World of Jim Henson

He took his mother's old coat, halved a ping pong ball, and created the best-loved frog in the world... and that was just the beginning. This Great Performances special explores the magical worlds conjured up by Jim Henson. Following the arc of his early career in local television through the unprecedented global impact of "Sesame Street", to the spectacular success of the inimitable Muppets, and on to the innovative feature films, Henson emerges as a visionary fired with boundless creativity and unbridled imagination, a unique American artist. Won the 1995 Parents' Choice Gold Award.