I'm glad that Jim Henson's dream, his link in the Rainbow Connection, lives on even though he's gone. Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. Thanks, Jim.
Wow I cried so hard during this you'd think the news just happened. I'm glad the Muppets are coming back a bit, the world needs them to carry on Jim's message.
I'm an 18 year old college student. I didn't grow up watching the muppets. I did however, watch the movies in my childhood. I just sat through this clip sobbing my eyes out hoping my roommate didn't wake up to see me cry. Wow, Jim Henson was an inspiration! I wish that we had people as amazing as Jim and Walt Disney! Every generation needs a Jim.
@dylansloan10 I don't think I ever watched The Muppets when I was a kid, either. Oh, my family always watched Sesame Street, we saw Muppet Vision 3D a few times, and I remember having tapes of other Muppet projects, but I never really understood what The Muppets were all about until recently. The world is a bit sadder for Jim Henson's passing, but it's also much brighter because he was here, and he shared his imagination with the world.
I was 18 when I heard the announcement of his death on the radio. They played "The Rainbow Connection" immediately after. And I sat in the kitchen at the breakfast table, sobbing my heart out for the loss of a man I never met, but loved anyway.
Jim Henso was a true genius, who bought joy and laughter to the world. and i am glad that in spite of his truly horrible death that people still love his creations years on from when they originally where created. i'm pretty sure that that is the way the boss would want it. rest in peace Jim
I know what it's like to have a vivid imagination and my hero is Jim Henson. His creations have helped me invent things when I write stories but I know deep inside they will never be as good as the things he created. I wish I could have met him but I was seven years to late.... Wishing you were here Jim Henson.
I haven't seen this since I was 10, but it still brings tears to my eyes. I wish Jim's birthday was a national holiday where we honor imagination, creativity, and heart.
Man, that announcer talking over the end credits is annoying.
Hearing Steve Whitmire doing Kermit's voice for the first time was kind of weird and exciting all at once. Watching this years later, it sounds totally normal to me now.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM... Thank you for all of the memories for me and my kids..Without "I don't want to live on the moon" my children would have never slept...R.I.P. and THANK YOU
This was so awesome I laughed so hard at the muppets sesame Street Stuff, and really enjoyed seeing the Story teller Stuff (Witch I have and watcher almost every day.) Then at the closing number I couldn't stop crying, even when they ended on a silly note. Thank You Jim Henson for being an inspiration to me and many other very creative people.
If I recall correctly, when Oddessy reaired this special, they had Steve Whitmire re-do Kermit's dialogue at the end, most likely because it was felt he was more accustomed to the role of Kermit by then as compared to 1990.
"When does a man die? When he is hit by a bullet? No. When he suffers a disease? No. When he ate a soup made out of a poisonous mushroom? No! A man dies when he is forgotten! "
At 31 I have such fond memories of watching this when i was young with my older brother & sister... then getting my little sister into it and us watching the muppet movies so many times.
Such a lump in my throat watching this, the world of entertainment is full of so much cgi and fake characters its hard for children/people to get any kind of sentimental attachment. Glad i grew up in that era.
In honor of this brilliant man, this summer I will be making my own muppets, including a life-sized Big Bird suit. Jim Henson will always be loved and missed
In honr of this brilliant man, this summer I will be making my own muppets, including a life-sized Big Bird suit. Jim Henson will always be loved and missed
anyone else get choked up when "kermit" enters the room whilst everyone os singing just one person....but i have toa gree with kc86er re: the passing of the torch..RIP jim henson and thanks for the memories....xoxo
The scene were Kermit enters while everyone is singing "Just One Person" was sort of a 'passing of the torch' moment, where Steve Whitmire became Kermit's performer.
That was a nice touch. And I'm so glad they didn't throw Henson's death under the bus (i.e.: pretending like nothing happened). They transitioned with much respect and admiration for Henson. Very commendable.
I remember watching this when it originally aired. Throughout my life I've been in alot of dark places, but the creations of this wonderful man could always help bring a smile. But the smile cracked and the tears started as soon as Kermit walked through the door. Sadly though this is one of the last Muppet productions I can still watch with the eyes of a child.
Thank you, Jim Henson. I would never have the dream to work as a puppeteer if it wasn't for you. You will be strongly missed. Again, thank you, Jim Henson. :)
@MrSupermario15 Miss Piggy was voiced and performed by Frank Oz, one of Jim Henson's closest friends. If you watch the performance of "Just One Person" at Henson's memorial service, you'll see Frank seated at the top of the song and being comforted by puppeteers Kevin Clash (Elmo) and Dave Goelz (Gonzo) as well as performing as Fozzie the Bear.
I will miss Jim Henson too if it wasn't for him I would not seen my favorite muppets,
Statler & Waldorf may he always be watching over his creations and may the muppets continue to bring laughter to all generations of people, so that Statler, Waldorf and myself can heckle them (In the good way)
Imagine how easily it would've been for all those Muppeteers to just call it quits on the Muppets forever. Like Kermit said, Jim would've wanted them to continue on without him & continue to entertain future generations.
