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#inktober 06 Trek

My (late) salute to all Disney World shows, but mostly MuppetVision 3D 🫡. This is one of my favorite parts of the show... I adore Miss Piggy <3 A few womanly tears were shed in the process of making this (இ__இ✿) I'm heartbroken that Disney would axe such a special film, but like... it's no secret they don't know how to really handle the Muppets. Also this is dedicated to my bestie Nev, who was kind enough to hustle me a pair of MuppetVision glasses, which now rest upon my Miss Piggy tsum tsum plushie forever (♡ ᐛ )人( ᐛ ♡) ﾟ+*:ꔫ:* ﾟreblogs > likes 【✿】  comms are open! ﾟ*:ꔫ:*+ﾟ

Lord of the Rings, but Muppets?? 🙂‍↕️

JIM HENSON

24 September 1936 – 16 May 1990

            Jim Henson was born in Leland, Mississippi, US. Henson grew up close to his grandmother who made quilts and did needlework. She encouraged Jim to start working on his own fabric projects, Henson told her he wanted to make puppets. At the time most puppets were made from wood, but Henson made puppets out of fabric and rubber which could give them more expression.

            His first puppet was named Kermit, made from his mother’s old coat, cardboard and two ping-pong balls. Kermit was named after Henson’s best friend.

            Henson found work at a local television station where he started performing his puppet act. He was given his own program, Sam and Friends which aired live twice a day. He went to college and studied art and theatre design. He was working with Jane Nebel, who he married in 1959. The couple had five children and divorced in 1986. During the early 1960s the Muppets made appearances on various programs, then in 1969, Sesame Street came along, where he worked. Bert and Ernie, Big Bird and Grover was created, however, Sesame Street wasn’t his show.

            It was a British producer who offered to finance Henson’s own show, The Muppet Show. The program started in 1976 and had celebrity guest stars feature on each episode. Along with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo – Henson’s Muppets became one of the best-loved puppets and characters all over the world. Henson worked with Frank Oz, who was behind Bert, Miss Piggy and others. Henson went on to make movies such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. In his spare time, Henson liked expensive cars, he purchased many, Rolls-Royces and Porsches.

            In May 1990, he complained he was tired and had a sore throat. He had trouble breathing at night and on 15 May at 2am he started coughing up blood. He said he believed he could be dying and took a taxi to the Manhattan hospital. X-rays were taken which revealed abscesses on his lungs because of strep throat bacterial infection he had for the past few days. He was placed on a ventilator to help him breath and given antibiotics, his organs were already weakened, and he died the next morning aged 53.