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: Kermit

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

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Damon Lord

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

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

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

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Damon Lord

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

12/13/1988 – ‘Free to Be airs’

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Damon Lord

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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

11/18/1965 – ‘Dean Show in Carnegie Hall’

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Damon Lord

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Topics: Appearances | Tagged Carnegie Hall, Frank Oz, Grand Ole Opry, IBM, Jerry Juhl, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Show, Kermit, Louisiana State Fair, Miss Piggy, Our Place, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Willis Sisters

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