Thank you, Jim Henson & thank you Steve Whitmire for being such an awesome Kermit the Frog (In my opinion, you're Kermit is just as good as Jim's)
There was a line in the last episode of Fraggle Rock that I believe is a message to all of us that grew up with Jim Henson's muppets: "You cannot leave the magic" Because it seems no matter what age we are, the magic that Jim Henson weaved with all of his creations is alive with us. I read the comments here and find people still see the muppets as being alive and not just puppets. Goes to show that even a piece of felt can have a soul.
Everyone did such a great job. <3333 I bet from reading the letters on out they had to be really strong to not break-down during the "Just One Person" Number. And also Kudos to Steve Whitmire for playing Kermit so soon after Henson's death. There will never be another Jim Henson but I bet it was so hard for him to.....carry on a characer that was essentially an extension of Jim....and not long after his passing.
That moment from THE MUPPET MOVIE I always find so philosophical.....no way Cartoons or Family movies would go that idealistic.....seems the Great Minds always go too soon.
Amazing how at the very end we're told to consult a library to find out more information, nowadays we're given an internet address. Oh how the world has changed.
@TherealRNO There is always one person born every once in a great while who completely changes the world, not through warfare or politics, but through beautiful storytelling and amazing creations. And the reason why they are so successful is because they never intended to become rich and famous, or have this incredible power to teach many wonderful lessons to the young and the young at heart around the world; they just wanted to put a few more smiles on a few more faces.
I was born two years after Jim died. But even though I didn't grow up with him. I grew up watching Sesame Street, the legacy of him. I know that his immense gift will live on. :)
I was born in 1991, and as a Kid I loved to watch the muppets and play with a puppet, I made. I always thought The creator of the muppets Jim Henson, was a great man and that one day I wish could meet him and show him my puppet But I didn't find out he died till 7 years after he passed. I was sad that day and it was the final time I played with that puppet. It might sound silly but I did it so I could paid tribute to the greatest puppteer in the world. R.I.P Jim Henson, may you be remembered.
20 years since the passing of puppet--no--creator, or like Okonkwo009 said, "Humanitarian". If he were 73 and still here, he'd be making the Muppets better than ever.
@Angie2343 How so? When he was sick, he went to the dctor, who told him he likely had a virus like the flu and sent him home. By the time he and his family realized it wasn't a simple virus he'd have to just get over, it was too late.
if we can only hold up one thing to justify the human condition to the entire universe and earn our existance I say just one minute of Jim Henson would pay the way for all of us.
When Kermit asks if they hav something silly to end with, you can see rowlf in the background. i've watched this at least 20 times and thats the first time i saw him in it.
@rockprodchannel rowfl was in it when he was think of a name for sesame street with kermit. :) to think, rowlf and kermit thought up sesame street. :) Jim was the best!
I remember this tv special being one of the most traumatic and intense things I'd ever seen on television at that time. I honestly remember thinking "how could they let the muppets find out that way?" and being totally heartbroken for them. I was 5 years old, but I still remember exactly where I was when Jim Henson died. He was an amazing man.
"And we'll be seeing you real soon with more Muppet stuff, because that's the way the Boss would've wanted it! YAY!!!!" That IS how he would've wanted it... he took socks and foam and made them into friends that teach our children, that entertain us... that are our friends, they're his dream- and every time I think of giving up MY dream of becoming a writer- there's Jim Henson. That's the mark of a great artist, Muppeteer- and man. RIP Jim.)
I know, I feel horribly foolish haha. I started crying at the same place and then when Kermit walked in I just lost it. I'm still crying. Ha. I'm not a crier either. THis is just too much.
What do you mean by "horribly foolish", lynde? I get what the rest of your comment means, just not that. & I forgot to mention, even when the gang does "something silly", I'm still trying to fight tears. Please, nobody do a tribute to Jim using this version of "Just One Person". It's just to emotional
This is just one of those moments that just break you up easily. Like Ray's death scene from The Princess & The Frog, the ending credit song from Babe: Pig In The Big City, "That'll Do, Pig". I just tear up just like "Just One Person" from here. You feel the same way, Roselynde?
i remember when that aired, i was about 7 and really didn't understand what it meant. i do remember my mom crying when they sang "Just One Person". and almost 20 years later, i had a lump in my throat when they found out jim died and read the letters.
I grew up with all of the muppets, even though I was young when Jim passed away. To me, the muppets not just made out of foam, they were (and are still) real. I guess that goes to show you how much magic Jim Henson had into making them. May he rest in peace.
i bet it was really really hard to read those letters with a straight face!! i couldn't have done it. i would have been bawling. i love the muppets and always will love them!! thanks Jim Henson!! you made the world a better place and for making us believe in the rainbow connection!!
@LOZmaster85RB yep- Jim was the one who believed in every person in that room, they are who they are because of him. Whats so cool is that it has expanded to people who were just little or not even born when he died and his spirit still loves on in him, that is what you call leaving the world a little better than you left it and becoming a ledgend. RIP Jim, you are my hero and I love you
That whole tribute, but especially all of Jim's Muppets, his creations, his joy...
