#Kermit after Jim Henson's death in 1991.

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Muppet Fact #136

Muppets Haunted Mansion was a project about 30 years in the making.

Originally, it was reported in 1991 that Brian Henson planned on creating several muppet holiday specials after his father, Jim Henson's death in 1990. This project fell through and the next time anyone heard word of a Halloween muppet special was in 2009, a few years after Disney aquired the franchise. Even though a 2010 release date was announced for the Halloween project, it was eventually cancelled. Finally in May of 2021, it was announced that a Halloween muppet special based on the Disney ride The Haunted Mansion was in the works. The special was released today, October 8, 2021, on the Disney+ streaming service.

Sources:

"Kermit and company come back anew to TV." Marilyn Beck. TV Guide. May 11, 1991.

"WDW Radio Passholder Muppet Event." Lou Mongello. March 11, 2009.

ToughPigs D23 coverage. September 14, 2009.

"'Muppets Haunted Mansion': Disney+ Sets First-Ever Muppets Halloween Special." Alexandra Del Rosario. Deadline Hollywood. May 7, 2021.

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Arrivals & Departures 24 September 1936 – 16 May 1990 James Maury Henson

James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets (1955–present) and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987); puppeteer and puppet character creator for Sesame Street (1969-present) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland.

Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created Sam and Friends, a short-form comedy television program, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics, after which he produced coffee advertisements and developed experimental films. In 1958, he co-founded Muppets, Inc., which became The Jim Henson Company.

In 1969, Henson joined the children's educational television program Sesame Street where he helped to develop characters for the series. He and his creative team also appeared on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He produced The Muppet Show during this period, premiering the series in 1976. He won fame for his characters, particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and Ernie. During the later years of his life, he founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won the Emmy Award twice for his involvement in The Storyteller and The Jim Henson Hour.

On 16 May 1990, Henson died in New York City at the age of 53. His ashes were scattered near Taos, New Mexico. In the weeks following his death, he was celebrated with a wave of tributes. He posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, and was named a Disney Legend in 2011.

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Kermit the Frog paying tribute after Jim Henson's death, 1991.

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Kermit after Jim Henson's death in 1991.

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