Jim Henson

 Jim   Henson  ( September 24 t h, 1 9 3 6  - May 16 t h ,  1 99 0  ) was the creator of  the Muppets. He was also the performer  behind many of the  troupe  ' s most famous  character s , including  Kermit the Frog  ,  Ernie  ,  Rowlf the Dog  ,  D r . Teeth  ,  Mahna Mahna  ,  Wal dorf  ,  Link Hogthrob  ,  Thomas Twiddlebug  ,  T he Swedish Chef  ,  The Newsman  ,  Guy Smiley  ,  Convincing John  &  Cantus the Minstrel .

Early Year s
 JAMES   MAURY   HENSON  was born i n Green ville ,  Mississippi  o n September 2 4 t h ,  1 9 3 6  , the younger of 2| 2  boys , the older be ing his brother Paul Jr. . His parents w e r e Betty Mar cella ( n é e Brown ) & Paul Ransom Hen son, an agronomist for the U S  Department o f Agriculture. 1 0 y ear s later, i n  1 9 4 6  , Paul S r. moved the family  t o  Hyattsville ,  Mary land  , a suburb n ear  Washing t o n  ,  D . C ..  Henson , while growing up , loved watching Disney  films & movie s with comic legend s like  Bob Hope  &  George Burns. & enjoy ed listening t o such radio act s a s Edgar Bergen  &  Charlie McCarthy. He would grow up to pay tribute to & work w / many of these same legends. Henson graduated as a member of the National Honor Society from Northwestern Senior High School in Hyatts ville ,  Mary l and  , o n June 1 4 t h ,  1 9 5 4.

Sam & Friends
 HENSON  made his earliest foray into TV puppetry friend & 1| 1 st puppeteering partner, Russell Wall in the summer o f  19 54. The 2| 2  create d  &  performed  the puppets  Pierre the French Rat  &  Long horn & Short horn  for  The Junior Morning Show  on local station W| W T| T O| O P| P. Although the show lasted only 3| 3 weeks before being canceled, Henson quickly landed a puppeteer ing job on the show  After noon  at  N B C  affiliate W| W R| R C| C  - T| T V| V.

In 1 9 55 , while a college student at the University o f  Mary land  , W| W R| R C| C  - T| T V| V  offered Henson his own s how , resulting in the creation of  Sam & Friends . T he 5| 5 - minute shows aired live twice a day after the news, & often involved the  puppets  lip - synching to a comedy or novelty record.  Henson  ’ s co - puppeteer  was the woman who would later become his  wife ,  Jane Nebel. They wed on May 2 8 t h, 1 9 5 9. Of the cast of character s  created for this  series , only  Kermit the Frog  would remain as a major figure with  Jim   Henson  for later production s.

Jim Henson made several important innovations in terms of how puppets were used on T V. The 1| 1 st i s that he did away with tiny 1| 1  - hand puppet s whose head s only bobbed when they talked, preferring instead to use puppets with moving mouth s & often real hand s. The 2| 2 nd innovation was to get rid of the stage that all puppets on TV hid be hind, just as they did in conventional theater. He wisely realized that the TV screen itself is the st age. Freeing the puppet s  from the simple constrict i on s of the past,  Henson  found that the  character s  were able to move a round their environment in a much m o r e imaginative & exciting way.

Beginning in the late 1 9 5 0 s , while still  producing   Sam & Friends  , Henson kept his fledging  company  a float by using his  puppets  in the early T V  commercial s. Several new Early forays included Wilkins & Wontkins  & other  character s  for local companies, under t he name "  Muppet s  Inc . " , form e d in  1 9 5 8. But not too before then, most unfortunately , his brother Paul was killed in a car crash in 1 9 5 6  when Jim was  1 9  y ear s of age. By t he 1 9 6 0 s , the burgeoning  Muppet s Inc .  had expanded t o national campaign s , & 1| 1  of the  character s  created for these commercial s w as  Rowlf the Dog .  Rowlf  helped Henson get nationwide attention for the 1| 1 st time by appearing in regular comedy bit s on  The Jimmy Dean Show . This led to increased appearances by the Muppet s  on variety shows & talk shows, including  Today  &  The Ed Sullivan Show .

During this same time,  JIM   HENSON  both met & hire d 2| 2 more people who would become  enormously   important  to his work :  FRANK OZ  , who had once been referred to by  JIM  as " absolutely the greatest puppeteer in the world " , who , sooner or late r , be come  Jim  ’ s  best   friend  i n t h e world , &  Jerry Juhl  , who would have a hand in writing nearly every  Muppet   production  for 3 5 y ear s. In 1 9 6 2 ,  Don Sahlin  also joined  the Muppets  ,  building   Rowlf the Dog  & laying the foundations for the  Muppet   Work s hop. Apart from puppetry, Henson also experiment ed as an animator & film make r , with such film s as the 1 9 6 5   Academy Award  nominate d short  Time Piece  ( which  Jim  had also  wrote  ,  directed  , & starred in ) , several comedic industrial films ( paving the way for the  Muppet Meeting Film s  ) , the documentary  Youth ' 6 8  , & the hour - long experimental drama  The Cube  in  1 9 6 9.

SESAME STREET
In 1 9 6 9 ,  Joan Ganz Cooney  & the newly - form ed  Chil dren ' s Television Work s hop  approach ed  Henson  about possibly creating & performing puppet s on a new show aimed at pre - schooler s. The show would b e come  SESAME STREET , & soon it introduce d viewer s to such memorable character s  a s  BIG BIRD  ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ,  Count von Count  ,  Ernie  &  Bert  ,  Cookie Monster  ,  Grover  & eventually  Elmo  a s w e ll.

