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Jerry Juhl is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 27 july 1938 at Saint Paul (USA)
Jerome Ravn "Jerry" Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 26, 2005) was an American television and movie writer, best known for his work with Jim Henson's "Muppets".
Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on children's shows for local television stations while in college. He met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Department's Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers. The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California.
Juhl was recruited by Henson as a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends. He focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable.
Juhl was the head writer on The Muppet Show. He also wrote for the television shows Fraggle Rock, and The Jim Henson Hour. He was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from the first "Muppet Movie" in 1979 to "Muppets From Space" in 1999. According to Lisa Henson, "So much of the humour, irreverence, caring and heart began with Jerry. He was, in many ways, the real voice of the Muppets."
He appeared as himself in the 1981 documentary Of Muppets and Men: The Making of "The Muppet Show", the 1984 documentary Henson's Place, and the 1994 documentary The World of Jim Henson. In addition to being interviewed in all three, he also appeared in archival footage in the last two.
He was married to Susan Doerr Juhl and lived in Caspar, California. In his last few years he semi-retired from writing, but taught at local colleges and spoke at puppeteer conventions.
In August 2005 Juhl was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died five weeks later. He was cremated, and his ashes are located at the Neptune Society Columbarium in San Francisco.
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Jerry Juhl
Birth name Jerome Ravn Juhl
Nationality USA
Birth 27 july 1938 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 26 september 2005 (at 67 years) at San Francisco (USA)
Awards Emmy Award, Writers Guild of America Award
Nationality USA
Birth 27 july 1938 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 26 september 2005 (at 67 years) at San Francisco (USA)
Awards Emmy Award, Writers Guild of America Award
Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on children's shows for local television stations while in college. He met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Department's Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers. The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California.
Juhl was recruited by Henson as a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends. He focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable.
Juhl was the head writer on The Muppet Show. He also wrote for the television shows Fraggle Rock, and The Jim Henson Hour. He was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from the first "Muppet Movie" in 1979 to "Muppets From Space" in 1999. According to Lisa Henson, "So much of the humour, irreverence, caring and heart began with Jerry. He was, in many ways, the real voice of the Muppets."
He appeared as himself in the 1981 documentary Of Muppets and Men: The Making of "The Muppet Show", the 1984 documentary Henson's Place, and the 1994 documentary The World of Jim Henson. In addition to being interviewed in all three, he also appeared in archival footage in the last two.
He was married to Susan Doerr Juhl and lived in Caspar, California. In his last few years he semi-retired from writing, but taught at local colleges and spoke at puppeteer conventions.
In August 2005 Juhl was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died five weeks later. He was cremated, and his ashes are located at the Neptune Society Columbarium in San Francisco.
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
, 1h35Directed by James Frawley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about dogs, Films about pigs, Mise en scène d'un ours, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Milton Berle, Richard Hunt, Mel Brooks
Roles Additional Muppet Performer
Rating75%
The Muppets have gathered in a theatre to screen their new biographical film, The Muppet Movie.
, 50minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Jerry Juhl
Roles Chicken (voice)
Rating73%
In the Louisiana countryside, Kermit the Frog begins his narration with Mordecai Sledge and Leroy the Donkey, as they approach their residence after stealing items in a box cart from a railroad guard. When they arrive, Mordecai finds the items are musical instruments, and blames Leroy for the items being worthless. He later scolds Leroy, and goes inside to find his shotgun so he can "retire" him. Startled by the gunshot, Leroy escapes from his owner with the tuba around his neck that Mordecai previously threw in a tree. Shortly after running, Leroy approaches Kermit who influences him to play the tuba, which inspires the donkey to be a traveling musician.
