"The Muppet Show" and "Sesame Street" characters, from left, Swedish Chef, Big Bird, Miss Piggy and Kermit, Cookie Monster, and Statler and Waldorf. (Photo illustration by An Amlotte/Los Angeles Times ...
The Jim Henson Company is having a busy pandemic. Ten new episodes of the Disney Plus series “Earth to Ned,” a semi-improvised talk show hosted by a big puppet alien — and one of this writer’s ...
The Jim Henson Co. is having a busy pandemic. After the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the company remained very much a family affair: Brian Henson is its chairman; sister Lisa is CEO and president; and ...
Jim Henson modernized the age-old art of puppetry by using foam rubber to coat the puppets’ limbs. Previously, most TV puppets were made of carved wood. But Henson believed that foam rubber and cloth ...
The late Jim Henson is synonymous with “Sesame Street” and “The Muppets,” both of which are known the world over across generations. How he brought these beloved characters to life, along with ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Swedish Chef is one of the ...
It's a show about a show, and also the show the show is about. It's television and theater — a variety show and a vaudeville revue with musical numbers, sketches, blackouts, hecklers and backstage ...