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: Storyteller

11/3/1963 – ‘Brian is born’

Posted on November 4, 2014 by admin

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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

1/27/1983 – ‘AFI function in Washington, DC.’

Posted on January 27, 2014 by admin

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Topics: 01-January '83, 1983 | Tagged American Film Institute, Elton Rule, Jim Henson Hour, John Huston, Labyrinth, Sam and Friends, Sesame Street, Song of The Cloud Forest, Storyteller, washington DC

10/12-13/1988 – ‘In Peggy’s Cove – Nova Scotia filming “Lighthouse Island”’

Posted on October 15, 2013 by admin

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Topics: 10-October '88, 1988, Jim Henson Hour | Tagged Jerry Juhl, John Ross, Lighthouse Island, Muppet Show, NBC, Nova Scotia, Robert Lawrence Productions, Song of The Cloud Forest, Storyteller, The Jim Henson Hour

8/26/1986 – ‘Filming first Storyteller. Steve Barron directs Hans my Hedgehog’

Posted on August 26, 2013 by tkane

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Topics: 08-August '86, Storyteller | Tagged Billie Jean, Cyclia, David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Fearnot, Hans My Hedgehog, Joe Jackson, Labyrinth, Madonna, Matt Roush, Michael Jackson, MTV, Peter MacDonald, Sapsorrow, Sheena Easton, Steve Barron, Storyteller, Superman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tom Dorsey, USA Today, VH1, Youth ’68

4/10-11/1984 – ‘Shoot Muppet Babies MTV’

Posted on April 11, 2013 by admin

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Topics: 04-April '84, 1984, Muppet Babies | Tagged Fraggle Rock, HBO, Jeff Moss, John “Jellybean” Benitez, John Davis, Kermit, MTV, Muppets, Storyteller, The Muppets Take Manhattan

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