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Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating the puppets for Sesame Street (1969). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created Sam and Friends (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with fellow student Jane Nebel. Henson and Nebel co-founded Muppets, Inc. – now The Jim Henson Company – in 1958, and married less than a year later in 1959. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics. In 1969, Henson joined the children's television program Sesame Street (1969–present) where he helped to develop Muppet characters for the series. He and his creative team also appeared on the first season of the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1975–present). He produced the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show (1976–1981) during this period. Henson revolutionized the way puppetry is captured and presented in video media, and he won fame for his characters – particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and the characters on Sesame Street. During the later years of his life, he founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won the Emmy Award twice for his involvement in The Storyteller (1987–1988) and The Jim Henson Hour (1989). Henson died in New York City from toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. At the time of his death, he was in negotiations to sell his company to The Walt Disney Company, but talks fell through after his death. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, and was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Henson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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February 9th, 2025 | The Muppet Script | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
September 8th, 2024 | Joan Rivers at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
May 18th, 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man | Self (archive footage) | 7.8 | |
April 23rd, 2021 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
October 1st, 2019 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting | Ernie | 5.5 | |
September 15th, 2015 | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) | 7 | |
May 6th, 2015 | I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | Self | 7.4 | |
June 21st, 2014 | Jim Henson: Behind the Seams | TBD | TBD | |
March 20th, 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
November 23rd, 2011 | The Muppets | Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
December 12th, 2009 | Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story | TBD | 2 | |
July 28th, 2009 | Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland | TBD | TBD | |
August 1st, 2007 | Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' | Self | 5.8 | |
December 1st, 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Ernie (voice) (archive footage) | 6.7 | |
November 21st, 2004 | Muppet History 101 | TBD | TBD | |
November 20th, 2004 | Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments | TBD | TBD | |
November 20th, 2004 | Muppet Music Moments | Self | TBD | |
June 22nd, 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | Kermit the Frog | 8.3 | |
January 27th, 2004 | Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites | Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage) | TBD | |
January 1st, 2003 | Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' | Muppet Performer | 8.5 | |
May 31st, 2002 | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play | Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage) | 8.2 | |
July 17th, 2001 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 | Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob | TBD | |
May 17th, 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show | Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef | 7 | |
May 17th, 1999 | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef | 6 | |
September 1st, 1998 | The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street | Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage) | 9 | |
July 8th, 1997 | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage) | 6.8 | |
April 1st, 1997 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage) | 6 | |
February 6th, 1996 | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Ernie (voice) | 6 | |
January 1st, 1996 | Sesame Street: Imagine That! | Ernie (voice) (archive footage) | TBD | |
November 23rd, 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage) | 7.4 | |
May 18th, 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage) | 7 | |
October 29th, 1993 | Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! | Ernie | 7.3 | |
October 29th, 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice) | 7 | |
October 25th, 1992 | A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show | Kermit the Frog (voice) | TBD | |
June 18th, 1992 | Getting Ready to Read | Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice) | TBD | |
November 21st, 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Self / Various Muppets (archive footage) | 6.8 | |
May 16th, 1990 | Jim Henson: In Performance | TBD | TBD | |
May 16th, 1990 | Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music | Self / Kermit the Frog (voice) | 10 | |
May 6th, 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice) | 6.6 | |
April 30th, 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice) | 6 | |
April 22nd, 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 1990 | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Harvey Monster (voice) | 6 | |
November 26th, 1989 | 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration | Kermit the Frog | 9 | |
July 14th, 1989 | An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz | Self | 10 | |
May 14th, 1989 | Miss Piggy's Hollywood | Waldorf | TBD | |
May 5th, 1989 | Dog City | Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice) | 8.3 | |
December 14th, 1988 | Free to Be... a Family | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 8.8 | |
October 12th, 1988 | Wow, You're A Cartoonist! | Kermit The Frog | 10 | |
October 5th, 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice) | 7 | |
September 12th, 1988 | The Best of Ernie and Bert | Ernie | 7 | |
June 15th, 1988 | Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director | Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice) | TBD | |
June 1st, 1988 | Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along | Rowlf the Dog (voice) | TBD | |
June 1st, 1988 | Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 6 | |
December 16th, 1987 | A Muppet Family Christmas | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self | 6.9 | |
July 13th, 1987 | Down at Fraggle Rock | Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host | TBD | |
