{"id":8153,"date":"2026-03-21T22:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=8153"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:24:52","slug":"16-dizzying-facts-about-labyrinth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=8153","title":{"rendered":"16 Dizzying Facts About &#8216;Labyrinth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-grey font-group-bigger !mb-[10px] md:!mb-[20px]\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"!block md:mx-10 my-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap sm:flex-nowrap justify-between gap-y-2\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<div class=\"basis-full sm:basis-auto sm:flex-none\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-0 md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"David Bowie in 'Labyrinth' (1986).\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_79,w_1500,h_843\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/mentalfloss\/01g1y9d6v829zf6wj5z2.jpg\" alt=\"David Bowie in 'Labyrinth' (1986).\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 mt-4 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 mt-4 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>David Bowie in &#8216;Labyrinth&#8217; (1986). | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal md:mx-10\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:pr-8 lg:w-[calc(100%-300px)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 odesa-article-main\">\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-title-bar titleBar voltax-mp-float-title-bar title-anchor vp-t150ne3n vp-tdwk2cc\"><span class=\"title vp-tyfrdcs\">The Origins of Culinary Terms<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The story of a teenage girl losing her baby brother to a Goblin King resembling a rock star didn\u2019t intrigue a lot of people when it first came out in theaters in 1986. While\u00a0<em>Labyrinth<\/em>\u00a0initially only made back about half of its $25 million budget, a strong cult following that marveled at its storytelling and (then) impressive technical work had its say over time. Here are some facts that will remind you of the babe with the voodoo.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">1. THERE WERE 25 TREATMENTS AND VERSIONS OF SCRIPTS WRITTEN.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">There were a lot of chefs in the\u00a0<em>Labyrinth<\/em>\u00a0kitchen. Illustrator Brian Froud first pitched Jim Henson his vision of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=7ApdHuH7h8UC&amp;pg=PT398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baby surrounded by goblins<\/a>\u00a0after a screening of\u00a0<em>The Dark Crystal<\/em>. Using a story written by Henson and Dennis Lee as a jumping off point,\u00a0<em>Monty Python<\/em>\u2019s Terry Jones and\u00a0<em>Fraggle Rock<\/em>\u00a0writer Laura Phillips\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/09\/15\/arts\/star-wars-and-muppet-wizards-team-up-in-labyrinth.html?&amp;pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">each wrote a script<\/a>. Comedy legend and accomplished scriptwriter Elaine May\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110220181924\/http:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/2011\/01\/29\/1291985\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did some revisions<\/a>\u00a0that helped humanize the characters. While Jones ended up credited as the lone screenwriter, because his version and the final version are so different, he didn\u2019t feel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/la2\/withinyourheart\/monty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cvery close\u201d to it.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">2. A LOT OF NOW-FAMOUS ACTRESSES AUDITIONED FOR SARAH.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;&gt;iframe]:max-w-full flex justify-center relative aspect-video overflow-hidden max-w-full bg-black [&amp;&gt;iframe]:absolute [&amp;&gt;iframe]:top-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:left-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:w-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:h-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:border-0 my-f-1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvjCG3MsaEc?feature=oembed\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Jane Krakowski, Yasmine Bleeth, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Stuart Masterson, Laura Dern, Lili Taylor, Laura San Giacomo, Ally Sheedy, and Mia Sara all auditioned. Krakowski, Sheedy, and Maddie Corman were the top candidates until Jennifer Connelly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110220181924\/http:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/2011\/01\/29\/1291985\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won Henson over<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">3. MICHAEL JACKSON WAS ALSO CONSIDERED TO PLAY JARETH.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">In the early stages, The Goblin King was just going to be another non-human creature, and off of that, Terry Jones wrote a script where Jareth doesn\u2019t show up until halfway through the movie. He got a note from Henson that said Michael Jackson or David Bowie was now going to play Jareth, so he had to appear throughout the movie, singing. Henson outlined the movie with Bowie and met with him a couple of times over two years to give him updates on the development of the film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120819153235\/http:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/2011\/02\/15\/2151985\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before Bowie agreed to the part<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">4. MAURICE SENDAK WASN\u2019T PLEASED WITH THE SIMILARITIES TO HIS WORK.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The plot of\u00a0<em>Labyrinth<\/em>\u00a0was close to the one in Sendak\u2019s\u00a0<em>Outside Over There<\/em>, and some creatures were going to be referred to as Wild Things (Sendak was the author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/63947\/10-fun-facts-about-where-wild-things-are\"><em>Where the Wild Things Are<\/em><\/a>). Sendak\u2019s lawyers advised Henson to stop production and threatened consequences. In the movie\u2019s credits, it reads that \u201cJim Henson acknowledges his debt to the works of Maurice Sendak.&#8221; Sendak withdrew his objection, but apparently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=7ApdHuH7h8UC&amp;pg=PT426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complained for years afterward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">5. IT WAS FILMED IN ENGLAND AND NEW YORK.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The opening scene\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nyacknewsandviews.com\/2011\/08\/jm_rocklandfilmlocations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was shot in Memorial Park<\/a> in Nyack, New York. Most of the shooting took place at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">6. DARTH VADER WAS ON THE SET.