{"id":821,"date":"2016-07-28T12:05:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2021-07-02T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T12:18:38","slug":"episode-39-jim-henson-biographer-brian-jay-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=821","title":{"rendered":"Episode 41 &#8211; Jim Henson Biographer Brian Jay Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Jonathan, Andrew, and Steve in conversation with author of Jim Henson: The Biography, Brian Jay Jones. We discuss Henson&#8217;s early start in the Washington, D.C. television market, what made Henson so unique, and the challenges that all biographers face in dealing with the archive. You can also listen to a previous episode we recorded about Henson and the Muppets here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/mp3_episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_34_Jim_Henson.mp3\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biographer Brian Jay Jones (<a href=\"https:\/\/brianjayjones.com\/\">author&#8217;s homepage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jonesauthorphoto-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jonesauthorphoto-2.jpg\" alt=\"jonesauthorphoto-2\" width=\"180\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim Henson: The Biography (<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=hPcBDAAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=jim+henson+the+biography&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjOzrDWj5XOAhXFHh4KHeEDDckQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=jim%20henson%20the%20biography&amp;f=false\">Google Books<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>George Lucas: A Life (<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=wPXhCwAAQBAJ&amp;dq=george+lucas+a+life+brian+jay+jones&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjcp9X5j5XOAhXM1R4KHS_tC10Q6AEIHDAA\">Google Books<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam &amp; Friends - Promo\/ID\/Skit\/Spot - c.1961\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W9R5dov0VIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dick Cavett Show - The Muppets (Thanksgiving 1971) Part 1\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3mdvXsfJJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y1-PwZltH8E<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-821 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=826'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/jim_henson_cover-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-826\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-826'>\n\t\t\t\tBiography cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=828'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/5825100_f260-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-828\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-828'>\n\t\t\t\tJim and Kermit on set\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=829'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hqdefault-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-829\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-829'>\n\t\t\t\tJim in the 1980s\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=827'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Life-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-827\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-827'>\n\t\t\t\tcover of Life after Jim&#8217;s death.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Jonathan, Andrew, and Steve in conversation with author of Jim Henson: The Biography, Brian Jay Jones. 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