January 1st, 1987 | Sesame Street: Sing Along | TBD | 6 | |
December 13th, 1986 | Inside the Labyrinth | Self | 7.6 | |
December 6th, 1986 | The Christmas Toy | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 6.7 | |
June 27th, 1986 | Labyrinth | Goblins (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
May 12th, 1986 | Sesame Street: Learning About Letters | Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice) | 7 | |
March 26th, 1986 | The Tale of the Bunny Picnic | Dog (voice) | 7.2 | |
January 21st, 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self | 6.4 | |
January 1st, 1986 | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories | Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1986 | Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers | Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited) | 10 | |
October 1st, 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets | Rowlf (voice) | 9 | |
August 2nd, 1985 | Follow That Bird | Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) | 6.4 | |
July 9th, 1985 | Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff | Kermit the Frog | 7 | |
July 9th, 1985 | Muppet Treasures | Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman | 7 | |
April 16th, 1985 | The Muppet Revue | Kermit the Frog (voice) | TBD | |
April 16th, 1985 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 7 | |
March 10th, 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Kermit the Frog | 8 | |
February 22nd, 1985 | Into the Night | Man on Phone | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 1985 | Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 8 | |
December 24th, 1984 | The Bells of Fraggle Rock | Cantus the Minstrel (voice) | 6 | |
June 27th, 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice) | 6.6 | |
January 1st, 1984 | Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets | Jim Henson (self) | 6.9 | |
November 21st, 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self | 8.9 | |
November 16th, 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Ernie (voice) | 6.6 | |
May 29th, 1983 | Big Bird in China | Ernie (voice) | 6.4 | |
May 12th, 1983 | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice) | 6.8 | |
January 9th, 1983 | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Self | 6.7 | |
January 1st, 1983 | Muppet Breakthrough | Leo | TBD | |
December 17th, 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master | 7.1 | |
September 17th, 1982 | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Kermit The Frog (voice) | 8.3 | |
March 21st, 1982 | I Love Liberty | Kermit the Frog (voice) | TBD | |
October 31st, 1981 | Of Muppets & Men | Self | 7.3 | |
October 22nd, 1981 | Muppet Side Splitter | Leo (voice) | TBD | |
June 26th, 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman | 6.9 | |
May 20th, 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf | 7.1 | |
December 5th, 1979 | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice) | 7.1 | |
June 22nd, 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice) | 7.2 | |
May 16th, 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 6.3 | |
March 1st, 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited) | TBD | |
February 1st, 1979 | The Orson Welles Show | Self / Kermit the Frog (voice) | 8 | |
January 2nd, 1979 | Meal Break | Leo / Spaghetti | TBD | |
January 2nd, 1979 | Grump Critic | Leo | TBD | |
January 2nd, 1979 | Let's Have the Dam Break | Leo | TBD | |
January 1st, 1979 | Muppet Breaker Upper | Leo | TBD | |
January 1st, 1979 | Muppet Gimme a Break | Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break" | TBD | |
December 3rd, 1978 | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) | 7.5 | |
November 21st, 1978 | Hip Hip Parade! | Kermit the Frog | TBD | |
November 19th, 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 9 | |
March 9th, 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth | 7 | |
March 3rd, 1978 | The Vent Event | Kermit the Frog | TBD | |
December 19th, 1977 | The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf | 6 | |
December 4th, 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice) | 6.9 | |
November 27th, 1977 | The Royal Variety Performance 1977 | TBD | TBD | |
March 30th, 1976 | Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun! | Kermit the Frog | TBD | |
January 1st, 1976 | The Muppet Show Pitch Reel | Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice) | 9 | |
December 14th, 1975 | Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? | Self | TBD | |
April 18th, 1975 | Julie: My Favourite Things | Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth | TBD | |
January 1st, 1975 | Muppet Picker Upper | Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1975 | Just a Few Announcements | Kermit the Frog | TBD | |
January 1st, 1975 | The Muppet Introduction | Kermit the Frog | TBD | |
December 10th, 1974 | Out to Lunch | Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice) | 8 | |
March 27th, 1973 | Keep U.S. Beautiful | Muppets | TBD | |
April 26th, 1972 | The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice) | 6.8 | |
May 21st, 1971 | The King of Eight | The King of Eight | 10 | |
May 12th, 1971 | Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince | Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice) | 6.8 | |
February 15th, 1971 | Pure Goldie | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 8 | |
December 20th, 1970 | The Great Santa Claus Switch | Fred / Lothar (voice) | 6.3 | |
January 5th, 1970 | The Muppets on Puppets | Self / Rowlf the Dog | 8 | |
November 8th, 1969 | This Way to Sesame Street | Ernie/Kermit | TBD | |
October 10th, 1969 | Sam the Snake | Sam the Snake | TBD | |
September 1st, 1969 | Sesame Street Pitch Reel | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook | 9 | |
March 16th, 1969 | Hey Cinderella! | Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice) | 7 | |
January 1st, 1969 | The Wizard of Id | The Wizard / The Spook (voice) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1967 | The Paperwork Explosion | TBD | TBD | |
July 20th, 1966 | Limbo: The Organized Mind | Limbo (voice) | 8.5 | |
July 20th, 1966 | The Idea Man | Limbo | TBD | |
July 20th, 1966 | I'm Nobody | Limbo (voice) | TBD | |
March 1st, 1966 | Rowlf the Salesman | Rowlf the Dog | TBD | |
December 20th, 1965 | The Reindeer | Dasher / Prancer (voice) | TBD | |
November 24th, 1965 | Alexander the Grape | Freddy the Fierce (voice) | 6 | |
May 7th, 1965 | Time Piece | Man | 7.2 | |
June 6th, 1962 | Tales of the Tinkerdee | Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice) | 6.5 | |
April 1st, 1961 | Visual Thinking | Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice) | TBD | |
TBD | Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party | Ernie / Himself | 9 |