{"id":1461,"date":"2014-05-23T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2023-05-14T19:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T02:11:42","slug":"5241969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/2014\/05\/5241969\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/24\/1969 – ‘Do puppet show for North Street Elementary School \u2013 Children\u2019s Fair. Frank, Eric, Bonny.’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the fall of 1967, Lisa and Cheryl Henson began attending their local elementary school, The North Street School, near their house in Greenwich, CT. For the annual spring children\u2019s fair in 1969, Jim and his team put together a performance to entertain the girls, their schoolmates and their families. At the time, Jim was heavily involved in the development of Sesame Street<\/em> so he was deeply interested in what engaged and entertained his children and their peers. Despite regularly performing on national broadcasts like The Ed Sullivan Show<\/em> and The Tonight Show<\/em>, Jim was happy to support his children\u2019s school with a show and was gratified by the delighted response from the audience there. <\/p>\n

Drawing on the pieces developed for his guest appearances on television, Jim worked out a varied program, highlighting a range of characters and songs. Jim performed the Southern Colonel who was transformed by removing his mustache, replacing his nose and other features. Each facial change brought a change in personality until he was back to his old self. They performed the abstract piece that Frank Oz created with dryer hose puppets to Herb Alpert\u2019s song \u201cJava\u201d, and Jim\u2019s extra-terrestrial bit Sclrap-Flyapp<\/em> featuring alien creatures. Taking a page (several pages, actually) from an old Jimmy Dean Show<\/em> script, Rowlf appeared and bantered with Frank who took on Jimmy\u2019s part, leading to a favorite song, \u201cMoney\u201d. And after performing the classic piece \u201cGlow Worm\u201d in which Kermit is eaten by the monster Big V, they finished with Kermit and a group of monsters singing the Woody Guthrie song, \u201cSo Long, It\u2019s Been Good To Know You\u201d with the customized lyrics: <\/p>\n

\tSo long, it\u2019s been good to know you,
\n\tSo long, it\u2019s been good to know you,
\n\tSo long, it\u2019s been good to know you,
\n\tBut now that we\u2019ve come to the end of our show,
\n\tWe must pack up our puppets and go.<\/em>
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Run-down for the North Street School Show, 1969.<\/p><\/div>

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Jim\u2019s design for the Southern Colonel, 1965.<\/p><\/div>
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Assorted monsters, late 1960s.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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