Singing to him... that's just beautiful.
And the fact that we know the Muppets are just felt and foam, but we want them to be alive so badly that they ARE alive, they're on the scene still, making movies and appearing on Hollywood Squares and even hosting Late Night TV...
I wasn't old enough to understand that he had died (and I only found out he had when a man I knew died the same way) and this still just made me bawl.
I know they're leaving him silent now in honor of Jim, but I miss Rowlf so much ;_;
When i was a really little kid i used to watch the Jimmy Dean show, which Rowlf was on....many many years later i learned from my mom that i had a stuffed dog that i called Rowlf....she had no idea for years where i had gotten the name....so rowlf was my first muppet even before kermit....and i too miss him
@Kaitodoushi Rowlf has actually had a few speaking appearances since Jim's death (by a pretty decent replacement at that), just his roles have been much more sparse.
He and Kermit sung a duet of "Rainbow Connection" at the 2011 D23 Expo as another tribute to Jim (it's on the site).
In the part where Robin and the other muppets were all singing together, I kind thought about what it would've been like if the sesame street Beetles joined in the song along with some other puppets that, even though weren't Jim's creations, such as the puppets from shows like Professior Iris, Chicken Minute, Little Star, Eureeka's Castle, Book Mice, Kitty Cats, and The Letter People.
♥You know the Muppets are really part of Jim Henson after this fantastic tribute, especially after their reactions to the first letter receiving the bad news. This is the exact tribute that the great Mr. Henson would've wanted, I'm sure of it! =)
haha.. Oh wow.. I must of watched this a dozen times over the last few years.. But this is the first time I actually noticed the Fraggles in the shot.. Gobo and Wembley way in the back balcony and Mokey up in the center near Big Bird
I was 17 years old when Jim Henson died. I grew up with all the Muppet movies. Jim Henson was an angel that was put pn earth to teach people how to live a better life.
So I've decided that Jim Henson's death officially traumatized everyone on the planet. I was less than a year old when he passed away and I'm crying watching this video.
These muppets are not puppets, they're the soul and spirit of JIm Henson. Jim Henson was the one that made Sesame Street the greatest and most popular children's show ever. And to me he is the greatest celebrity ever in my book. On September 26, 1992, he was awarded the Courage of Conscience Award for being a "Humanitarian, muppeteer, producer and director of films for children that encourage tolerance, interracial values, equality and fair play.
@larryinc64 See, the Muppets are real. They're a real piece of Jim Henson, of his love and genius... He lives on in spirit within those beloved creatures. So does dear Richard Hunt and Jerry Juhl. I miss all of them so terribly.
"Silly, Do we have something silly?!" I think with the muppets there is ALWAYS something silly
ChipmunksAndBulldogs 1 week ago
those letters make me sob i cant believe how many people loved Jim.
catlover2696 2 weeks ago
Wait how would the puppeteers do this without 10 minute cry breaks?
harrypotter4059 1 month ago 3
I'm glad that Jim Henson's dream, his link in the Rainbow Connection, lives on even though he's gone. Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. Thanks, Jim.
MollyKoenigStarGleek 1 month ago 2
did everyone get that in the end? a SPECIAL REPORT at 11!!!
we'd better tune in, we don't want to miss that o.o
rofflemows2 1 month ago
6 people want to live on the moon >.<
rofflemows2 1 month ago
The ending where they read the letters about Jim Henson could make the most tough, strong, masculine person out there cry like crazy
ChipmunksAndBulldogs 1 month ago
Wow I cried so hard during this you'd think the news just happened. I'm glad the Muppets are coming back a bit, the world needs them to carry on Jim's message.
Kirux1923 1 month ago 4
I'm an 18 year old college student. I didn't grow up watching the muppets. I did however, watch the movies in my childhood. I just sat through this clip sobbing my eyes out hoping my roommate didn't wake up to see me cry. Wow, Jim Henson was an inspiration! I wish that we had people as amazing as Jim and Walt Disney! Every generation needs a Jim.
dylansloan10 1 month ago 7
@dylansloan10 I don't think I ever watched The Muppets when I was a kid, either. Oh, my family always watched Sesame Street, we saw Muppet Vision 3D a few times, and I remember having tapes of other Muppet projects, but I never really understood what The Muppets were all about until recently. The world is a bit sadder for Jim Henson's passing, but it's also much brighter because he was here, and he shared his imagination with the world.
ztslovebird 1 month ago 2
I was 18 when I heard the announcement of his death on the radio. They played "The Rainbow Connection" immediately after. And I sat in the kitchen at the breakfast table, sobbing my heart out for the loss of a man I never met, but loved anyway.
dragonbat2006 2 months ago 6
Steve Whitmire seems to be legitimately impersonating Jim's Kermit here. Steve's Kermit voice has kind of changed over the years.
clockworkfiction3 2 months ago
Mazi Adams Moneter Made Muppets
Mightybigmofo 2 months ago
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Mightybigmofo 2 months ago
3:16 --> Get your tissues.
