Jim Henson CNN People Profiles 1999 (Part 4 of 4)

[JIrish780]

Growing up, the "Old Maestro" wasn't Walt Disney, the man whose animators lovingly gave that nickname to. It was Jim Henson. My first memory of going to the movies was my Dad taking me to see The Muppets Take Manhattan. Watching Fraggle Rock on HBO was something we'd never let a Sunday go by without if we could help it. I had "Happiness Hotel" committed to heart when I was in the 1st grade. Losing Jim was really tough for me, and I thank God for what he gave, and that it's still with us today.

[MollyKoenigStarGleek]

Life's like a movie, write your own ending

Keep believing, keep pretending.

Thank you, Jim. =)

[NYG4LIFE123]

"And so I sang it...even though I'm yellow"

LOL!!! That was cute. 

[kittycat5498]

i miss my idol jim henson

[collgoff]

I'm glad that Steve Whitmire is Kermit now.

[DVDfinger]

Happy 75th Jim

[jakevader93]

@jbennz02 Yes. Both movies have now become very beloved and they have still have a huge fanbase today. It's just that Jim never got to see how popular it would become many years after his untimely death. A true visionary.

[jbennz02]

@jakevader93 yes! very much a visionary!! well put!.

[jbennz02]

@jbennz02 that is so true very well put! thank you.

[enterthedome]

Thanks so much for uploading these.

[jquevedo61]

When I found out Jim Henson was dead I went into a funk that lasted a very long time. Of course one has to move on but it was a loss that I never really got over. I'm glad to see the muppets are still kicking but it's not really the same.

[taurinecat]

@jquevedo61 I think a lot of Henson fans feel the same way. It truly was a great loss.

[giantsean]

@jquevedo61 Same here

[MoogleVoodoo]

I can't believe they never mentioned fraggle rock :C

But this was an interesting documentary still

[collgoff]

@MoogleVoodoo Me nether I sure wish they would had that kind of time.

[MsSuperprincess12]

i we will always love you jim and me your fans every we love my lil brother love you i love you me lil sis my father my mother every one in my family we all ways love you .R.I.P

[LaFamiliaWJ]

man i wish he had taken care of his illness before the day of his death

[collgoff]

@EliasVideoProduction Poor Frank Oz, It's every time when he thinks about Jim's death he gets sad.

[shanmer391]

@collgoff Of course he was his best friend

[collgoff]

@shanmer391 Yeah the best friend Frank ever had and Jim Henson put fate in him that how Frank Oz became a film directer.

He dose miss Jim dose he?

[Froghan417]

@EliasVideoProduction He has worked with Jim For a Long time so it's no surprise!

[collgoff]

@Froghan417 Yeah it's so sad!

[taurinecat]

@EliasVideoProduction I agree that that part is very touching.