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: Muppets

1/26/1973 – ‘Garbage Creatures – “Hey Look Me Over”.’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Damon Lord

Read more from Jim Henson’s Red Book in Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal available from Chronicle Books. Continue reading →

Topics: 01-January '73, 1973 | Tagged Flip Wilson, Frank Oz, garbage creatures, Jerry Nelson, John Lovelady, Keep U.S. Beautiful, Muppets, Raymond Burr

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

12/25/1978 – ‘I don’t appear on cover of TIME – but big spread.’

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 12-December '78, 1978 | Tagged Big Bird, Jimmy Carter, John Skow, Muppets, Time Magazine

12/5-9/1983 – ‘VTR SS inserts’

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 12-December '83, 1983, Sesame Street | Tagged Jon Stone, Muppets

11/3/1963 – ‘Brian is born’

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Damon Lord

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Topics: 11-November '63, 1963, Family | Tagged Bear in The Big Blue House, Brian Henson, Dinosaur Train, Dinosaurs, Farscape, Gulliver’s Travels, Hoggle, Jimmy Dean Show, Kevin Clash, Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, Mother Goose, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets, Muppets Tonight, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Return to Oz, Rowlf, Shari Weiser, Sid the Science Kid, Storyteller, Stuffed and Unstrung, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Witches, Wilson & Ditch: Digging America

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