Roselynde 2 months ago 3
5 people have no idea about what Jim Henson did for children.
kevinpnp 2 months ago 2
I don't trust people who can sit through this special with dry eyes.
wolphintv 2 months ago in playlist the muppets celebrate jim henson 2
@wolphintv Your right. I have seen this quite a few times and I always cry.
lazarus1980 2 months ago
Jim Henso was a true genius, who bought joy and laughter to the world. and i am glad that in spite of his truly horrible death that people still love his creations years on from when they originally where created. i'm pretty sure that that is the way the boss would want it. rest in peace Jim
Stalkyprawn 2 months ago
R.I.P Jim Henson, you showed me my personality in the form of a muppet...Kermit the Frog
AsthmaticNightmare 2 months ago
@AsthmaticNightmare he showed me mine in the form of two muppets .... Statler and Waldorf
freakmars 1 month ago
god, i wish i could have watched this as a kid...
Deathclaw12 2 months ago
i'm sheding tears
ohfilms1 2 months ago
That's the way the boss would want it.....
20meerkat 2 months ago
This was a moment so great, to commemorate a man even greater, that Waldorf and Statler couldn't even heckle.
Trekkie2063 3 months ago
That last song gets me every single time!
BarneyBarneyH 3 months ago
The Lion King song 'He lives in you' is verry fitting. Take a look at the lyrics and you will see what I mean.
20meerkat 3 months ago
I know what it's like to have a vivid imagination and my hero is Jim Henson. His creations have helped me invent things when I write stories but I know deep inside they will never be as good as the things he created. I wish I could have met him but I was seven years to late.... Wishing you were here Jim Henson.
20meerkat 3 months ago
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holy instant tears . Thanks Jim for being you!
sr200179 4 months ago
I still listen to the songs he wrote all the time. He has helped shape who I am. Thanks to the lovers the dreamers and you.
mjshegog 4 months ago 3
I haven't seen this since I was 10, but it still brings tears to my eyes. I wish Jim's birthday was a national holiday where we honor imagination, creativity, and heart.
mjshegog 4 months ago 2
Man, that announcer talking over the end credits is annoying.
Hearing Steve Whitmire doing Kermit's voice for the first time was kind of weird and exciting all at once. Watching this years later, it sounds totally normal to me now.
rocketdave 4 months ago in playlist muppets
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM... Thank you for all of the memories for me and my kids..Without "I don't want to live on the moon" my children would have never slept...R.I.P. and THANK YOU
MXWraithsLady 4 months ago 3
Happy birthday Jim thanks for all the great childhood memories and you are missed!
AutobotxHawkeye 4 months ago 4
happy birthday jim!!
DaHuuuuuuudge 4 months ago
He helped to shape and create the person i have become today. Happy Birthday Jim, we sincerely miss you....
pinkgrapefruitliquer 4 months ago
This made me cry
RandomGio 4 months ago
why would any dislike the father of creative
sakina451 4 months ago
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Four people don't believe in you.
vanguy82 4 months ago 2
Four people have no heart.
vanguy82 4 months ago 3
@vanguy82 how could people disliked it, they either don`t know him or they have no taste in the........spirit of it.
RandomGio 4 months ago
What a wonderful way to spend my lazy Sunday afternoon. Thank you so much for this.
jeremywarcup 5 months ago
that was awesome. thanks for uploading it.
KarNYCLoAMR 5 months ago
;-; It was so beautiful!
R.I.P Jim. May your legacy live in the hearts of Children for many years to come.
389471290479194 5 months ago
I don't write stories for Children I write Stories for the Child inside.
C.S Lewis (The Cnronicles Of Narnia.)
Breen31173 5 months ago
This was so awesome I laughed so hard at the muppets sesame Street Stuff, and really enjoyed seeing the Story teller Stuff (Witch I have and watcher almost every day.) Then at the closing number I couldn't stop crying, even when they ended on a silly note. Thank You Jim Henson for being an inspiration to me and many other very creative people.
Breen31173 5 months ago
we love you Jim
dack49 5 months ago 2
Thank you so much for posting this. For 21 years I've been wanting to see this again.
And after all this time, I still miss Jim.
slyde23j 5 months ago
WARNING!!!!!: You will cry.
batmanrules16 6 months ago
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389471290479194 5 months ago
If I recall correctly, when Oddessy reaired this special, they had Steve Whitmire re-do Kermit's dialogue at the end, most likely because it was felt he was more accustomed to the role of Kermit by then as compared to 1990.
mtw120 6 months ago
What? No heckling from S&W? No mentioning of Yoda or Little Shop of Horrors?
DarthWill3 6 months ago
@DarthWill3 hey Statler and Waldorf have a heart
freakmars 6 months ago
@freakmars I suppose you're right!
DarthWill3 6 months ago
@DarthWill3 sorry I am a big fan of S&W and I know its a comment
freakmars 6 months ago
@freakmars So am I!
