- Why are there so many
songs about rainbows?
This guy knows.
(synthesizer music)
I'm at the Center for Puppetry Arts
in the Jim Henson exhibit,
and it is amazing.
They've done a 14 million dollar project
over the course of eight years,
putting together more than 500
pieces of Jim Henson's work
in an exhibit that's going
to revolve throughout time.
So, you'll be able to walk through it
and see certain puppets on one day.
Go another day and see an
entirely different set of puppets.
And they span Henson's entire career.
They've laid out the
exhibit chronologically,
so you start in Jim Henson's office,
and work your way throughout
his work with puppets,
including Sesame Street, The Muppets,
films like Dark Crystal
and Labyrinth, and more.
So, let's take a look at what
they have in store for us.
You start off the exhibit by
walking through Jim Henson's office.
This is a replica of the office
Henson himself worked in.
You can see sketches from puppet designs,
and also some of the puppets
from Sam and Friends,
the first show he worked
on back in Washington D.C.
As you move through the exhibit,
you can explore things like Sesame Street
and see two of your favorite
neighbors, Bert and Ernie,
right there in the exhibit.
You can take a walk
through the Muppet workshop
and see how these puppets
were put together.
Here's a fun bit of trivia.
Jim Henson himself would always supervise
the placement of eyes,
which were the very last
things to go onto a puppet,
to make sure that the
character was preserved.
Moving on into the Muppet
room, my own personal favorite,
you can see some of your old
friends from The Muppet Show,
including Fozzie the Bear, Dr.
Teeth of the Electric Mayhem,
and the diva of all divas, Miss Piggy.
Next, you have Jim
Henson's work in films like
Dark Crystal and Labyrinth,
as well as the amazing
television series Fraggle Rock.
And remember, all of
the things you see here
may not be here when you walk through,
because of the revolving
nature of the exhibit.
It will constantly be changing,
constantly conserving
the work of Jim Henson.
So, if you happen to
be in the Atlanta area,
I highly recommend it.
Well, that wraps up our quick
tour of the Jim Henson exhibit
at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
It's phenomenal.
It's amazing.
I'd say it's made a
real rainbow connection.
Remember, guys, to check out
all the coolest stories every single day,
go to now.howstuffworks.com.
And, if you'll excuse me, I
got some catching up to do.
So, this Emmet Otter guy.
What's he really like?
