Museum of the Moving Image events

Frank Oz demonstrates how puppeteering works at a 2011 appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image.

A list of Henson-related screenings, panels, and special events held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York. This list contains only events and screenings with live participants, as well as specially-produced compilations.

Events were initially supporting the Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibit held at the museum from July 2011 to March 2012. Since then, the Jim Henson Legacy has held regular screenings as a part of a series entitled "Jim Henson's World" in conjunction with a permanent Jim Henson exhibit.

2011

• July 16

The Muppet Movie presented by Craig Shemin (Austin Pendleton was originally scheduled to appear)

• July 30

"Muppet History 101" presented by Craig Shemin

"'Hands Up! Heads Down!': An Inside Look at Puppetry for Television" presented by Craig Shemin and Lara MacLean

• August 20

The Muppets Take Manhattan presented by costume designer Calista Hendrickson and storyboard artist John Davis

• September 17

"Dog City and The StoryTeller: "The Soldier and Death" presented by Fran Brill

• September 18

"Jim Henson: Friends and Family" a roundtable conversation with Cheryl Henson, Bonnie Erickson, Craig Shemin, Fran Brill, Arthur Novell, and Karen Falk, featuring rare archival clips

• September 25

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey with Kevin Clash and Constance Marks

• October 23

"A Conversation with Frank Oz" moderated by Craig Shemin

• November 17

Special Preview Screening of The Muppets

• December 3

Labyrinth followed by a Q&A with Brian Henson, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, and Toby Froud

• December 4

"The Evolution of Puppetry" a presentation by Brian Henson

• December 11

"Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" with Joseph A. Bailey

• December 26

"A Muppet Family Christmas and A Classic Henson Holiday"

• December 31

"Jim Henson and Friends: Inside the Sesame Street Vault"

2012

• March 2

"Sing-along with The Muppet Movie" presented by Heather Henson

• March 4

"Jim Henson's Fantastic World Special Closing Program" special video compilations presented by Craig Shemin and Karen Falk

• May 2

"Children and Television: An Evening with Joan Ganz Cooney" moderated by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes (audio)

• October 27

"A Tribute to Jerry Nelson" with Bill Barretta, Matt Vogel, Fran Brill, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Craig Shemin, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Bonnie Erickson, and others.

• November 3

"Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal" a presentation by Karen Falk

2013

Jim Henson: The Biography panel

• January 26

The Muppet Movie followed by a Q&A with Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher

• October 1

"Celebrating Jim Henson: The Biography," panel discussion and book signing with author Brian Jay Jones, Fran Brill, Dwight Bowers, Bonnie Erickson, Karen Falk, Barbara Miller, and Craig Shemin

• November 29 - December 1

"A Dog’s Life: A Rowlf Retrospective" compilation

• December 8

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas screening and a tribute to Faz Fazakas and Diana Birkenfield

2014

Constantine makes an appearance at a special screening of Muppets Most Wanted in March 2014.

• January 26

"The Muppet Show:" Episode 515: Carol Burnett, Episode 208: Steve Martin, Episode 105: Rita Moreno, with introduction from Craig Shemin

• February 22

"The Muppets Character Encyclopedia" trivia contest with video clips, hosted by author Craig Shemin, followed by a book signing

• March 15

Special Preview Screening of Muppets Most Wanted

• March 18

Another screening of Muppets Most Wanted, with a special appearance by Constantine

• April 19

"The Tale of the Bunny Picnic and Other Bunny Stuff"

• June 21

"Behind the Seams" - a compilation of excerpts from various behind-the-scenes documentaries, guest appearances, and interviews with Jim Henson

• September 28

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson and rare Jim Henson television appearances, introduced by Craig Shemin

• October 12

Labyrinth, introduced by Brian and Wendy Froud

• November 28

"Sesame Street: The Parodies" - compilation of Sesame Street song, film, and television parodies, introduced by Craig Shemin

• December 27

A Classic Henson Holiday featuring A Muppet Family Christmas, introduced by Craig Shemin

2015

"The Toughest Pig" at the Second Annual Muppet Trivia Spectacular in 2015

• February 22

"Miss Piggy: A Sow is Born" - compilation of various Miss Piggy appearances from The Muppet Show, Muppet movies and specials, and rare television appearances, introduced by Craig Shemin

• March 22

"Sell! Sell! Sell!: The Commercials of Jim Henson" - compilation of commercials and industry films produced by Jim Henson, featuring Karen Falk

• April 19

"Jim Henson and the Music of Joe Raposo" - compilation of Joe Raposo's work from Sesame Street, The Great Muppet Caper and more, featuring Nick Raposo

• May 3

Screening of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story with Craig Shemin, Caroll and Debra Spinney and Oscar the Grouch. Caroll and Oscar appeared before the screening for photo-ops.

