Tag: Jim Henson
Pulling the Strings
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Pulling-the-Strings.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/26/2007 Pulling the Strings Transcript Tomorrow is National Puppetry Day, and though we don’t think about it much at all, a puppet has probably played an important role in our lives — especially our young lives. Several generations of American children have grown up […]
Videos for the Stocking
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Videos-for-the-Stocking.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 12/20/2001 Videos for the Stocking Transcript One of the hottest new programs on cable television this year is the English children’s program, “Bob the Builder,” which is currently airing on Nickelodeon. Each of the shows features Bob, who runs a […]
The Muppet Show
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jim-Hensen-and-The-Muppet-Show.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 9/13/2001 The Muppet Show Transcript As the creator of The Muppet Show, Jim Henson produced one of the most unlikely, unique and successful programs ever to be beamed into our living rooms. At the height of the show’s popularity, the program was watched by […]
The Storyteller
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Storyteller.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/23/2000 The Storyteller Transcript If you thought there was a familiar look to last month’s television movie of the Arabian Nights, you’d be right. The dazzling special effects were the work of the Henson studios that were founded by the late Jim Henson and […]
Jim Henson’s Birthday
It's the puppeteer Jim Henson's birthday today, and John Cech and Elaine Needelman are here to discuss his life and influence.