Jim Henson Memorial "The Rainbow Connection"

[@john9944]

If all he had done was given Kermit a voice that would have been enough. But, he gave so much more.

[@dallaswoiken7533]

john9944 well said

[@CcMusicAndMore]

よく言った、ブロ。

[@alextorres5989]

Bravo monami👌👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@collinnc2001]

Amen

[@AlexSciavoMusicals]

Oh, you're so right.

[@BradleyPilkerton]

It is January 3rd 2025 who is still watching this and still Jim Henson fans in 2025 rest in peace Jim Henson my true Ernie and Kermit

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Now 2023, I have just turned 60. I still watch Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. This is still just magic.

[@adamtain7627]

I’m happy u thrive on nostalgia just like me

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

@@adamtain7627I thrive on nostalgia too

[@adamtain7627]

@DaveFisher-cq2dr That’s music to my ears

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

@@adamtain7627me too

[@BradleyPilkerton]

I love sesame Street love Jim Henson and Frank oz as Ernie and Bert the best

[@Forora]

No one can quite get the softness of Jim's Kermit voice. RIP

[@paweldembowski]

Steve Whitmire was the closest, I still can't get used to Matt Vogel though

[@tylerfish2701]

​​​@@paweldembowski Me neither. All I think of when Matt voices him is what Animal called Constantine: BAD FROG!

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

Ikr

[@yvonnemendez3075]

The Muppets were sweet from a sweeter gentler time thank you Mr Hènson rip😢

[@BradleyPilkerton]

Ernie and Kermit sounded a lot like Jim Henson s voice

[@MoochyMooch]

I was actually on school trip to Sesame Place the day he died. I came home and my sister told me that he died. I was 11 when he died but it felt like my childhood was over right then.

[@novinophobic5995]

I was 10..... Too old for Sesame Street (I still watched it though)..... And the muppet show was off the air.....we were at that funny age. Not quite a teenager but too old for kiddy stuff, An awkward age and when he died it felt like so much of my childhood went with it. I'm glad his legacy and vision lives on. My children love the muppet movies old and new and I also love that the muppet show is back. It's nice to have a show I can watch with my children. Ps. I have such fond memories of sesame place.

[@yourteamsucks2136]

You're not the only one. I was also 11 years old. All I asked my mother was if Kermit died too.

[@slapshot68]

MoochyMooch I’m pretty sure there was chatter bout it there

[@iloveaicovers]

same sister

[@mholtebeck]

@@novinophobic5995 I was 10 years older, and long past the age where we felt his presence (Muppets aren't cool as teenagers), and it was much later that I realized how big of a loss he was.

[@BenJabituya]

Now it’s 2024 and I’m about to turn 45 and I still have a soft spot for Jim Henson. Posthumously named a Disney Legend in 2011.

[@Cunkey]

Dude, was born waay after he died. Im crying because he was a great man who deserved such a legacy.

[@allijo514]

I had just turned 13 on May 14th, and he died on May 16th. I never knew how my heart would break... as young of a teenager as I could be. I remember the pain like it was yesterday and I still cry over it. He was an extraordinary talent and phenomenal human being.

[@francessjean5861]

😊 so true

[@Sentinelelmejor928]

I was born right before Disney bought the franchise

[@tysargent9647]

@@allijo514 Don't worry. Every heart, no matter the age, can break every now and then. It's all part of being human.

[@v-town1980]

I was born in 1974. The perfect age for The Muppet Show and films. Thank God I was there. So great to come of age back then.❤

[@ttintagel]

Paul Williams said in an interview that Jim was having trouble getting the vocal track just right, so Paul told him to go get Kermit and have him sing it. And that take worked perfectly.

[@QuantumMech_88]

One of the most significant gentlemen in the world singing one of the most significant songs ever written . Mr. Henson is sorely missed.

[@ktwashere5637]

Of all the celebrities that have died over the year, Jim Henson was the one which upset me the most.

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

@@ktwashere5637 me to

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

Ikr he is missed 😢

[@jmharms21]

This song was played immediately after Frank Oz's touching and emotional tribute to Jim. I became choked up when this song started playing because it caused me to remember the first time my mother showed me the beginning of "The Muppet Movie and "Kermit" sang this song. Jim was a wonderful man indeed!

[@TheaterServant]

He was a SAINT, that man

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

Yup

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

He passed to

[@kprimm1967]

Jim Henson and Charles m Schulz touched the hearts of this world. They will never be forgotten.