• June 20

"The Muppet Show: The U.K. spots" - compilation of UK Spots from The Muppet Show

• July 19

30th Anniversary Screening of Follow That Bird with Emilio Delgado. Also shown was Sesame Street "Gimme Five" segment.

• August 23

"Inside Fraggle Rock" - compilation of Fraggle Rock episodes and behinds-the-scenes footage, featuring Michael K. Frith and Kathryn Mullen

• September 26

"Rollie Krewson and the Henson Workshop" - Q&A with Rollie Krewson and Craig Shemin, featuring clips of Krewson's favorite scenes and Muppet Workshop footage

• October 18

"Second Annual Muppet Trivia Spectacular" hosted by Craig Shemin and Stephanie D'Abruzzo

• November 22

Screening of Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas with blooper reel and excerpts of Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow

• December 13

"The Humans of Sesame Street" - Craig Shemin hosts a panel featuring Alan Muraoka, Sonia Manzano, Alison Bartlett, Roscoe Orman, Bob McGrath and Emilio Delgado, with video clips and a live performance of "Sing"

2016

• January 31

David Bowie Tribute Screening of Labyrinth

• March 13

"Johnny Carson Presents Jim Henson" - compilation of appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, featuring Craig Shemin and Mark Malkoff of The Carson Podcast

• April 2

"Ed Sullivan Presents The Muppets" - compilation of appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, introduced by Craig Shemin

• May 22

"Henson in High Definition: The Early Years" - Craig Shemin and Karen Falk host a series of clips from early in Jim Henson's career that had recently been transferred to high definition from original source materials

• July 23

"A Dog's Life: A Rowlf Compilation" - compilation of Rowlf appearances throughout the years, including recently discovered footage, introduced by Craig Shemin

• August 14

"This Frog: A Kermit Kompilation from Sam and Friends to Stardom" - compilation of Kermit's evolution from Sam and Friends ensemble member to his best-known persona, introduced by Craig Shemin

• September 10

"Jim Henson: In Performance" - compilation of classic and rare performances by Jim Henson and his characters, introduced by Craig Shemin

• October 10

"The Muppets’s Heroic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Spectacular" - compilation of Muppet sci-fi, horror and fantasy clips, introduced by Craig Shemin

• November 20

"The Muppet Show 40th Anniversary Muppetational Celebrational" - Craig Shemin and Dave Goelz present a series of Muppet Show clips as well as behind-the-scene crew footage, talk show appearances, and promos for Sex & Violence and The Muppet Show.

• December 18

"A Muppet Family Christmas and A Classic Henson Holiday," introduced by Craig Shemin

2017

• January 16

"Jim Henson: A Better World, with Harry Belafonte and friends" - Craig Shemin presents three Henson productions (the Harry Belafonte Muppet Show episode, The Song of the Cloud Forest, and the Fraggle Rock episode The Great Radish Famine) and some public service announcements.

• February 18

"I Am Jim Henson featuring The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson" - Craig Shemin interviews illustrator Chris Eliopoulos about I Am Jim Henson. The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson is screened.

• March 12

"John Hurt: In Memoriam with Jim Henson's The StoryTeller" - In tribute to the late John Hurt, three episodes of The StoryTeller are screened - "Hans My Hedgehog," "The Soldier and Death," and "A Story Short," introduced by Craig Shemin

• May 28

"The Muppets at Walt Disney World" - A screening of the 1990 special, preceded by The Muppet Show with guest star Wally Boag, and followed by a presentation of rare behind-the-scenes photographs from production of the special and the blooper reel.

• September 22

"An Evening with Frank Oz" - A discussion of Oz's life and work, moderated by his wife, Victoria Labalme, including footage from Muppet Guys Talking.

