Jim Henson and Kermit on The Tonight Show (1989)

[@juniorphillipmckie4435]

You can hear Kermit in the man's natural voice.

[@nightslayer2422]

Did you say the mans voice

[@nightslayer2422]

That’s Jim Henson

[@nightslayer2422]

But yes your right you can hear it

[@kylemorello4787]

Yep! Kermit, Rowlf, Ernie, and tons of other characters carry a piece of Jim in them.

[@BradleyPilkerton]

I liked him as ernie the best

[@angrykermit3192]

3:43 The muscle memory to create such a subtle and nuanced facial expression - amazing!

[@angienarbaitz]

I love how Loretta began to speak and play with Kermit at the very end... that’s the magic of the muppets

[@treefiddytwoo]

she called him Hermit 😂

[@kellyweingart3692]

😂

[@kylemorello4787]

Well, she was a guest star of the original show. And let me tell you, that episode was really off the rails!

[@suki757]

Jay Leno acted like a jerk. Obviously not happy about hosting Jim Henson, the greatest puppeteer ever. If you are going to host a guest, learn about them first!

[@vestonbruno2795]

Well, maybe if Johnny Carson didn't take the day off that night, maybe he would've welcomed Kermit more than Leno did. (and Jim Henson)

[@pierrebegley2746]

Probably jealous because he knew Jim (and Kermit) would steal the show from him. 😆

[@ba55bar]

comedians don't like frogs upstaging them

[@FIXTREME]

I don't think he was being a jerk. Honestly, it just seems like nervousness.

[@KyleTheDalek]

@@FIXTREME Was thinking the same.

[@NelsonVlog66]

If only Jim had lived long enough to have been on Craig Ferguson's show. That would have been fun.

[@nannerz1994]

That would have been an absolute blast

[@2ndRodeo_Keziah]

Omg, why did you say that?! Now I'm crying even more! 😭❤🙏 God bless Jim's soul! What perfection of a human he was. 🥰

[@FreihEitner]

Jim Henson was terrific. Love the line about Fozzie working at the comedy clubs parking cars. LOL You can tell Jay was still really new to hosting. I never much liked Jay in those early days, but after a few years and making the show his own he grew on me.

[@kermitthefrog1810]

Almost exactly how I sound

[@ravitnanda3853]

Kermit you are great

[@kermitthefrog1810]

Ravit Nanda thank you

[@charlesalbright2991]

I love every episode you ever made....I still enjoy watching you....your my hero

[@ross5200]

@@kermitthefrog1810 what's your opinion on your new puppeteer?

[@kermitthefrog1810]

Linux Everywhere are you talking about Matt Vogel or Andrew Taylor

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

Jim, Thank you so much for creating Ernie because he has a very very special place in my heart

[@tgguitarguy]

Signs of Jay Leno knowing nothing about the Muppets or Jim Jay: "How 'bout Fonzie Bear is he on the new uh...." FONZIE??

[@wolfchrt]

To be fair, I think it's better to not know everything about a guest when interviewing them. If i knew everything about a guest, there would be nothing for me to ask.

[@dj2bklyn]

I thought Jay handled himself quite well whats the issue with you Jay haters?

[@declanseeleymusic]

I find it really sad watching interviews with Jim from the year before he died. Just be glad he’s not talking about his future 😢

[@Ezrajab1]

He was a Brilliant Man Anyone who can take a pice of cloth and give it a personality make it sad make it happy has such a unique gift!

[@brfisher1123]

+Declan Seeley The sadder part of that is the fact that Mr. Henson could have prevented his death in 1990 but chose not to go to the hospital sooner since he didn't think it was serious until it was too late.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

@@brfisher1123 the treatments are what kills people…

[@trollskullkid69]

The only thing that I hate is Jay Leno. Everything else in the video is fine

[@elheadkickio]

Jim was just great. It's a shame it was a Jay night though.

[@Krystalmyth]

Camera guy didn't have to zoom in on Kermit to keep the magic going.

[@megelizabeth9492]

I've seen Kermit literally sitting on Jim's knee, and it doesn't ruin the illusion at all.

[@Krystalmyth]

@@megelizabeth9492 Exactly. It's actually amazing because Jim wasn't a ventriloquist or anything but it just didn't matter. You only saw Kermit. Same when he was Rolf, etc. Amazing man.

[@megelizabeth9492]

@@Krystalmyth The live shows they'll sometimes do are also good examples of this. They don't make a ton of effort to hide the puppeteers, but it doesn't affect the credibility of the performance at all! (I particularly like seeing Bill Barretta perform Rowlf, since he's just so animated and seems to be having a blast.) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvZppSknLSsgMU

[@orenarsers2171]

Jay Leno was the worst, watch Carson interact with Jim Henson and Kermit and you'll see just how terrible Jay Leno really was

[@nappyk96]

Bruh I literally just got done watching Jim and Kermit's first appearance on Carson before finding this clip and the difference between how Carson treats them compared to Leno is night and day and you can see it on his face in some shots just how much he's not happy to have them on the show it's really unprofessional if you ask me.

[@thecarpetman7687]

@@nappyk96 it shows that Leno couldn’t recognise genius even when it is staring at him in the face!

[@floatingsara]

I think Jay Leno is one of the worst in general...

[@Nesi-ob7xn]

Jim didn't like the treatment he was getting. Don't blame him. When kermit said I hosted this show. Which was in 1979 it meant lay off. I could do this show and did.

[@josephlawson9950]

rest in peace jim henson

[@shane1489]

Kermit dunked on Leno😂

[@kenchristiansen2080]

It always surprises me that people talk to the puppets and never Henson. I wonder if Henson ever got jealous of the puppets.

[@bobtheblobfish8572]

I could be wrong, but I feel like it would’ve brought him happiness to know that what he had created and established is bringing such joy to everyone. At least I like to think so

[@ClassicChad]

Was about to watch this and then I saw it was Leno....

[@Ballington3000]

I love this so much.

[@sethcarlow8363]

Kermit is awesome. love the video.

[@kermitthefrog1810]

Seth Carlow thanks

[@sethcarlow8363]

@@kermitthefrog1810 your welcome. have a nice weekend and Week and stay safe do to the virus out brake. Well only good thing about this you can be six feet away from Miss Piggy.

[@kermitthefrog1810]

Seth Carlow I know

[@freddyrichards878]

It's weird, Kermit sounded much older when he appeared on The Tonight Show in the mid 70's

[@terragthegreat175]

He started a keto diet and quit cigarettes.

[@markwayne86]

Because he was originally made for adults

[@BradleyPilkerton]

A true legend u can hear ernie and kermit and rowlf dog in Jim's voice

[@bezerk7330]

just one year later he died :'( R.I.P. Jim Henson (1936 - 1990)

[@kermitthefrog1810]

BeZerk I miss Jim Henson

[@trex70]

When she talked to Kermit, she belive he is a real person. Same happens to me every time. I cant see Kermit as a puppet.

[@roblox-withdannaandlucy711]

Omg jay leno was loud Jim rip one year later

[@lukegreen5341]

2:35 Cheeky Kermit The Frog. X

[@Bobsheaux]

LENO: Wow, that was... quite an entrance. *silence* LENO: ...You okay? KERMIT: ...Yeah... This is exactly how I imagined it. LENO: Well that makes ONE of us.

[@seangoodwin3084]

who the f is "Fonzie Bear"?

[@kermitthefrog1810]

sean goodwin Fozzie Bear is a comedian

[@kermitthefrog1810]

sean goodwin I think that means Fozzie

[@kylemorello4787]

I didn't know the Fonz and the "bearly" funny comedian had a baby! Where will they go to the bathroom? In the woods? Fozzie: That's a vicious stereotype!

[@kevp9601]

I Super Agree with the 999,999 KZbin-Likers on KZbin, We'll See That Mr. Jim Henson in Heaven, My KZbin-Friends. :-D

[@tylerwheeler8595]

Jim Henson was the best Kermit ever

[@stevenjones3822]

Wow jay with no gray hair I can say that cause I remember this fresh and new I'm 50

[@joeldavis1040]

Kermit should've done his monologue onalog.

[@MichaelBrookham]

Is it me, or did Jay Leno say "Fonzie Bear"?

[@intotheunknown1991]

I love Kermit's facial expressions 😂😂😂😂 Excuse me jay it's fozzie bear! And irs funny because jay ans fozzie worked together on the Muppets ABC show

[@lcapone124]

This is awesome, thank you so much for posting these great interviews with Jim!!!! Btw, if you happen to come across a 1975 episode of the tonight show with Jim and Dr Teeth could you post it please. I've been looking for it for a while but can't seem to find it anywhere.

[@abagelmuppetstuff]

So have I!! There has already been one other person telling me this on my last video. I'm also trying to find it!

[@oreomeiseki5296]

I’m not sure if you have found the Tonight Show with Kermit, I found the link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iarFf6N6pN9nfZI I enjoyed it! Take care 🙂

[@kellyweingart3692]

Fonzie Bear 😂

[@buzzytrombone4353]

Jay Leno has the funniest chin in the world. Like I could carve a circle on ice with that chin.

[@chrisamon80]

Jim Henson should have a medical checkup.

[@autizztic]

chris my dear it’s a bit late for that

[@chrisamon80]

@@autizztic I have to change the past to save the muppet creator Jim Hanson in early 1980s and 1990s. Kermit the Frog is going to hear more about this.

[@dsheldon57]

I saw Loretta Lynn on The Muppet Show

[@TimmyJamesDafunnyMan]

“Fonzie bear” ? Wtf I think fozzy watched this and was like “I’ll show him” and that’s why he stole George Carlin’s candy dish from Leno in 2015 in the short lived muppets style office spoof called “The Muppets”

[@dashcamcreate1587]

Where can I find this newer Muppet Show?

