New York World's Fair



The 1964/1965 World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York between April 1964 and October 1965.

Jim Henson was first contacted by Liebman Productions in 1963 to develop ideas for the Chrysler Pavilion for the 1964 fair. Henson made several sketches of Muppet alien creatures and robotic characters for their "Show-Go-Round" presentation, but ultimately the gig went to Bil Baird and his team.

Henson was later tapped the ball-bearing company SKF to work on their pavilion in 1965. Barry Howard and his design company Imaginetics helped develop the SKF Robot Smokestack, who served as a host.