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Jim Henson Idea Man

For my dad, time wasticking all the time. Because he wanted to do morethan is humanly...

For my dad, time was
ticking all the time. Because he wanted to do more
than is humanly possible, there was never
gonna be enough time. Help

Full Transcript

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For my dad, time was ticking all the time.
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Because he wanted to do more than is humanly possible,
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there was never gonna be enough time.
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Help.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:20
Uploaded
Jan 22, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Imagine Documentaries,Diamond Docs

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Movie Summary

This documentary features interviews of fans of Jim Henson's work, interspersed with footage from his works, including Wilkins and Wontkins Commercials, that were previously lost.
That idea that time could run out, - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:08
That idea that time could run out,
The whole family had a really difficult time. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:15
The whole family had a really difficult time.
After a year of Sesame Street, he felt, - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:28
After a year of Sesame Street, he felt,
He had plans for Broadway shows. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:10
He had plans for Broadway shows.
♪ This is a song without a reason ♪ - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:23
♪ This is a song without a reason ♪
So I think what happened was that Jane didn't foresee - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:13
So I think what happened was that Jane didn't foresee
He had this idea for a Muppets variety show that predated Sesame Street. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:08
He had this idea for a Muppets variety show that predated Se...
{\an8}Ladies and gentlemen, it's The Muppet Show. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:05
{\an8}Ladies and gentlemen, it's The Muppet Show.
My father never spoke of God, - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:27
My father never spoke of God,
Dark Crystal was really the beginning - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:06
Dark Crystal was really the beginning
Jim had so many new ideas and so many things he wanted to do. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:16
Jim had so many new ideas and so many things he wanted to do...
This was just unthinkable to us - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:16
This was just unthinkable to us
It was just this feeling that the light had gone out, - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:16
It was just this feeling that the light had gone out,
"It would be lovely if some of the people who sing would do a song or two, - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:24
"It would be lovely if some of the people who sing woul...
I don't want to pretend that I know what happens after this life, - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:10
I don't want to pretend that I know what happens after ...
If Jim was here... - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:32
If Jim was here...