"I've heard nothing but..." Nothing? Nothing tralala?

I never knew that! I love Labyrinth!

Melissa Cooper Labyrinth was still enjoyable, despite its failure.

That's what makes it a cult classic.

I found the movie at my local grocery store's video rental section in the 80s and loved it. No one knew even heard of the movie. Then around the year 2000 everyone loved it. It was this and Nightmare Before Christmas.

Otaking Mikohani you have 222 likes I’m going to ruin that

I’m the 333rd like

Jia life With Sophie I ruined that

Yeah I know that

ironic.

Labyrinth is what triggered my love for Jim Henson! My godmother showed me the movie and I was HOOKED.

@@sleepylionking1103 same! It was a constant when we would drive between states to visit family

I had no idea they weren't huge successes at the time! 😱 They were such important parts of all my friend's childhoods lol

That's like over a decade after the film's release which is why the term "cult-following" was used. Dark Crystal and Labryrinth were box office failures at the time, then the very children who were the target demographic for those movies grew up and appreciated jim's craft.

@@giselletorres4156 they’re still considered cult classics in the same way something like killer klowns is. Is it bigger? Yes! But not amazingly

That part

Yes. C A N O N I C A L.

Why are you here?!?!

Is Kermit good? 23:51

And the only babyfied show that works.

Same... heh.

What an appropriate time for this to come out though.

This looks familiar... Vaguely familiar...

It's almost like I recently saw a video on something with that premise and another on a forgotten sequel...

davincent98, how about one that's on its' THIRD SEQUEL and it's ON THEATERS RIGHT NOW;: TOY STORY!

I can draw Disney characters as babies Check Disney wikis community for new pictures starting July 3rd

Not even spingbill

Honestly the Muppet Babies were better

Let's not forget Uncle Grampa Babies.

The Baby Einstein hunter 2345 2.0 jsyk that’s been done by Disney Used to have all kinds of Disney babies stuff as a kid. I miss my baby Micky stuffie lol

Yes!

Kermit should have been in endgame

@@lucineidecarvalhodeoliveir5566 Does Kermit croak in the end?

@@lucineidecarvalhodeoliveir5566 Eh, more like probably Jim Henson himself.

@@cccalennn damnnnn

Pull my string, it’s just like Toy Story!

YoU gOt A fRiEnD iN mE.

What yall don't even realize is this is also the overall plot of Raggedy Ann and Andy's Musical Adventure so I have now just learned of a "missing link" between the two movies! I am slowly piecing together the parts of this puzzle of HOW this SAME STORY has been remade 3x and NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT BUT ME and I want to know WHO first got up with this EXACT plot line originally! 🤔🤔🤔

What part? I want a free replay button, please

@@marcusblackwell2372 20:20

at least with Labyrinth we got Bowie's almighty bulge

@@j0anbug all bask in the glory of the Bowie Bulge

Flops, they may have been... ... but they're cult classics now.

Basically everyone old enough to have grown up with those movies in their VCRs love them though. And between young Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie in those tights I think it turned a lot of my generation into perverts. So thanks for that Jim

Bowie bulge😂😂😂😂

Shared universes were a thing long before the MCU.

Thanos: I am inevitable Kermit: HI-HO, KERMIT THE FROG HERE!!!

Thanos:What the actual heck

@@pferreira1983 Even the Marvel Universe existed long before the cancerous MCU.

@@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane That's true.

Cult Classic, yes. One of the *best* movies of the 80's? Definitely not.

Nice hyperbole. it obviously did find an audience, but no one but the most deluded people think it's one of the best movies of the 80s.

@@KaneRobot Well...I liked it. I mean I'm not sure if it's one of the best 80's movies as I' no expert on the subject, but eh. Still one of Jim's best movies to me (until I see the Dark Crystal, I have yet to find a version online)

It is considered one of the best movies of the 80s. It's literally in my 'best movies of the 80's' book - and it still plays occassionally in cinemas. 80's is rife with well loved movies (there are hundreds of em) but Labyrinth is one of those hundreds.

