Jim Henson and the Muppets

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let's hear you sing the alphabet a b c d

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you might not know this but you can

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thank this guy for teaching you your

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abcs my name is jim henson and i'm a

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puppeteer

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jim henson he was the most prolific

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puppeteer of all time

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my dad

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never really wanted to be a children's

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entertainer

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but the whole industry was trying to say

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jim stay there in preschool because

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that's where you belong and he just

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wouldn't take it jim henson brought

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together an all-star team to create a

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film that would showcase his creations

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for an older audience

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the film was called labyrinth think 80s

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eyeliner and illusions

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and it was the biggest box office

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failure of jim's career

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so why 30 years later is it a major cult

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classic

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[Music]

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as a puppeteer you have to learn to

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focus your whole performance through

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your hand my dad jim henson he held

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children's entertainment in high esteem

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but that was exactly what was

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making him bristle

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was that people would look at his

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muppets and they'd say that's so cute i

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bet kids love that jim henson wanted you

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to know