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.

Category Archives: 1968

10/29/1968 – ‘Tonight Show – “Beautiful Day”.’

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 10-October '68, 1968, Appearances | Tagged Don Sahlin, Jerry Juhl, Mike Douglas Shows, Prairie Dawn, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, The Today Show, Tonight Show

7/25-26/1968 – ‘Attend Seminar in Cambridge – re Children’s TV Workshop.’

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 07-July '68, 1968, Appearances, Sesame Street, Tales of The Tinkerdee, Youth 68 | Tagged Cambridge, Children's Television Workshop, Harvard, Hey Cinderella, Jerry Juhl, Joan Ganz Cooney, Jon Stone, Kermit, Lloyd Morrisett, Maurice Sendak, Rowlf, Tom Whedon

6/3/1968 – ‘Shoot Easy-Bake Oven commercial.’

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 06-June '68, 1968, Commercials | Tagged Barbara Price, Barry Clark, Bob Grannen, Cincinnati, Don Sahlin, Easy-Bake Oven, Fritz Roland, General Mills, Kermit Love, Leonard Sive and Associates, Little Bird, Sir Linit

5/—/1968 – ‘Mike Douglas Show – showed part of “Youth ’68”.’

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 05-May '68, 1968, Appearances, Youth 68 | Tagged Don Sahlin, Florence Henderson, Frank Oz, Hermione Gingold, Jerry Juhl, Jerry Nelson, Kermit, Mills Brothers, Rowlf, The Jimmy Dean Show, The Mike Douglas Show

4/21/1968 – ‘Sunday, 4 P.M. Air Youth ’68.’

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 04-April '68, 1968, Youth 68 | Tagged BBC, Experiment in Television, Jefferson Airplane, Jon Stone, Mamas and The Papas, NBC, Vanilla Fudge

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