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.

Author Archives: Damon Lord

1/26/1973 – ‘Garbage Creatures – “Hey Look Me Over”.’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 01-January '73, 1973 | Tagged Flip Wilson, Frank Oz, garbage creatures, Jerry Nelson, John Lovelady, Keep U.S. Beautiful, Muppets, Raymond Burr

1/21/1981 – ‘Begin parachute sequence.’

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 01-January '81, 1981, Great Muppet Caper | Tagged Caroly Wilcox, Kermit, Muppet Workshop, parachutes

1/17/1971 – ‘Ed Sullivan Show – String Quartet’

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 01-January '71, 1971, Appearances | Tagged Animal, Ed Sullivan Show, Harry, Harry the Hipster, Kermit, Mahna Mahna, Mildred, Muppets, Sting Quartet, Theodore, Today Show

1/10/1978 – ‘Interview Steve Whitmire and Wendy M.’

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 01-January '78, 1978, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Muppet Show | Tagged Ernie, Froud, Kermit, Krofft, Midener, Spinney, Whitmire

12/25/1978 – ‘I don’t appear on cover of TIME – but big spread.’

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 12-December '78, 1978 | Tagged Big Bird, Jimmy Carter, John Skow, Muppets, Time Magazine

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