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To be totaly honest, I don't remember that. But if Kermit doesn't get "furnished by The Muppets" it probably means Brian already went through all of Disney's money, or he just doesnn't feel he's "adult" enough!

I'm a "Misty" Fan Club member (so is Steven Speilberg!). The show will probably never air again since who ever would pick it up would have to pay the royalties on the films the guys riff on, and no one is going to shell out that kind of money for re-runs of a cable "puppet show". I got to...

Actually it was The Pink Panther that got the lamp post, The balloons have to be "sponsored" (paid for) by someone. Kermit used to be "courtasy Jim Henson Productions", but if he wasn't in last year's parade, and doesn't make it into this one-you get the feeling Disney doesn't feel it's worth...

I'm not sure it's selling too well. I was just there last night and they had a TON in the "Clearance" bin!

It was always interesting how Jim was so against violence on TV (me too) but so much of his stuff could be very dark. He was on the Dinah Shore with Anthony Newly. Anthony and Dinah talked about childrens' fairy tales like Hansel & Gretel and how dark and violent they could be, but Jim stood...

Some of that, I'm sure came from the original writers and voice performers being all male (I have an article from a 1970's TV Guide where Fran Brill brought that up). And Jim's ability to find many qualified female performers until more recent years. Of course not all characters-male of...

Jim never intended his characters to be anything. To him they wer all abstract beings. The press focused on the "Kermit" puppet calling hima frog or lizard-like creature. Jim finally gave in to public pressure as he many times did) and Kermit became a frog for "The Frog Prince" TV special.

John IS very much involved with all aspects of the Comapny along with Steve Jobs. It looks as though Even is Iger is sitting in the chair, the two of them are actually running things creatively. The results of their short time there are already begining to show, (the Nemo attractions) and the...

Makes sense..why wreck the scenery before you have to! Anyway, that scene had to be done last. Time or People magazine (can't remember which offhand) making the point of how busy Jim was during that period writing something to the effect of "sweeping up the rainbow and heading back to...

Did you know the Shermans wanted to donate their profits from the song to UNICEF (since it was their pavilion at the '64-'65 World's Fair the attraction was originally crated for) and Walt wouldn't let them? He told them "No-UNICEF is going to make plenty of money because of this attraction and...

Remember, Jim's stuff worked on so many levels, and a lot of it was political or "balck humor" in the vien of "The Far Side". It doesn't evoke belly laughs, but it's a different kind of entertainment. I love Jim's comments about Sullivan: "He never understood what we were doing, but he knew it...

Most films are usually shot roughly in order, with location or outdoor backlot shooting generally the first to be done for any number of reasons. Kermit's swamp scene was pretty much the first to be shot, and we finished up with the Rainbow bit kind of at the end. Since the screening room was...

I'm sure he has an appreciation of the art form since animation and puppetry go hand in hand (as well as the people behind it). And don't forget, his stop-motion figures are of course considered "puppets". I don't know of anyway to contact him, but maybe one of the Board members does.

If anybody here is into Disneyland Park history, you've got to check out: http://www.apepenpublishing.com Lots of GREAT vintage stuff-photos, acticles and more. But the best part is the coolest discussion board there. Not a lot of folks, but you can be in touch with Cast Members and a...

Yeah, I was SO dissappointed with the so-called "50th" Edition of TMM since it had less extras than the regular one. In 2004 the film turned 25 years old, and it would have been so cool had they done a big 2-disk set with conceptual art, new and vintage interviews and "The Muppets Go Hollywood"...

I remeber trying Herry and figuring out how his eyebrows worked (just like Bert's but surprisignly tricky to do), but I don't remeber getting to know Grover (darn it!)

The sketch in "Muppets & Men" shows a similar solution with characters indicated in which archway. When we first blocked the Rainbow Finale (durning a break of the Mel Brooks scene) Jim called me over along with every available crew member to an open area on stage and had us stand close...

I don't know what the thinking was behind that scene, or how much pre-planning went into "casting" that shot, but I can tell you this. I got a look at Jim's personal production notebook, (a 3-ring binder with that full-color close-up photo of Gonzo and the balloons we've all seen on the cover)...

Both Tim Burton and John Landis were assigned to the "Sesame Street" group (I know that because they were only about 5 feet from me-only I did'nt know it then!). I'm only sure that Landis did Grover-it's really difficult to tell exactly how did what from the photos, but he was about 8-10...

The story Mr. Reeve told in the "Muppets & Men" book said (paraphraising) he was in London shooting the original "Superman" and got to be very good friends with Frank Oz (don't know how). Frank invited him to work on the show, and he did the pole-vaulter on the Bob Hope show. After the film...