, 51minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Trudy Young, Gordon Thomson, Carl Banas, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Jerry Nelson
Roles Taminella / Kay (voice)
Rating77%
The special opens with Kermit and several other frogs sitting around a well, when a small frog they do not recognize appears. The frog introduces himself as Sir Robin the Brave, explaining that he is actually a prince. He recounts, in flashback, how he once fought an ogre named Sweetums and was transformed into a frog by Sweetums's master, the villainous witch Taminella Grinderfall. Taminella intended to give Robin to Sweetums as his breakfast, but Robin hopped away before they could catch him. The other frogs laughingly dismiss Robin's story as a fairy tale. Kermit is more sympathetic, though he himself does not fully believe Robin. Robin reveals to Kermit that he cannot swim, and Kermit gives him swimming lessons. Nearby, they hear King Rupert the Second proclaiming that he will step down as king that evening; and his daughter, Princess Melora (who is turning nineteen that day), will be crowned queen. Robin is overjoyed, as he must be kissed by a princess in order to be returned to human form.
Time Piece (1965)
, 9minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl, April March, David Bailey
Roles Bartender
Rating76%
The fast-paced scenes in Time Piece are edited together in a rhythmic pentameter, with an underlying use of sounds and repetitive beats. The film begins with a young man (who provides only four brief words of dialogue who just quotes "help") sitting patiently in a hospital bed. An unidentified doctor enters the room and checks the man's heart rate, which begins to pulse rhythmically.
Scriptwriter
Muppets from Space (1999)
, 1h25Directed by Tim Hill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Musical films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dave Goelz, Frank Oz, Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, David Arquette, Josh Charles
Rating61%
The Great Gonzo has always been identified as a "whatever". But after he begins having disturbing dreams of abandonment and rejection, he begins to realize just how alone he is in the world. One of his nightmares involves him being denied entry onto Noah's Ark by Noah (F. Murray Abraham). The next morning, Gonzo tells Kermit the Frog that he is getting tired of being called a "whatever." After an alien race appears to be trying to send him a message through bowls of cereal, Gonzo realizes that he may not be so alone after all and climbs to the rooftop to start watching the sky. Using a bolt of lightning, Gonzo communicates with a pair of cosmic fish, revealing to him that he is an alien from outer space.
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
, 1h36Directed by Brian Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Children's films, L'Or
Actors Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Kevin Bishop, Jennifer Saunders, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz
Rating68%
Jim Hawkins is a young orphan who lives in the Admiral Benbow in England with his friends Gonzo and Rizzo. Jim listens to the tales of Billy Bones, who tells of his former captain, Captain Flint, who buried his treasure trove on a remote island and executed all of his crew so only he would own the island’s map. One night, one of Bones’ fellow crewmates Blind Pew arrives, giving Bones the black spot. Bones dies of a heart attack, but gives Jim the treasure map beforehand. An army of pirates attack the inn, destroying it, but the boys escape with the map.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
, 1h25Directed by Brian Henson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about films, Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Michael Caine, Steven Mackintosh, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Meredith Braun, Frank Oz
Rating77%
In this adaptation of the Christmas story narrated by Charles Dickens himself with the occasional commentary of Rizzo the Rat, it is Christmas Eve in 19th century London. The merriment is not shared by Ebenezer Scrooge, a surly money-lender who is more interested in profit than celebration. So cold to the season of giving is he that his bookkeeping staff, including loyal employee Bob Cratchit, have to plead with him just to have a day off work for Christmas by pointing out that Scrooge would have no customers on the holiday and that it would waste coal to sit alone in the office. Scrooge's nephew Fred arrives to invite his uncle to Christmas dinner with him and two gentlemen also come to Scrooge's offices collecting money in the spirit of the season to provide a Christmas dinner for the poor. Scrooge declines and complains that it is not worth looking after the poor, as their deaths will decrease the surplus population. Fred is shocked at his uncle's ruthless nature, but repeats his invitation, makes his own donation, and departs. Bean Bunny shows up asking for a penny to hear his song, but Scrooge throws a wreath at him in response.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Jim Henson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about films, Musical films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Jack Warden, Joan Sanderson
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo the Great play newspaper reporters for the Daily Chronicle. Kermit and Fozzie, specifically, are playing identical twin reporters, which becomes the source of a running gag - supposedly, nobody can tell they are twins unless Fozzie wears his hat. While Gonzo is too busy taking pictures of a chicken, prominent London fashion designer Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg) gets robbed of her jewels. The trio are eventually assigned to investigate the theft of the valuable jewels from Lady Holiday, which they have to beg for after their supervisor Mike Tarkenian dismisses them following the Daily Chronicle 's headline about the twins joining the staff (while the other papers report on the jewel heist).
