Jim Henson Idea Man 2024

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   Cary NewYorker 2026年8月22日

   The star rating for the man himself is five stars. He was a genius who created a good portion of my childhood. The film is pretty basic and biased with interviews lovingly curated by Ron Howard. One wonders what was left out. I could have just listened to Frank Oz for the whole film. And I should break out my DVDs of The Muppet Show, Season 1. Premiered at Cannes and set to stream on Disney+ on May 31.

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   JBird 2026年8月22日

   Jim Henson brought Muppets to screen, Creating a Muppet machine. He would permit, His friend Kermit, To show what it’s like being green.

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   FilmFan1971 2026年8月22日

   Inspirational, Muppetational.

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   Iman Vellani 2026年8月22日

   For more gifts Jim’s work keeps on giving to the world, I highly highly recommend a very cool comic adaptation of his long lost, unproduced screenplay with Jerry Juhl called A Tale of Sand 🙂 It’s surreal and kooky and thanks to Ramón Pérez’s art, it’s one of the most uniquely impressive graphic novels I’ve ever read!

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   Dan Samiljan 2026年8月22日

   Release the full Orson Welles Show, you cowards.

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   MyNameIsMink 2026年8月22日

   Everybody gangsta until Big Bird sings at a funeral

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   Megan (stoobs) Cruz 2026年8月22日

   As expected, I cried. This is a very enjoyable, if all too brief, glimpse into the magical mind & life of Jim Henson. His ambition, dedication & spirit lovingly described by family & collaborators alongside some incredible footage. There’s a behind the scenes look at the early days of Sesame Street & his friendship with Frank Oz as they developed characters like Bert & Ernie but they also spend a good amount of time delving into his early experimental films & wild fascinations. It starts to feel rushed in the last half hour & in general I wish it had been longer. There’s more than enough material for a multi season docuseries but I will take what I can get. Jim Henson, we love you ♥️

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   ClockworkKing 2026年8月22日

   Am I a Idea Man or Am I a Idea Muppet

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   Wormy McSquirmy 🪱 2026年8月22日

   The lengths at which Disney will go to not mention Steve Whitmire at all is almost comedic I’m glad Ron Howard directed this because I hope it raises awareness to how much Frank Oz looks like Tobias Fünke

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    Hayley 2026年8月22日

    Rainbow connection 🤝🏻 making me cry

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    James (Schaffrillas) 2026年8月22日

    Over the past 2 months I’ve had the pleasure of reading the excellent Jim Henson biography by Brian Jay Jones, which does an absolutely tremendous job of painting a portrait of who this guy is both creatively and personally. I wasn’t expecting this documentary to include nearly the same level of detail, but I was nonetheless rather disappointed at how little I got a sense of Jim as a person from this. After a while it mostly becomes an engaging enough doc about his most well-known projects (though The Storyteller and Jim Henson Hour really get shafted – would have liked a lot more elaboration on those!) Ultimately this was pretty solid but I would genuinely recommend the Defunctland miniseries…

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    Jade talks too much🎅🏻🎄 2026年8月22日

    I’ll never be able to watch ‘Rainbow Connection’🌈 again without thinking of Jim Henson squished into that underwater canister🗄️ right underneath Kermit🐸. A well made documentary🎥 about a one of a kind mind🧠. It tells an interesting life story and has some really emotional moments🥹. Some parts felt a little glossed over⏩ & sanitized (Disney still refuses to acknowledge Steve Whitmire🙄) but it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re a fan of Jim Henson and The Muppets💚.

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    liz__ea 2026年8月16日

    Thanks for all Mr.Henson 🙌🏻💚

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    AvaNorris_ 2026年8月15日

    I can’t believe when labyrinth first came out people didn’t like it 🤦‍♀️ upsets me greatly I love this man and always will there’s just something so peaceful and fulfilling everytime I watch anything he’s made or watch a interview or a documentary involving him

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    NitWill16 2026年8月15日

    Pretty Emotional but overall great documentary

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    Afonso Lucas 2026年8月15日

    I watched it again

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    neal350 2026年8月14日

    Excellent documentary- I loved the muppet show and learning about Henson was fantastic- very well done – I remember when Henson died – sad day

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    Ellie 2026年8月14日

    I’d be lying if I said I didn’t cry after this

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    Ari 2026年8月13日

    Inspirador. Ya conocía la historia, pero este documental aporta mucho con los detalles personales, las dificultades y los testimonios de familia, amigos y compañeros. Menudo artista fue Jim Henson. Si de algo es ejemplo es de no dejarse llevar por el miedo e intentar hacer grandes cosas

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    maddie 2026年8月13日

    sorry i’m on a jim henson kick rn

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    michael 2026年8月13日

    This shit made me ball

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    Ozzy 2026年8月13日

    y’all don’t understand how much this doc motivates me-

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    Luiserre8 2026年8月12日

    Me da un poquito de tristeza saber que Nobody fuera rechazado por el público y visto como algo aterrador; era una idea del señor Henson para el público adulto, debido a que no le encantaba tanto la percepción de encasillarse solo en el publicó preescolar 😞

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    Messer 2026年8月12日

    The footage of Big Bird singing at the funeral broke me.