DarthWill3 6 months ago
Dr. Hiluluk from One Piece said this
"When does a man die? When he is hit by a bullet? No. When he suffers a disease? No. When he ate a soup made out of a poisonous mushroom? No! A man dies when he is forgotten! "
YuiHarunaShinozaki 7 months ago
I wonder who did Kermit's voice at the end? (I'm assuming Frank Oz but you never know)
creekstar7 7 months ago
@creekstar7 Steve Whitmore
Jessyleppert 7 months ago
At 31 I have such fond memories of watching this when i was young with my older brother & sister... then getting my little sister into it and us watching the muppet movies so many times.
Such a lump in my throat watching this, the world of entertainment is full of so much cgi and fake characters its hard for children/people to get any kind of sentimental attachment. Glad i grew up in that era.
s8nbunny 7 months ago
That "Believes in you" song is one of my all-time favorite muppet songs. =)
golddemona 7 months ago
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In honor of this brilliant man, this summer I will be making my own muppets, including a life-sized Big Bird suit. Jim Henson will always be loved and missed
BigBirdBOSS123 7 months ago
In honr of this brilliant man, this summer I will be making my own muppets, including a life-sized Big Bird suit. Jim Henson will always be loved and missed
BigBirdBOSS123 7 months ago
R.I.P Jim Henson his spirit will never die in the hearts of the muppets
eileenluvsdod 7 months ago
"And we'll be seeing you soon with more Muppet stuff because that's the way the Boss would want it!" =) Thanks Kermit <3 <3
PrincessMedia2011 8 months ago 26
the part with the letters is heartbreaking
miss09lauren 8 months ago 34
anyone else get choked up when "kermit" enters the room whilst everyone os singing just one person....but i have toa gree with kc86er re: the passing of the torch..RIP jim henson and thanks for the memories....xoxo
velvetmafia187 9 months ago 3
The scene were Kermit enters while everyone is singing "Just One Person" was sort of a 'passing of the torch' moment, where Steve Whitmire became Kermit's performer.
That was a nice touch. And I'm so glad they didn't throw Henson's death under the bus (i.e.: pretending like nothing happened). They transitioned with much respect and admiration for Henson. Very commendable.
kc86er 9 months ago 6
I remember watching this when it originally aired. Throughout my life I've been in alot of dark places, but the creations of this wonderful man could always help bring a smile. But the smile cracked and the tears started as soon as Kermit walked through the door. Sadly though this is one of the last Muppet productions I can still watch with the eyes of a child.
godhatesthestupid 9 months ago
Thank you, Jim Henson. I would never have the dream to work as a puppeteer if it wasn't for you. You will be strongly missed. Again, thank you, Jim Henson. :)
mtsk8ter333 9 months ago
whoever id the voice of Mrs. Piggy was definatly about to lose it
MrSupermario15 10 months ago
@MrSupermario15 Miss Piggy was voiced and performed by Frank Oz, one of Jim Henson's closest friends. If you watch the performance of "Just One Person" at Henson's memorial service, you'll see Frank seated at the top of the song and being comforted by puppeteers Kevin Clash (Elmo) and Dave Goelz (Gonzo) as well as performing as Fozzie the Bear.
Twoey2E 9 months ago
@Twoey2E I think Frank was Jim's best friend
TheaterServant 9 months ago
This is the saddest and most beautiful part of the whole special. Yes?
NaiTaiDai 10 months ago
To those 3 people that disliked this video. You ain't human. Who can not like Jim Henson and his huge imagination.
streetcarjay 10 months ago
Kermit talking to another Kermit... how existential.
Nonamearisto 10 months ago
Thanks for saving this. Its great.
maul42 11 months ago
I will miss Jim Henson too if it wasn't for him I would not seen my favorite muppets,
Statler & Waldorf may he always be watching over his creations and may the muppets continue to bring laughter to all generations of people, so that Statler, Waldorf and myself can heckle them (In the good way)
(Laughs just like Statler & Waldorf)
freakmars 11 months ago 4
I was born 1 year before he died. :(
BleachFan9891 11 months ago
Even though I wasn't born yet this still made me cry. RIP Jim, RIP.
garry12gg 11 months ago
3 people were angry that this video made them cry.
godogg 11 months ago 3
"And we'll be seeing you soon with more Muppet stuff because that's the way the Boss would want it! YAAAAY!"
A truer thing was never said.
obiwanobiwan13 11 months ago 2
I agree with you the final scene was soo hard!!
SweetJen2009 1 year ago
Imagine how easily it would've been for all those Muppeteers to just call it quits on the Muppets forever. Like Kermit said, Jim would've wanted them to continue on without him & continue to entertain future generations.
Thank you, Jim Henson & thank you Steve Whitmire for being such an awesome Kermit the Frog (In my opinion, you're Kermit is just as good as Jim's)
BlackHallow55 1 year ago 5
@BlackHallow55 it's also becuase his voice closely sounds like jim's
eileenluvsdod 4 months ago
kermit's voice changed after Jim died because Jim did the voice for Kermit. I wonder who does the voice for him now???
BlowoutBob 1 year ago
@BlowoutBob Steve Whitmire, who also plays Rizzo and Bean Bunny.