I can only assume you're exaggerating for effect. It wouldn't even make it into the top 50 movies of the '80s.

Same. As a high school graduation gift, a friend of mine got me a book about Henson’s art that I still have on my bookshelf.

Just imagine if Jim Henson was still alive, AND on KZfaq.

Love your Red avatar! Loved that game

@@MasterSorez Thanks, I took it right from the game! Never got very far into it, what with emulator controls and its physical rarity. Cool concept tho, and I clearly loved the character designs :D

@@DoomFoxofDeath Glad I got the physical game when it came out for normal price then xD And ma nthe game is so good, the story gets insane later on and the animated opening is still great

@@MasterSorez That's lucky, I hadn't heard of the game until way after it's release and it was quite the collector's item on ebay by then. Some day I'll find a way to play it comfortably!

mike walsh-thorpe 😂

To be honest, even TV executives are astonished at the voices and sounds Frank Welker can produce. I'm thinking of the documentaries on the Real Ghostbusters series, specifically, Season One, if you want a specific reference.

@@jaklumen Frank Welker is the Man of a Thousand voices.

I might have geeked out a lottle bit when that clip showed up

@@jaklumen Indeed, Frank Welker is one of the most talented people in the voice acting world if you ask me. Next to his roles of Fred Jones and Scooby Doo, Dr. Ray Stantz and Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters are two of my favorites. Also I really enjoyed his work on Muppet Babies, G.I. Joe and The Transformers.

Like me

That’s weird because the Dark Crystal isn’t really a children’s movie and scares most kids who watch it.

@@Tsumami__ That's exactly why it attracts kids, dummy. Do you not know how psychology works?

Did you get the box set with mirror mask?

Those were the days

Jim Henson was basically Tony Stark at this point. Calling his avengers

And on other projects had Frank Oz and Howie Mandel like jesus

You did watch the Sesame Street episode, right?

Oh you know hes gonna get a hell of a showing in the final part lol

So, Eisner is Galactus but Iger is Thanos

Eisner was actually an important part in giving Jim his start?

Kaleidoscope Kayley Yup. Then Iger proved to be the antithesis.

The world needs more Jim Hensons 🌎💙

"What's this weird spot on my hand? Ah, it's probably nothing, we'll see."

He cheated on his wife while working in foreign countries. If the roles were reversed you would not be saying those kinds of complimentary things about the wife. Yeah it was a civil separation but he still cheated and lied

McKenzie Eby I think we probably would. Despite some faults in his actions and choices, Jim was still a really great guy. That’s shown clearly by his ex-wife still being friendly and professional with him. Clearly she still thought highly of him, and him of her. They were both fantastic people with fantastic talent. Also, I wouldn’t really say Jim lied. As was mentioned, his wife knew about him cheating. They were just both too awkward and non-confrontational to talk about it.

Communication is a huge deal. If you both know and don't talk about it/fix it, who's fault is it really?? My dad cheated on my mom. She knew. She always knew, it's something you pick up on when you know someone on an intimate level. She didn't hate him. She was hurt. But she knew she was dieing, and refused to hate him for making a mistake and being weak. Despite all his mistakes she still loved him. She never confronted him. As much as I hate what he did, I still love him. Despite his mistakes, I still love him. You can hate what someone does, and still maintain some level of respect and love for them. Just saying.

^^^^^ that

Kinda had both the great muppet caper and baby muppets ep where they parodied the jetsons

The theme is playing in my head as we speak 🙂

Thankfully before he passed he was well aware of the cult following the film had.

I think calling it a "great film" is a bit much, when the lead actress was horrible and the movie made no coherent sense. It is a classic because of the great songs and the wonderful visuals, but I think that's it. The story is a gigantic fever-dream mess and the lead actress utterly fails to carry the film.

Dark Crystal and Labryinth came out when I was a kid and I enjoyed both of them. Didn't know one didn't do as well as they hoped and the other lost money until watching these videos.

@@nachobroryan8824 LIKEWISE... maybe the issue was adults being critics . The characters of Labyrinth were amazing , and David Bowie as Jareth... he owned that role.

You forgot Megatron is baby Kermit

MAKANKOSAPO!!

You'd be surprised how many shows you think of as American cartoons were done in Japan or Korea. Probably 90% of them.

@@donkeykong75m and K.A.R.R. in Knight rider

@@donkeykong75m Frank Welker was pretty much everyone in every 80s cartoon though.

Wow... Three of the finest examples in their fields.

There are only a couple of actors for whom I cried at the news of their death. Lucille Ball was one. Jim Henson was another.

Well now I will. Legends one and all.

I think the two true entertainment geniuses of the 20th century were Walt Disney and Jim Henson. Those two men created the two most recognizable characters, maybe ever: Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog.

Ow.

DisneyDude1928 Honestly I think it’s even more painful than the ticking clock in the last episode’s credits

This shows that next month's episode will be very upsetting...and happy...

I thought all the clocks at Jim's death scene was creepier

Had they been instant successes since day 1 with critics, audiences, fans, and at the box office, that would've made Jim proud of what he made. He would've also won Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Animation as well.

They are aren't they?!! I love baby Miss Piggy!

They still are ,most of today cartoons are horrible

@@talosheeg she was my favourite

They really are! It is my mother’s birthday soon, and since being reminded of their existence, I am scrambling to find a way to include them in her gift

K i'mma try from memory because i started singing along when they played it too, and chopping straight to the end of the song was frustrating :) Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true (wop, a doody-wop) Muppet babies, we'll do the same for you... When your room looks kind of weird And you wish that you weren't there Just close your eyes and make believe And you can be anywhere... (Then i feel like i'm skipping something to an edited version that says) I like adventure, I like romance I like great jokes, Animal Dance! Bunsen Honeydew says something? Then Beaker sings "mehr mrh mrh mrh Meeeeeehhhh" Is everything alright in here? Yes, Nanny! Nah, that's all i got. I guess i don't remember it all. :P I just remember as a kid loving the mixture of animation with the sort of 'clip art' sampling of old photos and films... probably the same reason we love Monty Python's animated segments. Or maybe Dangermouse. Sorry this was random. I'm recovering from a head injury :) (actually) Your post made me feel like i knew the words and i felt so proud of myself... guess i got overconfident!!

"just close your eyes and make-believe; and you can be anywhere"

I don't remember the song, but I still can relate to this lyric.

an absolute jam

Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for you When your room looks kinda weird And you wish that you weren't there Just close your eyes and make believe And you can be anywhere I like adventure I like romance I love great jokes Animal dance! I got my computer I flip through the air! I play the piano And I got blue hair Me, I invent things MEEP, MEEP, MEEP, MEEP! Is everything alright in here? Yes, Nanny! Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for you Muppet, muppet, muppet, muppet Babe, babe, babies I love you!

Same! XD

Do one about the dark crystal

Thank you for watching about my twin

@@AlexaPerezx no

And even then, him and Jane managed to keep it together personally and professionally... I'm not even sure who to be impressed with there.

Ashannon888 funny how the involvement of millions of dollars does that. Maybe it was different for them

What he did with his penis hurt you more than his death? Your priorities are on super straight arent they.

@@Krystalmyth Death happens to everyone, albeit way before it should've in Henson's case. It's easier to reconcile with someone you looked up to dying than them being unfaithful, especially since dying isn't a choice and cheating/breaking your partner's trust is.

David MacNeil Well with all Jim had to go through it was hard to keep their relationship together. But they still managed to love each other regardless...

Problem is, there's copyrighted film stock footage used in it (Columbia/Tri-Star's _Ghostbusters_ created by Dan Ackroyd & Harold Ramis despite using a brand title that required signed approval from Filmation Studios & Gene Roddenberry's _Star Trek_ just to name two) which Disney does NOT own...yet.

Eh, given how the muppet show on Disney plus was censored quite a lot, it might be better if it isn’t there.

@@daelen.cclark It was not censored at all. Some episodes include very brief text disclaimers, specifically saying that they wish to acknowledge problematic footage rather than remove it. Any edits were due to music rights issues. And even then, the Disney+ versions are far more complete than any DVD release in the past.

@@jonpotter9510 Disney's battles with Sesame Workshop sadly removed the Sesame Street cameos by & large, however.

Ugh! Same! They were my childhood when I first had a iPod (I looked up the show to watch the episodes cuz why not?)!

@meanybean PROBABLY the ONLY survivor among EVERYONE involved in the original show, as we just lost its creators.

@@EntertainmentFan11 Scoobert will live forever, cant let him die.

Guy's everywhere!

@@meanybean1025 uh Nicole Jaffe is still alive

but during the time Fred and Velma were absent from the recent shows and only Daphne returned. Welker was however at Marvel doing Megatron on the Transformers as well as work on the G I Joe mini series. Don Messick was still Scooby.

Or how about “I don’t want to live on the moon”? That one made me cry.

I know

it will have a happy ending, however. they then made the Muppet Christmas Carol, the best muppet movie (and best christmas carol)

The fact we are starting to talk about... that in this episode means we are here. We are at the end we all knew was coming and still all hope wasnt going to happen.

😥❤

CrazyPangolinLady well then, sign me up

I can gurentee it was: Jim Henson? The muppet man? Then seeing the movie and thinking “where’s Kermit and fozzy? Why David Bowie? What? I didn’t get it. Didn’t like it”

That's right! I was trying to remember why I had that mashup stuck in my head.

Omg you're right!!

I respect the hell outta Henson and the muppets as a concept but man do I not personally get it

What if the Muppets never existed?

@@KB-pl2gj The world would've ended in 2012

SILENCE CHECKMARK

Except Henson died from bacterial pneumonia?

@ChrisSDParker actually, Henson died from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by streptococcus pyogenes. Despite aggressive treatments, the infection had already weakened many of his organs resulting in his death at 1:21AM May 16, 1990.

The next episode will be a real tearjerker

@@lamontyaboy718 Especially if it's centered around Dinosaurs, and we all know how that show ended!

You didn't know this?

@@thepolacek of course I knew, his funeral tribute is on KZfaq and it is beautiful to watch The transition is still sad though

That one hit me right in the feels, hard.

Looks like Kevin was doing his own experimental editing for this video

Maybe by the 49th anniversary* of the show and Muppets Take Manhattan. *Worked out well for Batman '66

Disney owns Marvel and Lucasfilm so it could happen

@@arturhours That show used footage from a LOT more than just stuff Disney owned. No, what they used actually qualified as Fair Use, but the REAL danger is that if people were reminded of Muppet Babies and had a clear digital copy of what it did without any repercussions, then Disney and KZfaq would have clear examples of what qualifies as Fair Use that would stop all their lawsuits in their tracks.

I want a full DVD release of Muppet Christmas. The DVD was missing a few songs Now I doubt they can get the rights to the Sesame Street Muppets :(

Heck, if nothing else, I'd settle for Disney+ at the very least.

I know!! I was legitimately surprised that it didn't do well. I'm 27 but most of my friends are mid-late 30s and we always praise the movie whenever it's brought up

I know, right? I grew up in the 80's and everyone I knew loved that movie. I don't think I met one person who didn't care for it. Its such a classic story told in a unique way. They don't make films like that anymore.

I know right!

I had it on VHS, then on DVD, and, now, on Blu-Ray. I haven't gotten around to streaming it, .yet

Cliff Liese well it’s on Netflix so now you can!

Howie Mandell also voiced Gizmo in Gremlins.

Joseph Clegg 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

Little Monsters, hmmmmm.

@@josephclegg3562 I love Gizmo!!!

You remind me of the babe,

Labyrinth was my favorite movie as a kid and remains one of my all time faves

Agreed. I saw the dark crystal and labyrinth in the theater with my mom. Watched over and over once they aired on the movie channels and bought the VHS tapes. It's hard to imagine that it was a box office fail. Our family loved those movies

Seeing Sam and the Hipster in those seats melted my heart a bit honestly. I didn’t even now they existed until I started watching this series, but just knowing the muppets that started it all weren’t forgotten by Jim is just beautiful.

