Jim Henson's Accomplishments

Kermit The Frog, once sang while sitting on a log, “The rainbow connection. The lovers, the dreamers, and me”, Jim Henson clearly being a man with lots of love and dreams himself, showed this in everything he did, which shaped him into a man beloved by all. Contributing to Mr. Henson’s many accomplishments, In 1966, Jim Henson was nominated for an Academy Award for his short experimental film Time Piece. Through his life, millions of his characters from Sam and Friends, Sesame Street, and The Muppet Show caused life to be just a bit easier for people around the world. Jim Henson dashed from one project to the next, putting love and hard work into every single one, while still putting a touch of wackiness and craziness into them.

Jim Henson
The main character of the series, Sam, was a humanoid-like character. Sam never spoke, but would lip-sync to any song. He likewise had his own delightful, goofy puppet who was created of papier-mâché. The show also included Kermit--not yet the frog--before his banjo playing days. These characters were created by Jim Henson but were performed by both him and his
Jim Henson let his creativity flow by creating many of Sesame Streets characters you know and love today, such as Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Guy Smiley, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and even the pleasurable character that is Kermit the Frog. Jon Stone who was responsible for the writing, casting, and formatting for Sesame Street at the time felt that if they could not bring Jim Henson on board, they should "make do without puppets". Sesame Streets wide spread success brought Henson national attention and ended up being a start too an amazing