LaDracul 1 year ago
@BlowoutBob His sone Brian who was the inspiration and voice for Robin.
trinikaijou 11 months ago
@BlowoutBob His son Brian who was the inspiration and voice for Robin.
trinikaijou 11 months ago
I bawled. Unashamedly.
lotrfreak2010 1 year ago 6
There was a line in the last episode of Fraggle Rock that I believe is a message to all of us that grew up with Jim Henson's muppets: "You cannot leave the magic" Because it seems no matter what age we are, the magic that Jim Henson weaved with all of his creations is alive with us. I read the comments here and find people still see the muppets as being alive and not just puppets. Goes to show that even a piece of felt can have a soul.
dragonseyeangie 1 year ago 3
Man, those are real performers, I would've been crying while trying to puppeteer.
Saigurl20 1 year ago 2
Ahh. Steve Whitmire's first appearance as Kermit. He did a fantastic job!
Studmeister17 1 year ago
We'll be back with more Muppets stuff because, hey, that's what the boss would've wanted :)
loserwoman87 1 year ago
Steve Whitmere did an exceptional job as Kermit here. It must have been very hard for him to do so.
bakadazcha 1 year ago
Everyone did such a great job. <3333 I bet from reading the letters on out they had to be really strong to not break-down during the "Just One Person" Number. And also Kudos to Steve Whitmire for playing Kermit so soon after Henson's death. There will never be another Jim Henson but I bet it was so hard for him to.....carry on a characer that was essentially an extension of Jim....and not long after his passing.
WHOEVER READS THIS, I BELIVE IN YOU!!
LilReena34 1 year ago
These werent puppets, these werent even muppets. These are family. Thumbs up if you agree.
JediCowboy25 1 year ago 177
@JediCowboy25 amen brother
Conner3030 10 months ago
That's Steve Whitmire's voice for Kermit.
ultraspyro 1 year ago
The three who disliked this are dead inside.
GroverKent 1 year ago 2
Ah fuck, I'm tearing up like crazy.
SanFranGirl1982 1 year ago 2
Nice use of the Muppet Show theme at the very end to do the end credits!!!
PieFights 1 year ago
That moment from THE MUPPET MOVIE I always find so philosophical.....no way Cartoons or Family movies would go that idealistic.....seems the Great Minds always go too soon.
83phatman 1 year ago
Amazing how at the very end we're told to consult a library to find out more information, nowadays we're given an internet address. Oh how the world has changed.
boneyarsebogman 1 year ago
This was a great way to not make the special too sad. Not talking about Jim's death untill the end.
antsamthompson9 1 year ago 2
"I Don't Want to Live On the Moon" (Sesame Street)
"Just One Person" (The Classic Muppets [Muppet Show & Muppet Babies])
"Just a Dream Away" (Fraggle Rock)
"Rainbow Connection" (Muppets overall)
"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Disney)
"It's Such a Good Feeling" (Mr. Rogers)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Oz)
Songs that move people, because of how influential their creators were. God bless them all.
TherealRNO 1 year ago 3
"You're dead if you market just to kids, for adults are just kids grown-up anyway." ~ Walt Disney
"Some of the most sophisticated people I know...Inside, they're all children." ~ Jim Henson
"If we could give children one thing, I hope it would be one genuine adult." ~ Fred Rogers
"To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward." ~ L. Frank Baum (Oz)
You done good guys! XD
TherealRNO 1 year ago 80
@TherealRNO There is always one person born every once in a great while who completely changes the world, not through warfare or politics, but through beautiful storytelling and amazing creations. And the reason why they are so successful is because they never intended to become rich and famous, or have this incredible power to teach many wonderful lessons to the young and the young at heart around the world; they just wanted to put a few more smiles on a few more faces.
ztslovebird 4 months ago
RIP Jim Henson
Yugi40 1 year ago
miraculous puppets = m puppet's
CAMAKAZELOC 1 year ago
rip jim henson :{
shirnui 1 year ago
I was born two years after Jim died. But even though I didn't grow up with him. I grew up watching Sesame Street, the legacy of him. I know that his immense gift will live on. :)
CordeliaChaseluvsu 1 year ago
I think everyone grew up with the muppets
cheeto37 1 year ago
I cried.
uberweaksauce 1 year ago 2
When Kermit walks in, I lose it every time I see this clip.
RIP Jim.
Gulftastic 1 year ago
I think I've said this before, but .... I didn't cry when I learned Jim Henson died. I was deeply sad, but I didn't cry.
I cried when the muppets learned that Jim Henson died, though. Even though I know it was decades ago, I mourn for their lost friend.
Spy0ne 1 year ago 3
I was born in 1991, and as a Kid I loved to watch the muppets and play with a puppet, I made. I always thought The creator of the muppets Jim Henson, was a great man and that one day I wish could meet him and show him my puppet But I didn't find out he died till 7 years after he passed. I was sad that day and it was the final time I played with that puppet. It might sound silly but I did it so I could paid tribute to the greatest puppteer in the world. R.I.P Jim Henson, may you be remembered.
TheMoonlightSoul 1 year ago 2
@TheMoonlightSoul You could always show it to the other muppeteers.
Angie2343 1 year ago
I Don't Want to Live on the Moon always makes me shed tears. Especially when I think about people that have died.