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    Jen 2026年8月11日

    I literally could not stop smiling this whole time but I also cried so hard I love you Jim I love the muppets

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    𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓑𝓸𝓶𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮 2026年8月11日

    Us 80s and 90s kids were so lucky to have figures like Jim Henson, Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, etc.

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    dreamcatching82 2026年8月11日

    Love the montage of the muppet show where everyone is either being thrown into walls or exploding

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    Jackaswack 2026年8月11日

    no pretentious letterboxd quip, he was a titan of an artist and a great example of how someone so down-to-earth can elicit the best sort of inspiration.

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    JooliganSchmitt 2026年8月10日

    The marvellous man behind the muppets gets a well needed Ron Howard doco treatment, my biggest takeaway is what he went through to get the rainbow connection swamp scene. I enjoyed the style of the connecting segments replicating his experimental films, although it could get confusing differentiating between the original archival material.

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    Jonah Einisman 2026年8月10日

    What a guy. Beautiful and inspiring story.

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    Lucas Pewcus 2026年8月10日

    Simply peak

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    dreamcatching82 2026年8月9日

    To this day I don’t think people realize how big of a genius jim actually was

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    em_meltzer 2026年8月9日

    I feel so maternal towards *insert any Jim Henson creation here*

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    skog3 2026年8月9日

    I’ve gotten weirdly into the muppets, and it seems to be a prolonged interest. I liked how hopeful the entire tone of the documentary was.

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    Tay 2026年8月9日

    Jim Henson, a man who I admire as much as I do my own father. I bawl my eyes out as soon as I see the clock stop ticking, because why the hell did God take away a man who deserved so much more time on this earth? Jim and Kermit are the same, not just in voice, but in ideals, Kermit says in the first muppet film “I want to be on TV to make millions of people happy”.…

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    thoroulini 2026年8月8日

    Mana mana Turu Tururu

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    Heyitskdog 2026年8月8日

    Jim henson, you have no idea how much of an impact you had on me

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    Evan Licari 2026年8月8日

    Dude was a machine I think what we need right now is that Jim Henson Nightclub concept to actually exist

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    gonzalo z 2026年8月8日

    Gracias por todo Jim Henson, te quiero mucho Jim Henson

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    Kenny 2026年8月7日

    It’s time to light the lights and dress up right for this impressive, moving and out there documentary about the man (& wife and friends) who revolutionised puppetry. Told by his family, friends, and key figures in his life with footage from his experimental films, Ron Howard creates a unique and creative examination of just who Jim Henson was and what his legacy remains. So much more than just the Muppets!

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    ryklove 2026年8月6日

    I love jim henson

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    Wright Hill 2026年8月6日

    The impact that Jim Henson’s projects have had on my life is too great to count. Starting out with The Muppets, I have like, four topics I am too knowledgeable about and they are on that list. My favorites are Kermit and Fozzie. (It’s my headcanon that Sesame Street counts.) Jim Henson had a Robin Williams sort of mind that went 100 miles a minute. In a word: Ambitious. He wanted to make art and media that was unprecedented with…

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    raissa 2026年8月6日

    texto quadrado com muito açúcar, como se espera do vazio de um streaming, mas a figura do henson carrega um tesouro por si. uma pena pensar que a disney tenha o trabalho de uma vida embalsamado.

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    Travvis 2026年8月5日

    2 years and this is now off the bottom of my watchlist!!!

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    cedrikgamache 2026年8月5日

    C’est la troisième fois que je vois ce documentaire et à chaque fois je me rend compte à quel point Jim Henson à eux un impact dans le monde et à quelle point je me retrouve dans ce qu’il est. Jim est très inspirant pour moi, c’est grâce à ce qu’il à fait, de passant du « Muppet show » au « Labyrinth » que j’ai eux envie de devenir réalisateur. Je relate énormément avec ce qu’il est et son…

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    Lucywrites2007 2026年8月5日

    Jim Henson is a legend. This is a fantastic way to learn about his life and what he did for the puppetry industry. His kids are a credit to him and his wife 💚

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    Keller-Lee 2026年8月4日

    The Liberty Biperty bullshit ball commercial came on before this and it made Jim Henson roll in his grave btw.

