20 Years In Heaven: A Tribute To Jim Henson

[ronniedoll]

Such a sad loss, but imagine if God did not give us Mr Henson, we would not be able to sit back and enjoy his fun filled episodes of the muppets. Thank you Mr Henson, I tip my hat to you kind sir.

[zujowalls08]

jim died only three months after i was born. his creation, the muppets, were what made my childhood what it was. its still a big part of me. its sad that im just starting to learn about him. i can see what an amazing and talented man he was. i wish he was still alive so i can have the chance to tell him thank u for bringing so much smiles and laughter in my life. But what makes me smile is that he lives through his work. Rest in Peace Jim Henson

[rodolfoturko]

Jim, you are live for ever inside mi mind and my heart...

[otdoud]

Looks like there were zero moopets on youtube.

[TheNissi8888]

My Dad still love's the Muppet's so do i we all love you and miss you Mr. Jim Henson

[DownHomeWithMyrtle]

What would the world have been without , our funny sweet muppets Jim Henson and his great cast. Your right we can do without the pcs and playstations but not the love and compassion of the muppets

[jirarudan22]

This is brilliant~ :)

[Showtimeblogs]

When I think the name Jim Henson, I think of a man who gave inanimate creatures to convince us that even things that are not organic can have emotions. But one fact remains that we know there was love in every Muppet Mr. Henson created.

[foxxyred2001]

Thanks Lord.There Will Be Laughter in Heaven And ON The New Earth....

[hsliow]

we can do without computers, ipods, iphones, Playstations

but what will happen if the world is without love, warmth, humor, laughter and love?

Jim Henson's contributions are invaluable.

YES! Mr. Henson does live on

I preferred his "inventions" over any high tech products

[saugagirl83]

@hsliow Very well put. :)

[saugagirl83]

Hi Everybody, I just wanted to say thank you for watching my video and all your kind words about it. :)

[chuckfromla]

My kids loved his muppets

[kittycat5498]

jim you my idol

[TheaterServant]

Jim Henson, you were just a SAINT of a man!!!! Thank you!!!! RIP FOREVER my friend!!!!

[DownHomeWithMyrtle]

Hard to imagine the world with having Jim Henson his work still touches us young and old

[LadyShyye]

What a great legacy you left for children all over the world. Thanks to the Henson family for allowing Jim to do what he so lovedand sharing his Gift with the world. We All Miss YOU Jim! R.I.P. :-D

[Mystagic]

I know this video is over a year old, but if you're still there...where on Earth did you find this version of Rainbow Connection? It's brilliant!

[saugagirl83]

@Mystagic I bought it off iTunes. I was originally looking for the version of Kermit singing it but I found this one and loved it. I think it was listed as the karaoke version of the song.

[TheaterServant]

@saugagirl83 So what album did u buy it from?

[saugagirl83]

@TheaterServant I remember if it was featured on an album; I only bought the individual song from itunes.

[chrisvlad2005]

Thanks a lot for this video!!!

[saugagirl83]

Happy 75th Birthday Jim!

[iammandy123]

happy birthday Jim Henson <3

[LOLnoodle501]

This is an amazing video :) Thank you so much

[elliedrama46]

I wish I was alive when he was :'( So bad.

[saugagirl83]

It was 21 years ago todat that we lost Jim. RIP

[MsGirlPower101]

@MsGirlPower101

And as of tomorrow, May 16, 2011, it will be twenty-one years since his passing. Yet, he continues to live on. =)

[TheaterServant]

@MsGirlPower101 He was a saint of a man, wasn't he?

[saugagirl83]

@TheaterServant He sure was! I don't know what my childhood would have been like without his creations. :)

[TheaterServant]

@saugagirl83 Me either. It's just sad that not all people think he really was a SAINT of a man

[70Kenny]

Jim Henson was such a brilliant and creative man. I loved all his Muppets and the life he gave them. I consider him the greatest puppeteer of all time, followed a close second by Frank Oz. It's no easy task to take something made of synthetic material and make it seem alive and real to millions of people. Jim and Frank are often imitated, often by talented puppeteers, but they will never be duplicated.

[Lindi85]

this was wonderful thank you :)

[theremixphilly]

we miss you Jim- the world was better with you in it

[Kermi4u]

Great JOb !!!!!!



[Kermi4u]

Great job !!!!!!

[movcharov]

I grew up in a different country and was not familiar with all of the amazing things Jim has done ... But I intend to catch up - it is truly magical!!!!

It is weird that I found this song precisely during the week of Jim's 20th year-anniversary ... And strated searching for an instrumental. Now I can sing it to my little son together with "the lovers, the dreamers... and me!" : ) Thank you so much for posting it here,

[SayaxHagi5772]

JIM ROCKS . . . SRRY TO SAY BUT YOUR SON SUCKS

[TheaterServant]

@SayaxHagi5772 IT'S NOT HIS SON THAT VOICES KERMIT, IT'S STEVE WHITMIRE!!!! & HE DOES NOT SUCK!!!!

[taurusgirl65]

@TheaterServant I agree. Mr. Henson passed Kermit down to Mr. Whitmire, who as a boy dreamed of performing Kermit. His dream came true and he does a good job at it too. Mr. Henson will always be Kermit and Mr. Whitmire is continuing the legend of Kermit.

[lucefan]

Really nice tribute :)

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

Aw, he died as the same year as I was born, so sad !

R.I.P Jim ;(

[saugagirl83]

@LovelyJudithBarsi Yes...sadly you just missed out on him. But I'm sure you've enjoyed watching the work he left behind! :)

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

@saugagirl83 Aw yes I do :)

[saugagirl83]

@LovelyJudithBarsi I only put in pictures from Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock because those were three of my favorite shows when I was little, but he worked on lots of other great things too! Another favorite of mine was Labyrinth.

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

@saugagirl83 Oh, that's great ! I also loved to watcht the Muppet show when I was a child :)

[saugagirl83]

@LovelyJudithBarsi lol I've still got an episode on tape. My boyfriend actually still has the Muppet Christmas album with John Denver on vinyl. I was at his house on Christmas Even and I got a really cute picture of his little niece holding up the record. :)

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

@saugagirl83 Really ? Aw, this is so cute :)

[saugagirl83]

@LovelyJudithBarsi I'll see if I can send it to you; it's really cute!

[LovelyJudithBarsi]

@saugagirl83 Aw thank you, it's very kind of you :)

[saugagirl83]

@LovelyJudithBarsi I also added some of the characters from the South African version of Sesame Street. I wanted to add characters from other versions around the world but I was'nt able to find any. They appear 1:36 into the video...the little yellow one on the bottom left is Kami; the famous HIV positive muppet.

[saugagirl83]

RIP Jim! We will never forget you!!! <3