 Jim   Henson  was initially reluctant to use his characters  on an educational ki ds ' series, for fear of being typecast as a chil dren ' s enter tain er. How ever, Joan Ganz Cooney  , once remarked that while the  show  ' s creative team had a collective brilliance , Henson was the only " in divid ual genius . " : " He was ou r e ra ' s  Char lie Chaplin  , Mae W est , W . C . Field s &  The Marx Brother s  , "  Coon e y  s a i d " & indeed he drew from all of them to create a new art form t h at influence d popular culture a round t h e world . "

By the late 1 9 7 0 s  / early  1 9 8 0 s , Henson became more involve d w / other projects & he mainly just voiced his  characters  in inserts rather than in main  street  p lot s. But he was still involve d in relate d product i on s, voicing his characters  in t he  1  s t  SESAME STREET   movie  ,  Follow T hat  BIRD  ,  perform in g  his  character s  ' voices in various  SESAME STREET   Live   show s  , & also performing in  Christ m as  Eve on  SESAME   STREET  ,  BIG   BIRD  in China  ,  DON ’ T  Eat the P i c t u r e s  ,  The  SESAME   STREET  Special  , &  SESAME   STREET  : 2 0 & Still  Count  ing . In the last production mention e d, Henson also appear ed a s him s elf in 2| 2 scene s. He was also interview ed on  The  SESAME   STREET  Experiment  &  SESAME   STREET  Remem ber s Joe Raposo & H is Music S i n g ! .

 JIM   HENSON  ’ s last segment s f or the show  were tape d on November 2 1 s t,  1 9 8 9. His later perform a n c e s include a  SESAME STREET  News Flash   segment  in which  Kermit   interviews  a bird whose par ent s live in different t r ees,  Kermit  ’ s  song  "  I  Wonder ' B o ut the W o r ld A b o v e U p T h ere  " &  Ernie  ’ s  song  "  Don ' t Throw That  Trash  o n t he Ground  ".

The Muppet Show
Jim Henson always felt puppetry should be for all ages, includ i ng adu lts , & he was frustrated that  SESAME STREET  , even w/ its appeal to adu lts , was still chil dren 's programming. The Muppets were labeled " kid die entertainment " by net work executives. His agent Bernie Brillstein got him as an act on season 1 of the groundbreaking S N L w / the Land of Gorch, but w / the content not written by his st af f & w / certain cast members annoyed of sharing the show w / puppet s , Henson just never felt right there. Fortunately, he received another break when Lord Lew Grade invited him to produce a proposed half - hour show in England. The resul ting Muppet Show became 1 of the great est, most success ful T V show s o f all. &, in addition to Kermit the Frog as the host , the show featured characters that would quickly become house hold name s , such as Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo the Great , Rizzo t he Rat ,  Statler  &  Wal dorf  , '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Bunsen_Honeydew Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ] & Beaker, & [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Teeth Dr. Teeth ] & the Elec tric May hem'''.

Performer s  who eventually joined Henson ' s ever - growing te am during this period include  Dave Goelz ,  Steve Whitmire  , Jim Henson ' s right - hand man performing some of his own Muppet character s , ( as well a s , following Henson ' s unfortunate very tragic death , Henson ' s eventual successor f or Ernie , The Muppet Newsman , Kermit the Frog & Link Hogthrob ) &  Louise Gold.

Henson created another innovation starting w / The Muppet Show : from now on, all productions would be platformed up , so that hum ans could move about freely & interact convincingly w / the Muppet character s , while the Muppeteer s  could re main easily hidden , & move about  the ir  environment w / even greater fluidity than be fore.

In 1979, Jerry Juhl described Henson ' s unique work ing style in an article about the making of " The Muppets Go Hollywood special : " The [ production assistants ] are running around screaming , ' How are w e ever going to do all this ? ' & Jim is wandering around in the middle of it all, perfect ly calm , perfectly content. You go t o him & a s k, ' How ' s it go in g ? ' & he says, ' Oh , f ine. There were hardly any airplanes overhead when w e filmed Miss Piggy by t he pool. ' He ' s just like Kermit - - if The Muppet Show had a basketball team, the score would always be Frog 99 , Chaos 9 8. "

The Muppet Show was so successful that it spawned 3 movies during Henson ' s lifetime ( & more since ) : The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper , & The Muppet s Take Manhattan. Each film provide d him w / further opportunities to break technological barrier s, including letting Kermit ride a bike.

Fraggle Rock
In 1983, Henson introduced a new show for children called Fraggle Rock. The show was concerned w/ promoting understanding across cultures & around the world, a subject that was very important t o him. Henson was the guiding force in developing the concept for the series, which began with his own notes for " The Woozle World " scribble d on a small pad. Late r, in collaboration w / such team member s as Jerry Juhl & Jocelyn Stevenson , this extended to specific personality details coining & character names ( with Boober named after a cow encountered by Henson ' s daughters ). As Henson defined the series ' purpose in that 1 st d raft, " What the show is really about is peo ple getting along with other peo ple , & understanding the delicate balance of the natural world . These are topics that can be dealt with in a symbolic w ay , which is what puppets basically do all the t im e . " From the beginning , Henson also insisted that the show be tailored for different countries , so that t he message about brother hood & understanding conflicting culture s could be spread to as many nations as possible. This led to c o - production s, with involvements ranging from completely new frame sequences tailored to each nation to unique Uncle Traveling Matt post card inserts , to simple dialogue dub s.

