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: 1988

12/13/1988 – ‘Free to Be airs’

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 12-December '88, 1988, Jim Henson Presents | Tagged American Embassy, Cheryl Henson, Chris Cerf, Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, Free to Be A Family, Free to Be You and Me, Good Night, Heather Henson, Henson International Television, John Denver, Kathy Mullen, Kermit, Khriusha, Labyrinth, Little Ones, Marlo Thomas, Michael Frith, Miss Piggy, Moscow, Moscow Film Festival, Mr. Rogers, Russia, Sergei Obraztsov, Soviet Union, Stepashka

8/17/1988 – ‘In Newcastle for VTR of pilot of Faffner Hall.’

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 08-August '88, 1988, Ghost of Faffner Hall | Tagged Bobby McFerrin, Dizzy Gillespie, England, Faffner Hall, Fughetta Faffner, HBO, Henson Associates, Jocelyn Stevenson, John Paynter, Los Lobos, Milt Okun, Mimi, Newcastle, R. Murray Schafer, Riff, Ron Mueck, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Tyne, Tyne Tees Television, University of York, Wild Impresario

4/-/1988 – ‘Working w/Kirk Thatcher on computer generated character – Later Waldo’

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 04-April '88, 1988, Jim Henson Hour | Tagged Disney's California Adventure, Kirk Thatcher, Pacific Data Images, Sid the Science Kid, Steve Whitmire, Waldo C. Graphic, Walt Disney World

3/12/1988 – ‘Julie Taymor’s Juan Darien’

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 03-March '88, 1988, Jim Henson Foundation | Tagged Cheryl, Cheryl Henson, Juan Darien, Julie Taymor, puppets

3/11/1988 – ‘Judging Design Contest 1st time’

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 03-March '88, 1988 | Tagged contest, design, Henson Associates, Muppets, puppets

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