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'''''The Jack Paar Program''''' was a Friday night show on [[NBC]], that ran from 1962-1965. The show was hosted by Jack Paar, the former host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.
 
'''''The Jack Paar Program''''' was a Friday night show on [[NBC]], that ran from 1962-1965. The show was hosted by Jack Paar, the former host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.
   
 
On the June 8, 2010 episode of ''[[Today]]'', [[Frank Oz]] stated that he, Jim Henson, [[Jerry Juhl]], and [[Don Sahlin]] created the [[NBC Pipes|Muppet Pipes]] in between the dress rehearsal and performance of their 1964 appearance on the show. The pipes, which were in a closet in their dressing room at the time, are now part of NBC's studio tour.
[[Jim Henson]] and his Muppets appeared on the show on March 15, 1963, performing "[[I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face]]."
 
   
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==Appearances==
Jim Henson returned with the Muppets a few more times: On December 18, 1964, to perform "[[Inchworm (sketch)|Glow Worm]],"<ref> "[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2010/12/18/12181964/ Jim Henson's Red Book]", 12/18/1964 – Paar show – "Glow Worm"</ref> and on April 2, 1965, performing a comedy routine with a robot similar to the one used in Henson's short films for the [[Bell Data Communications Seminar]].<ref>"[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/04/02/421965/ Jim Henson's Red Book]", 4/2/1965 - Paar Show - Robot</ref>
 
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*March 15, 1963 - [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Yorick]] perform "[[I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face]]."
   
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*December 18, 1964 - Kermit and [[Big V]] perform "[[Inchworm (sketch)|Glow Worm]]."<ref> "[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2010/12/18/12181964/ Jim Henson's Red Book]", 12/18/1964 – Paar show – "Glow Worm"</ref>
On the June 8, 2010 episode of ''[[Today]]'', [[Frank Oz]] stated that he, Jim Henson, [[Jerry Juhl]], and [[Don Sahlin]] created the [[NBC Pipes|Muppet Pipes]] in between the dress rehearsal and performance of their 1964 appearance on the show. The pipes, which were in a closet in their dressing room at the time, are now part of NBC's studio tour.
 
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*April 2, 1965 - A comedy routine featuring a robot similar to the one used in Henson's short films for the [[Bell Data Communications Seminar]].<ref>"[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/04/02/421965/ Jim Henson's Red Book]", 4/2/1965 - Paar Show - Robot</ref>
   
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 17:43, 3 April 2012

Jack paar

Kermit and Big V in 1964

The Jack Paar Program was a Friday night show on NBC, that ran from 1962-1965. The show was hosted by Jack Paar, the former host of The Tonight Show.

On the June 8, 2010 episode of Today, Frank Oz stated that he, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and Don Sahlin created the Muppet Pipes in between the dress rehearsal and performance of their 1964 appearance on the show. The pipes, which were in a closet in their dressing room at the time, are now part of NBC's studio tour.

Appearances

Sources

  1. "Jim Henson's Red Book", 12/18/1964 – Paar show – "Glow Worm"
  2. "Jim Henson's Red Book", 4/2/1965 - Paar Show - Robot