Other works

Founded (1973) the "UNIMA Citations of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry" (sometimes denoted as "UNIMA Citation-founded by Jim Henson) as a founding member of the American Chapter (1966) of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette.

Created many short commercials for Wilkins Coffee, and recreated them for many local products throughout the USA.

1960: Wrote & illustrated a children's book featuring Kermit the Frog called "Watermelons I Don't Know". It was never published.

Contracted to make several short puppet films for IBM.

Created counting animation shorts for Sesame Street.

2005: His recording of "Mahna Mahna" from "Muppet Show, The" (1976) is used in a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper TV commercial.

TV commercials (performing Kermit and Waldorf) for Polaroid One-Step (1981).

Appeared as himself in the unfinished 1969 TV special "Moving With Nancy 3: Nice 'N' Easy", with Nancy Sinatra.

(December 13, 1982) Guest on "Good Morning, New York". Also appearing Mayor Ed Koch.

(March 21, 1985) Appeared with the Muppets on the TV program "Today in New York".

(1957 - 1969) Beginning in 1957, Henson made a series of 10-second long TV commercials featuring muppet-like characters Wilkins and Wontkins for Wilkins Coffee, a Washington DC based company. In each commercial, Wilkins attempts to promote Wilkins Coffee to Wontkins, who states his distaste for the product before experiencing various gruesome fates -- more often than not by Wilkins's hand owing to his negative opinion. Henson made 179 spots for the Wilkins company and, owing to the popularity of the ads, created similar commercials for other companies in other markets, eventually producing 360 in total.