FA+
Shop
423
Views
Views
4
Favorites
Favorites
Category
All / Fantasy
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 1280
File Size 598.8 kB
Report this content
More from TimidGrizzly
Jim Henson, September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990
Hi Jim Henson. Just thinking of you today.
Thank you for all you brought to my life.
Jim Henson produced an enormous body of works, most included anthropomorphic animals. You may know him best for creating Kermit the Frog, The Muppets, or for his work on Sesame Street. Earlier in life when I was having some bad times, I saw his "Emet Otter's Jug Band Christmas". It helped me believe there was some goodness left in the world. "Dark Crystal" (1982) and "Labyrinth" (1986) movies were amazing and showed me you can do great things despite opposition. I also hold special memories for his television series "The Storyteller", "The Muppet Show", and "The Fraggels". His art was amazing and would draw you into the story like few others.
When Jim Henson died suddenly, there were many tributes. But the saddest of all was the song "A Boy and His Frog" by Tom Smith. There is also a statue of Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog seated on a red granite bench at the University of Maryland, College Park, Henson's alma mater.
But Jim Henson not only contributed to puppetry, animatronics, and early fursuit acting; but to computer science. Kermit the computer protocol for data transfer was named after Kermit the Frog. Kermit was big stuff for computer hobbyist and professionals in the 1980's. Ah, I remember it well.
He did so much, I am sure you have your favorites too. So let’s celebrate today by watching some of his works and reliving the good feelings he gave us. Links to the ones I mentioned are below and many others are on YouTube.
Links to more information and some of Jim Henson's works:
http://www.biography.com/people/jim.....evision-career
Good general information, nicely presented.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson
Good info and list of tributes. Plus has drawing of Micky Mouse consoling Kermit.
"A Boy and His Frog"
Tom Smith's Henson tribute song, "A Boy and His Frog", won the Pegasus Award for Best Filk Song in 1991.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9kT1xIpZ4E
Jim Henson Statue
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jim_Henson_Statue
Fraggle Rock
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Fraggle_Rock
Five seasons, 96 episodes
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
Many full length episodes (25 minutes each) on YouTube
The Storyteller (1987)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092383/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_StoryTeller
13 episodes on YouTube
Dark Crystal (1982)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal
Labyrinth (1986)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369.....ef_=tt_rec_tti
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Labyrinth
Kermit (protocol)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_(protocol)
Hi Jim Henson. Just thinking of you today.
Thank you for all you brought to my life.
Jim Henson produced an enormous body of works, most included anthropomorphic animals. You may know him best for creating Kermit the Frog, The Muppets, or for his work on Sesame Street. Earlier in life when I was having some bad times, I saw his "Emet Otter's Jug Band Christmas". It helped me believe there was some goodness left in the world. "Dark Crystal" (1982) and "Labyrinth" (1986) movies were amazing and showed me you can do great things despite opposition. I also hold special memories for his television series "The Storyteller", "The Muppet Show", and "The Fraggels". His art was amazing and would draw you into the story like few others.
When Jim Henson died suddenly, there were many tributes. But the saddest of all was the song "A Boy and His Frog" by Tom Smith. There is also a statue of Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog seated on a red granite bench at the University of Maryland, College Park, Henson's alma mater.
But Jim Henson not only contributed to puppetry, animatronics, and early fursuit acting; but to computer science. Kermit the computer protocol for data transfer was named after Kermit the Frog. Kermit was big stuff for computer hobbyist and professionals in the 1980's. Ah, I remember it well.
He did so much, I am sure you have your favorites too. So let’s celebrate today by watching some of his works and reliving the good feelings he gave us. Links to the ones I mentioned are below and many others are on YouTube.
Links to more information and some of Jim Henson's works:
http://www.biography.com/people/jim.....evision-career
Good general information, nicely presented.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson
Good info and list of tributes. Plus has drawing of Micky Mouse consoling Kermit.
"A Boy and His Frog"
Tom Smith's Henson tribute song, "A Boy and His Frog", won the Pegasus Award for Best Filk Song in 1991.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9kT1xIpZ4E
Jim Henson Statue
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jim_Henson_Statue
Fraggle Rock
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Fraggle_Rock
Five seasons, 96 episodes
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
Many full length episodes (25 minutes each) on YouTube
The Storyteller (1987)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092383/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_StoryTeller
13 episodes on YouTube
Dark Crystal (1982)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal
Labyrinth (1986)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369.....ef_=tt_rec_tti
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Labyrinth
Kermit (protocol)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_(protocol)
Category All / Fantasy
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 1280px
File Size 598.8 kB
So true. But that was Jim Henson, always working outside the box. He always seemed to be pushing the envelope to see how to get more production value. When he did "Dark Crystal" the powers to be told him it was technical impractical and was too far out to be a financial success if he did manage to pull it off. But he proved them wrong again. I think that is what makes his work so special, it does not go along with the "way things are done". Even his early "Sam and Friends" ,available on YouTube, was so much more advanced than 1961 with the complex humor and emotions.
Are you sure? I did a quick Internet search (about 15 minutes) and that statement seems to be an urban legend. Here are a few of the things I found
"Henson grew up in Christian Science, even teaching Sunday school as a young adult."
"... however, Henson reportedly distanced himself from his church as he grew older ..."
"The urban legend that Henson died because of Christian Science-based refusal to receive medical care is just that: an urban legend."
source:http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/novemberweb-only/gospeljimhenson.html
"He remained a Christian Scientist at least into his twenties when he would teach Sunday School but fifteen years before he died he wrote to a Christian Science church to inform them he was no longer a practicing member."
"Although it is rumored that his Christian Science faith prevented him from visiting the hospital, his stepmother and others deny this, as he had ceased practicing in his early 20s."
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Jim_Henson
Remember, Jim Henson died in 1990 at age 53.
"Henson grew up in Christian Science, even teaching Sunday school as a young adult."
"... however, Henson reportedly distanced himself from his church as he grew older ..."
"The urban legend that Henson died because of Christian Science-based refusal to receive medical care is just that: an urban legend."
source:http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/novemberweb-only/gospeljimhenson.html
"He remained a Christian Scientist at least into his twenties when he would teach Sunday School but fifteen years before he died he wrote to a Christian Science church to inform them he was no longer a practicing member."
"Although it is rumored that his Christian Science faith prevented him from visiting the hospital, his stepmother and others deny this, as he had ceased practicing in his early 20s."
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Jim_Henson
Remember, Jim Henson died in 1990 at age 53.
Comments