I loved the line where they asked why Kermit looked so much better than he used to. That was a great meta joke.

I like that Jim kept them in pretty good condition despite not getting the same advantages Kermit did.

Trystan Wilson where?

@@coneskid2 17:12

Honestly as someone who’s only known about labyrinth and the dark crystal for only about 5+ years, I’m surprised that it’s not the other way around. Like I swear that I remember hearing that the dark crystal preformed really poorly compared to labyrinth. But I must be wrong haha

😳

All hail Stan Lee!

ZTO lol same

Same.

It's like they know

I WAS A ORIGINAL FAN WATCHING THIS ON CBS 2(BROOKLYN,NY) BACK IN THE MID-LATE 1980'S WHEN I WAS A KID!!

oooh. nice.

Frouds?

@@NodDisciple1 Brian and Wendy Froud. The couple Henson worked with on the creature designs for Labyrinth and whose son played Toby in the movie. They also created the Yoda puppet, as touched upon in the video.

@@MathiasDemo Oh, ok.

how long til the big D desecrate the Muppets and Jims' grave?

@@j0anbug idk, maybe when they have another Eisner in the chair. Lol

Rylan Gray Why would you think they’d do that?

@@carsfan1995 live action remakes, Star Wars sequel trilogy, the fact that they're a power hungry ultra-capitalist mega conglomeration hellbent on controlling all forms of media

@@j0anbug None of the things you mentioned are bad and make lots of money. The majority loves Disney.

😥❤

I expected this to be a straight forward run down on the history of the muppet babies and yet it's so much more than just that. And the ending that alludes to Jim Henson selling his company to Disney just makes me want to subscribe so that I get a notification for the next installment

@@unstoppableExodia I felt a huge lump in my throat come up when he said that, It came out of nowhere and my heart just sank immediately. I guess all we can do is wait for the next episode...

;( it's a sorrowful thing to outlive one's children, or heroes... i -am- hoping that perhaps the 'last' epi (if it is the last) will revisit 'dark crystal' and all of its intricacies... 'cuz it's easily one of my favorites out of his whole output.

@@davidfeltheim2501 Oh, David... The wait will be worth it.

Yes, I caught that too. Frank Welker only started voicing Scooby Doo in 2002 with the series What's New Scooby Doo. The casting people on Muppet Babies did a great job by casting Frank Welker as Baby Kermit. I swear Frank Welker was a cast member of almost every cartoon I watched growing and even now. Also the rest of the cast was really amazing as well. I did not even know until this year that Baby Gonzo, was voiced by a woman.

Yep. And Jim and Jane legally separated in 1986, not ‘83. But slight errors aside, this was still boss.

True the video was still great. However the corrections should still be brought up to avoid confusion.

Not sure what that joke means. in any case, protection is usually what you use to AVOID babies being a thing

Greg Cubans in the US aren’t communists. In 2016, they voted for Trump in Miami. Just saying

Greg No I’m not, I used to be liberal. Not anymore. My views have changed. Steven Crowder and Ben Shapiro enlightened me. I’m Republican now and plan on voting Trump next year. Greg, lets board the Trump train together. Four more years! Together, we’ll keep America great

Jayfive276 Is that language really necessary? Dude a meme is a meme and I like memes. No need for calling me that because I’m not one. I know we have our differences, and there are things we have disagreed on in the past. But now, let’s just make peace, let it go, and look towards the future

Jayfive276 Triggered over memes? Bruh you need to calm down. Ever heard of letting go of the past?

Well, Jim was likely inspired by the Velveteen Rabbit, so swings and roundabouts...

Actually, they did do a video about that over a year ago.

Dosware Pictures - On who's channel ? Do you know the video's title ?

Mystery Man Disney Dan.

ALL ABOARD!!!!!!

I'd kill to see that version. One can only wonder just how much different Jareth would have been because he was written with flamboyance in mind.

Nah... wouldn't work. I like Ozzy and all but they made the right choice. Besides Bowie having way more sex appeal.. unlike Oz you can actually understand him when he speaks.

