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. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the backyard, except this year's gonna be different. this year, the whole family's gonna visit aunt irene in minnesota. do you know what it's like in minnesota? it's cold. really, really cold. bam ba-dam, scradam! hee hee! i mean, some people might like mittens and scarves and stuff. me, i like t-shirts. and i like to celebrate the 3 holidays at home, where it's never cold and the weather's warm. i don't think it has to be really cold to celebrate the winter holidays. so i just got to know. what's the big idea with cold weather? ["weather" echoing] >> sid, breakfast time! >> whoo! great. ha ha. breakfast t
. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the...
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[captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> "sid the science kid" is made possible by... first5 california is a proud sponsor of "sid the science kid." >> at boeing, we believe the best way to prepare children for success is by nurturing their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and letting the future of our children take flight. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from...
[captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> "sid the science kid" is made possible by... first5 california is a proud sponsor of "sid the science kid." >> at boeing, we believe the best way to prepare children for success is by nurturing their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and letting the future of our children take flight. >> and by contributions to...
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. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the backyard, except this year's gonna be different. this year, the whole family's gonna visit aunt irene in minnesota. do you know what it's like in minnesota? it's cold. really, really cold. bam ba-dam, scradam! hee hee! i mean, some people might like mittens and scarves and stuff. me, i like t-shirts. and i like to celebrate the 3 holidays at home, where it's never cold and the weather's warm. i don't think it has to be really cold to celebrate the winter holidays. so i just got to know. what's the big idea with cold weather? ["weather" echoing] >> sid, breakfast time! >> whoo! great. ha ha. breakfast t
. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the...
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the late jim henson, who invented kermit the frog at college park, and look who is pulling the strings at the lion king this week. but it was like pulling teeth to get bruce to go see what he thought was a kids show. >> once the show opens, i was amazed. was not at all what i expected, and it was wonderful. >> look who he shares company with every night of the week. >> the beak, with the index finger, and then the other hand to control the wings. >> so our charles village man is in charge of the stars on stage. >> this is mu faa sa. he was the original king. this is nalah. the back is form-fitted, particularly to that performer's head. this is a thermoplast. it's used in the medical industry. >> there's no way he knew or anyone else knew that one day he would be the mechanical genius of one of our greatest musicals, but then again, maybe he did. >> i made my own hand puppets and used to put on puppet shows in the backyard. >> talk about the circle of life, now the hippodrome is his foot yard. >> i feel like i have a dream job. >> nice, huh? once upon a time bruce was scared to death, w
the late jim henson, who invented kermit the frog at college park, and look who is pulling the strings at the lion king this week. but it was like pulling teeth to get bruce to go see what he thought was a kids show. >> once the show opens, i was amazed. was not at all what i expected, and it was wonderful. >> look who he shares company with every night of the week. >> the beak, with the index finger, and then the other hand to control the wings. >> so our charles...
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. >>> jim henson started right here on channel 13. >>> let's look at the weekend headed our way. we had some incidents opinion let's look at the weather. we had clouds right now. a front is going through the region. 35 west winds now at 3. very light. humidity is up to 85%. the barometer is way back up. 34 -- we're at 35. but very light winds. still kind of warm in the south. 49, 48. d.c. down to 41. dew point is 41. probably get down to the upper 20s tonight but there will be a west wind kicking in. locally, mid 30s to the low 40s. right now our winds just beginning to turn out to the west. they have already made that turn. another air mass will move in over the weekend. it will be chillier than today. we actually end up at 52. tomorrow we will be lucky to get to a low of 40. it will feel pretty chilly. that front moving through portions of new england, a few light snowshowers up there. just a few clouds. the front coming through pretty dry. a couple of sprinkles and wet snow flakes in the northwest pennsylvania. but the front has very little moisture with it as you can see. mos
. >>> jim henson started right here on channel 13. >>> let's look at the weekend headed our way. we had some incidents opinion let's look at the weather. we had clouds right now. a front is going through the region. 35 west winds now at 3. very light. humidity is up to 85%. the barometer is way back up. 34 -- we're at 35. but very light winds. still kind of warm in the south. 49, 48. d.c. down to 41. dew point is 41. probably get down to the upper 20s tonight but there will be...