2018

"An Evening with Paul Williams"

• February 3

"Muppet History 101 - Remastered in High Definition" with Craig Shemin

• September 30

"Jim Henson's Youth 68" - 50th Anniversary Screening with with Peter Goldfarb, Karen Falk, and Craig Shemin

• December 9

"An Evening With Paul Williams"

2019

• May 19

"Dog City - 30th Anniversary Screening" with Fred Buchholz and Tom Newby

• June 22

"The Muppet Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration" with Craig Shemin, Ed Christie, Calista Hendrickson, and John Lovelady

• July 28

"Sesame Street at the Movies" - double feature of Follow That Bird and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, introduced by Craig Shemin, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and Grizzy

• August 18

"Sing: The Music of Sesame Street" with Craig Shemin, Christopher Cerf, Ivy Austin, and Paul Rudolph

• October 13

"The Sesame Street Short Film Festival" with Craig Shemin, Gene Barretta, William Wegman, and John R. Dilworth

• November 10

"Sesame Street: The Premiere" with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Bob McGrath, Frank Biondo, and Dick Maitland

• November 24

"Sesame Street 'Lost & Found'" with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Norman Stiles, and Rosemarie Truglio

• December 22

"Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" with Sonia Manzano

2020

"Fraggle Rock Rocks On!" livestream event

• January 11

"Tribute to Caroll Spinney (1933-2019)" - tribute screening of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story with Cheryl Henson, Dave LaMattina, and others

• February 7

"A Talk with the Creative Minds behind The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" with Cheryl Henson, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Alice Dinnean, and Warrick Brownlow-Pike

• April 11

"Jim Henson's World: Live Trivia" with Craig Shemin and Stephanie D'Abruzzo (online event)

• April 18

"On Location with the Muppets in NYC" with Frank Oz and Dave Goelz (online event)

• April 25

"Preserving Jim Henson’s Legacy: Perspectives on Four Collections" with Karen Falk, Barbara Miller, Jill Nash Malool, and Ryan Lintelman (online event) (YouTube)

• May 2

"Crafting the Creatures and Characters of Jim Henson's World" with Bonnie Erickson, Caroly Wilcox, and Rollie Krewson (online event) (YouTube)

• May 9

"Jim Henson's World: Q&A Live with Craig Shemin and Friends" with Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Bill Barretta (online event) (YouTube)

• May 23

"Fraggle Rock Rocks On!" with Dave Goelz, Karen Prell, John Tartaglia, and Halle Stanford (online event) (YouTube)

• May 30

"Creating the World of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" with Jeff Addiss, Brian Froud, Lisa Henson, Louis Leterrier, Will Matthews, and Halle Stanford (online event) (YouTube)

• June 13

"Jim Henson's World: Q&A Live with Craig Shemin and Friends" with Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Jim Lewis (online event) (YouTube)

• June 20

"Jim Henson’s World: New Visions of Puppets on Screen" with Sam Koji Hale, Toby Froud, Raymond Carr, and Alba Enid Garcia (online event) (YouTube)

• July 18

"Jim Henson's World: Creature Makers" with Peter Brooke and Jason Weber (online event) (YouTube)

• July 25

"Jim Henson's World: Q&A Live with Craig Shemin and Friends" with Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Fran Brill (online event) (YouTube)

• October 3

"Jim Henson's World: Q&A Live with Craig Shemin and Friends" with Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Matt Vogel (online event) (YouTube)

• December 18

"Christmas Treasures from MoMI's Jim Henson Collection" with Cheryl Henson, Dave Goelz, and Karen Falk (online event)

2021

"Fraggle Rock: A Celebration"

• June 12 & 18

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street with pre-taped intro from Craig Shemin and Stephanie D'Abruzzo

• August 21

"The Cube and Rarities from the Henson Vault" with Craig Shemin and Karen Falk

• November 6

"Fraggle Rock: A Celebration" with Jody Revenson (co-author of Fraggle Rock: The Ultimate Visual History), Rollie Krewson, Karen Falk, and Craig Shemin

2022

Barbara Miller and Craig Shemin at the launch for Shemin's Sam and Friends book.

• March 12 & 25

Jim Henson: Commercials & Experiments (Revised and Remastered in HD) with Craig Shemin [1]

"You Say Hola and I Say Hola" from Sesame Street was additionally screened in the March 12 show in tribute to Emilio Delgado

• April 16 & 22

Jim Henson: Tele-Visionary [2] with Craig Shemin

A revised/remastered version of the "Muppets 101" compilation, featuring Sam and Friends, The Muppet Show, The Muppet Show promos, early TV appearances, commercials, behind-the-scenes footage, etc.

• June 4 & 10

A Henson Broadway Tribute [3] with Craig Shemin

• July 2 & 8

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen + Classic Henson Fairy Tales [4] with Craig Shemin and Bonnie Erickson

• August 13 & 19

Looking at Luis: The Best of Emilio Delgado on Sesame Street [5] with Craig Shemin and Carole Delgado

• September 24

Celebrating Jim Henson’s Birthday with “Sam and Friends” [6]

An event launching the book Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. Craig Shemin presented a compilation of the surviving episodes, plus assorted commercials featuring Wilkins and Wontkins, followed by a discussion of the book and the premiere of a long-unseen episode, "Miss Cone." Shemin then participated in a book signing.

