The Jim Henson Company (formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc.; commonly referred to as Henson) is an American entertainment company located in

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. The company is known for its innovations in the field of

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, particularly through the creation of

Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson. Introduced in 1955, Kermit serves as the everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably ''Sesame Street'' and ''The Muppet Show'', as well ...

and the Muppets characters. Brian Henson serves as chairman, while Lisa Henson serves as CEO. Since 2000, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered at the

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, the historic former Charlie Chaplin Studios, in

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. The company was established in November 1958 by

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s Jim and Jane Henson, and is currently independently owned and operated by their children. Henson has produced many successful television series, including ''

The Muppet Show ''The Muppet Show'' is a sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and featuring the Muppets. The series originated as two pilot episodes produced by Henson for ABC in 1974 and 1975. While neither episode was moved forward as ...

'' (1976–1981), '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987), and ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...

'' (1997–2006); as well, the company designed the Muppet characters for ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000 ...

'' (1969–present). The company has also produced theatrical films, including ''

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'' (1979), '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982) and ''

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'' (1986). Henson also operates

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a special/visual effects company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The company is based out of Burbank, California, United States. History Jim Henson's Creature Shop was originally ...

, an

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and

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studio which has created characters and effects for both Henson productions and outside projects. In 1989, the company entered merger negotiations with

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, which were canceled following Jim Henson's death in 1990. Subsequently, control of the company was assumed by Henson's children: Lisa,

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, Brian,

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, and Heather. In 2000, Henson was sold to German media company EM.TV & Merchandising AG; by the end of that year, however, EM.TV's stock collapsed, and the Henson family re-acquired the company in 2003. In the interim, EM.TV sold the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' Muppets to

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in early January 2001, following a December 2000 announcement. Henson sold The Muppets and ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' properties to Disney in 2004, but retains the remainder of its program library and assets. , Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, and Heather Henson maintain control of the company. Jane Henson died in April 2013, and John Henson died in February 2014.

History

1958 to 1990

Jim and Jane Henson officially founded Muppets, Inc. on November 20, 1958, three years after '' Sam and Friends'' debuted on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Aside from ''Sam and Friends'', the majority of its work until 1969 was in advertising; appearances on late-night talk shows; and short "meeting films" primarily for enterprise use, produced from 1965 to 1996. In 1968, the company began designing characters and producing short films for the fledgling ''

'', which premiered on NET (succeeded by PBS) in November 1969. One of the company's first characters to appear regularly on television, Rowlf the Dog, originated in commercials for

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and became a regular character on '' The Jimmy Dean Show'' from 1963 to 1966. During this time, the show's host,

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, refused an opportunity to own 40% of the company, assuming that he did not attain that right. Jim Henson also pitched several different projects to the major American television networks, to little avail. Some ideas became unaired pilots, while others were never produced. Henson Associates logo

In 1976, producer

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approached Henson to produce a weekly series in Grade's native

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. This series became ''

'', produced by

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(ATV) for the ITV network. The success of ''The Muppet Show'' led to the Muppets becoming an enduring

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. Another company controlled by Grade,

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, originally owned ''The Muppet Show'', among other Henson productions, but Henson acquired the rights to these productions in the 1980s. During this time, Henson formed

, a special effects studio partially responsible for the films '' The Dark Crystal'' and ''

''; and television series '' The StoryTeller'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Later in his life, Henson produced '' Fraggle Rock'' and '' The Jim Henson Hour''. In August 1989, Henson and

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CEO

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began merger discussions reportedly valued at $150 million, which also included a fifteen-year contract for Henson's personal "creative services." However, the deal did not include the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters, which were owned by Henson, although merchandising revenue was split between Henson and the

Children's Television Workshop Sesame Workshop (SW), originally known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is an American nonprofit organization that has been responsible for the production of several educational children's programs—including its first and best-know ...

. Also during the negotiations, management of the company's Henson International Television distribution unit based in the UK purchased their unit from the company, leading to the establishment of HIT Entertainment. On May 16, 1990, as negotiations continued, Jim Henson died of

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. Following Henson's death, neither Disney nor Jim Henson Productions could come to an accord. Negotiations officially ended in December 1990, and Henson remained an independent company.

