Jerry Juhl



Jerry Juhl: July 27, 1938 - September 26, 2005

Jerry joined the Muppets as a puppeteer. He performed Taminella Grinderfall in The Frog Prince and Tales of the Tinkerdee.

Eventually, Juhl discovered his true forte was writing, and he wrote for numerous Muppet productions from the 1960s to the 1990s. He wrote for Sesame Street; he was head writer for The Muppet Show from the second season to the fifth and final season; and he was head writer for the entire run of Fraggle Rock. He also wrote many Muppet specials.

He wrote five of the six Muppet theatrical movies: The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, and Muppets From Space.

After retiring from writing, Juhl continued to make appearances at special screenings of Muppet film work in N.Y. and L.A. For his final addition to the Muppet legacy, Juhl contributed many of the trivia facts that appear on the Season 1 DVDs for The Muppet Show, released in Aug. of 2005.

Writting Credits

 * Muppets From Space
 * Muppet Treasure Island
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * The Muppets at Walt Disney World
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * A Muppet Family Christmas
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * Fraggle Rock (co-creator & writer)
 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * The Muppets Go Hollywood
 * The Muppet Movie
 * The Muppet Show (head writer seasons 2-5)
 * Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
 * The Muppets Valentine Show
 * The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
 * The Great Santa Claus Switch
 * Sesame Street
 * The Cube
 * The Jimmy Dean Show

Puppeteer Credits
The Frog Prince: Taminella Grinderfall Tales of the Tinkerdee: Taminella Grinderfall Commercials: The Ed Sullivan Show: Sam and Friends: