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[[File:Idea Man color|thumb|right|300px|Color film without Limbo.]]
[[Image:Shot.ideaman.jpg|frame|Opening shot from ''Idea Man''.]]
 
   
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'''The Idea Man''' is a three minute short film by [[Jim Henson]] which was used for a live performance with [[Limbo]] on ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' on July 20, [[1966]]. The film has featured in various screenings of vintage Henson material without the Limbo performance superimposed over the images.
A three minute short film by [[Jim Henson]].
 
   
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During a segment in which Limbo runs through a list of ideas that have already been thought of, brief cameos are made by [[Yorick]], [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[E=mc²]], [[Burr Tillstrom|Kukla]], [[John F. Kennedy]], and Alfred E. Neuman of [[Mad (magazine)|''Mad'' magazine]].
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Shot.ideaman.jpg|Opening shot.
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Idea_man_limbo.jpg|Limbo being performed over the opening shot.
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[[Category:Henson Films]]
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[[Category:Psychology]]

Revision as of 21:52, 13 July 2015

Idea_Man_color

Idea Man color

Color film without Limbo.

The Idea Man is a three minute short film by Jim Henson which was used for a live performance with Limbo on The Mike Douglas Show on July 20, 1966. The film has featured in various screenings of vintage Henson material without the Limbo performance superimposed over the images.

During a segment in which Limbo runs through a list of ideas that have already been thought of, brief cameos are made by Yorick, Kermit, E=mc², Kukla, John F. Kennedy, and Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine.