In the late 1950s, Jim Henson made a decision that would completely change family-friendly entertaining for decades.

In “Jim Henson Idea Man,” Ron Howard offers a close-up look at the driven “Muppets” creator and puppeteer whose cultural and educational legacy remains enormous. Henson, 53 when he died in1990, came ...

Before the premieres of The Muppet Show in 1976 and Sesame Street in 1969 — and even before he was a frequent guest on The Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1960s — Jim Henson created a puppet show called ...

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Before settling on the career goal of TV critic, I went through four distinct areas of job interest, all ...

Henson should be considered one of the foremost creators of screen fairytales of the 20th century. As his fans celebrate the 70th anniversary of his creations, it’s time for the world to rediscover ...

"Jim Henson Idea Man" invites viewers into the mind of the singular creative visionary that was Jim Henson. With first-time, unprecedented access into Jim’s own archives, get a look at his early years ...

Jim Henson’s creations (the Muppets, Fraggles, and Sesame Street gang) remain as those rare kinds of things: shared touchstones as capable of sparking nostalgia in a 35-year-old as they are joy in a 5 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you love joy, silliness, and creativity, then you don’t want to miss the new documentary on Jim Henson, aka Jim Henson: Idea Man, which began streaming on Disney+ ...

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Howard’s Jim Henson Idea Man – the most nominated documentary at this year’s Emmys – will make its broadcast debut Sunday, August 11 on ABC’s The Wonderful World of Disney. The film ...

Ron Howard first attended the Cannes Film Festival with his 1988 fantasy-adventure “Willow,” and he’ll never forget his first walk up the stairs at the Palais des Festivals, where the film premiered ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Jim Henson Company has brought on Bryan O’Connell as Vice President of Children’s Television. Most recently serving as Director of Development at Disney Jr., to cap off a 10-year run at ...