Although very much involved in the series as the creator, & serving as a director on several episodes , by this point Jim Henson was becoming increasingly " hands - off " as a perform er & beginning to look at ambitious " realistic " puppet projects , instead assigning the regular roles to T h e Muppet Show veterans as well as up- & - comer s & Cana dian talent. However, his very occasional appearances on Fraggle Rock showcased 2 scene - stealing character s , the enigmatic , " implacably calm " Cantus the Minstrel , who represented Henson ' s Zen - like beliefs & musical interests , & t he flamboyant , fast - talking Convincing John , representing Henson ' s more frenetic , show man qualities.

Fantasy Films
Never 1| 1 to rest on his laurels,  HENSON  move d on to an even more ambitious project. With the help o f fantasy illustrator Brian Froud , he created a Tolkien - like world for the film  The Dark Crystal . This production was entirely populated by extremely detailed, realistic - looking puppet s  - - a major break through & change from t he ( intended ) cartoon y look of t he earlier  Muppet s. Though an initial box - office failure,  The Dark Crystal  later developed a following as a widely respected cult film.

Base d on what he & his te am  learned from  the ir  experiences on  The Dark Crystal ,  JIM   HENSON  founded the  Creature Shop  to create new  character s  both for  HENSON  movie s & for out side product i on s. In - house product i on s during his life time include d  Labyrinth  &  The StoryTeller , while outside productions include d  Dream child  ,  T h e Bear  ,  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle s  , &  T he Witches .

HENSON &  OZ  ’ s friend ship
After working together for so many y ear s, every 1| 1 of  HENSON  ’ s fellow  Muppeteer s  eventually grew very close to him in no time at all. How ever, the Muppeteer  it is clear he was always closest w / was  FRANK OZ  cause of the incredible partnership & friendship that th  ey  shared. There have been  count  less occasion s where  HENSON  ' s character s were paired up w /  OZ  ' s character s. While it was actually  RICHARD HUNT  who voiced  Statler  t o  JIM   HENSON  ’ s  Waldorf , ( the famous heckle r s from  T he Muppet Show  ) , the friend ship that  HENSON  &  OZ  shared was the  best  in t h e whole Muppet   business. At his Memorial Service , 5| 5  s hort day s after  JIM  ’ s death ,  FRANK  speak s of a  Christ mas  gift  JIM  had personally given  him  , which he h a d apparently name d "  BERT  in Self - Contemplation ". He start s to cry but manage s to say "  I  think that ' s w hen  I  knew, he love d  me  &  I  love d him , which t hen make s  OZ  start crying.

JIM  HENSON  /  FRANK OZ  Muppet  Pairings

 *  Ernie  /  Bert 
 *  Ernie  /  Bart 
 *  Ernie  /  Cookie Monster 
 *  Ernie  /  Grover 
 *  Ernie  /  Beautiful Day Monster 
 *  Ernie  / Professor Hastings
 *  Ernie  / Lefty the Salesman
 *  Ernie  / Fred ( monster )
 *  Ernie  /  Harvey Knee slapper 
 *  Ernie  / Mailman
 *  Ernie  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Kermit the Protazoa  /  Fozzie Amoeba 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Bert 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Pinocchio 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Harvey Knee slapper 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Aladdin 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  T - Shirt Salesman 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  The Cat 
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Prince Charming
 *  Kermit the Frog  / The Pied Piper
 *  Kermit the Frog  / The Little Bad Wolf
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Augustine Washington
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Lamont the Dog
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Professor Hastings
 *  Kermit the Frog  / The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Grover 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Cookie Monster 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Beautiful Day Monster 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Marvin Suggs 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Miss Piggy 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Animal 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Humpty Dumpty 
 *  Kermit the Frog  / The Woodsman
 *  Kermit the Frog  / The Tortoise
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Gawain
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Bruce Rumpelstiltskin
 *  Kermit the Frog  / Splurge
 *  Kermit the Frog  / The Encyclopedia Salesman
 *  Dr . Teeth  /  Animal 
 *  Dr . Teeth  /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Dr . Teeth  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Dr . Teeth  /  Miss Piggy 
 *  Dr . Teeth  / Mildred Huxtetter
 * The Mechanical Wind - up TV Show Host /  Miss Piggy 
 * Green Heap /  Purple Heap
 * Roberta /  Rocky  ' s  Mother  ( w /  Jerry Nelson  ' s  Rocky  )
 * Tony /  2  large  Mons ter s  i n the  song  "  I ' m Between  "
 * Tony /  Beautiful Day Monster
 * Garth /  Gawain
 * Maurice /  Susie
 *  Rowlf the Dog  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Rowlf the Dog  /  Miss Piggy 
 *  Rowlf the Dog  /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Rowlf the Dog  /  Marvin Suggs 
 *  Rowlf the Dog  / Gorgon Heap  ( once in  The Muppet Show   Episode 1 0 3  ;  Sherlock Holmes &amp; the Case of t h e Disappearing Clue s  )
 * Lothar /  Thig
 * Lothar /  Boppity
 *  Thomas Twiddlebug  /  Tessie Twiddlebug 
 * Herry Monster /  Cookie Monster 
 * Maurice Monster /  Grover 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Grover 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Cookie Monster 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Beautiful Day Monster 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Sally Screamer 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Mr s . Rooney 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Frances Oznowicz 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Jascha Lombardi 
 *  Guy Smiley  /  Tooth 
 *  Guy Smiley  / Baskerville the Hound
 *  Guy Smiley  / Lucy Jones
 *  Guy Smiley  / Farmer Frankie
 *  Guy Smiley  / Cloud
 *  Guy Smiley  / Lefty the Salesman
 *  Guy Smiley  / Scudge
 *  Guy Smiley  / Professor Hastings
 *  The Newsman  /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Little Bird  / Baskerville the Hound
 *  Little Bird  /  Beautiful Day Monster 
 *  Little Bird  / Lucy Jones
 * Maurice /  Pumpkin   Anything Muppet  i n "  I Want to Hold Your Ear  "
 * Wally Whoopie /  Fozzie Bear
 *  The Swedish Chef  /  Dough 
 *  The Swedish Chef  /  Miss Piggy 
 *  The Swedish Chef  /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  The Swedish Chef  /  Animal 
 *  The Swedish Chef  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Link Hogthrob  /  Miss Piggy 
 *  Link Hogthrob  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Link Hogthrob  /  Animal 
 *  Link Hogthrob  /  Marvin Suggs 
 *  Waldorf  /  Bert 
 *  Waldorf  /  Cookie Monster 
 *  Waldorf  /  Grover 
 *  Waldorf  /  Fozzie Bear 
 * Jim /  Frank  ( w it h  Jerry Nelson  ' s  Jerry  )
 * Leo /  Grump
 * Leo /  Quongo
 * Hippie /  Fuzzyface
 * Nigel /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Mahna Mahna  / The Snowths
 *  Mahna Mahna  / Grump
 *  Sinister Sam  / Doc Holiday
 * As I Was Going to St . Ives  Anything Muppets  :