The Muppet Movie (1979)
, 1h35Directed by James Frawley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about dogs, Films about pigs, Mise en scène d'un ours, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Milton Berle, Richard Hunt, Mel Brooks
Roles Writer
Rating75%
The Muppets have gathered in a theatre to screen their new biographical film, The Muppet Movie.
, 48minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz
Roles Writer
Rating81%
Noël approche ! Pourtant, pour Emmet Otter, qui vit de petits boulots, et Ma, sa mère et simple blanchisseuse : pouvoir se faire des cadeaux ne reste qu'un doux rêve. Aussi, lorsqu'un concours de talents est organisé pour le réveillon et qu'Emmet décide de rejoindre un petit orchestre tandis que Ma postule pour le chant, leur faut-il, pour pouvoir participer, mettre en vente la caisse à outils du premier et la lessiveuse de la seconde. Tous ces sacrifices en valent-ils vraiment la peine ?
The Muppets Valentine Show (1974)
, 26minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Mia Farrow, Dave Goelz, Jim Henson
Roles Writer
Rating71%
, 50minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Jerry Juhl
Roles Lyricist
Rating73%
In the Louisiana countryside, Kermit the Frog begins his narration with Mordecai Sledge and Leroy the Donkey, as they approach their residence after stealing items in a box cart from a railroad guard. When they arrive, Mordecai finds the items are musical instruments, and blames Leroy for the items being worthless. He later scolds Leroy, and goes inside to find his shotgun so he can "retire" him. Startled by the gunshot, Leroy escapes from his owner with the tuba around his neck that Mordecai previously threw in a tree. Shortly after running, Leroy approaches Kermit who influences him to play the tuba, which inspires the donkey to be a traveling musician.
, 51minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Trudy Young, Gordon Thomson, Carl Banas, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Jerry Nelson
Roles Lyricist
Rating77%
The special opens with Kermit and several other frogs sitting around a well, when a small frog they do not recognize appears. The frog introduces himself as Sir Robin the Brave, explaining that he is actually a prince. He recounts, in flashback, how he once fought an ogre named Sweetums and was transformed into a frog by Sweetums's master, the villainous witch Taminella Grinderfall. Taminella intended to give Robin to Sweetums as his breakfast, but Robin hopped away before they could catch him. The other frogs laughingly dismiss Robin's story as a fairy tale. Kermit is more sympathetic, though he himself does not fully believe Robin. Robin reveals to Kermit that he cannot swim, and Kermit gives him swimming lessons. Nearby, they hear King Rupert the Second proclaiming that he will step down as king that evening; and his daughter, Princess Melora (who is turning nineteen that day), will be crowned queen. Robin is overjoyed, as he must be kissed by a princess in order to be returned to human form.
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Christmas films
Actors Art Carney, Jim Henson, Fran Brill, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz
Roles Lyricist
Rating70%
The special, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his Christmas Elves getting ready for another Christmas. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's Christmas Elves one by one and replace them with his evil henchmen.
The Cube (1969)
, 54minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Horror, Animation
Actors Richard Schaal, Jerry Nelson, Tiffany Million, Don McGill, Trudy Young
Roles Writer
Rating74%
An unnamed man, simply called "The Man" (Richard Schaal), is trapped in a cubical white room where anyone else can enter and leave, but which he himself apparently cannot leave. A stool is brought in covered in strawberry jam. The furniture changes throughout the play. The main character is subjected to an increasingly puzzling and frustrating series of encounters as a variety of people come through various hidden doors including two people in Gorilla Suits wearing ballerina costumes. But, as many remind him, he can only leave through his own door. So he must find it to leave.