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'''''Johnny Carson and the Muppet Machine''''' was a television special conceived of by [[Jerry Juhl]] and [[Jim Henson]] in 1969. The special would star [[Johnny Carson]], trapped inside a machine filled with Muppets. The 2001 book ''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles (book)|Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]'' reproduced illustrations from Henson and Juhl's proposal, with a synopsis of the script: |
'''''Johnny Carson and the Muppet Machine''''' was a television special conceived of by [[Jerry Juhl]] and [[Jim Henson]] in 1969. The special would star [[Johnny Carson]], trapped inside a machine filled with Muppets. The 2001 book ''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles (book)|Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]'' reproduced illustrations from Henson and Juhl's proposal, with a synopsis of the script: |
Revision as of 17:35, 15 June 2009
Johnny Carson and the Muppet Machine was a television special conceived of by Jerry Juhl and Jim Henson in 1969. The special would star Johnny Carson, trapped inside a machine filled with Muppets. The 2001 book Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles reproduced illustrations from Henson and Juhl's proposal, with a synopsis of the script:
According to Designs and Doodles, "Reflecting on this program recently, Jerry Juhl laughed and commented, 'What were we thinking? Johnny Carson would never have considered playing a straight man!'" [1]
The 'City Critters' PVC set includes the Fearzog.
Sources
- ↑ Inches, Alison. Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001.