In this episode of PBS’ Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
Rated G | Length 71 minutes
Jim Henson | Frank Oz | Jerry Juhl | Jane Henson | Francis Ford Coppola | Ted Koppel | Jon Stone | Maurice Sendak | Lew Grade | Harry Belafonte | Brian Henson | Pam Arciero | Candice Bergen | Ray Charles | Jimmy Dean | Danny DeVito | Juliana Donald | Goldie Hawn | Charles Durning | Austin Pendleton | Scott Walker | Diana Rigg | Charles Grodin | Peter Falk | Stephen Garlick | John Landis | Frances Bergen | Michael Hirsch | Christine Nelson | Lonny Price | Jennifer Connelly | David Bowie | John Hurt | Madeline Kahn | Steve Martin | Roger Moore | Willie Nelson | Rhea Perlman | Martin P. Robinson | David Rudman | Paul Simon | Caroll Spinney | Alice Tweedy | Mike Wallace | Louis Zorich | Fran Brill | Johnny Carson | Kevin Clash | Dave Goelz | Louise Gold | Richard Hunt | Brian Muehl | Kathryn Mullen | Jerry Nelson | Rudolf Nureyev | Eren Ozker | Karen Prell | Steve Whitmire | Robin Williams