Jim Henson News

One of the nice things about puppets is that it's your own hand in there. You can make it do anything you want it to.

Todaya TMs "Did You Know" is brought to you by the number 40, as in: It was 40 years ago today, Nov.

Sing the blues, Kermit... or greens. We know how you feel. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo and Grover have something to celebrate.

Fran Brill was the first female puppeteer hired by Jim Henson and went on to create the Sesame Street characters Prairie Dawn and Zoe.

Sesame Street was always considered an experiment. When the very first episode aired on Nov.

You can never leave the magic of Fraggle Rock! Jim Henson is responsible for two genuinely iconic television milestones.

After four decades, "Sesame Street" and the Muppets are inextricably linked. And yet when Jim Henson brought the Muppets on board, it was a big departure.

Big Bird reads to some children on "Sesame Street," which will celebrate its 40th year on the air with its season premiere Tuesday.

In writing this week about the return engagement of "Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" at the Goodspeed Operas House in East Haddam made me go back to my original review ro recall the pleasures of last year's premiere production.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3:55 p.m. 1969: 'Sesame Street' debuts Nov.

On November 10 1969 an 8 foot 2 inch yellow bird waddled onto our TV screens, and into our hearts.

Film director Frank Oz is best known as the creator and voice behind Miss Piggy and the voice of Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear and Bert.

It's one of the most popular children's TV programmes in history, but it's no longer on most British screens.

The air is still sweet on Sesame Street as the world's longest-running children's television programme celebrates its 40th birthday.

From November 7 through December 2 . The Gene Siskel Film Center at 164 North State Street host films by Jim Henson , legendary creator of the Muppets and other extraordinary characters.

Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street ! That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener.

What is billed as a very Muppet evening with a screening of The Muppets Take Manhattan and special guest speaker Roscoe Orman, AKA Gordon from Sesame Street, will help support the charitable outreach of the non-profit Puppetry Arts.

A Sesame Street anniversary and Big Bird's birthday is today. The Sesame Street anniversary is a huge anniversary.

Elmo of Sesame Street attempts to eat the microphone as he testifies before the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Committee hearing on Capital Hill.

We though the title was a mouthful last year. Depending on which flyer you saw it was "Emmet Otter's Jug-band Chistmas" or " Jim Hanson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas." Now, it's just "Jim Henson's Emmet Otter." Christmas is out.