The first episode of Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premiered in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1976. Enthusiasm for the ...

If Jim Henson was alive, he'd turn 90 years old on Sept 24 of this year, but he died at the rather young age of 53 on May 16, 1990. Although it's now been 36 years since he passed away, the legacy of ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tonight, some 1970s celebs are coming back to visit. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE MUPPET SHOW") UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (Singing) This is what we call The Muppet Show. MARTIN: "The ...

Puppets and props from Muppets creator Jim Henson's extensive career will go up for auction this fall, including pieces from children’s shows such as “Fraggle Rock” and “The Dark Crystal: Age of ...

The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited, currently showing at the Contemporary Jewish Museum through August 14, brings joy and visual delight to fans of all ages. In panels of text, photos, ...

Props from 'The Muppets' films, 'Labyrinth', and 'The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance' are going to be up for grabs in an auction of some real movie and TV history. Reading time 2 minutes For the ...

Perhaps the toughest takeaway from Ron Howard’s documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” is the fact that his sudden death in 1990, at just age 53, robbed us all that “The Muppets” creator might have created ...

Jim Henson may have created some of the most wholesome characters in television history, but his real-life love story was less than picture-perfect. Biographer Brian Jay Jones revealed on “Nostalgia ...

According to Macworld, Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs is slated to be honored with the Jim Henson Celebration Honor, an annual award given out by the Jim Henson Company to acknowledge people who ...

A one-episode reboot of "The Muppet Show" airs on February 4. Jim Henson, the show's late creator, always hoped they'd live on. We'll hear excerpts from a Morning Edition interview Henson gave in 1986 ...