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: Productions

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

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Administrator

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

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

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Administrator

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

12/19/1970 – ‘Heather arrives – during final mix of Santa Switch’

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 12-December '70, 1970, Great Santa Claus Switch | Tagged Heather Henson, Jane Henson

12/17-19/1979 – ‘VTR test in London – Dark Crystal.’

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Administrator

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Topics: 12-December '79, 1979, Dark Crystal | Tagged Ossie Morris, The Muppet Show

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

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