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Executive producer George Lucas was on hand for the first day of filming, and surprised the cast and crew by arranging for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=7ApdHuH7h8UC&amp;pg=PT426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Darth Vader to hand Jim Henson<\/a>\u00a0a good luck card.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">7. IT WAS A HENSON FAMILY AFFAIR.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Jim\u2019s son Brian Henson was the voice of Hoggle; his daughter Cheryl was a puppeteer for one of the Fireys.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">8. JARETH\u2019S &#8220;MAGIC DANCE&#8221; REFERS TO A CARY GRANT\/SHIRLEY TEMPLE MOVIE.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;&gt;iframe]:max-w-full flex justify-center relative aspect-video overflow-hidden max-w-full bg-black [&amp;&gt;iframe]:absolute [&amp;&gt;iframe]:top-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:left-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:w-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:h-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:border-0 my-f-1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViftZTfRSt8?feature=oembed\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">In 1947\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lfv1Jx3_PRs&amp;t=110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there\u2019s a scene<\/a> in which Grant tells Temple, \u201cHey, you remind me of a man.\u201d Temple asked, \u201cWhat man?\u201d \u201cMan with the power,\u201d Grant replied. \u201cWhat power?\u201d \u201cPower of the hoodoo.\u201d \u201cHoodoo?\u201d \u201cYou do.\u201d \u201cDo what?\u201d \u201cRemind me of a man.\u201d In \u201cMagic Dance,\u201d Bowie replaced \u201cman\u201d with \u201cbabe\u201d and \u201choodoo\u201d for \u201cvoodoo\u201d in the intro.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">9. BOWIE DID HIS OWN BABY GURGLE STUNTS.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">In \u201cMagic Dance,\u201d the baby in the recording studio was unwilling to gurgle more than once at a time, so Bowie had to do it himself.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">10. BOWIE DID NOT DO HIS OWN CRYSTAL BALL JUGGLING STUNTS.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;&gt;iframe]:max-w-full flex justify-center relative aspect-video overflow-hidden max-w-full bg-black [&amp;&gt;iframe]:absolute [&amp;&gt;iframe]:top-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:left-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:w-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:h-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:border-0 my-f-1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3U8fTAHxjdo?feature=oembed\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Choreographer Michael Moschen actually juggled the crystal balls without looking, hidden directly behind Bowie, sticking his arm underneath Bowie\u2019s armpit.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">11. TOBY DIDN\u2019T MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION WITH JARETH.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Toby the baby was played by Brian Froud\u2019s son, Toby. Now a puppeteer himself, in a 2014 interview with\u00a0<em>Portland Monthly<\/em>, Froud admitted that he remembers very little about his experience on\u00a0<em>Labyrinth<\/em>\u2014except that he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdxmonthly.com\/arts-and-culture\/2014\/06\/toby-the-baby-from-labyrinth-grows-up-to-be-a-goblin-king-june-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">may have peed on Bowie<\/a> the first time he met him.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">12. THE GOBLINS DIDN\u2019T SPEAK FROM THEIR MOUTHS.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Bowie was thrown off because all of the goblin words came from behind him or from the side of the set.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">13. THE SHAFT OF HANDS SCENE WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FILM.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;&gt;iframe]:max-w-full flex justify-center relative aspect-video overflow-hidden max-w-full bg-black [&amp;&gt;iframe]:absolute [&amp;&gt;iframe]:top-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:left-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:w-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:h-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:border-0 my-f-1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dcg9ssRwpfE?feature=oembed\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Jennifer Connelly was on a harness 40 feet up, with nothing to hold on to. She was told that if she tried to touch the back of the shaft, her fingers would be chopped off by the hinges. Henson remembered having about 100 performers up a rig.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-31\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">14. GEORGE LUCAS CO-EDITED THE MOVIE.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-32\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Henson did the first cut before Lucas got in there. Then Henson looked it over and did the post-production and audio. Henson said Lucas cuts dialogue tightly, whereas he is the opposite.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-33\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">15. HOGGLE IS CURRENTLY IN ALABAMA.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-34\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">At the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama, a worker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040805193537\/http:\/\/www.unclaimedbaggage.com\/unpackthebag4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unpacking<\/a>\u00a0a large wooden crate got a scare when he unexpectedly came face-to-face with Hoggle. He has remained in that unclaimed baggage museum ever since.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-35\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">16. HENSON WAS &#8220;DEVASTATED&#8221; BY THE FILM&#8217;S BOX OFFICE FAILURE.<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden undefined\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_360,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_720,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_720,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_720,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2Fmentalfloss%2F01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Jim Henson\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_527,w_2637,h_2637\/c_fill,w_720,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/mentalfloss\/01g1y9z6y8erm3fd0ts0.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Henson\" width=\"2637\" height=\"2637\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jim Henson | John Gooch\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-37\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Henson&#8217;s wife Jane said it felt to her husband like he was being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=7ApdHuH7h8UC&amp;pg=PT436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personally rejected by audiences<\/a>. 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