Wikio - Jim Henson

Independence Day Vid Pick: Muppets Salute America (NewTeeVee)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:40:29 GMT

There are lots of things I can’t imagine doing without — air, food, Internet. But high on that list are definitely Jim Henson’s Muppets. And this Independence Day, Sam the Eagle’s web-exclusive salute to America is the only video you need to watch this weekend. This two-minute tribute encompasses all that is pure and [...]

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Happy 4th! (The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT

When you get home from the fireworks tonight, fire up the ol' TiVo and set it to record "Studio DC: Almost Live!" which is scheduled to air Saturday July 19 (EST) on Disney Channel. It's a brand new Muppets special pairing Jim Henson's timeless characters with the Disney Channel stars of today. Kermit and the gang will perform with The Jonas Brothers, The Cheetah Girls, Ashley Tisdale and of...

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Muppet Patriotism. Clip of the Day (SpoutBlog)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:16 GMT

... respects to two important Kermits who left us recently: Kermit Scott , a childhood friend of Jim Henson’s who may be the famous frog’s namesake and Kermit Love , who was co-designed Big Bird and other characters for Henson. Have a happy bork bork, meep meep!

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‘Muppets™, Music & Magic: Jim Henson’s Legacy’ on Tour (Big Screen Little Screen)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:02:28 GMT

A recent late night viewing of Big Bird In China (1983) left (fellow YESORNODC writers) MNJONES, KYLETM, and myself asleep before the end of the opening credits, wide awake, and out of it by the Great Wall respectively. The question on all of our minds was this: Would Jim Henson’s scraggly, imperfect muppets find an [...]

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The Quick 10: The Origins of 10 of Your Favorite Muppets (The mental_floss Blogs)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:15:10 GMT

I, like a lot of you, grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But do you ever stop to wonder where they came from? Some of the characters we know and love today were recycled from other T.V. shows and commercials Jim Henson worked on and others were invented by using whatever [...]

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Unstable Fable's "Tortoise vs. Hare" Coming in September (The Muppet Newsflash)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT

Following the sucessful release of " Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby ", the Jim Henson Company and Genius Products are planning to release the second title in the "Unstable Fables" series later this fall. " Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare " is set to hit stores on September 2, 2008. Fifteen years after their famous race, Murray Hare (Jay Leno) and his unwilling son Butch (Drake Bell) challenge...

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Rubber Duckie, You’re The One… (Metroblogging DC)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:56:01 GMT

Apart from seeing a businessman borrowing his daughter’s Winnie the Pooh backpack today on the Metro, I’m not sure how many of us could publicly regress back into childhood at a moments notice. So it did warm my heart this morning when my inner child was revealed to me in a sign for the “Jim [...]

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Snarky McFckButtons - Wear What You’re Really* Thinking (Laughing Squid)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:06:25 GMT

... how so many pointless conversations can be avoided this way. SnarkyMcF*ckButtons Related Posts Jim Henson Explores the Process of Visual Thinking Boing Boing Bingo Robodock Fundraiser John Wayne Memorial Water Balloon Fight in Alamo Square 100th Episode of “The Show With Ze Frank” ShareThis

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Second-Stringers (news from me)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:19:47 GMT

... for most of the stars, we're on to second (and third) generation Muppet Wranglers. When Jim Henson died in 1990, he willed the role of Kermit to Steve. Eric is the specialist in the roles Frank Oz no longer does — Bert, Grover, Fozzie, etc. For a while, he did Cookie Monster on Sesame Street but Rudman took it over, in part because it was easier to have Bert and C.M. interact if they weren't...

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Kermit Love | Costume designer, 91 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Kermit Love, 91, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other Sesame Street characters, has died. Mr. Love died a week ago of congestive heart failure in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., near his home in Stanfordville, his longtime partner, Christopher Lyall, told the New York Times. Mr. Love was also a designer for some of ballet's most prominent choreographers, including...

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RIP: Kermit Love (Needcoffee.com)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:08:33 GMT

Kermit Love was an artist who you knew even if you didn't know you knew him. The LaChoy Dragon was one of his creations with Jim Henson and he built Big Bird and Snuffy for Sesame Street. He portrayed the live-action Willy, the hot dog vendor, on the show. He also designed [...]

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Steve Axtell: The Walt Disney Of Puppet Makers Unveils “Hands Free Remote Controlled” Puppets (The Moderate Voice)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:59:40 GMT

Away from the public spotlight, a Ventura-based puppet maker who was enchanted by Muppets creator Jim Henson’s creations as a kid has now become the Walt Disney of puppet makers. In reality, he has been on that track now for several years — but today he literally ushers in a revolution in puppetry, ventriloquism and character robots. You’ll be seeing many more “hands free” puppets and cutesy...

