i'm a huge Jim Henson fan. of course i loved Sesame Street as a kid and never really stopped. i remember listing Sesame Street as my favorite TV show on those 'getting to know you' handouts for school right up into high school. in eighth grade i did my biography report on Jim Henson and dressed up with an eye-liner beard and all for the presentation. i've been Jim for Halloween (see two posts ago) and i've still got this Kermit in my possession.
and the tradition continues. Ash digs old school Sesame Street and episodes of The Muppet Show on a regular basis. she sings songs about capitol I, ladybug picnics, and disco d. she's a big fan of Harry Belafonte, Elton John, Julie Andrews, James Coburn and John Denver, not to mention a long list of Muppets. i love it.today is Sesame Street's 40th anniversary and i'll admit i'm sentimental. i haven't seen the current episodes in years but i love, love the ones from my childhood. now that i'm a parent who has learned even more about Jim Henson, the other puppeteers and the Muppets i have an even greater appreciation for Sesame Street, and even more so Jim's creative genius. hat's off to you, Jim. i wish you were still around.
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Well said. Very well said.
"You take the golden "an" and give it to Fran who will take it to Stan. You got the plan?"
He's just a teeny little super, guy.
That was one of my favorites.
By the way, you are one cute little kid with a kermit. Now we know where A & T get it from.
Thanks for intruducing me to Jim Henson, too.
My little Logan loves Sesame Street as well. He has no patience for animation. He loves Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (my heart leaps with joy when he giggles at the song Barbaque). He also loves the silly song, You Gotta Put Down the Ducky.
I once watched all the extras to the Dark Crystal (a personal favorite) and was in complete awe of the process.
Thanks for paying homage to such an amazing creative mind!
Great pic. And you are right, Jim Henson can't be beat. I was Jim Henson in 8th grade because you were Jim Henson in 8th grade. Thanks for that. And the book you mention was basically my whole bibliography. I may just buy O the DVDs for Christmas. I know, a little early, but you can never be overprepared.
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