Today would have been Jim Henson’s 88th birthday. During his long career, Henson gave us Sesame Street, The Muppets, iconic films like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal and so much more.

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

Jim Henson was the creator of "The Muppets"He sadly passed away in his primeTHIS was his life and times, and cause of death Well before his teen years, Henson was performing puppetry for audiences ...

Maybe just as resonant was when Jim Henson cut up his mother’s green ... home movies and artist sketches — as animated as Henson's Muppets, who educated millions on “Sesame Street” and ...

It might seem counterintuitive — especially since his oeuvre eventually included shows like “Fraggle Rock” and “Muppet Babies” — but Jim Henson never intended for the Muppets to be ...

Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Link Hogthrob / Jim Henson Muppet / Mahna Mahna / Convincing John / Bugsy Them / Cantus / Muppet Newsman / Sam ...

Jim Henson is best known as the creator of the Muppets and "Fraggle Rock." He also directed notable films such as "The Dark Crystal" and "Labyrinth." Henson began his journey as a puppeteer during ...

Little Muppet Monsters is a short-lived Saturday morning live action/puppet television series, airing only three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of Muppet Babies did so well in the ...

A blue plaque has been installed at the former home of the Muppets creator Jim Henson. Henson, who died in 1990 aged 53 from septic shock, lived on Downshire Hill in Hampstead, north London ...

The Bob Iger-led conglom only owns The Muppets franchise. Certainly that Mouse House confusion is pretty straightforward as the Jim Henson studio lot is distinguished by its gates just south of ...