LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A handwritten pitch and drawings for the television pilot episode of "The Muppet Show" by creator Jim Henson ... "The photos and sketches showed Henson's vision as he ...

Everyone knows that Jim Henson created the Muppets ... Falk writes in the introduction: Jim often used blank books to sketch out ideas for specific projects or designs for characters, and once ...

First joining Jim in the creation of Rowlf the Dog (on display alongside Henson’s original sketches) Sahlin’s background in puppetry and special effects, when matched with Henson’s designs ...

When NBC executives decided to take a chance on Lorne Michaels’s live sketch comedy show in 1975 ... territory into the contract—namely, Jim Henson and the Muppets. Henson and Michaels ...