1991 to 1999

The Henson family assumed management of the company, and Brian Henson was named president, chairman, and CEO in January 1991. In the following years, Henson entered into deals with several companies, including television rights to the Henson library with

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and

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; a record label with BMG Kidz; and a home media label with

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. In 1995, Henson entered into an agreement with ABC to produce primetime television series, leading to '' Muppets Tonight'' and ''

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''. Following the releases of '' The Muppet Christmas Carol'' and ''

Muppet Treasure Island ''Muppet Treasure Island'' is a 1996 American musical swashbuckler comedy film directed by Brian Henson. It is the fifth theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. Adapted from the 1883 novel ''Treasure Island'' by Robert Louis Stevenson, ...

'' by

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, Henson formed

Jim Henson Pictures Jim Henson Pictures was an American film studio owned by The Jim Henson Company and led by Brian and Lisa Henson. It was originally founded on July 21, 1995, by Brian Henson as a joint venture between Jim Henson Productions and Sony Pictures Enter ...

with

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. In 1998, the company signed a deal with Columbia TriStar Home Video to launch Jim Henson Home Entertainment. By 1999, Henson held partial interests in two cable channels: The

Kermit Channel The Kermit Channel was an Asian television channel that was owned by the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment until 2001, when Hallmark assumed full ownership and renamed the channel. It was a 24-hour cable channel that broadcast reruns ...

(broadcasting in Asia) and Odyssey Network (broadcasting in the United States), both jointly owned with Hallmark Entertainment. After Hallmark (through

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) assumed full ownership of these networks, the Kermit Channel was discontinued and Odyssey was renamed the

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2000 to 2004

In 2000, the Henson family sold the company to the German media company EM.TV & Merchandising AG, for $680 million. That summer, EM.TV sold Henson's stakes in the Odyssey and Kermit cable channels in exchange for an 8.2% stake in Hallmark-controlled Crown Media Holdings. By the end of 2000, after EM.TV subsequently experienced major financial problems, EM.TV sold the company's ownership of the ''Sesame Street'' Muppets and Henson's small interest in the Noggin television network to Sesame Workshop, and by early 2001, Henson itself was marked for sale. The Walt Disney Company, Viacom, HIT Entertainment, Aol Time Warner, Haim Saban, Classic Media, as well as Henson management, among others, were all parties reportedly interested in acquiring the company. In December 2002, a deal was announced in which EM.TV would sell a 49.9% stake in Henson to an investment group led by Dean Valentine, a former executive at Disney and UPN. However, in March 2003, the deal was canceled, citing financial issues on Valentine's part. In May 2003, EM.TV was reportedly nearing an agreement to sell Henson to a consortium between Classic Media and Sesame Workshop (with financing from Sony Pictures Entertainment), until the Henson family re-acquired the company for a closing price of $84 million. In February 2004, Henson sold the Muppets and ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' to The Walt Disney Company, who subsequently formed The Muppets Studio (known at that time as The Muppets Holding Company). The term "Muppet", likewise, became a legal trademark of Disney; Sesame Workshop retains permission to use the term for its ''Sesame Street'' characters under a license from Disney.

2004 to present

On April 1, 2004, Henson and HIT Entertainment agreed to a five-year global distribution and production deal which included distribution of 440 hours of the company's remaining library including '' Fraggle Rock'', ''

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas ''Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas'' is a 1977 television special directed by Jim Henson, based on the 1971 children's book of the same name by Russell Hoban. The special features an ensemble cast of Henson's Muppet characters as well as chara ...

'', ''

The Hoobs ''The Hoobs'' is a live-action/animated children's television series created and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Decode Entertainment for Channel Four. Five series of 52 episodes were produced. Concept Channel 4 announced in November ...

'' and '' Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories''. In addition, the agreement also included the production of new properties, including ''Frances'', in which both companies co-produced and also both co-own the copyright to the series. After that deal expired, Henson entered similar agreements with Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. As well, the company became involved with computer animated projects, including the direct-to-video ''

Unstable Fables ''Unstable Fables'' is a trilogy of computer-animated films produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with Flame Ventures, Prana Studios, and The Weinstein Company. The direct-to-DVD feature-length films were distributed by Genius Produc ...