 * Purple Boy /  Green Girl
 * King Peter the Persnickety /  Princess Penelope
 * Howard Snake /  Chuck Stoat
 * Lance /  Little Miss Muffet 
 * Flakey /  Snow White 
 * Pokey /  Snow White 
 * Sneaky /  Snow White 
 * The Genie /  Cookie Monster 
 * George Washington /  Teddy Roosevelt  (  Mount Rushmore  )
 * Harold Happy /  Helen Happy
 * Grandmother Happy /  Helen Happy
 * Harvey Monster /  Clancy
 * The King /  The Tallest Person in the Kingdom
 * The King /  The Smallest Person in the Kingdom
 * Beginning /  End
 * Freddy Smith /  Grover  ( as  Super Grover  )

Muppeteer  veteran   STEVE WHITMIRE  can be seen & heard taking  HENSON  ’ s place in these  8  pairings  he  originally shared with  OZ  before his death :


 *  Ernie  /  Bert 
 *  Ernie  /  Cookie Monster 
 *  Ernie  /  Grover 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Miss Piggy 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Fozzie Bear 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Grover 
 *  Kermit the Frog  /  Sam the Eagle 
 *  The Swedish Chef  /  Fozzie Bear  ( I Lo ve Lucy   Movie Mania Screen Test  )

 See also : 
 *  JIM   HEN SON  &amp;  FRANK   OZ 
 *  JIM   HENSON  /  FRANK   OZ  Muppet Pairings

The JIM   HENSON  Hour
 JIM   HENSON  continued to innovate with the creation of the computer - generate d puppet   character  w:c:muppet:Waldo C. Graphic Waldo C . Graphic  for  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Hour  in  1 9 8 9. Y ear s before the wide spread use o f C| C G| G I| I & the rise of  Pixar Animation Studios ,  HENSON  had a computerize d  character  interacting with  Muppets  on a weekly T V show. A Muppet eer  could perform the  character  i n real time with the other  Muppet s , thanks to the  HENSON  Performance Control System. Waldo would l ate r have a prominent role i n  Muppet* Vision 3 D .

On  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Hour ,  JIM   HENSON  appeared as himself in introduction s & closings for the show. He hosted  JIM   HENSON  Hour pitch tape &  The Secret s of the Muppet s .  JIM   HENSON  also won an Emmy  for  directing  1| 1   special  featured in this  series ,  Dog City . Even though most of his major characters  from  The Muppet Show  made at least 1| 1  appearance on  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Hour ,  JIM  did n ' t  perform  any new recurring  characters  in the  series.

Henson ' s Death & Legacy
In late 1989, Jim Henson made a radical change in his career. Wanting to become less of a business man & focus more on the creative side of the production, he entered into talk s w / Michael Eisner t o s ell his company & character s ( minus Sesame Street ) to t he Walt Disney Company. Negotiations went awry after  Henson  ' s sudden &  UN  timely death, & Disney didn ' t acquire the Muppets till February 2004 , which it now controls through the wholly owned subsidiary The Muppets Studio.

Jim became infected w / a very rare bacterium called Group A streptococcus in May 1990 that was, very tragically , discovered too late for him to actually receive all the proper treat ment. The most horrible tragedy of the Muppet World actually happen ed. The  Great   James   Maury   Henson  tragic ally pass ed away a t 1 : 21 a. m. on Wednesday, May 16 t h , 1990 , approximately 20 hours & 23 minutes after checking himself into the emergency room at New York Hospital , no t realizing j u st how sick he w a s. Henson ' s right hand man,  STEVE WHITMIRE  then took over for Kermit the Frog , only months after Jim passed away , then he  took over for Ernie in 1993 to  FRANK OZ  ' s Bert on  Sesame Street . Waldorf, in 1992 , had been taken over by  DAVE GOELZ . Starting in 1991 the role of '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Teeth Dr. Teeth ] had been officially taken over by  JOHN KENNEDY '''. However, the character only had made brief appearances with very little dialogue. However, following his death , Rowlf the Dog was kept completely silent until episode 2 of Muppet s Tonight , on which he broke that silence thanks to the vocal help of  BILL BARRETTA  , who now performs The Swedish Chef , Mahna Mahna & '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Teeth Dr. Teeth ], a s of 2005 , as well as Rowlf the Dog' , primarily ever since 1996 on Muppets Tonight''. Guy Smiley, startin in 2005 , has been take n over by  ERIC JACOBSON  , who happen s to be  FRANK OZ  ' s primary successor. Most of  HENSON  ' s main Muppet Show character s have been inherited by both  STEVE WHITMIRE  &  BILL BARRETTA  in recent productions, including 2011 ' s The Muppets.

