Feb
2012
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Jim Henson on Making Muppets 1969

Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s “Volume See” kids’ show. iptv.org
Video Rating: 4 / 5

21 Comments on “Jim Henson on Making Muppets 1969”

  1. I love how he made the puppets and then they came? to life.
    the spoon part was my favorite!:)

  2. @MrSparkowski season 3 disc 4 sorry?

  3. THe Muppets Season 3 Disc $ on special features, its called muppets make puppets, its this full video thumbs? up so people can see

  4. but how did he made miss piggy and animal and all the other? big muppets???

  5. jim is? the best muppeteer

  6. they don’t make ‘em like this no mo?

  7. 1969? Was the year Youtube joined youtube

  8. Is there a part two? to this?

  9. he? was so dreamy

  10. @TheChirpingAssholes I was just about to make the same comment. Fortunately I looked through the previous? comments first to see if anyone had made the same comment. lol

  11. The sock? looks like Kermit!!!

  12. That sounded like Frank Oz doing the? spoon muppet.

  13. I don’t? get how anyone could dislike this…

  14. I could hear? kermits voice in jims voice :’)

  15. Don is one serious? puppet motherfucker.

  16. One of the best things about Jim Henson Is the fact that he gives his puppets or “muppets” a unique personality and voice. He? is truly truly outstanding and creative and we all miss him very very much.

  17. This is really good quality for 1969!?

  18. he’s like a big child playing with puppets…? RIP

  19. the guy on the left is? so serious…

  20. Thank goodness this video came back online! I use this video to teach? puppetry to my elementary art students. When I came in this morning I found out that I needed to change my lesson plan because someone had hacked into big bird’s facebook page! I assume that is why this was down. Whew!!

  21. There is phallic imagery hidden in the background at 00:53 in the form of two white spheres, a cylinder,? and a sphere at the tip of the cylinder. Not sure if intentional, but hilarious regardless.

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