Jim Henson Movies

  • 1981
    Muppet Side Splitter

    Muppet Side Splitter

    Muppet Side Splitter

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    Jim Henson’s “for hire” work using Muppets to spice up dull corporate meetings

    Muppet Side Splitter
  • 1983
    Muppet Breakthrough

    Muppet Breakthrough

    Muppet Breakthrough

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    Muppet Meeting Films: "What's This Meeting All About?", "The B.I.G. Plan", "Who Needs a Break?", "The Sky's the Limit"

    Muppet Breakthrough
  • 1970
    Doll House

    Doll House

    Doll House

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    "Doll House" is a Sesame Street song about the number 2. The song features vocals by Juli Christman, and is accompanied with a live-action film by...

    Doll House
  • 1966
    The Idea Man

    The Idea Man

    The Idea Man

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    The Idea Man is a three minute short film by Jim Henson which was used for a live performance with Limbo on The Mike Douglas Show on July 20, 1966....

    The Idea Man
  • 1988
    Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

    Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

    Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director

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    In this interactive videocassette, viewers are invited to help the Muppets direct three of their latest features, while also preventing the studio...

    Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
  • 1969
    Sesame Street Pitch Reel

    Sesame Street Pitch Reel

    Sesame Street Pitch Reel

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    Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (1969), to Kermit the Frog.

    Sesame Street Pitch Reel
  • 2015
    Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays

    Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays

    Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays

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    Welcome to Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays! Fozzie’s Bear-ly Funny Fridays, also known as “Jokes With Fozzie”, is a series of...

    Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
  • 1961
    Visual Thinking

    Visual Thinking

    Visual Thinking

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    In a mix of puppetry and animation, Harry demonstrates the Art of Visual Thinking to Kermit—and what it does to you once it gets out of control.

    Visual Thinking
  • 1961
    Shearing Animation

    Shearing Animation

    Shearing Animation

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    An abstract animated film inspired by the work of jazz musician Chico Hamilton.

    Shearing Animation
  • 1971
    Number Twelve Rocks

    Number Twelve Rocks

    Number Twelve Rocks

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    A group of twelve rocks remove themselves from a crowd and are counted out, before taking the shape of a numeral 12.

    Number Twelve Rocks
  • 1971
    The Queen of Six

    The Queen of Six

    The Queen of Six

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    The Queen of Six is a stop-motion animated short produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson. Similar to "The King of Eight," the short focuses on the...

    The Queen of Six
  • 1989
    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

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    Film produced by the Puppeteers of America documenting a visit from Jim Henson and Frank Oz to MIT in 1989. It features an introduction as well as...

    An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
  • 1961
    Drums West

    Drums West

    Drums West

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    This newly rediscovered short was created in Jim's home studio in Bethesda, MD around 1961. It is one of several experimental shorts inspired by the...

    Drums West
  • 1967
    The Paperwork Explosion

    The Paperwork Explosion

    The Paperwork Explosion

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    Mankind has devoted too much time, too much money and plenty of space on paperwork and more paperwork. In the 1960's, to remove all those obstacles...

    The Paperwork Explosion
  • 1966
    I'm Nobody

    I'm Nobody

    I'm Nobody

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    I'm Nobody is a film created by Jim Henson consisting of city crowds shot from the shoulders, up, and slightly blurred with slow dissolves. The film...

    I'm Nobody
  • 1990
    Jim Henson: In Performance

    Jim Henson: In Performance

    Jim Henson: In Performance

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    Sure we’re interested in Jim Henson’s work as a filmmaker and creative innovator, but his brilliant talents as a performer are often...

    Jim Henson: In Performance
  • 1976
    The Muppet Show Pitch Reel

    The Muppet Show Pitch Reel

    The Muppet Show Pitch Reel

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    The presentation by Jim Henson that started it all.

    The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
  • 1971
    The King of Eight

    The King of Eight

    The King of Eight

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    The King of Eight is a 1970 short film produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson, using stop-motion animation. The 70-second short film focuses on the...

    The King of Eight
  • 1967
    Ripples

    Ripples

    Ripples

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    Ripples uses images cut together to visualize the mind's eye of an architect as he considers his next project.

    Ripples
  • 1960
    Cat and Mouse

    Cat and Mouse

    Cat and Mouse

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    CAT AND MOUSE is Jim Henson’s second and more ambitious interpretation of a composition from jazz drummer Chico Hamilton whom Jim met and...

    Cat and Mouse