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    middlecouchseat 2026年8月4日

    I like Jim’s interviews because it just sounds like Kermit is cosplaying as a business man.

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    Dakota 2026年8月3日

    Phenomenal film and tribute to Jim Henson. I could watch hours and hours and hours of behind the scenes footage of him and Frank Oz in their craft. So many cool things I didn’t know about Jim and his family. What a great documentary, really! Rest in peace Mr. Henson, thanks for shaping my life ✝️ 🐸🪕

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    juno 2026年8月3日

    “Sometimes I go for walks inside my own head. That might sound silly to you, but it’s very helpful to me.” “You know, I’m an idea man. I spend a lot of time thinking. Thoughts are a funny thing. They can lead to ideas.” “Because he wanted to do more than what was humanly possible, there was never going to be enough time.” in a world so obsessed with diminishing art and raising wealth, i find inspiration in jim henson…

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    sisi✩ ☮︎ 2026年8月3日

    this made me wanna be a puppeteer

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    Claudia 2026年8月3日

    If I ever saw a muppet I’d start bawling my eyes out and hysterically sniffling

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    AleBoLan3D 2026年8月2日

    Un capo Jim Henson

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    bigchune 2026年8月2日

    Rewatched this from a very different viewpoint and admiration. Had the opportunity to go see Brian Henson in person today talk about his father’s legacy, previous works, and the future of animatronics. Can’t put into words how special that was. Very excited for Labyrinth later this month at the cemetery. Also time for a Dark Crystal rewatch. P.S. I will work with animatronics and puppets one day. That is a life goal of mine. I think this might have just sparked a new idea too. Mark my words.

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    zimz27 2026年8月2日

    Everything Jim Henson conjures up is friendly, funny and truly human. The world needs him and his mind dearly. I miss you Mr.Henson.

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    TheRossMan 2026年8月1日

    Pretty basic documentary about the legendary man who created the Muppets. Nothing really special film-wise though, just surface level interviews from friends and family of Jim Henson.

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    TomYoung1 2026年8月1日

    A beautiful mind, and a beautiful soul. A modern genius taken far, far too soon when he so much more left to give the world

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    Dizzarbs 2026年8月1日

    Man, what a great doc! Kermit being his mom’s coat and was used to entertaining his dying Grandpa was touching. Nice to learn some stuff about him and to see some of his other works than muppets. His film Time Piece was awesome. The Cube. His Cyclia project. Love that it was the British who gave the Muppet Show its chance. From Sesame Street & The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock to Labyrinth this man created something that has been a part of my life since I was born. A legacy.

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    Treffyfrinn 2026年7月31日

    A lot of good interviews in this one. Enjoyed

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    Kalyn 2026年7月31日

    Jim Henson has no business being gone

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    Meg Starra 2026年7月31日

    I think it’s only right to be embroidering Miss Piggy as chappell roan while watching Also going to prioritize dark Crystal on the watch list even though I’m told it’s terrifying In case it wasn’t clear the Muppets mean the world to me

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    VFresneda 2026年7月31日

    cara eu decidi ver isso do mais absoluto nada e eu acho que foi a melhor coisa que eu poderia ter feito, jim henson foi um homem que apesar de agir de uma maneira muito diferente da minha, eu ainda consegui me ver muito na sua vida e no seu modo de pensar e é muito refrescante conseguir me visualizar na vida e carreira de uma pessoa que foi tão grande pra cultura e pra arte do seu ramo mesmo…

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    aneurin 2026年7月31日

    > it would be better

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    cowlee 2026年7月31日

    Jim Henson is one of my favorite artists for many reasons but like he gave us The Muppets. I mean cmon. ~A doc I think every creative needs to watch.~ My uncle prompted me to write things I took away from this doc and this is what I wrote down: 1)If you’re doing something ya don’t wanna do, make it fun for yourself and everyone around you. 😊 2)Humor is an antidote. 3)Be resourceful. 4)Experiment! Experiment! Experiment!

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    LeandroLPZ 2026年7月30日

    Resulta profundamente satisfactorio descubrir, de la mano de documentales tan exquisitos como este, historias tan inspiradoras con las que poder sentirse identificado. Con una creatividad desbordante y una audacia ejemplar, Jim Henson supo hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, y pienso que esa es la esencia de la expresión artística. Ya sea que te expreses con pinturas, cámaras, instrumentos musicales o con un simple calcetín, puedes cambiar el mundo, aunque sea un poco (o aunque al principio resulte imperceptible). Jim…

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    Matthew 2026年7月29日

    A great documentary about an amazing creative person.

