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- 2. How many children did Jim have?
- 4. Henson's performance of the "__________ ___________" reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- 6. Henson and Sahlin collaborated to create the "_____________ _____________," a way of positioning the eyes and nose and mouth of a puppet so that it appears that the eyes are actually focusing. This is part of what makes all the Henson characters look alive compared to other puppets.
- 12. Henson showed up to his college graduation in a _________ __________ that he'd bought with the money he'd earned over the years of college.
- 14. At the time, Kermit wasn't a frog; he was just an abstract lizard with a dissected __________ __________ ________ for eyes.
- 16. Henson made the original Kermit out of his mother's old turquoise _____________.
- 17. "It's Not Easy _____________ ____________" is Kermit's most famous song.
- 19. In 1970, the Sesame Street song, "__________ ___________," performed in the voice of Ernie, reached number 16 on the Billboard charts. He does make bath time lots of fun.
- 20. "In the early days of the Muppets, we had two _________________," Henson said. "Either one creature ate the other, or both of them blew up ... I've always been particular to things eating other things."
- 21. George Lucas consulted Henson when he was creating the ___________ character for The Empire Strikes Back. Henson suggested that his colleague, Frank Oz, should be the performer, and Oz nailed it, both performing and voicing the character.
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- 1. What did Jim Henson die of?
- 3. In The Muppet Movie's opening scene, Kermit sings "The _________________ Connection" sitting on a log in a swamp. That scene wasn't as simple as it looked. To get the shot just right, Jim Henson had to crouch inside a custom-made diving bell submerged under water.
- 5. Oddly enough, Henson didn't grow up loving puppetry. He initially just saw it as a way onto ________________, and by the time he was in college he had a five-minute show on air every weekday.
- 7. Jim was described as "The ____________ ____________" as he was 6 feet tall and people who worked for him for over 20 years had never seen him angry.
- 8. Jim requested that his funeral be a _______________ of life, not sad and teary.
- 9. Believe it or not, _______ ______________ __________ was turned down by all three U.S. TV networks before being picked up by the British TV mogul, Lord Lew Grade. It went on to become one of the most successful TV shows ever, airing in 106 countries to over 235 million viewers.
- 10. The Henson-created TV show, ________________ _____________, was the first HBO original series.
- 11. The Swedish Chef has two human hands and is performed by two ___________________ simultaneously. Henson and Frank Oz performed the character together, with Henson voicing the "hoargie-boargie" puppet. Frank Oz performed both of the puppet's live hands, allowing him to execute the detailed and expressive hand motions and handle the equipment in the chef's kitchen.
- 13. What was the first film Jim ever saw?
- 15. Before he died, Henson wrote up instructions for how his memorial service should be held. He insisted that no one wear ____________, and that a Dixieland jazz band end the service with "When the Saints Go Marching In." He wrote, "It would be lovely if some of the people who sing would do a song or two, some of which should be quite happy and joyful. It would be nice if some of close friends would say a few nice, happy words about how much we enjoyed doing this stuff together."
- 18. Jim Henson's creativity was inspired by his grandmother, _____________. She taught him to draw, and paint, and sew, and amazingly all those skills would come in pretty handy.