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I'm sure Frank wasn't happy with Steve performing Kermit or Ernie, but he still ended up doing it throughout the 90's, so he probably still respects him.

I could understand Jerry being frustrated. He never really got a main character on the muppet show.

Man that was a sad, but great, read. Jim was such an amazing guy.

I think I'll stay away from the 90s-present muppet stuff for a while. Like @rexcrk, I feel a little uneasy thinking about what might have been going on backstage. This is all just so sad. I really want to hear from Dave and Bill (and maybe even Frank) but I know that's not going to happen. Just...

"Henson granted an in-depth interview of his own in order to explain what actually happened from his perspective, even going as far to say that he should've let Whitmire go before selling the company to Disney in 2004. "I have to say, in hindsight, I feel pretty guilty that I burdened Disney by...

I can understand what Lisa & Brian said about Steve, even if they didn't like him, at least they were professional about it. But Cheryl's statement on facebook still shocks me. I always imagined everyone in the muppet world as one big family. Guess I was foolish to think that.

I was scared of The Count but I also remember him being my favorite SS muppet.

I don't think I've come here daily in a while. It is great, even if what we're discussing isn't.

The more I think about it, it's just super sad that the Henson Family loath Steve like that. One would think that they would be super close. Guess that's not the case.

Completly agree. They gave them up and that was their decision. They have no say in anything.

What I'm wondering is when he started to give notes about how to rewrite stuff. Surely, he had to have done it for trash like MWoO.

Agreed. I want to hear Dave Goelz's input. He's worked with him the longest and is likely his closest companion.

Ugh, I don't know what to think anymore. At first, I was really sad for Steve, but then his kids come in and start bashing him. I feel like at the end of the day, Steve meant well though.

My respect for Cheryl Henson has gone from 100 to 0 in the span of like 5 hours. To post hurtful comments is one thing, but to then delete them and pretend you never posted them is worse. Just wow.

This part is really jarring to me "Brian Henson, the company’s chairman and Jim Henson’s son, said that while Mr. Whitmire’s Kermit was “sometimes excellent, and always pretty good,” things changed when he was off set. “He’d send emails and letters attacking everyone, attacking the writing and...

For some reason, I've never gotten used to Matt's count or Rudman's scooter, but I have gotten used to Steve's kermit (and now that's gone). Rudman and Vogel are great performers, but I guess it'll just take a little time to get used to.

Matt's count always sounds a little bit like Constantine as well.