Jim Henson remembered on what would have been his 90th birthday

Jim Henson’s would-be 90th birthday set off a day of remembrances centered on the Muppets and his wider creations, sparked by archival clips like Dr. Teeth on The Tonight Show in 1975 and The Muppet Show guest moments. Posts dwell on Kermit and Miss Piggy as emblematic figures, on the unhinged imagination behind Labyrinth and a tedious five day submerged tank shoot that fans point to as proof of his craft. Commenters quoted Henson’s hope to leave the world better and amplified Frank Oz’s memory of Henson’s “internal and quiet” but sparkling inner life, while personal notes about a Mopop Henson exhibit bringing someone to tears and a fan-made Fizzgig puppet showed the day’s emotional, hands-on homage. Many marked the day by cueing a documentary about Henson, framing the birthday as a moment to revisit his mixtures of playfulness and technical daring.