Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price. Jim Henson astronomicalcontracthigh share on social
Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US. Jim Henson collectiondetroitinstitute Change image and share on social
Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college and then fairly soon thereafter I settled into the backstage scenery, and then at the University of Maryland I was doing posters for their productions. Jim Henson backstagecollegefairly share on social
NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though. Jim Henson barelyblackcolor share on social
Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working. Jim Henson friendmonthmuppet Change image and share on social
Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a style - and I think one of the advantages of not having any relationship to any other puppeteer was that it gave me a reason to put those together myself for the needs of television. Jim Henson advantageformgive share on social
If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the US. Jim Henson colordifferenceengland Change image and share on social
Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. Jim Henson believeendlife Change image and share on social
The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. Jim Henson childinsidepeople Change image and share on social
It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous. Jim Henson bigbirddifficult Change image and share on social