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    Roscoe Orman on Jim Henson

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    Joan Ganz Cooney on bringing Jim Henson into The Children's Television Workshop

    01:38
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    Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson giving puppeteers creative freedom

    01:11
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    Bob McGrath on first hearing of Jim Henson when he got a call about Sesame Street

    03:21
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    Manager Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson; on the creation of Kermit; on selling the Muppet Show

    08:39
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    Danny Epstein on he and Joe Raposo meeting Jim Henson and playing music for Henson's television appearances and commercials

    03:17

    Army Archerd

    Army Archerd on Jim Henson

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    Bob Banner

    Producer Bob Banner on working with Jim Henson and the Muppets on The Jimmy Dean Show and A Sesame Street Christmas

    04:26

    Frank Biondo

    Frank Biondo on first seeing Jim Henson and Kermit on the ABC show That's Life

    00:46

    Frank Biondo on Jim Henson and Frank Oz not being there for the day-to-day of Sesame Street

    00:27

    Frank Biondo on Jim Henson staying for one of the Sesame Street wrap parties

    01:43

    Bernie Brillstein

    Bernie Brillstein on Burr Tillstrom of Kukla, Fran and Ollie  introducing him to Jim Henson

    02:41

    Bernie Brillstein on helping to jumpstart Jim Henson's career

    04:27

    Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson as Muppet Ralph on The Jimmy Dean Show

    00:48

    Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson leaving William Morris to follow Bernie Brillstein

    00:48

    Manager Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson's contributions to Sesame Street

    03:23

    Manager Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson; on the creation of Kermit; on selling the Muppet Show

    08:39

    Manager Bernie Brillstein on not being able to sell what would later become The Muppet Show

    00:28

    Bernie Brillstein on Jim Henson's death

    09:10

    Bernie Brillstein on a photo with Jim Henson

    00:22

    Bernie Brillstein on a photo with Jim Henson, Lew Grade and others from The Muppet Show

    00:35

    Bernie Brillstein on a photo with Jim Henson, Jack Burns from The Muppet Show

    00:25

    Vince Calandra

    Vince Calandra on The Muppets' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

    00:54

    Tony Charmoli

    Tony Charmoli on winning the DGA award for his work on a John Denver special and working with Jim Henson

    04:19

    Ed Christie

    Ed Christie on doing an internship with Jim Henson

    00:59

    Ed Christie on working as an intern on The Muppet Movie

    00:54

    Ed Christie on meeting Jim Henson

    01:54

    Ed Christie on his favorite stories of Jim Henson

    03:59

    Ed Christie on creating puppets for Fraggle Rock, knowing that Jim Henson would be the puppeteer

    00:55

    Ed Christie on Jim Henson's death and how it affected The Henson Company

    07:00

    Ron Clark

    Ron Clark on writing for The Jimmy Dean Show and working with Jim Henson and the Muppets

    06:53

    Kevin Clash

    Kevin Clash on what makes Jim Henson's Muppets so unique

    01:21

    Joan Ganz Cooney

    Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street

    01:35

    Joan Ganz Cooney on Jim Henson's Muppets on Sesame Street

    02:38

    Joan Ganz Cooney on Jim Henson's request to the run licensing of the Sesame Street Muppets

    00:47

    Joan Ganz Cooney on a story Jim Henson told her about someone passing on Sesame Street toys to a daughter

    00:23

    Joan Ganz Cooney on her reflections on Jim Henson

    01:21

    Joan Ganz Cooney on bringing Jim Henson into The Children's Television Workshop

    01:38

    Joan Ganz Cooney on meeting Jim Henson

    05:03

    Joan Ganz Cooney on Jim Henson

    01:13

    Hugh Downs

    Hugh Downs on interviewing a young Jim Henson

    00:24

    Danny Epstein

    Danny Epstein on he and Joe Raposo meeting Jim Henson and playing music for Henson's television appearances and commercials

    03:17

    Danny Epstein on working with the characters/cast members of Sesame Street - Jim Henson

    01:21

    Michael Fuchs

    Michael Fuchs on developing Fraggle Rock  for HBO

    04:15

    Julian Goodman

    Julian Goodman on meeting a young Jim Henson at WRC NBC in Washington, D.C.

    01:05

    Hal Gurnee

    Hal Gurnee on directing The Jimmy Dean Show, featuring Jim Henson's "Rowlf the Dog" Muppet

    04:51

    Buz Kohan

    Buz Kohan on working with the Muppets and being introduced to Jim Henson by Roone Arledge

    03:14

    Marty Krofft

    Marty Krofft on meeting Jim Henson's daughter, Lisa Henson

    00:25

    Margaret Loesch

    Margaret Loesch on leaving Hanna-Barbera for Marvel, and on creating the Emmy Award winning-Muppet Babies for Jim Henson

    06:48

    Loretta Long

    Loretta Long on working with Jim Henson as "Kermit," and on working with various other of the Muppets

    02:22

    Chuck Lorre

    Chuck Lorre on working for Jim Henson

    02:29

    Will Mackenzie

    Will Mackenzie on making a pilot with Jim Henson, featuring the Muppets

    02:33

    Anita Mann

    Anita Mann on working with Jim Henson on various Muppet projects, and on "Sesame Street LIVE!"

    06:10

    Anita Mann on the challenges of working with Jim Henson's Muppets

    05:15

    Anita Mann on working with Jim Henson, and on his death

    07:47

    Sonia Manzano

    Sonia Manzano on the Muppets being the heart of Sesame Street and the legacy of Jim Henson

    03:02

    Bob McGrath

    Bob McGrath on first hearing of Jim Henson when he got a call about Sesame Street

    03:21

    Bob McGrath on his admiration for Jim Henson and his great memories of working with him on Sesame Street

    05:19

    Bob McGrath on Frank Oz's and Jim Henson's directing talent and comedy with "Bert and Ernie" and "Grover" on Sesame Street

    01:18

    Don Mischer

    Don Mischer on producing The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

    04:54

    Lloyd Morrisett

    Lloyd Morrisett on how Jim Henson was brought on board for Sesame Street

    00:35

    Roscoe Orman

    Roscoe Orman on Jim Henson

    02:58

    Gary Smith

    Gary Smith on working with Jim Henson

    01:01

    Caroll Spinney

    Caroll Spinney on making adults enjoy puppets

    00:19

    Caroll Spinney on loving Kukla, Fran & Ollie

    01:13

    Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson at the Puppet Festival of America in Salt Lake; on the first time he met Jim Henson

    01:33

    Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson's early work - commercials with Sam and friends

    02:11

    Caroll Spinney on seeing Jim Henson on The Ed Sullivan Show

    00:56

    Caroll Spinney on his first conversation with Jim Henson, and Henson's reaction to Spinney's show with the character "Goggle" - a character similar to "Big Bird", and asking Spinney to come to New York to check out the Muppets; on Henson's popularity and work in the late '60s

    08:57

    Caroll Spinney on going to New York to work for Jim Henson on Sesame Street

    06:42

    Caroll Spinney on not getting paid while Sesame Street was on hiatus, then coming back for the second season of Sesame Street

    01:47

    Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson giving puppeteers creative freedom

    01:11

    Caroll Spinney on the success of The Muppet Show

    00:25

    Caroll Spinney on The Muppet Show

    03:29

    Caroll Spinney on Jim Henson's death

    01:39

    Norman Stiles

    Norman Stiles on Jim Henson's involvement in Sesame Street and creating the Muppet "The Count"

    07:48

    Dan Wilcox

    Dan Wilcox on working with Jim Henson on Sesame Street, and on writing for the Muppets

    05:31

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