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Big Bird designer, Kermit Love, RIP. (TV Scoop)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:31:00 GMT

Normally, TVScoop saves RIP tributes to fine actors and important TV writers... however, today, we pay our respects to one of the unsung heroes of the small screen. You may not know who Kermit Love, who has died aged 91, is, but you'll know his work through the characters on Sesame Street. Most notably, Love made and look-after Big Bird and made other Jim Henson and Frank Oz ideas real. He even...

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Big Bird Loses a Friend (Mombian)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:03:37 GMT

Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped Jim Henson create Big Bird, has died at age 91. He is survived by his partner of 50 years, Christopher Lyall. Love built the Big Bird costume based on designs by Henson, and also helped design costumes and puppets for Snuffleupagus, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster, among others. [...]

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Kermit Love, R.I.P. (news from me)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:03:22 GMT

Despite what it says in some articles, Kermit the Frog was not named after Kermit Love, the puppet craftsman who worked with Jim Henson for so many years. But Mr. Love, who passed away Saturday at age 91, did...

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Muppet Engineer Kermit Love Is Gone... (Ain't it Cool News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:20:46 GMT

here...When we think about Muppets and SESAME STREET, names like Jim Henson and Frank Oz quickly (and understandably) pop to mind. But, as with many technical endeavors, there are many others behind-the-scenes whose names aren't as quickly connected to their creations as they should be.One such person is Kermit Love, who was claimed by congestive heart failure on Saturday. He was 91.Among his...

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Kermit Love, 91: Muppet creator (linkfilter.net - fresh links)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:00:34 GMT

on Jun 26, 2008 08:41am. (+100XP)-- Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other “Sesame Street” characters, has died. He was 91.: 0 Hits: 1 Points: 163703 Vote Now! [

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Kermit Love “Big Bird” Creator dead at 91 (The Disney Blog)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:32:15 GMT

Kermit Love was much more than the creator of Big Bird, he was a master craftsman, costumer and artist. He helped create many of the characters you love from “Sesame Street” Love, btw, maintained that his friend Jim Henson did not name Kermit after him. Generations of current and former children owe many happy memories to [...]

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Kermit Love Dies (Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:29:21 GMT

Kermit Love, the ballet costume designer whose greatest fame came as a creator, with Jim Henson, of the beloved “Sesame Street” characters Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, died Saturday in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 91. The cause was congestive heart failure, said Christopher Lyall, Mr. Love’s partner of 50 years. Although Mr. Love collaborated with luminaries of [...]

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Sesame Street Costume Creator Dies at 91 (Truemors)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:28:46 GMT

Kermit Love insisted Jim Henson didn’t name the Muppets’ beloved frog after him, but it is quite a coincidence as Love assisted Henson in creating some of Sesame Street’s most recognized costumes. The puppet creator passed away Saturday at the age of 91. Love created the yellow-feathered 8′2″ Big Bird costume back in 1969, also [...]

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Wikio - Jim Henson

Independence Day Vid Pick: Muppets Salute America (NewTeeVee)

Happy 4th! (The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes)

Muppet Patriotism. Clip of the Day (SpoutBlog)

‘Muppets™, Music & Magic: Jim Henson’s Legacy’ on Tour (Big Screen Little Screen)

The Quick 10: The Origins of 10 of Your Favorite Muppets (The mental_floss Blogs)

Unstable Fable's "Tortoise vs. Hare" Coming in September (The Muppet Newsflash)

Rubber Duckie, You’re The One… (Metroblogging DC)

Snarky McF*ckButtons - Wear What You’re *Really* Thinking (Laughing Squid)

Second-Stringers (news from me)

Kermit Love | Costume designer, 91 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

RIP: Kermit Love (Needcoffee.com)

Steve Axtell: The Walt Disney Of Puppet Makers Unveils “Hands Free Remote Controlled” Puppets (The Moderate Voice)

Big Bird designer, Kermit Love, RIP. (TV Scoop)

Big Bird Loses a Friend (Mombian)

Kermit Love, R.I.P. (news from me)

Muppet Engineer Kermit Love Is Gone... (Ain't it Cool News)

Kermit Love, 91: Muppet creator (linkfilter.net - fresh links)

Kermit Love “Big Bird” Creator dead at 91 (The Disney Blog)

Kermit Love Dies (Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff)

Sesame Street Costume Creator Dies at 91 (Truemors)

Snarky McFckButtons - Wear What You’re Really* Thinking (Laughing Squid)