According to various source s,  HENSON  w as cremate d , & his ashes were then scattered a t his ranch outside Santa Fe , New Mexico.

 JIM   HENSON  ' s legacy is carried on in different forms today. Sesame Workshop ( once the Chil dren ' s Television Workshop ) owns all the  Sesame Street  characters & continues to experiment with its format. How ever, in 2001 , they lost the rights to Kermit the Frog since he is mainly part of the Muppet gang. As noted, the Walt Disney Company owns the Muppet character s & continues to use them in new production s. Fortunately, the Jim Henson Company itself , under the guidance of Henson ' s children : Lisa , & Cheryl , Brian & Heather ( John Henson died of a sudden massive heart attack o n February 1 4 , 2014 ) , continues to release new material , including Creature Shop film s & original content.

Muppeteer Credit s

 *  HENSON  ’ s  primary  Muppet   character s  :


 *  Kermit the Frog  :  Sam & Friend s  ( 1 955  ) -  The Muppet s at Walt Disney World  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  on Wednesday, May 1 6 t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  Steve Whit mire  :  The Muppet s Celebrate  Jim   HENSON  ( 1 99 0  ) - present
 *  Rowlf the Dog  : Prina Dog  Commercial s (  1 9 6 2  ) -  The Muppet s at Walt Disney World  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  o n Wednesday, May  1 6  t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  B ill Barretta  :  Muppet s Tonight  episode 2  (  1 99 6  ) - present
 *  Ernie  :  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 1  ( 1 9 6 9  ) -  Season 21  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  o n Wednesday,  M ay   1 6  t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  Steve Whit mire  :  SESAME   STREET  Stay s Up Late  ( 1 99 3  ) -  2 0 1 4
 * Billy Barkhurst :  2 0 1 4  - present


 *  Guy Smile y  :  Sesame Street  Sea s on 1  (  1 9 6 9  ) -  Season 2 1  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  o n Wednesday,  M ay   1 6  t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  Eric Jacob son  :  Sesame   Street  Present s : T he Bo dy  ( 2 00 5  ) - present )
 *  Dr . Teeth  :  T he Muppet Show : Sex & Violence  ( 1 9 7 5  ) -  The Muppets at Walt Disney World  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  on Wednesday, May 1 6 t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  John Kenn ed y  :  Muppet s on Location : Days o f Swine &amp; Rose s  ( 1 99 1  ),  Muppet Treasure I s la n d   video game  (  1 99 6  ) ,  Muppet s from Sp ace  (  1 999  ) ,  Muppet R ace Mania  video game (  2 000  ) ,  W e A re Fam ily  music video (  2 00 2  ) ,  Muppet s P art y Cruise  video game (  2 00 3  )
 *  B ill Barretta  :  The Muppet s ' Wizard o f O z  ( 2 00 5  ) - present
 *  Wal dorf  :  T he Muppet Show : Sex & Violence  (  1 9 7 5  ) -  The Muppets at Walt Disney World  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  on Wednesday, May 1 6 t h ,  1 99 0  )


 * Dave Goelz :  The Muppet Christ mas Carol  (  1 99 2  ) - present
 *  The Swedish Chef  :  T he Muppet Show : Sex & Violence  ( 1 9 7 5  ) -  The Muppets at Walt Disney World  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  on Wednesday, May 1 6 t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  B ill Barretta  :  Muppet Treasure I s la n d  ( 1 99 6  ) - present )
 *  The News man  :  T h e Muppet Show  ( 1 9 7 6  ) -  T h e  Jim   Henson  Hour  (  1 9 8 9  ) ;  1 99 0  ) (  taken from u s  o n Wednesday,  May   1 6  t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  Steve Whit mire  : Muppet s . com  (  2 00 8  ) - present
 *  Link Hogthrob  :  T h e Muppet Show  ( 1 9 77  )  -  The Muppets at Walt Disney World  (  1 99 0  ) (  take n from u s  on Wednesday, May 1 6 t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  Steve Whit mire  :  Muppet R a ce Mania  ( 2 000  ) - present
 *  Mah n a Mah n a  :  The Ed Sullivan Show  ( 1969  ) -  The Muppet Show  (  1 9 7 6  ) (  take n from u s  on Wednesday, May 1 6 t h ,  1 99 0  )


