Jim Henson Television

Jim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company. It was originally founded as Henson Associates then named Jim Henson Productions in 1989 than its present name in 1997.

Some of the more notable television programs produced by the Henson organization include:

  • The Muppet Show1 1976—1981 - syndicated variety show.
  • Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 1977 - Christmas special produced for HBO
  • Fraggle Rock 1983—1987 - Children's musical television series produced for HBO
  • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies''11984—1991 - Animated children's television series
  • Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters11985 - Animated/Live Action children's television series
  • The Tale of the Bunny Picnic 1986 - Television special
  • Jim Henson's The Storyteller 1987—1989 - Anthology series produced for ITV and NBC.
  • The Jim Henson Hour 1989 - Variety show produced for NBC.
  • Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths 1990 - Anthology series.
  • Dinosaurs 1991-1994 - Sitcom produced for ABC.
  • Jim Henson's Secret Life of Toys 1994 - Limited-run series produced for the Disney Channel.
  • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss 1996—1997 - Live-action/puppet series produced for Nickelodeon
  • Bear in the Big Blue House''11997—2003 - Mixed live-action and animated series produced for the Disney Channel.
  • Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) - Computer Animated Series produced for Kids' WB!.
  • Farscape
    • 1999-2003 - A live-action science fiction series for Sci Fi Channel, which it co-produced with Hallmark Entertainment.
    • 2004 - A four-hour mini-series, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars for the Sci-Fi Channel.
  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 - Christmas movie featuring the Muppets
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story - Mini-series
  • Animal Jam - 2003-present - live-action puppet dance party, airs on TLC and Discovery Kids.

1 Legal rights owned by the Walt Disney Company after purchasing the rights and creative ownership for The Muppet Show characters, as well as Bear in the Big Blue House in 2004.

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    —Theodore Simonson. Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr.. Jim Bird, The Blob, responding to the suggestion that they not lock up the teens pulling the alien “prank,” (1958)

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