[@killerdude35]

I would add Fred Rogers to that mix as well. All 3 of them helped to define my childhood!

[@barbaraschafer8216]

One person can change the world and make it a better place to live.

[@sha11235]

Writing this reply on Schulz's birthday.

[@lottiestanley7696]

Both incredibly talented and kind men. I miss them both greatly ❤❤❤

[@BenJabituya]

And Walt Disney, too.

[@Fabfashionguru]

I can't stop crying. I miss you Jim. You are my hero

[@KeeferJ]

I miss him too, but I never met him. If he lived by the time I was born, I would meet him.

[@alextorres5989]

Me too I never met him until I saw the muppets and the creator and my mom said he's dead a long time ago I cried

[@stevbrown1642]

I miss him too

[@kellynichols7092]

I agree I wouldn't be who I am today if I didn't have Jim Henson

[@merrittdeshon6300]

I felt choked up when I first saw this video. Jim Henson was literally a huge part of many people's childhood. Even mine.

[@maryellenrose4812]

Played at our son’s funeral by his brother.

[@bluey1610]

I am so sorry for your loss. It’s a beautiful and heartbreaking song all at the same time. 🌈

[@Fabian057-q7j]

He has found his rainbow connection

[@v-town1980]

So sad and moving. I still have the newspaper from the day he died. It was twice as sad because Sammy Davis Jr. died the same day. They both had huge pics on the front page.❤

[@derrickjohnson5368]

The subtle sensitivity he gave to his puppets is something that can't be duplicated. When most celebrities die it doesn't mean much to me. But Jim Henson gave so much of himself, and through his talents he contributed to all of our childhoods. Thank you Jim for everything.

[@judecaplin1860]

Im a big hairy tattooed 40yr old man and i start crying every time this song starts to play....

[@goldilox369]

Me too, babe. I'm 40. It kills me. I've loved this song my whole life. 😭👍

[@evolvetrooper]

I know it's been 4 years but I hope you're doing good big guy I'm 26 and this song brings me to tears too its okay to cry

[@junbh2]

I wish we didn't live in a world where people honestly thought it was somehow relevant to mention their gender or size whenever they talk about crying. I understand that we do live in that world, but what the heck does it have to do with anything?

[@maseqins]

this song breaks my heart every time I hear it.

[@BenJabituya]

You’re not the only one.

[@annek1226]

This song is his legacy! We will all remember him and remember his contribution to our lives.

[@stephaniejamerson2267]

Me too

[@childofgod1840]

My Dad used to play this on the piano, I miss you Dad😢

[@Jourell1]

The world needs Jim Henson right now. Jim Henson, Fred Rogers, Ernie "Mr Dressup" Coombs, all of those guys who taught us to be human with gentleness, humour and humility. Since they're gone now, it falls to each of us to remember and share their lessons

[@jaredstevens9687]

the rainbow connection a timeless muppet peace of music.we all miss you jim Henson Kermit still lives on.

[@notsusan]

I still can't believe the Academy didn't give this song an Oscar

[@SuperMarioJulian]

notsusan Too bad it wasn’t a grouch.

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

⁠@@notsusanit should of

[@kathrynmcewen2583]

How is it possible to not cry here?

[@Gigan10610]

It's not. Who's not crying here. Jim Henson was my childhood idol

[@regesuchma3658]

Two voice impressions you can never replace mel blanc and jim henson

[@w6467]

Mel blanc was incredible. My favorite voice of his had to be Barney Rubble. Especially Barney's laugh... Heh heh heh

[@marcusblackwell2372]

​@@w6467 I thought he was just Dino

[@nola_kay504]

I was only 1.5 when he passed away. My grandmother is a huge Jim Henson fan so I grew up watching reruns of the Muppet Show and of course Sesame Street. He taught me many lessons and he is responsible for lots of my childhood memories. I respect him a lot.

[@KeeferJ]

Jim Henson had died five years before I was born.

[@lapislazarus8899]

We had the Jim Henson collection on view at my local museum, but got cut short due to the virus, so I didn't get a chance to go. One of my major regrets. But a lot of my FB friends went, & posted some great pics!

[@CynthiaAnn3199]

I was 13 years old when Jim Henson passed away. The Muppet Show and Sesame Street had been apart of my earliest memories through then.

[@JaclynEm]

Jim was instrumental in my childhood. So instrumental. When he died, it was like a part of my childhood went with him. Thank you, Jim. I think you found it.