 *  B ill Barretta  :  The Muppet Show Live  ( 2 00 1  ) - present
 *  Sam & Friend s  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Sam  ,  Professor Madcliffe  ,  Harry the Hipster  ,  O mar  , w:c:muppet:Pierre the_French_Rat Pierre the French Rat  ,  Yorick  , many others
 *  Commercial s  : Clown - Grabb er ,  Kermit the Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf t he Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Scoop & Skip  ,  Wilkins & Wontkins  ,  Mack  ,  Baskerville the Hound  ,  Delbert the La Choy Dragon  ( voice ) ,  Mert  ,  Sir Linit  ,  T he Southern Colonel  ,  Arnold  ,  Fred  ,  Nutty Bird  ,  Sour Bird  ,  Kenner Gooner Bird  ,  Boy Twin  ,  Tommy & F re d  ,  Sneegle
 *  Tales of the Tinkerdee  : Charlie the Ogre
 * T V Appearance s : The Floating Face
 *  T h e Ed Sullivan Show  : Amanda ,  Beautiful Day Monster  ,  Talking Machine  ,  Business Business Creatures  ( Blue Monster , Orange Creature ) ,  Conrad Love  ,  Dasher  ,  Donner  ,  T he Glutton  ,  Thudge  , p roto -  Cookie Monster .
 *  The Wizard of Id  : The Wizard ,  The Spook
 *  The Great San t a Cla us Switch  : Fred the Elf ,  Lothar
 *  Sesame Street  : Anything Muppet s , an apple f rom "  Bilingual Fruit Song  " ,  As I Was Go ing t o St . Ives  boy ,  Baby Monster  (  1 9 6 9  ) ,  Bad Bart  ,  Barry Rhymie  ,  Beautiful Day Monster  ,  Beginning  ,  B en  ,  Betty Lou  ( occasionally ) ,  Big Jeffy  ( i n  a sketch where he demonstrates scatting  ) ,  Billy Monster  ,  Bip Bippadotta  ,  Captain Vegetable  ,  Charlie  ( occasion ally ) ,  Dan  ,  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Fath er  ,  Fenwick  ,  Flakey  ,  Freddy Smith  ,  T he Geefle  ,  T h e Gen ie  (  1 9 7 3  ) ,  George Washington  (  The Ame ri can Re v o l u t i o n  ) ,  Grandmother Happy  ,  Grover  (  1 9 7 0  " N ear & F a r " sketch ) ,  Guy Smiley  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Harold Happy  ,  Harvey Monster  ( occasion ally ) ,  Henry  , Herm an the Hoppity - Hop ,  Herry Monster  (  1 9 7 0  ) ,  Hippie  (  1 9 6 9  ) ,  J Friend Singer  ,  Kermit the Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) , The King ,  King Gerry the Generous  ,  King Pete r the Persnickety  ,  Lance  ,  Lavender  "  Fat   Cat  " performer  ,  Librarian  ,  Little Bird  (  1 9 6 9  ) ,  Little Chrissy  (  Muppetry  ) , Lost & Found Clerk ,  Marshal Mc Clean  ,  Mar vin  ,  Maurice  ,  Maurice Monster  ( occasionally ) ,  Mr . Essex  ,  M r . John son  ( ear l y segment s ) ,  M r . Nose  ,  Old King Cole  ' s Band  Fat Blue  fiddler &  Pumpkin  bass player ,  Pat Playjacks  ,  Pokey  ,  Salvador Dada  ,  Sam  ,  Sammy the Snake  ( in  1 9 8 6   paired up  with  Carol Channing  )      ,  Scudge  (  1 9 6 9  ) ,  Showered Rosell  ,  Sinister Sam  ,  Sneaky  , 1| 1  of the  Singing Dentist s  (  Muppetry  ) ,  Spaceship Surprise Captain  ,  Stan ( police officer )  ,  Thomas Twiddle bug  , 1| 1  of the 3| 3   Little Pigs  ,  Tony  ,  The Two - Headed Monster  ' s  Mother   Warren Wolf  ,  W itch  ,  Yellow Submarine Fat Blue train engineer  ,  Yip Yip Martians  ,  Zizzy Zoomer
 *  Tale s from Muppet land 
 *  T he  Frog  Prince  ( 1 9 7 1  ) :  Kermit the Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Garth  ,  King Rupert the Second
 *  H e y Cind er e ll a !  : King Gosh posh ,  Mean Floyd  ,  Ru fus  &  Kermit the Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  )
 *  Herb Alpert & t he Tijuana Brass  :  Gonzo the Great  ( n o n - s p e a k i n g ) & Hoggie Marsh
 *  Muppet Meeting Films  : Leo ,  Kermit the Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) (  1 97 5  appearance )
 *  Cher  ( 1 97 5  - "Something " musical number ) :  Sweetums 
 * w:c:muppet:The Muppet Show:_Sex_and_Violence The Muppet Show : Sex & Violence  : w:c:muppet:Mount_Rushmore George Washington,  Hudson  ,  Nigel  ,  Waldorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) &  Kermit t he Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  )
 *  The Muppet Show  characters  :  Accordion Player ,  Balloon - Head Conductor  ,  Beaver  (  episode 217 : Julie Andrews  ) ,  Black Rooster  (  episode 3 0 3 : Roy C l ar k  ) ,  Blue Frackle  (  epi sode 2 0 3 : Milton Berle  ) ,  Brown Bear  , 1| 1  o f the  Bun - Bun Brothers  ,  Butch  (  episode 4 1 6 : Jonathan Winters  ) ,  Dancers  ,  Dog lion  (  episode 22 4 : Cloris Leach man  ) ,  Droop  (  episode 11 5 : Candice Bergen  ) ,  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  The Eel  (  episode 1 2 4 : Mummenschanz  ) ,  Flower - Eating Monster  ,  Fazoob  ,  Frog s  (  Muppet ry  ) ,  Fuzz Brother  ,  Gills Brother  ,  Green Heap  ,  Green Frackle  ( occasion a l l y i n sea son 1| 1  ) ,  Hill billy Singer  ,  Jim  ,  Kermit the Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Kermit t he Protozoa  ,  Lenny the Lizard  (  episode 2 0 4 : R ich Little  ) ,  Link Hogthrob  (  1 9 77  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Left y  ,  Mahna Mahna  , w:c:muppet:Mary Louise (old_woman) Mary Louise  (  episode 1 2 1 : Twiggy  ) ,  Mean Mama  (  episode 2 0 3 : Milton Berle  ) ,  M iss Kitty  (  episode 11 3  ) , 1| 1  of the  Muppaphone  ,  The News man  (  1 9 77  -  1 99 0  ) ,  The New s pig  ,  Nigel  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 9 7 6  ) ,  Penguins  (  epi sode 4 2 3 : Carol Channing  ) ,  Pigs  ,  Prairie Dogs  ,  Robot   Kermit  ,  Rover Joe  ( occasion a l l y ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  The Scientist  ,  Silver Beak  ,  Slim Wil son  (  episode 4 1 3 : Dizzy Gillespie  ) ,  The Swedish Chef  ( (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Timmy Monster  ( occasion ally ) ,  Waldorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Wally  ,  Wally Whoopie  ,  What no t s  ,  Zeke  (  1 9 77  -  1 9 7 8  ,  1 9 8 3  )
 *  S N L  : King Ploobis
 *  Emmet Otter ' s Jug Band Christ mas  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Harrison Fox  ,  Harvey Beaver  ,  Howard Snake
 *  Fraggle Rock  :  Cantus the Minstrel  &  Convincing John 
 *  T h e Dark Crystal  : SkekZok  (  Muppet r y  ),  Jen  (  Muppet r y  ) ,  Skek So  (  Muppetry  )
 *  Chris t mas Eve on  Sesame   Street  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) &  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0
 *  T he Muppet Movie  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Waldorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) &  The Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  )
 *  The Great Muppet Caper  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Waldorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  The Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) , &  The New s man  (  1 9 7 6  -  1 99 0  )
 *  The Muppets Take Manhattan  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Wal dorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  T he Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  The New s man  (  1 9 7 6  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Baby Kermit  ,  Baby Rowlf  ,  Penguins
 *  Follow That  Bird  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  )
 *  P lay house Video  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Wal dorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  T he Swedish Chef 
 *  The Muppet s : A Celebration of 30 Year s  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Wal dorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  T he Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  )
 *  The Christ mas Toy  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) &  Jack - i n - t he - Box  ( Un credited )
 *  Labyrinth  : 1| 1 of the  Goblin s  (  Muppet ry  )
 *  The Tale of the Bunny Picnic  : Dog
 *  A Muppet Family Christ mas  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Ernie  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Wal dorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  T he Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  The New s man  (  1 9 7 6  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Guy S mile y  (  1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ) & a  penguin
 *  Down at Fraggle Rock : Behind the Scene s  : Doozer  ( demonstration )
 *  The  Jim   Henson  Hour  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Link Hog throb  (  1 9 77  -  1 99 0  ) ,  T he Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Timecaster  , Teddy Bear ,  Garbage  Bags ,  Timrek the Gorf  ,  Screaming  No  -  No  s  , various demonstration s in "  Secret s of the Muppet s  "
 *  Dog City  : Bugsy Them
 *  The Muppet s a t Walt Disney World  :  Kermit the Frog  ( 1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ),  Dr . Teeth  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Rowlf the Dog  (  1 9 6 2  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Wal dorf  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Link Hog throb  (  1 9 77  -  1 99 0  ) &  The Swedish Chef  (  1 9 7 5  -  1 99 0  )
 *  Sing Your self Silly !  :  Ernie  ( 1 9 6 9  -  1 99 0  ),  Kermit t he Frog  (  1 9 55  -  1 99 0  ) ,  Lead Singer  from  One Banana

