List of The Jim Henson Company productions
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This is a list of films and TV series produced by The Jim Henson Company.
Filmography
Films
Television
| Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Release date | Production partners | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as Henson Associates, Inc. | ||||
| The Muppet Show | Jim Henson | 1976–81 | Associated Television ITC Entertainment |
ITV (UK) Syndication (USA) |
| Fraggle Rock | 1983–87 | CBC (Canada) HBO Television South |
CBC (Canada) HBO (USA) ITV (UK) | |
| Muppet Babies | Jim Henson (d): Jeffrey Scott |
1984–91 | Marvel Productions | CBS |
| Little Muppet Monsters | Jim Henson | 1985 | ||
| Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series | Jim Henson (d): John Semper & Cynthia Friedlob |
1987 | NBC | |
| as Jim Henson Productions, Inc. | ||||
| The StoryTeller | Jim Henson (d): Anthony Minghella |
1988–90 | TVS | NBC (USA) Channel 4 (UK) HBO (USA) (Greek Myths) |
| The Jim Henson Hour[c] | Jim Henson | 1989 | NBC | |
| The Ghost of Faffner Hall | Tony Kysh | Tyne Tees Television | ITV (UK) | |
| Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories | 1990 | Television South West | ITV (UK) The Disney Channel (USA) | |
| Dinosaurs | Michael Jacobs Bob Young (d): Jim Henson |
1991–94 | Michael Jacobs Productions Walt Disney Television |
ABC |
| Dog City | Jim Henson (d): Peter Sauder J.D. Smith |
1992–95 | Nelvana Limited | Fox Kids (USA) YTV (Canada) |
| CityKids | Jeffrey Solomon | 1993–94 | The CityKids Foundation | ABC |
| Secret Life of Toys | Jocelyn Stevenson | 1993 | The Disney Channel (USA) BBC (UK) | |
| Jim Henson's Animal Show | 1994–98 | Survival Anglia, Ltd. | Fox Kids (seasons 1–2) Animal Planet (season 3) | |
| Muppets Tonight | 1996–98 | ABC Disney Channel | ||
| Aliens in the Family | Andy Borowitz Susan Borowitz |
1996 | The Stuffed Dog Company | ABC |
| The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss | Dr. Seuss | 1996–98 | Nickelodeon | |
| as Jim Henson Television | ||||
| Bear in the Big Blue House[f] | Mitchell Kriegman | 1997–2006 | Shadow Projects | Playhouse Disney |
| Brats of the Lost Nebula | Dan Clark | 1998–99 | Decode Entertainment Wandering Monkey Entertainment |
The WB (USA) YTV (Canada) |
| Mopatop's Shop | (d): Jocelyn Stevenson | 1999–2003 | Carlton Television | ITV (CITV) |
| Construction Site | ||||
| Farscape | Rockne S. O'Bannon | Hallmark Entertainment | Nine Network (Australia) Sci-Fi Channel (USA) | |
| Family Rules | Russell Marcus | 1999 | UPN | |
| The Fearing Mind | Billy Brown | 2000–01 | Angel/Brown Productions | Fox Family |
| The Hoobs | Jocelyn Stevenson Brian Henson |
2001–03 | Decode Entertainment | Channel 4 (UK) TVOKids (Canada) |
| Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola | David Gumpel | 2001 | Hallmark Channel | |
| Bambaloo | Donna Andrews Justine Flynn |
2002–03 | Yoram Gross-EM.TV | Seven Network ABC TV |
| Animal Jam[g] | John Derevlany | 2003 | TLC Discovery Kids | |
| as The Jim Henson Company | ||||
| Frances[h] | Russell Hoban (d): Alex Rockwell Halle Stanford |
2008 | HIT Entertainment | |
| Sid the Science Kid | 2008–13 | KCET (2008–09) KOCE-TV (2010–12) |
PBS Kids | |
| Jim Henson's Pajanimals | Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell | Sixteen South John Doze Studios Ingenious |
PBS Kids Sprout | |
| Dinosaur Train[9] | Craig Bartlett | 2009–20 | Info-communications Media Development Authority Sparky Animation FableVision Snee-Oosh, Inc. (uncredited) Tail Waggin' Productions |
PBS Kids |
| Jim Henson's The Possibility Shop | Courtney Watkins | 2009–11 | ||
| Hot Dog TV | 2010 | Cartoon Network | ||
| Me and My Monsters | Mark Grant Claudia Lloyd (d): Rebecca De Souza |
2010–11 | Tiger Aspect Productions Sticky Pictures |
Network Ten (Australia) CBBC (UK) |
| Wilson & Ditch: Digging America | Joe Purdy Craig Bartlett |
2010–12 | pbskidsgo.org | |
| That Puppet Game Show | Jamie Ormerod | 2013–14 | BBC Entertainment | BBC One |
| Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge | 2014 | Syfy | ||
| The Doozers | Larry Jacobs Bill Gordon |
2014–18 | DHX Studios Halifax | Hulu (USA) Kids' CBC (Canada) |
| Hi Opie! | Barbara Slade | 2014–16 | marblemedia | TVO Kids |
| Dot. | Randi Zuckerberg | 2016–18 | Industrial Brothers | CBC Kids (Canada) Universal Kids (US) |
| Splash and Bubbles | John Tartaglia | 2016–18 | Herschend Studios | PBS Kids |
| Word Party | Alex Rockwell | 2016–21 | Netflix | |
| Julie's Greenroom | Julie Andrews Emma Walton Hamilton Judy Rothman |
2017 | ||
| The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance[10][11] | Jim Henson (characters) (d): Jeffrey Addiss Will Matthews |
2019 | ||
| Fraggle Rock: Rock On! | 2020 | Apple TV+ | ||
| Earth to Ned[12][13] | 2020–21 | Marwar Junction Productions | Disney+ | |
| Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time | Duff Goldman | 2021 | Discovery+ | |
| Harriet the Spy[14] | Will McRobb | 2021–23 | Postworks New York Wellsville Pictures Titmouse, Inc. |
Apple TV+ |
| Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock[15] | Jim Henson (original series) (d): Matt Fusfeld Alex Cuthbertson |
