Before I start reading my copy of the new biography of Jim Henson (appropriately titled Jim Henson: The Biography), I want to make this promise in writing: Regardless of whatever less-than-admirable aspects of his life I may find out about while reading the book, I will continue to love him as I always have, and will forgive him unconditionally ( Read more... )

"Shooting Peter Falk"???
Eek!

Of course, Jim meant FILMING Peter Falk, not gunning him down. His cameo in The Great Muppet Caper wasn't THAT bad! (rimshot)

Given the number of Muppet fans who laud The Great Muppet Caper as a flawless masterpiece of cinematic comedy, I'm glad to see that at least one person (and a Henson Company employee, at ( Read more... )

I remember when I was nine years old, someone finally explained to me what royal life would really be like, and my response was basically, "You know what? That actually sounds pretty terrible." And my opinion hasn't changed much since then ( Read more... )

You may have noticed that lately my "Year of Bert & Ernie" project has become more of an Ernie-and-Cookie-Monster project, and I must confess that that was entirely by design. There is a precedent of Bert-and-Ernie material being misinterpreted in the context of Pride Week, and while I try to respect everyone's right to an individual ( Read more... )

I am so relieved.

Thirty-three years ago, in 1980, the Star Wars droids made two appearances on Sesame Street. Unfortunately, I've yet to come across an explanation as to how or why that happened. I'm guessing it must have had something to do with the connection between Jim Henson and George Lucas,1 but I don't actually know.

As documented in this article, the ( Read more... )

This is a bootleg, but it's too good not to use.

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Nineteen days after starting the campaign, the Sesame Street YouTube channel has one billion views, and the top secret video was revealed this morning:

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