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: 11-November ’81

11/11/1981 – Casting Fraggle characters in NY – HBO picks up Fraggle

Posted on November 11, 2013 by admin

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Topics: 11-November '81, 1981, Fraggle Rock | Tagged Boober, Frith, Gobo, Goelz, HBO, Hunt, Jr. Gorg, Juhl, Mokey, Mullen, Nelson, Oz, Prell, Red, Stevenson, Toronto, Wembley, Whitmire

11/2/1981 “Recording Pigs in Space for NASA space shuttle.”

Posted on November 2, 2012 by admin

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Topics: 11-November '81, 1981, Muppet Show | Tagged Dr. Julius Strangepork, First Mate Piggy, Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl, Jerry Nelson, Joseph Engle, Link Hogthrob, Miss Piggy, Muppets, NASA, Pigs in Space, Richard Truly, Sally K. Ride, The Muppet Show

11/1/1981 – ‘Diana B. rejoins HA!’

Posted on November 1, 2012 by admin

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Topics: 11-November '81, 1981, Christmas Toy, Fraggle Rock, Frog Prince, Muppet Musicians of Bremen, Time Piece | Tagged A Muppet Family Christmas, Bon Banner, Buddy Arnold, Diana Birkenfield, Fraggle Rock, Frank Oz, Rowlf, Sesame Street – 20 and Still Counting, The Christmas Toy, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Frog Prince, The Jimmy Dean Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Muppet Musicians of Bremen, The Muppets at Walt Disney World, The Tonight Show, Time Piece, Will Glickman

11/17-19/1981 – ‘Shoot 2nd Polaroid spots. Muppet Movie on TV- High ratings’

Posted on November 17, 2011 by admin

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Topics: 11-November '81, 1981, Muppet Movie | Tagged Polaroid

11/12/1981 – ‘Receive Christopher Award in NY’

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

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Topics: 11-November '81, 1981, Honors | Tagged Christopher Award, New York

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