Ok, so (old lady here, shhh over 50) I grew up on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show ( and other gems like, The Electric Company, Viva Allegre, Zoom, and Romper Room, among others) The Muppets are indelibly stamped into my psyche. All I really want to say is, thank you for this delightful video! Can't wait to see more
They had a hard time convincing guests to appear on the Muppet Show because the show was made in London. A lot of the celebs didn't want to fly over the ocean and spend a week in London. It was only once the show proved to be a success did people want to appear.
Henson was never content to do what he'd done before. Always wanting to elevate the art form one more step. Great production and well presented and researched thesis... Muppets content always gets my clicks
wow, this is so interesting and informative! a great angle to cover to provide more context to the full story. it's always worthwhile learning about the much larger situations / broader circumstances and factors that catch on / play into successes rather than the idea that these successes solely come from deliberate and "ideal" strategies chosen by a select few people somehow helming the full picture. thank you for making this, a fantastic contribution as a fan
I have watched a number of videos that described who Jim Hensen and The Muppets were and how they became so popular but this is the first video I watched that tried to explain why. Great video!!!
Excellent and most insightful video. Well done! I also enjoyed your charming pronunciation of “DOUBLE-YOO-OAR-SEE” for WRC-TV Channel 4 in Washington DC. Subscribed!
Amazing video!!! I like the take on why they are unique to tv, I hadn't thought about it before. Henson was ahead of his time. Loved the inclusion of old pics and footage. Must have taken a lot of work. 👍
It took me years to reconcile why I would see Kermit the frog on both sesame Street and The Muppet show. 45 years ago this summer I saw the Muppet movie in 1979.
Yes, I found it odd that this supposedly adult entertainer had such a proclivity for spending time around kids. Maybe the rent was cheap on the street? Variety acts don't make as much as you'd think
I knew there was a reason why everyone was making content related to the Muppets. I don’t care the reason. I just know that there’s a wave of Muppet media coming straight at me.
Happy Birthday Gavin!! Excellent essay! I had never considered the way Television specifically shaped how the Muppets came to be what they are today. Excited to see what's next.
I went to high school in Georgia with Steve Whitmire. He went to an event and carried along his version of Kermit. Incredibly, Henson hired him. (Hi Steve, if you see this!)
Excellent video ! Always love finding new content to listen to during my work flow. I would love some sort of instrumental in the background to help guide the audio, but that’s just my note as someone who listens half-way drawing! Amazing content regardless!!!!
I got exposed to the Muppet's watching one of the first episodes of Sesame Street with my little sister. It was a special on NBC about the CTW Children's Television Workshop in 1969!
This isn't quite correct. Lou Grade was the head of ITC and ATV in the UK. ATV commissioned the show for the ITV network, and was made at their Elstree studios in London. The series was therefore broadcast in the UK first in September 1976.
Ok, so (old lady here, shhh over 50) I grew up on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show ( and other gems like, The Electric Company, Viva Allegre, Zoom, and Romper Room, among others) The Muppets are indelibly stamped into my psyche. All I really want to say is, thank you for this delightful video! Can't wait to see more
They had a hard time convincing guests to appear on the Muppet Show because the show was made in London. A lot of the celebs didn't want to fly over the ocean and spend a week in London. It was only once the show proved to be a success did people want to appear.
Henson was never content to do what he'd done before. Always wanting to elevate the art form one more step.
Great production and well presented and researched thesis... Muppets content always gets my clicks
wow, this is so interesting and informative! a great angle to cover to provide more context to the full story. it's always worthwhile learning about the much larger situations / broader circumstances and factors that catch on / play into successes rather than the idea that these successes solely come from deliberate and "ideal" strategies chosen by a select few people somehow helming the full picture. thank you for making this, a fantastic contribution as a fan
I have watched a number of videos that described who Jim Hensen and The Muppets were and how they became so popular but this is the first video I watched that tried to explain why. Great video!!!
I remember when my country’s sole tv station switched to colour transmission and the shock to see the Muppet Show in colour for the first time!
Nicely done. I definitely recognize the amount of work thoughtfully put into this.
Thank you for making me care about something I had noooooooo idea I’d be interested in!!! Great video!
Excellent and most insightful video. Well done! I also enjoyed your charming pronunciation of “DOUBLE-YOO-OAR-SEE” for WRC-TV Channel 4 in Washington DC. Subscribed!
Insightful, enlightening, and entertaining!
Amazing video!!! I like the take on why they are unique to tv, I hadn't thought about it before. Henson was ahead of his time. Loved the inclusion of old pics and footage. Must have taken a lot of work. 👍
It took me years to reconcile why I would see Kermit the frog on both sesame Street and The Muppet show. 45 years ago this summer I saw the Muppet movie in 1979.
Yes, I found it odd that this supposedly adult entertainer had such a proclivity for spending time around kids.
Maybe the rent was cheap on the street? Variety acts don't make as much as you'd think
@@dyscotopia he’s not that kind of adult entertainer 😅
Very nicely done. Thoughtful and thorough. Deserves to be be seen by many more people.
Thank you so much Rick, means a lot 🙏
really good Gavin, thanks
really loved this video, and the perspective you took gave a lot of insight and context that I haven’t seen in other videos on the topic - thank you!
I can't wait 4 Jim doc may 31st on Disney plus
Same, I might cry watching it Jim Henson was a beautiful soul
I knew there was a reason why everyone was making content related to the Muppets. I don’t care the reason. I just know that there’s a wave of Muppet media coming straight at me.
@@amberfun9148 Exactly
Happy Birthday Gavin!! Excellent essay! I had never considered the way Television specifically shaped how the Muppets came to be what they are today. Excited to see what's next.
Lovely video, you killed it with this one!
Thanks bud 🫡
Well done! Fun fact ,Jim made the first Kermit from one of his mom's old coats. 😊
You found an audience :)
Such an incredible video! Will share it with everyone I know. Thank you for the brilliant work you put into it!
What a lovely comment! Thanks so much!!
Great video. Thanks!
Excellent analysis!
I like this video, I'm subscribing, and I'm gonna share it with my friend
Thank you Evan !!!
@@PrimaryCinema1 I gotchu bro
I went to high school in Georgia with Steve Whitmire. He went to an event and carried along his version of Kermit. Incredibly, Henson hired him.
(Hi Steve, if you see this!)
thank you for this
silly guys rise up ✊✊
no
Excellent video ! Always love finding new content to listen to during my work flow. I would love some sort of instrumental in the background to help guide the audio, but that’s just my note as someone who listens half-way drawing! Amazing content regardless!!!!
Thanks for the kind words! This was my first video at this kinda length so this feedback is really useful, thank you.
Love the intro n I love the muppets 2 n it's my childhood as well
#DisneyDiva
I got exposed to the Muppet's watching one of the first episodes of Sesame Street with my little sister. It was a special on NBC about the CTW Children's Television Workshop in 1969!
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This isn't quite correct. Lou Grade was the head of ITC and ATV in the UK. ATV commissioned the show for the ITV network, and was made at their Elstree studios in London. The series was therefore broadcast in the UK first in September 1976.
Do you think muppets poop? I’ll take my answer off the air
Ting?
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Actually you mean it figuratively.
Nah mate
this was brilliant!! i thoroughly enjoyed watching this video!! definitely subscribing!! 🫶🫶
Thank you !!!