[@jalilmuhammad8270]

One year before Kermit lost his creator.

[@BradleyPilkerton]

Who thinks ernie on sesame street is their favorite henson voiced character

[@MegaZeo]

“Fonzie Bear.”

[@Asukenick]

Jim died 13 months after this.

[@OpusKingOfficial]

I need Jim's Sweater

[@ramblinevilmushroom]

Jay is litterally jealous. He cant understand why a puppet can get better laughs than him.

[@ArtBellJr]

First time Jim Broke Character.

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

Hey nobody Criticize Jay Leno like that he worked his butt off really hard on the Tonight Show so nobody criticize him like that.

[@datamanmachine]

Backstabing Leno!!

[@kermitthefrog1810]

9.5 out of 10 points of how I sound

[@3starperfectdeer233]

How many comments you need

[@kermitthefrog1810]

3 Star Perfect Deer I don’t know. 52?

[@kermitthefrog1810]

Eric Samuelson no I love Disney

[@derrik-bosse]

Leno's face at 2:30

[@kylemorello4787]

Wow! Look at those wrinkles on Loretta! Times sure passed since she sung with the Muppets at a train while Gonzo sent himself and Kermit to Pittsburg.

[@WillieGee1970]

Jump Sheep you cannot jump sheep

[@lawrence7511]

Do you have Loretta's part?

[@abagelmuppetstuff]

I do not.

[@dsheldon57]

​@@abagelmuppetstuff, she's already there

[@dsheldon57]

​@@abagelmuppetstuff, I saw Loretta Lynn on The Muppet Show.

[@ME6ATURTLE]

Hearing Jim Henson compared to the new voice... the new guy sucks

[@oosthakker]

Yes. Someone else did it after jim fpr a long time and it was allright but since 2017 matt vogel does it and he sucks at it

[@dj2bklyn]

He said Fozie

[@Rikegile]

I guess this is explains why he passed away too soon. I wanna claim that he’s not a healthy person, because a mid-40s man like him is already growing gray hairs

[@aloysiusdevanderabercrombi470]

The grey hairs don't indicate anything. Sometimes people go grey in their 20s.

[@oosthakker]

And he was early 50s here

[@desmirage]

Jim Henson / Kermit-the-Frog / Loretta Lynn / Jay Leno - One of these folks is not like the others - Can you tell me which one? Jay Leno -- Creep

[@paulsomers5356]

I was going to write a comment about how much I hate Jay Leno but it looks like everyone else here has beat me by a couple years😂

[@FEARisCOLD]

Jim was way too smart for this lady.

[@noitallmanaz]

This is why I can’t stand Leno. Full of himself and not funny at all.

[@jamesdrynan]

Here in 2024, it was quite tactless of Leno not to thank Kermit, too. Blew his own horn well, though. Jerk.

[@zachsmith3]

And then Jay had the next Kermit on, weird idea.

[@3starperfectdeer233]

Everyone is talking about how Jay Leno wa bad but I dont see it. He let Kermit speak etc

[@garrisonmr.3372]

It's the resistance to be playful. He follows the lines and doesn't have a single authentic smile. His disrespect in "I don't remember" to the line that kermit had hosted before. Jim Henson even has to interrupt the story and remind Jay that he's a human artist.

[@Ericiswaiting]

I feel bad how much he flopped on snl

[@Joseph-lp8of]

🙃

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

Jay Leno is a joke, sorry! Fonzy Bear. “I didn’t see the movie”…Jay, you think you would do some research before you have the genius Jim Henson on you show. Sorry, not a Jay Leno fan. He was always in the habit of explaining his jokes after the punch line. I hated that. As if his audience are idiots as well.

[@imdone-we9hf]

Never could understand what nbc saw in Leno, as a kid, didnt find him funny, as a teenager, thought always came across rude and trying to upstage every interview with bad jokes as if jealous focus wasnt on him. Anytime watched again, same things. Even now on youtube, you have channels devoted to Carson, naturally, Dave, Conan, Craig and yet zero to Leno. He wasnt funny or good in the host role, so obviously he was easy to deal with for nbc, easy to manipulate or something else. I wasnt always a big Dave fan, he could come across rude as well, but could see talent and ability to interact with different guests, and should have been him getting show, even Carson wanted Dave. Sorry, sure he has his fans, and feel for things heard about his wife, but as entertainer, even decades later watching clips, he just is horrible

[@moonchild679]

Just why Leno sucked. He never understood magic or his job.

[@bletheringfool]

Leno really ruins this, he has no comedy timing and asks dumb questions. Clueless

[@DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA]

Johnny Carson was good… the rest suck!

[@littlewolf9049]

How did The Tonight Show go from Johnny Carson to Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon?

[@nicomagdalene]

By fucking over conan o brien 🤬