The Jim Henson Company Logo History

Thanks to Patricia Oliveira for requesting Jim Henson. Enjoy! It's time to meet the muppets on the muppet show tonight!!! Credit for all logos and captures belong to everyone who made them, no matter if they are the copyright owner, in which they are shown in this video. The Jim Henson Company was formed on November 20, 1958 as Muppets, Inc. by Jim Henson and his wife Jane, 3 years after Henson's first show, Sam and Friends, premiered. Until the premiere of Sesame Street in 1969, the company mainly did work for commercials. In 1989, the company planned to merge with The Walt Disney Company, but during negotiations, Henson died on May 16, 1990 from pneumonia, therefore the deal collapsed and the company remained independent and now under control of Henson's children, Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, Heather, and John. In 2000, the company was sold to German company EM.TV and Merchandising AG, but by the end of that year EM.TV's stock collapsed, and the company was sold back to the Henson family in 2003. As of 2014, Brian is the company's chairman, Lisa is CEO, and Cheryl and Heather are Board of Directors members. John Henson was also a BOD member until his death in 2014. The Jim Henson Company is known for making Sid The Science Kid, Dinosaur Train, Farscape, Fraggle Rock, and most importantly, The Muppet Show!!!