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Jim Henson Idea Man

You know, I'm an idea man. I spend a lot of time thinking. Thoughts are funny things. They...

You know, I'm an idea man. I spend a lot of time thinking. Thoughts are funny things. They can lead to ideas. There's one now

Full Transcript

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You know, I'm an idea man.
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I spend a lot of time thinking.
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Thoughts are funny things.
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They can lead to ideas.
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There's one now.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
85
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:10
Uploaded
Apr 08, 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.
Now when you get an idea - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:07
Now when you get an idea
{\an8}Then along comes a new, fresh idea. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:22
{\an8}Then along comes a new, fresh idea.
Oh, that's marvelous. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:20
Oh, that's marvelous.
You do it great, and I'll do it great. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:10
You do it great, and I'll do it great.
So if you want to know my dad, watch Time Piece and then go from there. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:17
So if you want to know my dad, watch Time Piece and then go ...
Help. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:29
Help.
For my dad, time was ticking all the time. - Jim Henson Idea Man 00:14
For my dad, time was ticking all the time.
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,