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: Saturday Night Live

9/1/1964 – ‘Signed Bernie as manager.’

Posted on September 2, 2014 by admin

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Topics: 09-September '64, 1964, Muppet Show, Muppet Specials, Saturday Night Live, Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Brillstein, Jerry Juhl, Rowlf, Saturday Night Live

7/19/1977 – ‘Steve Martin (MS)’

Posted on July 21, 2014 by admin

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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

10/11/1975 “SAT NIGHT LIVE! First show.”

Posted on October 8, 2013 by admin

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Topics: 10-October '75, 1975, Saturday Night Live | Tagged Frith, Fuvog, Goelz, Gorch, Hansome, Hunt, Nelson, Oz, Sred, Tomlin, Tweedie

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