Jim Martin

Jim Martin has been a Muppeteer & director for Sesame Street since the 1980s. Jim Martin has also directed for the non-Muppet series Johnny & the Sprites, Between the Lions & The Puzzle Place.

He also portrays the green Grouch who plays in Oscar 's Junk Band. Also, whenever Oscar the Grouch  & Big Bird (both characters performed by Caroll Spinney) have to be in the same scene together, Jim operates  Oscar  to a vocal track by Spinney so the latter can operate Big Bird.

Muppeteer Credits

 * Sesame Street: Harry the Hopping Haystack, Preston Rabbit, Oscar the Grouch  (assistant), Hansel & Gretel (assistant), Surprised, The Sun (in "Here is Your Life")
 * Muppet Meeting Films: Smilin' Ed
 * Elmo 's World: CG Objects, Cactus
 * Dog City
 * Billy Bunny 's Animal Songs: Gopher, Frog
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan
 * Wow, You're a Cartoonist!
 * The Cosby Show ("Cliff's Nightmare"): Doglion, Cauliflower
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital: Grouch Girl
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late!: Max Mekker
 * Elmo Saves Christ mas
 * Telling the Truth
 * Elmo palooza
 * Cinder Elmo
 * Play With Me Sesame
 * Happy, Healthy, Ready for School
 * A Muppets Christ mas : Letters to Santa

Director credits

 * Sesame English - "Tingo at the Bat"
 * Bear in the Big Blue House - "Episode 217"

Non-Henson Credits

 * The Puzzle Place - Ben Olafsen
 * Once Upon a Tree - Forest the Beaver
 * The Great Space Coaster - Gary Gnu, M.T. Promises