Jim Henson Movies

  • 1988
    The Best of Ernie and Bert

    The Best of Ernie and Bert

    The Best of Ernie and Bert

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    Perhaps a better title for The Best of Ernie and Bert would be Visits with Ernie and Bert, since the daunting prospect of culling the choicest...

    The Best of Ernie and Bert
  • 1981
    Muppet Side Splitter

    Muppet Side Splitter

    Muppet Side Splitter

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    Jim Henson’s “for hire” work using Muppets to spice up dull corporate meetings

    Muppet Side Splitter
  • 1960
    Cat and Mouse

    Cat and Mouse

    Cat and Mouse

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    CAT AND MOUSE is Jim Henson’s second and more ambitious interpretation of a composition from jazz drummer Chico Hamilton whom Jim met and...

    Cat and Mouse
  • 2009
    Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

    Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

    Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

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    This look at the contributions of Jim Henson and his early Sesame Street collaborators (including Frank Oz, Fran Brill, and Caroll Spinney) shows...

    Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
  • 1981
    Of Muppets & Men

    Of Muppets & Men

    Of Muppets & Men

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    Documentary about the work of puppeteer Jim Henson and his team in creating The Muppet Show.

    Of Muppets & Men
  • 1969
    Sesame Street Pitch Reel

    Sesame Street Pitch Reel

    Sesame Street Pitch Reel

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    Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (1969), to Kermit the Frog.

    Sesame Street Pitch Reel
  • 1975
    Muppet Picker Upper

    Muppet Picker Upper

    Muppet Picker Upper

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    Consists of the shorts "The Muppet Introduction", "Just a Few Announcements" and "Sell, Sell, Sell".

    Muppet Picker Upper
  • 1975
    The Muppet Introduction

    The Muppet Introduction

    The Muppet Introduction

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    "Janice introduces "the person who will introduce the person who will introduce the next speaker," P. Fenton Cosgrove, who brings on Sam the Eagle,...

    The Muppet Introduction
  • 1989
    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

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    In this special, Miss Piggy and her associate producer Gonzo attempt to take viewers on a star-studded trip around Hollywood and fail miserably.

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood
  • 1967
    Ripples

    Ripples

    Ripples

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    Ripples uses images cut together to visualize the mind's eye of an architect as he considers his next project.

    Ripples
  • 1971
    Number Twelve Rocks

    Number Twelve Rocks

    Number Twelve Rocks

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    A group of twelve rocks remove themselves from a crowd and are counted out, before taking the shape of a numeral 12.

    Number Twelve Rocks
  • 1989
    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

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    Film produced by the Puppeteers of America documenting a visit from Jim Henson and Frank Oz to MIT in 1989. It features an introduction as well as...

    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
  • 1963
    Robot

    Robot

    Robot

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    A robot illustrates the nascent, but growing relationship between man and machine - a relationship not without tension and resentment.

    Robot
  • 1961
    Shearing Animation

    Shearing Animation

    Shearing Animation

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    An abstract animated film inspired by the work of jazz musician Chico Hamilton.

    Shearing Animation
  • 1965
    Run, Run

    Run, Run

    Run, Run

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    RUN, RUN, a polished live-action effort shot by Jim Henson and Frank Oz in Greenwich, CT in October 1965, is a visualization of the joys of childhood...

    Run, Run
  • 1984
    The Bells of Fraggle Rock

    The Bells of Fraggle Rock

    The Bells of Fraggle Rock

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    Gobo thinks the Fraggles' own Solstice holiday, the Festival of the Bells, is a big waste of time. Despite Cantus' warnings, Gobo goes on a journey...

    The Bells of Fraggle Rock
  • 1962
    Tales of the Tinkerdee

    Tales of the Tinkerdee

    Tales of the Tinkerdee

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    This unaired pilot, produced by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, was shot in Atlanta in the summer of 1962. The pilot featured Kermit the Frog, Taminella...

    Tales of the Tinkerdee
  • 1990
    Jim Henson: In Performance

    Jim Henson: In Performance

    Jim Henson: In Performance

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    Sure we’re interested in Jim Henson’s work as a filmmaker and creative innovator, but his brilliant talents as a performer are often...

    Jim Henson: In Performance
  • 1978
    Hip Hip Parade!

    Hip Hip Parade!

    Hip Hip Parade!

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    Hip Hip Parade! was a primetime special promoting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, originally broadcast on PBS stations throughout Thanksgiving...

    Hip Hip Parade!
  • 1990
    Living with Dinosaurs

    Living with Dinosaurs

    Living with Dinosaurs

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    A socially awkward young English boy deals with his fears about his unemployed artist father, his pregnant mother, and his asthma, with the help of...

    Living with Dinosaurs