[@subjectluka4450]

I'd go so far as to say Jim Henson has probably had a greater impact on the world and so many generations of people than just about anybody else in Film and Television, and pop culture in general

[@Brinah]

I was 18 when he died; Sesame Street and The Muppet Show was a part of my childhood; this song makes me cry every time I hear it. 🥺😭😭😭

[@BenJabituya]

I was 10, going on 11 when Jim passed. Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock were all a huge part of my childhood.

[@CarlFranks-tx1dh]

Even after 45 years from when The Muppet Movie was released, this song is still beautiful.

[@blocker05]

Miss that voice. Spent so much time watching the muppets growing up and always remember watching them with my grandfather who passed away in 1992. I remember him comfting me by playing this song for me after we learned of Jim's death.

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

if I could go back in time, I would get a front row seat at this historic memorial

[@dga155]

Personally, I would’ve told Jim to go see a doctor but this is a close second

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

@@dga155 if I could stop this memorial from happening, I would drag him to a doctor

[@LAK_770]

I was 5 years old when he died, and at the time I was in the habit of watching a VHS of the Muppet Family Christmas TV special nonstop, probably driving my parents crazy. I still remember them sitting me down to explain what it meant that he died. I was absolutely shook - not only was that my first taste of my own mortality, I thought all the Muppets were going to die too.

[@MegaMario5671]

I want this played at my funeral so badly

[@Loverboy19691]

+Courage the Cowardly Dog Rules Est. 2000 Arrange it with your family, I know what I want for mine, and I have told them.

[@BenJabituya]

Me too. As well as “When You Wish Upon A Star” and every “GAME OVER” theme I ever heard.

[@kyleneopperman6186]

I want “Smile” by Nat King Cole, but personally, I think Jim Henson is the only person who deserves for this song to be played at his funeral. He’s earned it.

[@jamesnialG]

@@kyleneopperman6186 Agreed. It carries the most meaning for him.

[@francessjean5861]

✨✨✨

[@VampireFan-rf5kb]

Watching this over and over again makes me miss Jim Henson (even as the voice of Kermit) more.

[@tjjs7999]

We all do

[@deaconfrost4100]

I'm 43 and watching this and bawling like I did all those years ago as a kid...Jim may be gone but his dreams are still going...❤thank you Jim

[@roberttreacy8271]

Jim Henson died thirty years ago today. RIP (1936-1990)

[@thenightfly3685]

This masterpiece will always tears even the toughest guy apart...thanks Jim

[@bouncyfun3]

We just need to be grateful for this human being who was with us too short….but just long enough to create a wave so positive ….so big as to impact all of mankind.

[@studogable]

I'm seeing the panning shot of those in attendance. I don't understand how the entire group isn't bawling their eyes out. Everyone grieves in their own way, I guess.

[@movortep]

Rest in Peace. More impactful than anyone from that era. Here I am, crying about this in 2o23. He made more of an impact to my life than almost anyone. Can't say he is number one but he is in my top three.

[@DixieTheHedgehog]

I always sing along with Jim/Kermit when it plays its a shame I was barely a year old when he died but I grew up watching his old clips and movies here I am 25 years old today I still enjoy the muppets and watching clips of his funeral has brought tears to my eyes Rest in Peace Jim you are missed by so many

[@stevbrown1642]

Top bloke

[@EuKaRoLuJa]

So very very sad. And why? Because Jim brought with Kermit and the other Muppets so much joy and laughter in this world. And yet he managed to bring us emotional and touching moments. Like this song. A song that is so deep that it reaches almost evereyone. Not just the ones who grew up with it (or the Muppet Show for that matter). I was born 1993 in germany. The Muppet Show wasn't in TV anymore. I didn't grew up with the show. But I discovered it in my late teens. And it is just awesome.

[@karaangelamedecielo3668]

Everybody is crying of the song even everyone is also sing-along! With it.

[@kathleendetweiler6340]

Legendary man Jim Henson was.

[@chrisparks618]

Cosmic song by a man who truly brought so much happiness to the world. He is missed. I grew up with the muppets and this song always brings tears to my eyes.

[@sailorgenisage]

Thankyou Jim Henson, your inspiration tom all Puppeteers, Seseame Street kids and audiences everywhere.

