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A mere three days after my Chuck Jones tribute piece, I find that it's time to commemorate the birthday of another late legend in the entertainment world, the brilliant Jim Henson (1936-1990). For years, I was just a casual fan of Henson's work with the Muppets, but I've recently done some in-depth studying of his career, and the man truly was a creative genius. From mere foam rubber and fabric, he could bring life, wit, and personality. And his ideas were amazingly versatile - it's a far cry from the kid-friendly educational air of "Sesame Street" to the unhinged yet sophisticated showbiz stylings of "The Muppet Show" to the strange and upbeat underground world of "Fraggle Rock"...and, of course, the mystical fantasy of The Dark Crystal. And to think it all started with the goofy antics of "Sam and Friends".

I couldn't ignore the lasting effect that Jim Henson has left on popular culture. Here's the man himself, surrounded by many of the excellent characters that he helped bring into our collective consciousness. Of course, he didn't perform them all, but without him, they wouldn't even exist.

(Through an amazing coincidence, September 24 is also the birthday of Steve Whitmire, the Muppeteer who took over the role of Kermit the Frog in 1990 after Henson's untimely death. The rainbow connection is stronger than it lets on...)
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Mood: Sorrow ~Hbot208 Dec 3, 2012  Student General Artist
It all seems happy enough, then when you remember he died...

RIGHT IN THE FEELS :iconrightinthefeelsplz:
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Mood: Obsessed ~KennyBruno Aug 20, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Beaker, i will come and have coffee with you my friend ewe
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~MKSfan14 Jul 13, 2012
Vey cool! Something tells me that Sam's looking at Henson like he's responsible for the chaos that ensues before him, not that I agree with him.
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Mood: Love ~MakiLotus Feb 29, 2012  Student General Artist
Great picture, I love it! It's very nice and well drawn. I would love to see some Labyrinth in there, though.
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~Wordgirlserenity67 Dec 8, 2011
I liked that muppeteer!!

Life's like a movie
Write your own ending
Keep Believing
Keep Pretending
We've just done what we've set out 2 do
Thanks 2 the lovers
the dreamers
AND YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUU!!!

RIP Jim Henson...:cries:
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~MKSfan14 Nov 11, 2011
That's real nice. :)
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~goblinqueen1993 Sep 25, 2011
You've certainly created a masterpiece. I love it!
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~Snipetracker Jul 31, 2011  Professional General Artist
Very well done. I remember doing a collage of Jim Henson characters when I was about ten years old (it wasn't nearly as good as this of course); with all of the characters that he invented, it was probably difficult to have to leave some of them out. Last December I saw some of his original puppets that the Smithsonian has on display in Washington D.C. It truly is a shame that such a creative and versatile genius, much like Walt Disney, was taken so abruptly before he could offer more.
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!shinycelebi225 Jul 17, 2011
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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~nintendolover2010 Apr 13, 2011
AMAZING JOB!! :D:D:D
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