Angie2343 1 year ago 2
20 years since the passing of puppet--no--creator, or like Okonkwo009 said, "Humanitarian". If he were 73 and still here, he'd be making the Muppets better than ever.
MsGirlPower101 1 year ago
@MsGirlPower101 And he'd still be performing Kermit and Ernie.
Angie2343 1 year ago
true.
MsGirlPower101 1 year ago
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@MsGirlPower101 It's his own fault that he's dead.
Angie2343 1 year ago
@Angie2343 How so? When he was sick, he went to the dctor, who told him he likely had a virus like the flu and sent him home. By the time he and his family realized it wasn't a simple virus he'd have to just get over, it was too late.
SmilinSweetpea 1 year ago
if we can only hold up one thing to justify the human condition to the entire universe and earn our existance I say just one minute of Jim Henson would pay the way for all of us.
kvoltti 1 year ago
When Kermit asks if they hav something silly to end with, you can see rowlf in the background. i've watched this at least 20 times and thats the first time i saw him in it.
rockprodchannel 1 year ago
@rockprodchannel rowfl was in it when he was think of a name for sesame street with kermit. :) to think, rowlf and kermit thought up sesame street. :) Jim was the best!
gaarasuri 1 year ago
I feel that jim henson through his characters i watched when younger that he was one of the people who encournged my creativity
majormana1 1 year ago
I remember this tv special being one of the most traumatic and intense things I'd ever seen on television at that time. I honestly remember thinking "how could they let the muppets find out that way?" and being totally heartbroken for them. I was 5 years old, but I still remember exactly where I was when Jim Henson died. He was an amazing man.
SugarCookietarian 1 year ago
Mr. Henson passed away exactly 20 years ago today.
RetroVideoFan 1 year ago
yes he did friend. I remember being in first grade, my mom made me wear a green band on my arm that day. RIP Jim.
rlambert15 1 year ago
"And we'll be seeing you real soon with more Muppet stuff, because that's the way the Boss would've wanted it! YAY!!!!" That IS how he would've wanted it... he took socks and foam and made them into friends that teach our children, that entertain us... that are our friends, they're his dream- and every time I think of giving up MY dream of becoming a writer- there's Jim Henson. That's the mark of a great artist, Muppeteer- and man. RIP Jim.)
obiwanobiwan13 1 year ago 2
Right at "I feel very sad that you very best friend Jim died" just broke me, & I start crying when Robin starts "Just One Person" & can't stop.
ZNKChannel 1 year ago
@ZNKChannel
I know, I feel horribly foolish haha. I started crying at the same place and then when Kermit walked in I just lost it. I'm still crying. Ha. I'm not a crier either. THis is just too much.
Roselynde 1 year ago
What do you mean by "horribly foolish", lynde? I get what the rest of your comment means, just not that. & I forgot to mention, even when the gang does "something silly", I'm still trying to fight tears. Please, nobody do a tribute to Jim using this version of "Just One Person". It's just to emotional
ZNKChannel 1 year ago
This is just one of those moments that just break you up easily. Like Ray's death scene from The Princess & The Frog, the ending credit song from Babe: Pig In The Big City, "That'll Do, Pig". I just tear up just like "Just One Person" from here. You feel the same way, Roselynde?
ZNKChannel 1 year ago
i dont think he would like what they are doing with his muppets now
r.i.p you are missed i grew up with your muppet and so will my kids
FoxGirlStephanie 1 year ago
i remember when that aired, i was about 7 and really didn't understand what it meant. i do remember my mom crying when they sang "Just One Person". and almost 20 years later, i had a lump in my throat when they found out jim died and read the letters.
rockprodchannel 1 year ago
You'd have to be made of stone or a Robot Not to be moved by this.
tvnutboy 1 year ago
I grew up with all of the muppets, even though I was young when Jim passed away. To me, the muppets not just made out of foam, they were (and are still) real. I guess that goes to show you how much magic Jim Henson had into making them. May he rest in peace.
owlstar7 1 year ago
i bet it was really really hard to read those letters with a straight face!! i couldn't have done it. i would have been bawling. i love the muppets and always will love them!! thanks Jim Henson!! you made the world a better place and for making us believe in the rainbow connection!!
BadRubberDuckie69 1 year ago
A shame that they felt the need to cut in on the end with the voiceover..
FiXato 1 year ago
3:02 damn that really hit me hard.
Narutology 1 year ago
I may have lost it a bit when Kermit walked in and saw them singing.
ErisRising 1 year ago
@ErisRising me too. :)
ads316 1 year ago
He may be gone from this Planet but he will never be dead in our Hearts.
Wynaut32 1 year ago
"...because, that's how the boss would have wanted it!" yyeeeeahahahaha
crock703 1 year ago 4
5:01 everyone really knew robin meant, "Jim thought we could"
LOZmaster85RB 1 year ago
@LOZmaster85RB yep- Jim was the one who believed in every person in that room, they are who they are because of him. Whats so cool is that it has expanded to people who were just little or not even born when he died and his spirit still loves on in him, that is what you call leaving the world a little better than you left it and becoming a ledgend. RIP Jim, you are my hero and I love you
mypureimagination 1 year ago
@mypureimagination ya like me, I wasn't even born when Jim died but I love the muppets & I loved bert and ernie when I was little
LOZmaster85RB 1 year ago
Jim died? But we were just starting to get to know him!
DisneyVideos2000 1 year ago 5
♫ "If just one person believes in you deep enough and strong enough believes in you..." ♫
this song helps you feel good... It always makes me cry.
Thank you Jim Henson, for helping me feel like there is someone out there who cares about others.
RIP Jim.
queenandcorgis 1 year ago 6
@queenandcorgis "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" makes me cry, every time it's played.
Angie2343 1 year ago 4
That whole tribute, but especially all of Jim's Muppets, his creations, his joy...
Singing to him... that's just beautiful.
And the fact that we know the Muppets are just felt and foam, but we want them to be alive so badly that they ARE alive, they're on the scene still, making movies and appearing on Hollywood Squares and even hosting Late Night TV...
As long as THEY'RE alive, Jim Henson is.
And he's smiling all the way...
obiwanobiwan13 1 year ago 19
@obiwanobiwan13 Exactly how I feel.
Angie2343 1 year ago
Thanks, Jim, for making me believe.
damnyoustamos 1 year ago 6
@damnyoustamos And me.
Angie2343 1 year ago
Big bird scares me! he is huge!
Webkinzrocks400 2 years ago
I wasn't old enough to understand that he had died (and I only found out he had when a man I knew died the same way) and this still just made me bawl.
I know they're leaving him silent now in honor of Jim, but I miss Rowlf so much ;_;
Kaitodoushi 2 years ago 6
When i was a really little kid i used to watch the Jimmy Dean show, which Rowlf was on....many many years later i learned from my mom that i had a stuffed dog that i called Rowlf....she had no idea for years where i had gotten the name....so rowlf was my first muppet even before kermit....and i too miss him
TheHachmom 1 year ago
@Kaitodoushi Rowlf has actually had a few speaking appearances since Jim's death (by a pretty decent replacement at that), just his roles have been much more sparse.
He and Kermit sung a duet of "Rainbow Connection" at the 2011 D23 Expo as another tribute to Jim (it's on the site).
ToonReel001 2 months ago
In the part where Robin and the other muppets were all singing together, I kind thought about what it would've been like if the sesame street Beetles joined in the song along with some other puppets that, even though weren't Jim's creations, such as the puppets from shows like Professior Iris, Chicken Minute, Little Star, Eureeka's Castle, Book Mice, Kitty Cats, and The Letter People.
BeatlesAmiYumi 2 years ago
♥You know the Muppets are really part of Jim Henson after this fantastic tribute, especially after their reactions to the first letter receiving the bad news. This is the exact tribute that the great Mr. Henson would've wanted, I'm sure of it! =)
26doubt 2 years ago
haha.. Oh wow.. I must of watched this a dozen times over the last few years.. But this is the first time I actually noticed the Fraggles in the shot.. Gobo and Wembley way in the back balcony and Mokey up in the center near Big Bird
Fraggle24 2 years ago 3
I was 17 years old when Jim Henson died. I grew up with all the Muppet movies. Jim Henson was an angel that was put pn earth to teach people how to live a better life.
jumbag 2 years ago 4
So I've decided that Jim Henson's death officially traumatized everyone on the planet. I was less than a year old when he passed away and I'm crying watching this video.
bobanddavid90 2 years ago 9
There's few people I miss everyday as much as I do Jim.
testtrack321 2 years ago 7
There needs to be a tribute to Jim in 2010. What if there was a gathering on May 16th by the statue at the University of Maryland?
AriGriffin243 2 years ago 5
These muppets are not puppets, they're the soul and spirit of JIm Henson. Jim Henson was the one that made Sesame Street the greatest and most popular children's show ever. And to me he is the greatest celebrity ever in my book. On September 26, 1992, he was awarded the Courage of Conscience Award for being a "Humanitarian, muppeteer, producer and director of films for children that encourage tolerance, interracial values, equality and fair play.
Okonkwo009 2 years ago 68
Amen.
sega616 2 years ago 4
thats so cool with the muppets,. fraggles, & seseme street gang making a tribute to jim henson
LOZmaster85RB 2 years ago
I can only imagine how difficult it was emotionally on the performers to do the final scene
brianklick 2 years ago 49
@brianklick
And how hard it must have been for Steve Whitmire to take over as Kermit for the first time.
oscarphile 1 year ago
I think the muppets had learned about the hole sad truth.
collgoff 2 years ago 4
he was such an innovator, thou recently it shoved a sword threw my heart when i saw a DVD of a cgi movie with his name on it.
but still watching this, i was convinced that the muppets where real, AN IM 15! its a shame he died.
larryinc64 2 years ago 2
@larryinc64 See, the Muppets are real. They're a real piece of Jim Henson, of his love and genius... He lives on in spirit within those beloved creatures. So does dear Richard Hunt and Jerry Juhl. I miss all of them so terribly.
LadyAryun 2 years ago