2022–present | New Regency Fusfeld & Cuthbertson Regional Entertainment | |
| Slumberkins[16] | Alex Rockwell | 2022 | Factory | |
| Upcoming | ||||
| Lore Olympus[17] | Rachel Smythe | TBA | Webtoon | Prime Video |
| The Storyteller[18] | Jim Henson (original series) | TBA | Fremantle | TBA |
Other
As a contributor
- The Tonight Show (1955–61)
- The Jimmy Dean Show (1963–66)
- Sesame Street (1969–present)[d]
- Saturday Night Live (Season 1)
- "The Land of Gorch" segments (1975–76)
- The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012–14)
TV specials
- Hey, Cinderella! (1969)
- The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
- The Frog Prince (1971)
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
- Out to Lunch (1974)
- The Muppets Valentine Show (1974)
- The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)[c]
- The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)[c]
- The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
- Of Muppets and Men (1981)
- The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
- Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983)[c]
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
- The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)
- The Christmas Toy (1986)[c]
- A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)[c]
- Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting (1989)
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Direct-to-video
- Jim Henson Play-Along Video (1988)[c]
- Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear: A Comedy Show Starring Fozzie Bear and You
- Mother Goose Stories: Miss Muffet, Songs of Sixpence, Little Boy Blue (1987–1990)
- Neat Stuff... To Know and Do
- Peek-A-Boo, A Big Surprise for Little People[19]
- Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along: Rowlf teaches kids about music
- Wow, You're a Cartoonist!
- Muppet Sing Alongs
- Billy Bunny's Animal Songs (1993)[20]
- It's Not Easy Being Green (1994)
- Muppet Treasure Island Sing Along (1996)
- Things That Fly (1996)[21]
- Muppet Classic Theater (1994)[c]
- Jim Henson's Preschool Collection (1995)[c]
- Mother Goose Stories: Humpty Dumpty
- Mother Goose Stories: Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Muppets on Wheels
- Yes, I Can Be a Friend
- Yes, I Can Learn
- Yes, I Can Help[22]
- Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
Web content
- The Skrumps (2007)
- The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! (2008)
Henson Alternative
The following list contains projects of The Jim Henson Company under its Henson Alternative banner.
Movies
| Title | Release date | Production partners | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Happytime Murders[23] | August 24, 2018 | STX Entertainment | |
Television series
The first eight series are produced under its Henson Alternative banner exclusively in North America before premiering worldwide in 2015.
- Tinseltown (2007)
- Alt/Reality (2010–2011)
- Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2012)
- Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del (2006)
- Del's Vegas Comedy Binge (2007)
- Late Night Liars (2010)
- Marvin E. Quasniki for President (2011–12)
- Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–13)
- Ketchup with the Hot Dogs (2013–14)
- Good Morning Today (2013–14)
- No, You Shut Up! (2013–2016)
- The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
- The Miskreants (2019–2020)
Stage shows
- Puppet Up! - Uncensored (2005–present)
- Stuffed and Unstrung (2010–2013)
Other productions
- The Muppet segments of the Nintendo Digital Event, shown during E3 (2015).
- Star Fox Zero commercial (2016).
Notes
- The film's home media, TV, and digital distribution rights to The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984.[1] The rights to the films were then acquired by Walt Disney Studios upon their parent company's acquisition of the Muppets franchise in 2004.[2] Currently, Universal Pictures handles theatrical distribution[3]—due to prior contractual obligations with the former Associated Film Distribution and ITC—but the ownership and copyrights to the films are controlled by Disney, with home media reissues of the film branded as a Walt Disney Pictures release.
- The film's home media, TV, and digital distribution rights to The Dark Crystal were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984.[1] Currently, Universal Pictures handles theatrical distribution[4]—due to prior contractual obligations with the former Associated Film Distribution and ITC.
- The film's home media, TV, and digital distribution rights were not purchased by The Jim Henson Company from Walt Disney Studios upon their parent company's acquisition of the Muppets franchise in February 2004.
- The Sesame Street Muppets only.
- After the Muppets' acquisition to Disney in 2005.
- The Walt Disney Company acquired Bear in the Big Blue House from The Jim Henson Company in 2004.[8] The transaction included all of the series' characters, television library, copyrights and trademarks.
- Animal Jam was filmed on location at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
- Co-produced by The Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment. Both companies co-own the copyright.