60 minutes: Backstage at the Muppet show

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Date
1979
Summary
This segment from the newsmagazine series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Muppet show and examines the elements that make the program a success. Correspondent Morley Safer interviews the creative team led by Jim Henson. Puppeteers Jerry Juhl, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz perform while being interviewed and demonstrate the interplay of humor between the Muppet characters. Also included are highlights from a past episode of the show featuring Raquel Welch.
Contributors
Juhl, Jerry; Oz, Frank; Nelson, Jerry, 1934-; Hunt, Richard, d. 1992; Welch, Raquel; Tiffin, John; Safer, Morley; Henson, Jim; Goelz, Dave
Publisher
CBS News
Subjects
American Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Muppet show (Television program); Puppeteers; Puppet television programs Production and direction
Locations
North America; United States of America
Collection
The Jim Henson video collection at the University of Maryland
Unit
Special Collections in Performing Arts
Language
English
Terms of Use
Access restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
016 minutes; color
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: umd:1103; Catalog Key: alephsys003322437; Catalog Key: HENSON 042; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/390

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