
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This Way to Sesame Street
A commercial television preview of the new children's educational series, Sesame Street....
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Sesame Street at Night?
Shalit is to host an adult 'look' at Sesame Street in a Festival '77 special for PBS. The 30-minute ...
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Visual Thinking
In a mix of puppetry and animation, Harry demonstrates the Art of Visual Thinking to Kermit—and what...
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The Reindeer
Dasher tells the other reindeer that there's no snow and thus they can't deliver any presents. Pran...
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-...
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The Muppet Script
When most people think of the Muppets, they think of the colorful characters made out of fleece and ...
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I'm Nobody
I'm Nobody is a film created by Jim Henson consisting of city crowds shot from the shoulders, up, an...
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Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Welcome to a song-filled, smile-making, simply scrumptious video starring everyone's favorite Sesame...
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Muppet*Vision 3D
The Muppets present a brand-new display of 3D film technology, bringing along their usual shenanigan...
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The Vent Event
Steve Allen hosts famous ventriloquists and puppets including Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Shari ...
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A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
A Christmas collection of performances from various episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show....
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Jim Henson Idea Man
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a f...
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Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Rare footage from the Sesame Street season 18 cast and crew wrap party. 1986 When the Sesame Street...
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Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration is a special produced forSesame Street’s 25th anniversary. ...
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Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Big Bird is the host of a new talk show, Big Bird's Numbers Show (a parody of The Tonight Show With ...
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Sesamstraße - Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt?
Behind the scenes footage of Sesame Street and The Muppet Workshop....
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