'' series; '' Sid the Science Kid''; '' Dinosaur Train''; and '' Splash and Bubbles'', as well as the puppet series '' Pajanimals''. Henson later formed Henson Alternative, which specializes in adult content, including the live shows known alternatively as ''Puppet Improv'', '' Puppet Up!'', and ''Stuffed and Unstrung''. In recent years, the ''Fraggle Rock'' characters have made several appearances, usually at special events. The characters appeared with

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in the music video for "Do It Anyway"; and in 2013, Gobo and Red Fraggle hosted a ''Fraggle Rock'' marathon on the

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. In 2019, '' The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'', a prequel to '' The Dark Crystal'', premiered on

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. In 2022, '' Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock'', a reboot of '' Fraggle Rock'', premiered on

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. On August 9, 2022, the company signed a worldwide distribution agreement with

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which would allow Shout! to distribute thirteen series and specials from the Henson catalog on home entertainment and streaming platforms across all territories.

Staff

Henson Family

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(1936–1990) – Founder of The Jim Henson Company. * Jane Henson (1934–2013) – Co-founder of The Jim Henson Company. * Brian Henson –

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of The Jim Henson Company. * Lisa Henson –

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of The Jim Henson Company. * Cheryl Henson –

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member, President of the Jim Henson Foundation. Formerly a liaison to

from 1992 to 2000. * John Henson (1965–2014) – Board of Directors member. * Heather Henson – Board of Directors member.

Leadership

* Peter Schube – President and COO of The Jim Henson Company. * Lori Don – Executive

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and CFO of The Jim Henson Company. * Richard Goldsmith – Executive Vice President, Global Distribution, and International Consumer Projects. * Joe Henderson – Executive Vice President, Worldwide Administration. * Stephanie Schroeder – Executive Vice President, Business Affairs & Legal. * Halle Stanford – Executive Vice President of Children's Entertainment. * Nicole Goldman – Senior Vice President, Marketing and Publicity. * Karen Lee Arbeeny – Vice President, Business Operations, Global Distribution. * Faryal Ganjehei – Vice President and Studio Operations at the Henson Recording Studio. * Anna Jordan Douglass – Vice President, Digital Development & Interactive Media. * Howard Sharp – Vice President of Administration. * Peter Brooke – Creative Supervisor at Jim Henson's Creature Shop. * Jerry Houle - Vice President of Marketing 1977-1984

Other staff members

* Karen Falk –

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and

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Filmography

Films

Television

From 1969 to 2000, Henson was contracted to design and create Muppet characters for ''Sesame Street''. With the exception of occasional appearances in the Muppets franchise, the characters were used exclusively for ''Sesame Street'', but Henson legally owned these characters prior to their acquisition by Sesame Workshop. The only exception was

, who was featured in other projects prior to ''Sesame Street''. Sesame Workshop retains the rights to use any ''Sesame Street'' footage featuring the character. The sale ended any direct affiliation between The Muppets and ''Sesame Street'', although the series retains use of the term "Muppet" under license from Disney. Many of the puppeteers continue to perform with both The Muppets and ''Sesame Street'' franchises. While no longer owning the ''Sesame Street'' characters, Henson continues to design them. This list excludes pre-2001 ''Sesame Street'' co-productions outside the United States.

TV series

=As a contributor

= * ''

'' (Seasons 1-31) (1969–2000) * ''

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'' (Season 1) ** "

The Land of Gorch ''The Land of Gorch'' was a recurring adult puppetry skit that appeared in season one of the American comedy television program ''Saturday Night Live,'' featuring Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters appeared regularly on the late-night come ...

" segments (1975-1976) * '' Wimzie's House'' (1995-96) * '' The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange'' (2012–2014)

TV specials

* '' The Great Santa Claus Switch'' (1970) * '' The Frog Prince'' (1971) * ''

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen ''The Muppet Musicians of Bremen'' (released on home video as ''Tales from MuppetLand: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen'') is a 1972 television special that is an adaptation of ''Town Musicians of Bremen'', featuring The Muppets. It is directed and p ...

