Jim Henson : l’homme aux mille idées nous fait pénétrer dans l'esprit de ce visionnaire créatif singulier, depuis ses premières années de marionnettiste à la télévision locale jusqu'au succès mondial de "Sesame Street" ou encore "Le Muppet Show". Grâce à des documents inédits tirés de ses archives personnelles, le réalisateur Ron Howard nous offre un regard divertissant et perspicace sur un homme complexe dont l'imagination débordante a changé le monde.
The story of how Jim Henson tried to convince broadcasters that The Muppets was a great idea and how he worked to get the characters on air where they became a comedy staple.
A documentary which explores the making of Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal', which originally aired on PBS in the United States on January 9, 1983. This one-hour documentary details the technological innovations in the field of animatronics, art design, film making, and Henson's own brand of magic. Requiring 5 years of production, including over two years of pre-production, The Dark Crystal was inspired by the imagination of artist Brian Froud and conceived by scores of talented designers, builders, technicians, and performers. The World of the Dark Crystal shows how Jim Henson's Creature Shop in London and the Muppet Workshop in New York brought Brian Froud's art and Jim Henson's vision to life.
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 closing comments by Frank Oz both from 1993.
An unsold TV pilot based on the classic comic strip, shot by Jim Henson with puppets built by Don Sahlin.
It's Tutter's birthday and viewers are invited to join Bear and the gang in the Big Blue House as they work together to plan a surprise party for Tutter. This stage production features many of the voices from the show and many of its songs as well.
Consists of the shorts "The Muppet Introduction", "Just a Few Announcements" and "Sell, Sell, Sell".