Jim Henson Pictures

Former film studio from 1995 to 2004

The Jim Henson Company
The Muppets Studio

Key people

Lisa Henson
Martin G. Baker

Owner

The Jim Henson Company
Sony Pictures Entertainment (1995–1999)

Jim Henson Pictures was an American film studio owned by The Jim Henson Company and led by Brian and Lisa Henson, the oldest son and daughter, respectively, of Muppets creator Jim Henson. It was originally founded on July 21, 1995, by Brian as a joint venture between Jim Henson Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[1]^[2]

The studio closed in 2004 after partnership ended with Brian Henson and Sony Pictures.

History

Jim Henson Pictures was founded in 1995 by Brian Henson as the joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company.^{[citation needed]}

Productions

Title	Release date	Production partners	Distributor
Buddy	June 6, 1997	Columbia Pictures American Zoetrope	Sony Pictures Releasing
Muppets from Space	July 14, 1999	Columbia Pictures
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	October 1, 1999	Columbia Pictures Children's Television Workshop
Rat	October 6, 2000 (UK)	Universal Pictures	Universal Focus
Good Boy!	October 10, 2003	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	MGM Distribution Co. (United States) 20th Century Fox (Canada/International)^[3]
Five Children and It	October 15, 2004 (UK) October 20, 2004 (FRA) July 5, 2005 (USA)	Isle of Man Film Commission Davis Films UK Film Council Endgame Entertainment	Pathé Distribution (United Kingdom) Warner Home Video (United States) Metropolitan Filmexport (France) Capitol Films (international)
MirrorMask^[4]	January 25, 2005 (Sundance) September 30, 2005 (USA) March 3, 2006 (UK)	Destination Films	Samuel Goldwyn Films

References

^ Brian Henson and Stephanie Allain to Chat on Entertainment Tonight Online Archived 2014-05-09 at the Wayback Machine thefreelibrary.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013
^ CLAUDIA ELLER The Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1995 Company Town : Muppets Cut Deal With Sony Pictures articles.latimes.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013
^ "Good Boy! (2003)". BBFC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Jim Henson Pictures". Retrieved July 17, 2022.

The Jim Henson Company

Henson family

Major works

The Muppets† Sesame Street‡
Theatrical films	The Dark Crystal (1982) Labyrinth (1986) The Witches (1990) Buddy (1997) Rat (2000) Good Boy! (2003) Five Children and It (2004) MirrorMask (2005) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) The Star (2017)
TV series	The Muppet Show (1976–1981) † Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987–1988) The StoryTeller (1988–1991) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990–1992) Dinosaurs (1991–1994) Dog City (1992–1994) CityKids (1993–1994) Secret Life of Toys (1994) Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1998) Aliens in the Family (1996) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Bear in the Big Blue House † (1997–2006) Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) Farscape (1998–2002) Construction Site (1999) Family Rules (1999) Mopatop's Shop (1999–2005) The Fearing Mind (2000) The Hoobs (2001–2003) Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001) Animal Jam (2003) Bambaloo (2003–2007) Pajanimals (2008, 2011–2013) Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013) Dinosaur Train (2009–2020) Me and My Monsters (2010–2011) That Puppet Game Show (2013–2014) Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014) The Doozers (2014–2018) Hi Opie! (2014–2016) Word Party (2016–2021) Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018) Dot. (2016–2018) Julie's Greenroom (2017) The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) Earth to Ned (2020–2021) Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time (2021) Harriet the Spy (2021–present) Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022–present) Slumberkins (2022)
TV specials	The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) The Christmas Toy (1986) Monster Maker (1989) Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Other projects	Time Piece (1965, short film) The Cube (1969, teleplay) Gulliver's Travels (1996, miniseries) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, miniseries) Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004, miniseries) The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! (2008, web series) Unstable Fables (2008, DTV film) Tale of Sand Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015, web series) Turkey Hollow (2015, TV film) Pinocchio (2022, Netflix film) The Portable Door (2023, Stan film) Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, Disney+ documentary)
Henson Alternative	Puppet Up! (2006–present) Late Night Liars (2010) Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2011) Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013) No, You Shut Up! (2013–2016) Good Morning Today (2013–2014) The Happytime Murders (2018) The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)

Divisions

† Sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2004, ‡ Muppet characters only; sold to Sesame Workshop in 2000

Sony Pictures

Key personnel

Motion
Picture Group

Television

U.S. production

International production

Sony Pictures TV channels

Sony Channel

United States
- Sony Movies
- Cine Sony
Latin America

AXN

Brazil
Latin America
Portugal
- AXN White
- AXN Movies
- AXN Now
Spain
- AXN Movies
- AXN Now

Others

Animax
- Japan
Animax Plus (Japan)
Kids Station
Game Show Network
GetTV

Former

Sony Channel	Baltics Sony Sci-Fi Sony Turbo Germany Sony AXN Russia Sony Sci-Fi Sony Turbo Turkey Sony Çocuk Sony Max (Hungary) Sony Movie Channel (Hungary) Sony One
Others	Animax Middle East Southeast Asia Taiwan AXN Adria Hungary Southeast Asia Taiwan AXN Black CEE AXN White CEE AXN Now Hungary AXN Spin Crackle Film1 Film1 Action Film1 Drama Film1 Family Film1 Premiere Gem Hollywood Suite Planet Mutfak Planet Türk Viasat Hungary Viasat 3 Viasat 6

Defunct

3net
Animax
- CEE
- Germany
- Latin America
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Spain
AXN
- Israel
- Italy
AXN Beyond
AXN Black
- Portugal
AXN Crime
AXN Sci-Fi
- CEE
- Italy
Cine Sony
- Italy
BeTV
Fearnet
Film1 Festival
Film1 Sundance
Hooq
Locomotion
Pop (Italy)
Sony Channel
- South Africa
- Southeast Asia
Sony Max
- South Africa
Sony Spin

v t e Sony Pictures Networks
Hindi	Sony Entertainment Television Sony Max Sony Max 2 Sony Pal Sony Sab Sony Wah
English	Sony Pix
Bengali	Sony Aath
Marathi	Sony Marathi
Sports	Sony Sports Ten 1 2 3 4 5
Children's	Sony Yay
Factual	Sony BBC Earth (50%; Joint venture with BBC Studios)
Online VOD	Sony LIV
International channels	Sony Kal
Former	Animax AXN Sony ESPN (50%; joint venture with ESPN Inc.) Sony Le Plex HD Sony Mix Sony Rox HD TEN Cricket International

v t e Television channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland operated by Sony Pictures Television
Currently broadcasting but sold to another company	Narrative Capital Partners LLC Great! TV Great! Movies Great! Action Great! Romance Pop Pop Max
Former	Bliss Flava More Than Movies Movies4Men Movies4Men 2 Pop Girl Scuzz Sony Crime Channel True Crime True Drama True Entertainment True Movies True Movies 2 TruTV
Sold and later closed	Starz TV Trace Hits Trace Latina Trace Vault Tiny Pop
Miscellaneous	Sony Pictures Television CSC Media Group animaxtv.co.uk (VOD, defunct) Funimation