[@rwaitt14153]

The Muppet Show was pretty rad too. How dare anyone forget it. Swedish Chef lives on as an inaccurate stereotype to this day. And the Swedes are totally cool with it. Bork Bork Bork

[@yamahonkawazuki]

Randall Waitt indeed lol a fond memory of my childhood

[@rowone8764]

i was born way after he died, and i feel sad that i haven't saw jim playing kermits voice on tv, its just sad cos i wish i had a perfect childhood with him.

[@thomasbaron5367]

This song always makes me a bit teary-eyed I miss you, Jim

[@alexisclinton717]

Seeing this it’s like he wanted everyone to hear that he’s not truly gone. He still sees us.

[@alexisclinton717]

Of course I wouldn’t know myself because I was born 2 years after he died.

[@irisbass5120]

rest in peace jim Henson you will be remembered

[@ck-1649]

Thank you Jim Henson. Thank you. For everything. You were missed over 30 years ago and you are still missed now 🐸

[@jerrygilliland7734]

Thank you so much Mr. Henson for making the world a little brighter!

[@laineelaine7734]

This song was my whole childhood, and now its almost 2020 and it makes me wanna cry. thank you so much for giving me the childhood that I had

[@stevbrown1642]

Such a tragic shame he ain't here

[@kinit4443]

Knowing that Jim sang this is more heart braking :(

[@MsMedford]

Thank you Mr. Henson for giving me a magical childhood

[@elmofan12341]

these songs really hit me hard it makes me wanna cry and sing at the same time

[@shaundeverson3466]

Please come back Jim, me and my kids who unlike me never got to experience your genius, miss you...

[@davishueter]

A kid who is now my mother’s age wrote “Please keep Ernie in the show. Burt will be very sad” 😭

[@TheaterServant]

At least he's not alive to have to suffer the death of his son John, who died on VALENTINE'S DAY!! RIP FOREVER JOHN HENSON!!!!

[@justaguy864]

So many people pass away and are missed by all their friends and family's. But Jim Henson will never die. He remains in all children's hearts through his creation of the Muppets.

[@MadnessMantra]

I was born May 25 1990 and wish I could've been in the world for just a moment with this great man

[@daequanburns2444]

In Loving memory of Jim Henson (1936-1990) Rest In Peace 🙁😨😥😰😭😨😰😢😭 0:00

[@BTSblkkatt]

nothing but the best video on you tube. this man made me smile and now my own child..God bless Jim..see you at the end of the rainbow.

[@justinquaylepate1358]

I'm crying my eyes out like baby. And I'm not ashamed of it

[@johnylitalo4163]

Jim's my hero & my idol.

[@kevinharkins5713]

I had random songs playing on Amazon music, and Sarah McLaughlin's version of this came on. I didn't even remember how or where I knew it from, but began literally sobbing. I remember watching this service when I was 5. I still miss Jim. The epic rap battle with him and Stan Lee was even enough to move me to tears.

[@boagrius1008]

I'm a small time soloist/singer/performer and I sometimes sing this song in Kermit's voice. I was born years after Mr Henson passed, but have always fallen in love with everything he did. I cried when Dark Crystal:AOR came out only because I wish he was around to see his world come to life like it has now. I have to keep from crying whenever I sing this song because all I can think about is the immense talent, heart, and love this man had. Fly high Jim, rest easy. People are still making your dreams come true.

[@nancydemoss7904]

Jim Henson was a genius. He touched our hearts with the Muppets. I was already pretty much grown when they started but I watched them whenever I could. My mom and dad and I always watched the Muppet Show and enjoyed it very much. To see my parents laughing was so special. RIP Mommy and Daddy. I miss you so much! 😭🙏🙏💔🌹🥀🌈 Jim Henson was taken from us way to soon. RIP sir! You made us laugh. Thanks for that! 🙏🙏😢

[@gt6679]

I miss what could have been but I'm thankful for what he gave us.

[@1974dus1]

He helped a lot of us to read and count.

[@fishtales2597]

He brought all those children happiness who have now grown up to show their kids that happiness, what a Legacy he left us all

[@chibachihuahua9757]

It meant a lot to me as a child and now I have a lil one of my own who adores the muppets too. His legacy means so much more to me now and I hope the love he had lives forever so my daughter can share that feeling too with her child someday.

[@marywise7418]

such a great man he is missed

[@FFfan100100]

Miss you Jim thanks for making my childhood so amazing. Hopefully I can do the same for someone someday.

[@SonofTuscon99]

I remember when my mother took my brother and I to see the muppet movie in 2011 (the one with Amy Adams.) When they started singing this in the movie, I looked over to see my mom wiping her eyes and quietly singing along. Since then, every time I hear this, I think of that day, and how much that song has meant to both of us.

