In June 1965, 28-year-old Jim Henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as “The Red Book.” He noted down what had happened up until that point (deemed “Ancient History”) and then recorded anything that he felt was worth recording as single line journal entries until the end of 1988.

Selected curated entries courtesy of The Jim Henson Company Archives.

7/23-27/1973 – ‘1st Meeting w/writers Valentine Show – Will Glickman, Jerry Ross and Juhl.’

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Administrator

Jim’s Muppet Valentine Show was a milestone for Jim, opening up the real possibility of his much-desired prime-time network series. Learn about how it came together.