In today’s show, our hosts – Tracey and Scott present their coverage of the new Disney+ documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man, delving a bit into its production before sharing their own thoughts. They also share their review of Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones, originally from March 2014. Along the way they’ll tune into WWED where Buzzy will play some Muppet tunes, and call over to the Main Street Cinema.
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Jim Henson: The Biography
Jim Henson: The Biography (Kindle Version)
Jim Henson: The Biography (Unabridged Audio Book)
Tales from Randomland Volume One by Justin Scarred
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Links Mentioned
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L.A. Times (12/11/2009): Muppet fur flies over Jim Henson script
Vulture (05/10/2010): Disney Planning a Jim Henson Biopic
Vanity Fair (04/11/2024): First Look: Ron Howard Enters the World of Jim Henson
Post Magazine (06/14/2024): Editing: Disney+’s Jim Henson Idea Man
Variety (06/24/2024): Jim Henson: Idea Man Came Together With Family Stories and Archives
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In today’s episode our hosts, Tracey and Scott take s look at one of their all-time favorite TV Shows, The Muppet Show. It aired for 5 seasons on CBS from 1976 to 1981 and it was a variety show that featured recurring sketches and musical numbers with guest stars and Muppet characters. One of our hosts favorite parts of the show was the music numbers and they want to share some of their favorite songs from the show. Along they way, they’ll check in with the Mortis to see what’s up at the Main Street Cinema and then wrap up the show with a special dedication.