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In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.

Cast

  • Jim Henson

  • Frank Oz

  • Jerry Juhl

  • Jane Henson

  • Francis Ford Coppola

  • Ted Koppel

  • Jon Stone

  • Maurice Sendak

  • Lew Grade

  • Harry Belafonte

  • Brian Henson

  • Pam Arciero

  • Candice Bergen

  • Ray Charles

  • Jimmy Dean

  • Danny DeVito

  • Juliana Donald

  • Goldie Hawn

  • Charles Durning

  • Austin Pendleton

  • Scott Walker

  • Diana Rigg

  • Charles Grodin

  • Peter Falk

  • Stephen Garlick

  • John Landis

  • Frances Bergen

  • Michael Hirsch

  • Christine Nelson

  • Lonny Price

  • Jennifer Connelly

  • David Bowie

  • John Hurt

  • Madeline Kahn

  • Steve Martin

  • Roger Moore

  • Willie Nelson

  • Rhea Perlman

  • Martin P. Robinson

  • David Rudman

  • Paul Simon

  • Caroll Spinney

  • Alice Tweedy

  • Mike Wallace

  • Louis Zorich

  • Fran Brill

  • Johnny Carson

  • Kevin Clash

  • Dave Goelz

  • Louise Gold

  • Richard Hunt

  • Brian Muehl

  • Kathryn Mullen

  • Jerry Nelson

  • Rudolf Nureyev

  • Eren Ozker

  • Karen Prell

  • Steve Whitmire

  • Robin Williams

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