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

Rest in peace, Jim Henson... And god speed, you magnificent bastard,

[@doritoguy4957]

This almost made me cry this is so sad

[@inesawallace-y1b]

We miss you jim henson 😢❤

[@mittens4859]

He was taken from us way too soon..

[@smg4sonic11studios]

He will be a legend to me and all of us In our hearts 😢

[@vincenzolee7930]

We miss you Jim Henson. You face us so much and I feel we let you down. Rest In Peace my friend!

[@lucasjabrandt5762]

The Biggest Heart in the world. Jim was one of a kind never going to be another like him.

[@dianenoel7565]

Let's all stand in silence, To appreciate what joy Jim Henson gave to us😌

[@TequilaGundam]

I did not grow up on Muppets and barley watched sesame Street as a kid and the most I've had with the Muppets is watching the 2011 movie over and over and I still cried when big bird sang at the service

[@sashaashby]

have you watched the sequel to that movie? so hilarious…

[@hollydillon8982]

I’ve always said this is the one song that I want played at my funeral. It’s always meant so much to me since I was a little girl. It always puts me in tears.

[@ugandaknuckles5691]

Holly Dillon its very beautiful isnt it

[@tisalittleton7400]

This song is one of the the best country song out there and and he was very nice to everybody and this song is not bad at all and he was very cool and everybody love him

[@knotheadusc]

So glad I was a child when Jim Henson was at the top of his game... He was a very special man. This was such a beautiful tribute to him. I have seen it a bunch of times and cry every time.

[@lotrgeekgirl1]

Its 2019, and I'm still crying...still sad he left us way too soon. Rest in peace, Jim...and Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday! ❤

[@slapshot68]

Henson would still be alive today if he went to the doctor right away. He eventually did go, but it was too late. He had symptoms but refused to go

[@SkyRaw04]

slapshot68 that was kinda his thing (not go to the doctor) because he was a hippie God I miss him 😭😭❤️❤️

[@RobTheEnby]

@@SkyRaw04 he was a Christian scientist, which is a religion that doesn't believe in the practise of medicine unless it's absolutely necessary.

[@colinmcglynn694]

He thought it was just a cold until he started having serious symptoms. Either way it doesn't matter. What matters is what he left behind

[@taurinecat]

He was raised in a Christian Scientist household, but was not one himself as an adult. He was a workaholic. He was at least partially reluctant to go to the doctor because he just wanted to keep working. And he didn't think it was something serious.

[@MGustave]

My grandfather, may God rest his soul, was the same. Men of that generation were like that, too reluctant to get help when they needed it.

[@daniellesmith4237]

Thank you Jim for keeping my childhood still alive tho I'm 22 but I'm passing your work to my babies Dominic and Angelyna we all miss you dearly sincerely The World 😭😭😭😭

[@yes350yes]

This song is a classic by a classic man, gone too soon, RIP.

[@AKaveman]

Jan 22, 2025 Jim really was the best of us. I'm so glad he made so many wonderful things I now have to share with my children.

[@Venture_Fanatic]

Such a tragic loss to us all.

[@patearly9492]

Words can't begin to describe how cool was Jim Henson and distribute. Thank you for sharing and God bless Jim and his family and everyone

[@patearly9492]

The fact that someone as cool as Jim Henson existed proves in another way the existence of a loving God

[@joanfan6324]

I wish I hadn't watched this. Funerals are sad enough, but that song made this even sadder.

[@jenniferdubois2151]

MY MOM AND I SANG THIS TOGETHER WHEN I WAS A CHILD

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Beautiful...Jim was a true genius.😊😊

[@romannn_the_tired_system182]

Jim Henson was cool

[@novinophobic5995]

One in a million.

[@violacola]

+Elizabeth Nourse One in 7 billion.

[@novinophobic5995]

+Lucy Lyttle agreed. Did you watch this weeks muppets? Kermit sang this at the end..... I got teary like I always do hearing this song.

[@nathanrigby3418]

It was magic Jim. Thankyou

[@xiesalicaceae2482]

Thank you so much for posting this. Rest in Peace Mr. Jim Henson. You made my childhood and life so much better with your characters from Sesame Street and the Muppet Show.

[@Tesla9595]

He was a legend seriously I was watching this since I. Was kid

[@Justin-k3e]

Omg I’m crying so hard right now 😭😭😭😭😭