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 The Muppets |
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 Sesame Street |
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 Fraggle Rock |
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 Muppet Babies |
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| EPISODE GUIDES | |
| The Muppet Show | Fraggle Rock |
| Sesame Street | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock |
| Muppet Babies | Dinosaurs |
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| ATTRACTIONS | |
| MuppetVision 3D | Sesame Street Live |
| The Jim Henson Exhibition | Sesame Place |
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| DOCUMENTARIES | |
| Of Muppets and Men | A&E Biography |
| The World of Jim Henson | Street Gang |
| Henson's Place | The World According to Sesame Street |
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| NON-FICTION BOOKS | |
| Of Muppets and Men | Sesame Street Unpaved |
| Jim Henson: The Works | Street Gang |
| Jim Henson: The Biography | 40 Years of Life on the Street |
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| PERIODICALS | |
| Muppet Magazine | Sesame Street Magazine |
| The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter | The Muppets comic strip |
| Muppet comics | Fraggle Rock comics |
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Jim Henson began working with puppets as a college student, creating the show Sam and Friends in 1955 for a local Washington, D.C. television station. The energetic Muppets soon became a popular fixture, and led to appearances on national variety shows. Henson's commercials for a local coffee company, Wilkins Coffee, were so popular that he was hired to create similar commercials around the country. In the early 1960s, Henson moved to New York City to work on a variety of projects, including a regular guest spot on The Jimmy Dean Show for the first Muppet star, Rowlf the Dog.
In 1969, Henson was invited to participate in a ground-breaking educational show for television, Sesame Street. Initially, the Muppets were meant to be just one element among many on the show -- but the popularity of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Grover, Ernie and Bert soon made the Muppets the core of the show. Over the years, the Muppet cast has grown to include Mr. Snuffleupagus, Count von Count, Telly Monster, Rosita, Baby Bear, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, and of course, the international superstar Elmo, who starred in his own segment, Elmo's World.
In 1976, Henson created his signature project -- The Muppet Show, a weekly prime-time variety show filled with songs, sketches and talented guest stars. Kermit the Frog is the charming and mostly unflappable host, presiding over a motley crew of performers, including diva Miss Piggy, hopeful comedian Fozzie Bear, daredevil performance artist Gonzo, young eager gofer Scooter, and the house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The Muppet Show was a huge international success, making unlikely stars out of the Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Sam the Eagle, and the two old cranks in the balcony, Statler and Waldorf.
The Muppet Show cast has continued to entertain audiences for over 30 years, spinning off into a popular series of movies, including The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island.
In the 1980s, Henson created new worlds -- the magical underground civilization of Fraggle Rock, the imagination-filled nursery of Muppet Babies, and the fantasy worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Henson's work has continued to live on beyond his death in 1990, and new productions featuring his creations are always in progress.
This wiki is dedicated to documenting, exploring and enjoying the enormous body of work that Jim Henson has created and inspired.
Currently...
- The Muppets: 70 Years
- Labyrinth: In Concert
- Sesame Street comics
- Labyrinth graphic adaptation
- Miss Piggy in Disney Speedstorm
Upcoming...
- Sesame Street NECA figures
- Fraggle Rock figures
- Sam and Friends Script Book
- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
- Before You Leap audiobook
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live
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