Jim Henson Movies

Hip Hip Parade! was a primetime special promoting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, originally broadcast on PBS stations throughout Thanksgiving week 1978. Hosting the special were Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear, of The Muppet Show fame.

A robot illustrates the nascent, but growing relationship between man and machine - a relationship not without tension and resentment.

Leo is happy to have a meal break, but Grump verbally assaults the food.

Fozzie Bear teaches the viewers -- as well as his young friends P.J. and Kai-Lee -- to tell funny jokes and perform impressions and magic tricks. At the end of the video, Fozzie encourages the viewers to bring their parents and friends into the room, to see their Big-Time Comedy Show.

This unaired pilot, produced by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, was shot in Atlanta in the summer of 1962. The pilot featured Kermit the Frog, Taminella Grinderfall and King Goshposh, characters who would all reappear a few years later in the Tales From Muppetland TV specials.

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

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

A young boy ponders the marvel of wheels.

This documentary interviews young people on war, religion, music, sex, and other topics. Part of NBC's Experiment in Television.

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 domain of the Queen of 6, wherein everything exists in denominations of 6.

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

"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 Jim Henson about two girls (played by Sumiko Kimura and Alison von Brock) playing with their doll house. Eventually, two cats get into the doll house...

Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketches from The Muppet Show. In this one hour special, Rowlf the Dog presents a compilation of his best numbers and other silly songs from The Muppet Show. Gonzo...

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

Sure we’re interested in Jim Henson’s work as a filmmaker and creative innovator, but his brilliant talents as a performer are often overlooked. As a puppeteer, he created such indelible characters as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Ernie, and the Swedish Chef. This compilation illuminates the...

Dasher tells the other reindeer that there's no snow and thus they can't deliver any presents. Prancer, Dancer, Donder and Bitzen keep breaking into Christmas carols whenever Dasher says a word from one. Eventually they try to make a Snow Dance. This is the first appearance of the Reindeer...

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 title character, the jovial king (voiced by Jim Henson) of a land where everything exists in denominations of the number eight.

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 film has featured in various screenings of vintage Henson material without the Limbo performance superimposed over the images.

The presentation by Jim Henson that started it all.