Jim Henson Commercials and Experiments

This program is a collection of experimental shorts, crazy commercials, and other rarities from the Henson vault. Highlights include: a legendary commercial and industrial film for Wilson’s Meat that must be seen to believed, excerpts from Henson’s experimental television programs The Cube and Youth 68: Everything’s Changing…Or Maybe It Isn’t, and Time Piece, Jim Henson’s Oscar nominated eight-minute experimental masterpiece from 1965 that showcases his talent for making music out of everyday sounds.


This series is produced by The Jim Henson Legacy and The Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tour Executive Producer IrenaKovarova. Film and program notes courtesy of The Jim Henson Legacy™ & © 2012 The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON’s mark & logo, characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All rights reserved. MUPPET, MUPPETS and the Muppets Characters are registered trademarks of Disney. All rights reserved. © 2012 Disney. Sesame Street ® and associated characters, trademarks and design elements are owned and licensed by Sesame Workshop. © 2012 Sesame Workshop. All rights reserved.

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Showtimes

Sunday, August 12