Muppets are taking over the park. A new tribute to Jim Henson has been installed at Magruder Park in the puppeteer's hometown of Hyattsville, MD, Hyattsville Today reports.The memorial features benches in the shapes of muppets and a planter featuring images from Henson's early TV show, Sam and Friends. The segment, which ran on Wrc-tv from 1955 to 1961, featured the first appearance of Kermit the Frog.Read More…...
- 7/13/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
It's been decades since visionary Jim Henson first created the Muppets, yet today his lovable creations are as popular as ever.
But for as much time as the Muppets have spent in the spotlight, there's still a lot you don't know about Henson's clever creations. From the first national Muppet "star" to the materials that created the Kermit prototype, here are 19 things you probably don't know about The Muppets.
1. Jim Henson created The Muppets in 1955, making them nearly 60 years old!
2. Henson coined the term "Muppet," but it is not a combination of the words "marionette" and "puppet" -- a belief that was once supported by Henson himself. Rather, it has been reported that Henson just liked the sound of the word.
3. A key factor for the Muppets success is that Henson's realization that TV would allow him to put the puppets front and center, while still hiding the puppeteers. With...
But for as much time as the Muppets have spent in the spotlight, there's still a lot you don't know about Henson's clever creations. From the first national Muppet "star" to the materials that created the Kermit prototype, here are 19 things you probably don't know about The Muppets.
1. Jim Henson created The Muppets in 1955, making them nearly 60 years old!
2. Henson coined the term "Muppet," but it is not a combination of the words "marionette" and "puppet" -- a belief that was once supported by Henson himself. Rather, it has been reported that Henson just liked the sound of the word.
3. A key factor for the Muppets success is that Henson's realization that TV would allow him to put the puppets front and center, while still hiding the puppeteers. With...
- 3/21/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
Jane Henson, widow of Jim Henson and an integral force in the development and legacy of the Muppets, died yesterday after a long bout with cancer. She was 79. Jane and Jim met at a puppetry class at the University of Maryland in 1954. A year later, they began their long collaboration as puppet designers, builders, and performers on Henson’s first TV show, Sam And Friends, which ran from 1955 to 1961 on Washington D.C.’s NBC affiliate. The two were married in 1955, and Jane gradually stepped away from performing after the birth of the second of ...
- 4/3/2013
- avclub.com
Sad tidings this morning with BBC News reporting the death of Jane Henson. The Muppets designer and Jim Henson's former spouse died at her home in Connecticut after a long struggle with cancer. She was 78.Born Jane Nebel in New York, the youngest of three children, Henson took a fine arts education major at the University of Maryland. There she met Jim Henson in a puppetry class in the mid-'50s. Quickly bonding over a shared love of smart, off-the-wall puppetry, the pair went on to work together for an NBC subsidiary in Washington DC. Their five-minute sketches on TV show Sam And Friends caught the eye of variety show producers and led to a national TV debut on Steve Allen's Tonight Show, and from that Kermit and co were born in the shape of the wildly successful Muppets.The pair married in May 1959 and went on to have five children together,...
- 4/3/2013
- EmpireOnline
News Simon Brew 3 Apr 2013 - 05:59
The co-creator of The Muppets, Jane Henson, has died at the age of 78.
There's some sad news to report this morning, we're afraid to say. Jane Henson, who co-created The Muppets with her late husband Jim Henson, has died. She was 78.
Jane Henson had been fighting cancer, reportedly for some time, and passed away yesterday. Our thoughts are very much with her family and friends at this time.
But what a life Jane Henson had. She met Jim while studying back in 1954, and the married five years later, going on to have five children together, before separating in 1986. The pair continued to work together on The Muppets, and remained heavily involved in The Jim Henson Company, even after the death of Jim in 1990.
She co-created the show Sam And Friends with Jim, the early forerunner to what would become The Muppets, and leaves behind a brilliant legacy of work.
The co-creator of The Muppets, Jane Henson, has died at the age of 78.
There's some sad news to report this morning, we're afraid to say. Jane Henson, who co-created The Muppets with her late husband Jim Henson, has died. She was 78.
