Henson-hosted anthology series “The Jim Henson Hour,” will appear as part of the deal. (The Muppet-led sections of the show are still controlled by Disney.) This multiyear distribution deal ...

Museum collections and a new documentary on Jim Henson’s ... of American History.” Henson took the art of puppetry and made it for television, and he saw the power of television affecting ...

That shouldn't be too surprising, as Disney has also never released The Jim Henson Hour, leaving it stuck in the vault ...

As warm, fuzzy, and deeply felt as a hug from Fozzie Bear, Ron Howard’s new documentary takes the measure of Jim Henson ... “Bein’ Green,” the Henson-voiced power ballad that proved ...

“Once an hour, a woman in a white leotard would rise from a pedestal in the center of the floor to have film projected on her body as she danced,” writes author Brian Jay Jones in Jim ...

His older brother Paul died in 1956 at the age of 26, a tragedy that puts the younger Henson’s belief in the power of humor in ... of a documentary about Jim Henson directed by Ron Howard ...

The Muppets creator and 'Sesame Street' innovator gets a reverential and very authorized two-hour celebration ... than time allotted to him, and Jim Henson Idea Man has more story to tell than ...