Jane Henson

Jane Henson was Jim Henson's first working partner. She recalls that from the very beginning, it was the medium of television itself that fascinated Jim. "In his spare time he'd be in the control room, trying to understand what was going on. And the technicians loved teaching him because he really learned his lessons well. He couldn't wait to try out the things he was learning on Sam and Friends. He would tell the technicians that he'd like to try this or that, and then it would become a team thing. The atmosphere in the studio was very relaxed because in the beginning, we were lip-synching to records. There was no live sound...so there was no need to be completely quiet. We would talk as we worked, and if something went especially well, the crew would applaud. If something went wrong, we'd laugh anyway."

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