Jane Henson had been fighting cancer, reportedly for some time, and passed away yesterday. Our thoughts are very much with her family and friends at this time.
But what a life Jane Henson had. She met Jim while studying back in 1954, and the married five years later, going on to have five children together, before separating in 1986. The pair continued to work together on The Muppets, and remained heavily involved in The Jim Henson Company, even after the death of Jim in 1990.
She co-created the show Sam And Friends with Jim, the early forerunner to what would become The Muppets, and leaves behind a brilliant legacy of work.
- 4/3/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Jane Nebel Henson died in her Connecticut home today after a long battle with cancer. A memorial mass is planned for next week. She met Jim Henson in a puppetry class at the University of Maryland and soon after became an integral creative and business partner with him to form the Muppets. They began performing together on NBC’s D.C. affiliate station Wrc-tv while she was an undergraduate. Their show, Sam And Friends, took off and soon they were doing guest spots on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show. They were married in 1959, and she gave birth to Lisa Henson, Cheryl Henson, Brian Henson, John Henson and Heather Henson. Brian is currently chairman and Lisa is CEO of The Jim Henson Co, which continues to generate Muppets films. She continued to contribute to what became The Jim Henson Co empire, collaborating with her husband on a traveling museum exhibit The Art Of The Muppets,...
- 4/2/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Jane Nebel Henson died in her Connecticut home today after a long battle with cancer. A memorial mass is planned for next week. She met Jim Henson in a puppetry class at the University of Maryland and soon after became an integral creative and business partner with him to form the Muppets. They began performing together on NBC’s D.C. affiliate station Wrc-tv while she was an undergraduate. Their show, Sam And Friends, took off and soon they were doing guest spots on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show. They were married in 1959, and she gave birth to Lisa Henson, Cheryl Henson, Brian Henson, John Henson and Heather Henson. Brian is currently chairman and Lisa is CEO of The Jim Henson Co, which continues to generate Muppets films. She continued to contribute to what became The Jim Henson Co empire, collaborating with her husband on a traveling museum exhibit The Art Of The Muppets,...
- 4/2/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Jerry Nelson, whose versatile talents invigorated Muppet productions for six decades through characters like The Count Von Count, Emmet Otter, and Lew Zealand, has died. He was 78. Nelson’s path first crossed with that of Jim Henson while both worked at NBC affiliate Wrc in Washington, D.C.—Nelson as a page and Henson as onscreen talent, using Wrc as the home base for early Muppet commercials and his first TV series, Sam And Friends. Yet it wasn’t until both were living and working in New York City that Nelson, having performed with puppeteer Bil Baird as part ...
- 8/24/2012
- avclub.com
With The Muppets out in UK cinemas on Friday, Terence looks back over the history of Jim Henson's much-loved creations and their subversive comedy...
The Muppets, depending on where you live, are about to return or have returned to the big screen, with that wonderful new blockbuster paradigm of a movie that is both a reboot and sequel (or prequel) at the same time.
Simply titled The Muppets, the movie stars and is co-written by Judd Apatow regular, Jason Segel. The original songs are written by one half of Flight Of The Conchords, Brett McKenzie. The traditional Muppet movie roster of celebrity cameos includes the likes of Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis and Neil Patrick Harris.
So: are the Muppets getting a little edgier this time around? If you look at the history of the Muppets, not really.
Right from the start, the Muppets (much like Bugs Bunny, Popeye and...
The Muppets, depending on where you live, are about to return or have returned to the big screen, with that wonderful new blockbuster paradigm of a movie that is both a reboot and sequel (or prequel) at the same time.
Simply titled The Muppets, the movie stars and is co-written by Judd Apatow regular, Jason Segel. The original songs are written by one half of Flight Of The Conchords, Brett McKenzie. The traditional Muppet movie roster of celebrity cameos includes the likes of Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis and Neil Patrick Harris.
So: are the Muppets getting a little edgier this time around? If you look at the history of the Muppets, not really.
Right from the start, the Muppets (much like Bugs Bunny, Popeye and...
- 2/7/2012
- Den of Geek
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