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New Muppet Stuff: The Muppets appear in a new series of YouTube videos, starring with likes of Vsauce and Barely Political (watch the Muppets' new acapella cover of "Cool Kids" with Mike Tompkins below). Kermit, Miss Piggy and others also feature in new Muppet Moments, airing on Disney Junior. The Word on the Street: New Sesame Street video releases include the DVDs Elmo's World: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, The Best of Elmo 3 and Count on Elmo (coming in July). Also in store for this year will be a new line of Funko Sesame Street vinyl figures; the first of which, Super Grover, was unveiled at New York Comic Con last October. The long-awaited documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story was released by Tribeca Films to video on demand services on May 5, and to select theaters the next day. Henson Comics: Archaia's latest graphic novel releases include the fourth and final issue of the Fraggle Rock mini-series Journey to the Everspring (released on January 14), and The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow (released October 1), a comic revival of an unproduced story by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, as adapted by Roger Langridge. In Memoriam: Longtime Sesame Street producer and director Lisa Simon, whose involvement with the show spans back to its first season, died on April 4 at the age of 64. Another Muppet collaborator, Ray Charles passed away on April 6. Charles served as a music consultant on The Muppet Show and several more Muppet productions afterwards. Other recent developments: The Count on Late Night with Seth Meyers | The Cookie Thief | Big Bird on Billy on the Street | Cookie Monster on Jimmy Kimmel Live | The Furchester Hotel |
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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, and of course, the international superstar Elmo, who starred in his own segment, Elmo's World. Sesame Street is now in its 45th season, and the newest stars are host Murray Monster and fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby.
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.
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