'' (1972) * '' Out to Lunch'' (1974) * ''

'' (1977) * '' John Denver & the Muppets'' (1979) * ''

Rocky Mountain Holiday ''Rocky Mountain Holiday'' is a television special and a soundtrack album of songs from the special, performed by American singer-songwriter John Denver and The Muppets. The show has Denver playing host to the extended Muppet family; he takes t ...

'' (1983) * '' The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years'' (1986) * '' The Tale of the Bunny Picnic'' (1986) * ''

The Christmas Toy ''The Christmas Toy'' is a 1986 television film directed by Eric Till and produced by The Jim Henson Company, featuring Jim Henson's Muppets, including Rugby the Tiger who remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he is going t ...

'' (1986) * '' A Muppet Family Christmas'' (1987) * '' Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting'' (1989) * '' The Jim Henson Hour'' (1989): ** ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'' (1989) ** ''Secrets of the Muppets'' (1992) * ''

The Muppets at Walt Disney World ''The Muppets at Walt Disney World'' is a television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The special aired on NBC as part of ''The Magical World of Disney'' on May 6, 1990, and turned out to ...

'' (1990) * ''

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson ''The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson'' is a one-hour special that aired on CBS on November 21, 1990. The program was a tribute to Muppet creator Jim Henson, who had died earlier in 1990 due to toxic shock syndrome caused by a streptococcus infect ...

'' (1990) * '' Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree'' (1995)

Direct-to-video

* Jim Henson Play-Along Video (1988) ** Hey, You're As Funny as Fozzie Bear: A Comedy Show Starring Fozzie Bear and You ** Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along: Rowlf teaches kids about music. ** Wow, You're a Cartoonist! ** Neat Stuff... To Know and Do ** '' Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories'' (1987–1990) ** Peek-A-Boo, A Big Surprise for Little People * Muppet Sing Alongs ** '' Billy Bunny's Animal Songs'' (1993) ** "It's Not Easy Being Green" ** "Muppet Treasure Island Sing Alongs" ** "Things That Fly" * ''

Muppet Classic Theater ''Muppet Classic Theater'' (also known as ''Muppet Family Theater'' in the Republic of Ireland and ''Muppet Fairy Tales'' in the United Kingdom) is a direct-to-video musical comedy film featuring The Muppets. It is the first direct-to-video featur ...

'' (1994) * "Jim Henson's Preschool Collection" ** "Muppets on Wheels" (1995) ** "Yes, I Can Learn" (1995) ** "Yes, I Can Help" (1995)Martie Zad. (July 2, 1995)
Muppets, Kids Join in Series For Preschoolers
"

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. 1995. HighBeam Research. Accessed on November 26, 2013. * '' Kermit's Swamp Years'' (2002)

Web content

* ''The Skrumps'' (2007) * '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!'' (2008)

Henson Alternative

The following list contains projects of The Jim Henson Company under its Henson Alternative banner.

Movies

Television series

The first eight series are produced under its Henson Alternative banner exclusively in

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before premiering worldwide in 2015. * ''Tinseltown'' (2007) * ''Alt/Reality'' (2010-2011) * '' Simian Undercover Detective Squad'' (2012) * ''Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del'' (2006) * ''Del's Vegas Comedy Binge'' (2007) * '' Late Night Liars'' (2010) * ''Marvin E. Quasniki for President'' (2011–12) * '' Neil's Puppet Dreams'' (2012–13) * ''Ketchup with the Hot Dogs'' (2013–14) * ''

Good Morning Today ''Good Morning Today'' is a computer-animated television show on Fusion that was created by David Javerbaum and produced by The Jim Henson Company under its Henson Alternative banner and ShadowMachine Films. The show uses The Jim Henson Company ...

'' (2013–14) * ''

No, You Shut Up! ''No, You Shut Up!'' is an American news talk show on Fusion TV that was created by David Javerbaum (the former head writer and executive producer of ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''), hosted by Paul F. Tompkins, and produced by The Jim Henso ...

'' (2013–2016) * ''

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'' (2018)

Stage shows

* '' Puppet Up! - Uncensored'' (2006–present) ** '' Stuffed and Unstrung'' (2010-2013)

Other productions

* The Muppet segments of the Nintendo Digital Event, shown during E3 (2015). * '' Star Fox Zero'' commercial (2016).

Notes

References

External links

*
The company's YouTube channel
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