So you're asking me to imagine Ozzy Osbourne saying "nothing tra la la"?

I think that it boils down to them picking a bad time to release it, christmas movie season of 1986 was filled with some huge potential oscar candidate releases which dominated the box office along with the huge family hit An American Tale (which came out the same day). If they'd waited until the spring/summer of 1987 to release it chances are it would have done way better.

nromk I first watched it when I was around 6 when it aired on Disney Channel. I never would have ever thought a movie that beautiful and creative would be anything but a success. The only thing that I could see as a point against it is that Sarah is a bit irritating in the first act so it MIGHT be hard for everyone to get into her as the protagonist, but she gets better throughout the film.

Atleast now our generation accepts it as a cult classic. I love the labrynth. Rip goblin king

Honestly, I feel like the movie has huge structural problems. It is indeed a feast for the visual senses, and the songs are classic. But the lead actress is petulant, whiny, annoying and extremely hatable, and the movie makes absolutely no coherent sense in any way. It's a pretty looking and pretty sounding fever dream, but it is a massive fever dream with a completely broken story.

@@the-NightStar The whole point is that she starts petulant and spoilt, and gradually learns what's important.

www.thewatchcartoononline.tv/anime/muppet-babies

That was probably the most heartbreaking cliffhanger I've seen. We know what happens in the end, but with all this well-written story and buildup, I know the next Jim Henson episode will probably make a lot of people sad by the end.

Robert Ruth I know. I lived through the loss of Jim first hand and it still pains me to the core. Having to go through that pain again is... beyond words. But also helpful because we know we had something so precious that we cry decades after he is gone.

@@mattperiolat I may not have been alive at that point, but the presentation of this miniseries gives me a sense of how much he meant to entertainment and - hopefully by the end of it - how big the loss was to everyone.

Henson is the first celebrity death I remember growing up.

all grown up is the reverse treatment of Rugrats as it is the same characters from Rugrats except older

hell rugrats did the opposite. and their 'now they're 10 years older' spinoff is pretty crummy aside from its pilot.

Yeah but Pup Named Scooby Doo was awsome

I think Disney made a Jungle Book spinoff with that trend in mind. The reason why I brought it up? Because, from what I know of it, they actually tried to have complex development to make them more like their film counterparts in the long run of the second season.

@@IdeaBox-dk5vj I remember that one because they were portrayed as friends but in the movie Sherkan is a villain so as a kid I just never trusted him There was a Tarzan spin off like that too but that one had no redeeming qualities

lol

man the Baby Looney Toons that more free range than the Muppet Babies did

@@iHeartsNostalgiaPit That's true. Did you know there was an episode of Tiny Toons where they got drunk and crashed a stolen cop car? No joke. It was a special anti drinking episode that the writers didn't want to do but were forced to.

@@Melissa0774 ah yes the infamous just one beer episode, but I guess they did their job to well since it's banned from airing on tv

Like most babies, I guess

@@politereminder6284 Yeah, but most babies get to leave their house at some point and go outside. And they're human. lol

The Christmas Toy was my favorite movie growing up

To be fair, that's virtually ALL he focuses on. If you extract the muppet baby segments from this 28 minute video - they last about 3 minutes.

The storyteller SLAPPED and I would love to see a vid on it

Im out of the loop. Why the wink?

Ironically Marvel Productions itself was the phoenix of the former DePatie-Freleng studio that operated until 1980 (and produced the first of the Marvel Spider-Man series).

Lakota Corff, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZeAmLOjnc6lo5c.html This is basically all you need to know about what Grim2 was talking about. The Japanese Spider-man also led to what we know as Power Rangers in the west. But that's a story for another KZfaq channel.

Supaidāman!

Phil Ricciotti Yup. Especially as it revived Sentai after it was dormant for a year after the 2nd entry (under creator Shotato Ishinomori) JAKQ Degeketai. Toei!Spidey also led to the revival of Kamen Rider in its 8th Rider Skyrider after it last concluded 4 years prior with Kamen Rider Stronger