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: 1977

8/9/1977 – ‘Dom DeLuise (MS)’

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 08-August '77, 1977, Muppet Movie, Muppet Show | Tagged Bernadette Peters, Bernie the Agent, Dom DeLuise, Frank Oz, Julie Andrews, Kermit, London, Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, Miss Piggy, Peter Sellers, Ruth Buzzi, Steve Martin, Walter Marks

7/19/1977 – ‘Steve Martin (MS)’

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 07-July '77, 1977, Muppet Babies, Muppet Movie, Muppet Show, Saturday Night Live | Tagged Beverly Sills, Christopher Reeve, Frank Oz, James Coburn, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Muppet Magazine, Saturday Night Live, Steve Martin, The Muppet Show

2/11/1977 – ‘Shoot American Express commercial – begin running next summer’

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 02-February '77, 1977, Commercials | Tagged American Express, Benny Goodman, Bill Blass, Bob Fosse, Dave Goelz, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Joe Morgan, John Lovelady, Mel Blanc, Muppets, Richard Hunt, Sam Ervin

9/29/1977 – ‘Good Morning America shooting in our shop.’

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Administrator

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Topics: 09-September '77 | Tagged Dave Goelz, David Hartman, Good Morning America, Mari Kaestle, Rudolph Nureyev, Swine Lake

9/13/1977 – ‘Do Tonight Show.’

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Administrator

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Topics: 09-September '77 | Tagged The Muppet Show, The Tonight Show

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