Jim Henson Movies

  • 1992
    Getting Ready to Read

    Getting Ready to Read

    Getting Ready to Read

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    The video promotes reading skills with various Sesame inserts, along with a new framing sequence where Big Bird operates his own "Reading Hotline."

    Getting Ready to Read
  • 1970
    The Great Santa Claus Switch

    The Great Santa Claus Switch

    The Great Santa Claus Switch

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    Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere, but the evil wizard, Cosmo Scam, has hatched a plot to kidnap Santa...

    The Great Santa Claus Switch
  • 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
  • 1979
    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

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    Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of...

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
  • 2025
    The Muppet Script

    The Muppet Script

    The Muppet Script

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    When most people think of the Muppets, they think of the colorful characters made out of fleece and foam. But as with every movie, it all starts on...

    The Muppet Script
  • 1989
    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

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    In this special, Miss Piggy and her associate producer Gonzo attempt to take viewers on a star-studded trip around Hollywood and fail miserably.

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood
  • 1970
    Untitled Miss Piggy Film

    Untitled Miss Piggy Film

    Untitled Miss Piggy Film

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    An upcoming film set in The Muppets universe centered around the one and only Miss Piggy. Plot TBA.

    Untitled Miss Piggy Film
  • 1989
    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

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    A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Walter Cronkite, Jackie Gleason,...

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
  • 1991
    The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

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    Theseus, with help from a beautiful princess, versus the savage Minotaur, half-man half-bull.

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
  • 2007
    Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

    Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

    Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

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    A retrospective look at Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal'.

    Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
  • 2004
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

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    The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
  • 1971
    Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

    Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

    Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

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    A retelling of the classic fairy tale of The Frog Prince featuring Kermit the Frog, Kermit's nephew Robin, Sweetums, and a princess cursed to say...

    Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
  • 2014
    Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

    Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

    Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

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    Go behind the scenes to witness the magic of the Muppets in this compilation of rare footage of the variety of puppetry created by Jim Henson....

    Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
  • 1985
    Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

    Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

    Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

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    The Muppets tell the magical story of the chorus pig who rises from barnyard obscurity to super stardom and finds the short, green and handsome frog...

    Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
  • 1992
    A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

    A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

    A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

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    A Christmas collection of performances from various episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show.

    A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
  • 1962
    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
  • 1995
    Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

    Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

    Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

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    Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar (life and artistic...

    Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
  • 1984
    Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

    Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

    Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

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    Trace the life and career of visionary puppeteer Jim Henson through this fascinating documentary, which profiles the creative genius's early...

    Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
  • 1975
    Just a Few Announcements

    Just a Few Announcements

    Just a Few Announcements

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    "Before the Muppets begin their meeting, Janice reads a series of announcements." (Muppet Wiki)

    Just a Few Announcements
  • 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