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.

Tag Archives: Animal

1/17/1971 – ‘Ed Sullivan Show – String Quartet’

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 01-January '71, 1971, Appearances | Tagged Animal, Ed Sullivan Show, Harry, Harry the Hipster, Kermit, Mahna Mahna, Mildred, Muppets, Sting Quartet, Theodore, Today Show

6/26/1984 – ‘Frank and I do entire Merv Griffin Show.’

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 06-June '84, 1984, Appearances, Muppet Babies, Muppets Take Manhattan | Tagged Animal, Betts FitzGerald, Cheerios, Down Memory Lane, Emmy Awards, Entertainment Tonight, Fozzie, Frank Oz, Fritos, Isabel Miller, Kermit, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Miss Piggy, New York, Oral-B, Roberta Jimenez, Rowlf, You and I George

9/6/1978 – ‘Meet with Harry Belafonte to work on his piece for Muppet Show.’

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 09-September '78, Muppet Show | Tagged Animal, Fozzie Bear, Harry Belafonte, The Muppet Show

8/14/1980 – ‘Buddy Rich (MS)’

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 08-August '80 | Tagged Animal, Buddy Rich, Cat and Mouse, Chico Hamilton, Dave Bailey, Ed Shaughnessy, Frank Oz, Harry Belafonte, Look Jazz See Jazz, Muppet Show, Shearing Animation

6/23/1980 – ‘Carol Burnett (MS)’

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 06-June '80, 1980, Muppet Show | Tagged Animal, Brian Henson, Carol Burnett, Electric Mayhem, Gonzo the Great, Kermit, Our Place

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