2023

Don't Eat the Pictures panel

• April 22, 23 & 28

The Acoustic Chaos of the Electric Mayhem—The First Fifteen Years: 1975–1990 [7] with Craig Shemin

• May 13

The Jim Henson Legacy: A 30th Anniversary Celebration [8] with Craig Shemin, Karen Falk, Cheryl Henson, Nathaniel Wharton, and Bonnie Erickson

• September 24

A Jim Henson Birthday Celebration: Jimmy Dean & Rowlf’s 60th Anniversary [9] with Craig Shemin and musical performances by Lucas Ross

• November 18, 19 & 24

Don't Eat the Pictures 40th Anniversary

November 18th screening features guests Jake S. Friedman, Christopher Cerf, and David Zetlin-Jones

November 19th screening features guests Jake S. Friedman, Noel MacNeal, Martin P. Robinson, Richard Termine, and Andrew Cassese

2024

Karen Falk presenting "Jim Henson’s Imagination Illustrated: Exploring the Archives of a Creative Mind"

• February 10

A Henson Valentine: The Muppets Valentine Show 50th Anniversary screening, paired with The Kermit and Piggy Story (abridged) [10] with Craig Shemin, Karen Falk, and Rollie Krewson

• April 7

The Jim Henson Hour: Dog City /The Song of the Cloud Forest — 35th Anniversary [11] with Craig Shemin

• June 8

Jim Henson: Idea Man screening, featuring panel with Cheryl Henson, Heather Henson, and Karen Falk

Jim Henson's Legacy panel with Craig Shemin and Karen Falk

• July 14

A Celebration of Richard Hunt: Panel and Book Signing with Craig Shemin, Funny Boy author Jessica Max Stein, Debra Spinney, Pam Arciero, and Jan Nelson

• August 24

The Muppet Movie 45th Anniversary with Craig Shemin, Michael K. Frith, and Kathryn Mullen

• September 22

Celebrating Jim Henson's Birthday 2024, a day-long celebration featuring:

• "Jim Henson’s Imagination Illustrated: Exploring the Archives of a Creative Mind" with Karen Falk, trivia with Craig Shemin and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and a musical performance by Lucas Ross
• Swa(m)p Meet: Henson Collectibles Marketplace: A swap meet of fans selling and exchanging Muppet merchandise, fan art, and more.
• Dedication of the Jane Henson Amphitheater by Karen Falk, and Cheryl and Heather Henson

• October 6

The Muppets Take Manhattan presented by Frank Oz

Muppet Guys Talking presented by Frank Oz and Victoria Labalme

• October 12

The Dark Crystal presented by Frank Oz

• November 16 & 17

The Best of Frank Oz: Frank’s Favorites - a newly-produced compilation of Frank Oz performances throughout the years, presented by Craig Shemin. Frank Oz participated in the November 17 screening.

2025

• March 23

Jim Henson’s 1975: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective with Craig Shemin, Karen Falk, Rollie Krewson, John Lovelady, and Michael Frith [12]

• May 24 & 25

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (40th Anniversary) [13]

May 24 screening featured guests Richard Termine and Ken Kwapis (via Zoom)

May 25 screening featured guests Fred Buchholz, Debra Spinney, and Ken Kwapis (via Zoom)

• June 21 & 22

The Muppet Babies Take MoMI

A two-day event centered on the unveiling of newly-restored Muppet Babies puppets, as well as other archival puppets. Both days featured screenings of The Muppets Take Manhattan presented by Craig Shemin.

June 21 featured "Choose Your Own Adventure" workshops for children, and live outdoor music. June 22 featured a "Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Panel Discussion" with Jason Weber.

• July 19

Inside the Henson Vault with Craig Shemin

• September 20 & 21

Jim Henson's Birthday Celebration, featuring The 70 Greatest Moments in Henson History

• October 4 & 5

Dreamchild 40th Anniversary with Craig Shemin

• November 10

An Evening with Brian Henson, moderated by Barbara Miller

• November 29 & 30

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas + Book Signing

Craig Shemin hosted a screening of the special, along with rare clips pertaining to The Sam and Friends Script Book. A book signing was held following the November 29th screening.