Directing Credit s



 * Time Piece ( 19 65 ) ( also wrote & starr ed a s " The M a n " )
 * T he Cube ( 19 69 )
 * H e y Cinder ell a ! ( 1969 )
 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 69 - present )


 * Number Song Series ( 1 9 6 9 )
 * Doll House ( 19 70 )
 * 1 - 2 - 3 - 4- 5 ! ( 1 9 7 5 )
 * King of 8 ( 1 9 7 0 )
 * Queen of 6 ( 1 9 7 1 )
 * Eleven Chee r ( 1 9 7 3 )
 * Number Twelve Rock s ( 1 9 7 1 )
 * The Frog Prince ( 1 9 7 1 )
 * T he Muppet Musicians of Bremen ( 1 9 7 2 )
 * The Muppets Valen tine Show ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * Muppet Meeting Films ( select episode s )
 * Emmet Otter ' s Jug Band Christ mas ( 1 9 77 )
 * The Great Muppet Caper ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * T he Dark Crystal ( 1 9 8 2 ) ( co - director  with  Frank Oz  )
 * Rocky Mountain Holiday ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Fraggle Rock ( 198 3 )


 * Episode 1 0 1 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 1 0 2 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 1 06 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 111 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 11 3 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 11 8 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 1 22 ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * Episode 2 0 8 ( 1 9 8 4 )
 * Episode 2 1 0 ( 1 9 8 4 )
 * Episode 2 1 9 ( 1 9 8 4 )
 * Episode 3 0 3 ( 1 9 8 5 )
 * Labyrinth ( 1 9 8 6 )
 * The Tale of the Bunny Picnic ( 1 9 8 6 )
 * The Story teller ( 1 9 8 7 )


 * Episode 1 0 5 ( 1 9 8 9 )
 * Episode 1 0 6 ( 1 9 8 9 )
 * The  Jim   Henson  Ho ur ( 1 9 8 9 ) ( select episodes )


 * Dog City ( 1 9 8 9 )
 * The Song of the Cloud For est (1 9 8 9 )
 * The E a r t h Day Special ( 1 99 0 ) ( Kermit segment )
 * Muppet* Vision 3 D ( 1 99 1 )

Writing Credit s

 *  Sam & Friend s  ( 1 9 55  -  1 9 6 1  )
 *  Tale s of the Tinker dee  ( 1 9 6 2  )
 *  Time Piece  ( 1 9 6 5  )
 *  SESAME STREET  ( u n credit ed ) ( 1 9 6 9  - present )
 *  The Muppet Show  ( 1 9 7 6  -  1 9 8 1  )

Song writing Credit s

 * " Numb er Song Series  " (  1 9 7 0  )
 * " T he Queen of Six  " (  1 9 7 1  )
 * " T he King of Eight  " (  1 9 7 0  )
 * " Number Three Ball Film  " (  1 9 7 0  )
 *  T he Muppet Show  " Theme Song  " (  1 9 7 6  )

Produce r Credit s

 *  Sam & Friend s  ( 1 9 55  -  1 9 6 1  )
 *  Time Piece  ( 1 9 6 5  )
 *  The Muppet Show  ( 1 9 7 6  -  1 9 8 1  )
 *  The Muppet Movie  ( 1 9 7 9  )

Executive Produce r Credit s

 *  Fraggle Rock  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  The Muppets Take Manhattan  ( 1 9 8 4  )
 *  The Witches  ( 1 99 0  )

Trivia

 *  HENSON  w as right - handed.
 *  HENSON  share s the same birth day  ( September 2 4 th ) with  STEVE WHITMIRE , a fellow  Muppeteer  who took over both  Kermit the Frog  &  Ernie  after  HENSON  ’ s death.
 * In 1991 , an  album  that focused exclusively on  song s  sung by  HENSON  ’ s  character s  ,  JIM   HENSON  : A  SESAME   STREET  Celebration  , was release d.
 * A young  JIM   HENSON  was also portrayed in  Kermit  ’ s Swamp Years  by Christian Kebbel  .  Kebbel , ironically , was born in  1 99 0  the same year  HENSON  die d.
 *  JIM   HENSON , in the 1 9 6 0 s  , wrote & illustrated an unreleased chil dren ' s book called  Watermellon ' s I Don ' t Know .
 *  HENSON  drew the tattoos seen on Lydia , the  pig  who performed in "  Lydia the Tattooed Lady  " in  episode 102  of  The Muppet Show .
 * According to 4  Ki ds Entertainment, in publicity materials for the upcoming  JIM   HENSON  Designs  product line ,  HENSON  ’ s name " achieve s 9 5 % aware ness among consumers survey e d , & a 9 8 % favorability rating among these same consume r s ".
 * HENSON share s his birthday with the death da te o f Dr . Seuss  &  SESAME STREET   w rite r   JEFF MOSS .
 *  Henson  ’ s final on - screen appearance was a guest appearance on The Arsenio Hall   Show  on May  4  th  1990.
 *  JIM  made a cameo in  Into the Night  talking to his agent Bernie  on the phone before he was asked t o leave.
 *  JIM  ’ s image can b e spotted on a banner in  The Muppets , right outside The Muppet Theater  . His birth date is shown on the curtain rail system above the stage , depicting the date of installation.
 * Characters of  JIM   HENSON  ’ s  Muppeteer   Veteran   STEVE WHITMIRE  has performed once or consistently are :


 *  Kermit the Frog  :  The Muppet s Celebrate  JIM   HENSON  ( 1 99 0  ) - present
 *  Ernie  :  SESAME   STREET  Stays Up Late  ( 1 99 3  ) - present
 *  The Newsman  : Muppets . com  (  2 00 8  ) - present
 *  Link Hogthrob  :  Muppet R a ce Mania  ( 2 000  ) - present
 *  Rowlf the Dog  ( occasion a l l y o n  Th e Muppet Show  ; right hand only )
 *  Dr . Teeth  (  The Muppet Show Live  ( 2 0 0  ) ( assistant t o  JOHN KENNEDY  ;  Muppet r y  only ; Hand s o f  D r . Teeth  ( assistant t o  BILL BARRETTA  ; c a .  2 00 5  - pre sent ) )
 *  Guy Smiley  :  SESAME STREET  sea s on 3 2  (  2 00 1  )
 *  T he Swedish Chef  :  I Love Lucy  Mania Screen T est  (  1 999  )
 * Zeke (  1 9 7 9  - ca .  1 9 8 0 s  )
 * Leo :  The Muppet Show   Episode 4 0 3  ) (  1 9 7 9  )
 *  Wal dorf  : P ar t s o f Little Big Plane t 2  (  2 0 11  )


 * Characters of  JIM   HENSON  ’ s  Muppeteer   Veteran   BILL BARRETTA  has voiced once or consistently are :


 *  Rowlf the Dog  :  Muppets Tonight  Episode 1 0 2  (  1 99 6  ) - present )
 *  T he Swedish Chef  :  Muppet Treasure I s la n d  ( 1 99 6  ) - present )
 *  Mah na Mahna  :  The Muppet Show Live  ( 2 00 1  ) - present
 *  Dr . Teeth  :  The Muppets ' Wizard o f Oz  ( 2 00 5  ) - present )
 *  Bip Bippadotta  :  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 4 2 0 3  ( 2 00 9  ) )

S e e a l s o

 *  JIM   HENSON  Award s & Honor s
 *  JIM   HENSON  Cameo s
 *  JIM   HENSON  Film s
 *  JIM   HENSON  Biographies
 *  HENSON  & Muppet s picture s
 *  Muppeteers 
 * Muppet Performer s
 * Muppet Puppeteer s
 * Muppet Voice Act or s
 * Animator s
 * Compose r s
 * Creature Shop Puppeteer s
 * Designer s
 * Produce r s
 * Write r s
 * Jim Martin, a fell o w  SESAME STREET   Muppeteer  veteran
 *  JIM  ( d is ambiguation  )
 * JIM HENSON o n t h e Muppet W i k i
 * JIM HENSON o n t h e Puppet W i k i
 * JIM HENSON o n t h e  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  W i k i