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

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Jim Henson's 90th birthday brought fans back to the origins and the warmth of his work, with posts recalling his 1955 college show Sam and Friends and an early version of Kermit. Celebrations include the Jim Henson Company’s Harmonious Hoopla at the Museum of the Moving Image on September 24 and 25, screenings and documentary recommendations, and personal memories like a chance after-hours tour of the Jim Henson Creature Shop in Camden. Threads center on moments and projects that feel most sustaining now: Kermit’s sardonic presence, Henson’s films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and the Muppets as a force of good in dark times.

Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

JIM HENSON started the show “Sam and Friends” in 1955 whilst a 19yr old Freshman at the University of Maryland. Here he is with the puppets from that show including an early version of Kermit.

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News Coulomb15

Back when Kermit didn't skip leg day.

🌲Harlequin⚓️Forest🌲13

I didn't know this. I've also never seen him without his trademark beard. Ty for this.

M J Murcott9

That is really like seeing the early Simpson cartoons.

𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖜 𝖔𝖋 𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓9

That kid's gonna go places.

Jim Jewell7

Was he the original model for Woody? I mean... damn, he looks like the live-action version Disney is probably dying to make.

stopshtlr.bsky.social4

Looks like Woody the cowboy

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Pile Of Garbage7

Who'd have guessed that Kermit would go on to drop a banger like this?

kdelran.bsky.social5

And he returned to U Md for homecoming over 20 years later as a huge celebrity and broughy Miss Piggy, Sweetums and Fozzy bear. Sweetums was in the line ahead of me to see free movies on campus. He is a big guy!

AJ MacReady3

The magic man was a Muppet of a man.

Tim Byrne

@tbyrne75.bsky.social

Born September 24, 1936, Jim Henson would have been 90 years old today. Rightly one of the most beloved entertainers of all time.

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James Bramble

@bramblejim.bsky.social

#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Jim Henson #SeptemberMovieChallenge -court The Great Muppet Caper (1981) Just ok. But I’m always a fan of Henson, and this cast is all star. Kermit disguises himself as Piggy’s lawyer but she breaks out of prison before her trial. @omacolt.bsky.social

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Cinefeast33 📽📺📚

@cinefeast33.bsky.social

The world today is filled with horror & injustice... But, at least, I'm still here to celebrate the birthday of Jim Henson, BOTD 9/24/36. Henson & his Muppets have been force of good in this world my entire life. That energy is needed in these dark days. Thank you, Jim! #filmsky 📽 #tvsky 📺

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Donna Rees

@donnarees.bsky.social

As it's Jim Henson's birthday today and the world has gone to shite, do yourself a big favour and watch this beautiful documentary today..X youtu.be/iyGFV6VIxkI?...

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ToughPigs

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Come to the Jim Henson Company’s Harmonious Hoopla on September 24 & 25 at the Museum of the Moving Image! There’s gonna be a duck!

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Lauren Thompson

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24 September 1936 – 1990 Jim Henson, 53, US puppeteer, filmmaker, screenwriter, creator Sesame Street (1969–) The Muppets (original series made in the UK 1976-) The Muppet Movie (1979) * The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) * Fraggle Rock (1983–87) * The Dark Crystal (1982) * Labyrinth (1986)

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Fake Signal Name

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Jim Henson running into a sound stage yelling,”To me, my Muppets!”

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Prof Frank McDonough

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24 September 1936. Puppeteer, animator and film director Jim Henson was born in Greenville, Mississippi. He achieved worldwide fame as the creator of The Muppets and Fraggle Rock and as the director of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.

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Aestheticpulse

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Jim Henson was a true visionary, yet I honestly don't think he gets the love he deserves today. This short documentary perfectly breaks down how he built his incredible world and brought so many iconic characters to life. #filmsky youtu.be/f3qG9byaU00?...

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Dáibhí The Spooky Pumpkin 🎃

@daibhi.bsky.social

Happy Birthday up in heaven, Jim Henson. Thank you for all that you did.

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rdmacq.bsky.social

@rdmacq.bsky.social

Jim Henson said if he was ever stuck on an idea for how to end things, he’d have two options- have one character eat the other, or have someone explode.

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Michelle Suiter 🇵🇸🍉🕊️

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Check out my awesome new t-shirt I got today at the Jim Henson exhibition in Brisbane

A black t-shirt featuring the characters from children’s television show Fraggle Rock

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Peter Watts

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In 2000, my girlfriend worked in a pub in Camden and one evening we got chatting to a customer, who was a model-maker at the nearby Jim Henson Creature Shop. He gave us a slightly drunken after-hours tour of this strange old building filled with half-made or decommissioned muppets. Quite a memory.

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@melonlemon.bsky.social

however i could not find the jim henson muppet picture

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