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    Cam 2026年7月29日

    I lost it crying at Jim’s death, but when Big Bird came out singing at his funeral I lost it laughing

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    reinap 2026年7月28日

    beautiful doc, made me so thankful for his family, and to brian for carrying on his legacy to give us two of the best movies in the entire franchise. i wish jim could have seen dark crystal and labyrinth become so deeply loved

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    Amanda Rosa Toth 2026年7月28日

    nunca mais serei a msm lembrando q o homem mais legal do mundo não existe mais

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    fayraiz 2026年7月28日

    A pretty neat documentary about the many creative ventures of Jim Henson with a little bit of insight into his personal life. As someone who’s always loved Jim Henson’s work it was really interesting to have an insight into the time line and sheer innovation of his projects. This documentary really highlights the true impact Jim Henson. If puppets dominated in anything mainstream, yeah, he was probably very much involved. I also liked that the documentary addresses how all this success and ambition affected his family life. I like when a documentary can appreciate someone’s work and legacy without pretending they lived without consequence. Very inspiring.

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    Bo_alphys 2026年7月28日

    miss you jim henson ❤️

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    Emma 2026年7月28日

    trying to make the life decisions that lead to “filmmaker/puppeteer” as my job description

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    1129moopies 2026年7月28日

    Incredible

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    Jessie 2026年7月28日

    I still just kind of shudder over the Muppets being a Disney IP and I know that it was Jim’s idea because he wanted access to the imagineer technology and that is SO FAIR but the Disney tint on this made me ick and that’s MY professional opinion as everyone’s number one Muppet guy

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    AlfieC1101 2026年7月27日

    Really good documentary from Disney on the life of Jim Henson. Lot of nostalgia of the muppets

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    jeff 2026年7月27日

    wow, very lovely seeing this whole story. definitely was missing some things and its simple but it works!

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    JoeytheBadger 2026年7月26日

    A Merry Magical Muppet Mid(late)summer Marathon … I love Jim Henson, no surprise there. His magical world of Muppets has been a part of my life ever since I was born. Rowlf has always been my favorite, and he still is. Watching this is pure joy, although of course there is also a constant bit of sadness there because we lost Henson way too early. What he managed to achieve and leave behind in his only 53 years is incredible,…

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    catsarefave 2026年7月26日

    I hope Jim knows how much his work is loved

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    abailey42 2026年7月26日

    Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection. The lover, the dreamer, and me 😭🥺

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    alisasenses 2026年7月25日

    As good as a biopic can get, incredibly interesting short movies btw.

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    Scott La Londe 2026年7月25日

    Ron Howard is on the one hand the perfect vanilla type of filmmaker to helm a doc around the creator of The Muppets and Sesame Street. On the other hand though, Jim Henson was such a fascinatingly ambitious and experimental individual that another part of me was hoping for a more daring and radical director. *Streaming

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    ItzPedro 2026年7月25日

    Little fun fact for anyone who cares. In that quality video from seaseme street where they’re all dancing to a bass boosted version of sweet Caroline it’s actually a lobster at the DJ stand and not Elmo. The more you know

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    godslnlycoolguy 2026年7月25日

    Crying my fucking eyes out

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    Tobias747 2026年7月24日

    This might not change the world, but he did.

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    Afonso Lucas 2026年7月24日

    I like to watch this as a pick-me-up sort of thing

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    kalaharidown 2026年7月24日

    Delightful.

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    Cesar Perez 2026年7月21日

    felt as though we passed over so many integral moments like not talking about any of the movies really, or Elmo!!!

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    spookyloop 2026年7月21日

    Watched this last night and it’s good but made me sad. I miss Jim Henson and David Lynch. They are up in heaven together though sending me prophetic dreams/nightmares/etc

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    LukasBear 2026年7月21日

    Can big bird come to my funeral too? please?

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    grace 2026年7月20日

    Look ok it may be true that I cried at the end when they showed clips of his funeral but I was hoping to recieve SOME new information from this at least. What kind of muppets fan would I be if I hadn’t read Jim Henson’s Wikipedia page!?

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    snooper45 2026年7月20日

    best doc about a fantastic and creative man

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    Stebania 2026年7月19日

    The Muppet Messiah. So much nostalgia. And even though I knew Labyrinth would become a classic, it hurts to hear his disappointment in how it was initially received.

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    stellachallenge 2026年7月19日

    learned things today 🧠 i love the muppets i love sesame street i love puppets i love art i love friendship i love kermit the frog!!!!! 🐸💚 but what does big bird know about being green 🤨 literally yellow

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    Tallulah 2026年4月10日

    :(( The fact he is just Kermit

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