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henson company] >> hmm. shiny, this looks lovely. >> i love this time of year. the days are shortest, nights are longest. >> and the sun is never too high in the sky. >> and don't forget, it can be cold out during winter solstice, too. >> yeah! it's the best! >> ♪ la la loo >> ho ho ho! you kids make any cold winter solstice a whole lot warmer. >> you know what makes me feel all warm inside? snow. >> like the snow we saw last year at the north pole? >> yeah. it came whirling and swirling down, and we made a snowosaur. >> so much beautiful, twinkly snow. >> i've got it! i know my winter wish. this year, i want to see it snow again. >> that's quite a wish, don. >> yeah. i mean, for that, you'd have to take the dinosaur train to the north pole. heh. >> can we, dad? can we please take the train to the north pole? >> don could get his winter wish! >> but it gets so cold up there. >> yes, but we'll all be together. >> hmm. we're going to the north pole, aren't we? >> [cheering] [giggling] >> off to the north pol
henson company] >> hmm. shiny, this looks lovely. >> i love this time of year. the days are shortest, nights are longest. >> and the sun is never too high in the sky. >> and don't forget, it can be cold out during winter solstice, too. >> yeah! it's the best! >> ♪ la la loo >> ho ho ho! you kids make any cold winter solstice a whole lot warmer. >> you know what makes me feel all warm inside? snow. >> like the snow we saw last year at the...
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i was lucky to meet up with a fellow named jim henson. i was only a friend, i wasn't sam. that's how unknown i was. i was barely a frog. >> you have come a long way. >> yeah. >> reporter: you look a lot different. you have changed. >> i donned my pointy collar that was fashionable in the '60s. i dropped my tail and grew legs. worked out great. >> reporter: tell me, i have to know. i'm into celebrity gossip. how are things between you and miss piggy these days? >> i don't want to get too personal. she is not here in washington. she is in nashville about to do a country music special. >> reporter: oh, wow. >> it's a big deal for her. like any long term relationship, it's nice for her to be there and me to be here. we will be together for the holidays. >> reporter: good. >> if i can talk her into coming to the swamp. >> reporter: so many hollywood couples have a hard time keeping it together but you keep the magic going. >> we try. lots of patience. we reached and understanding about our relationship that i don't always understand. >> who wears the pants in that relationship?
i was lucky to meet up with a fellow named jim henson. i was only a friend, i wasn't sam. that's how unknown i was. i was barely a frog. >> you have come a long way. >> yeah. >> reporter: you look a lot different. you have changed. >> i donned my pointy collar that was fashionable in the '60s. i dropped my tail and grew legs. worked out great. >> reporter: tell me, i have to know. i'm into celebrity gossip. how are things between you and miss piggy these days?...
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the jim henson company designed those puppets -- >> jay: okay. >> -- and -- and then i found out that disney now owns the muppets so i went to them and i asked them if i could write the new muppets movie and they laughed because i had just done full frontal nudity. >> jay: well that's what i'm thinking about. >> yeah. >> jay: i remember seeing -- you have that full frontal nudity, and a lot of full frontal nudity. >> yeah, you're welcome, by the way. >> jay: and i was thinking -- [ laughter ] yeah, yeah. and disney is so straight laced. >> yeah. well, then i explained to them that i got that idea from kermit. he's always doing full frontal. [ laughter ] >> jay: well that's -- no. >> i've never seen kermit in pants. >> jay: you know what i because it came from my wife. >> what movie? >> jay: we were watching you and you came out fully naked and she said he looks like a a gia >> yeah. >> jay: you're like a kid. >> yeah. you're like a giant 2-year-old. >> yeah. >> jay: see, it's not like -- it's not like a naked brad pitt. >> jay: it's more like a naked muppet. >> no -- yeah. what -- >>
the jim henson company designed those puppets -- >> jay: okay. >> -- and -- and then i found out that disney now owns the muppets so i went to them and i asked them if i could write the new muppets movie and they laughed because i had just done full frontal nudity. >> jay: well that's what i'm thinking about. >> yeah. >> jay: i remember seeing -- you have that full frontal nudity, and a lot of full frontal nudity. >> yeah, you're welcome, by the way. >>...
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. >> my favorite christmas movie is jim henson's "emmett otter's jug band christmas." ♪ slipping and sliding in the mud ♪ >> what? it's big in canada. >> it's a very authentic telling of a christmas experience that many of us had. not just with the red rider bb gun but a number of the other things in the movie. just get it right. >> merry christmas. ho, ho, ho. >> it just reminds me of a good time, being with family, and memories. being 3,000 miles away from home kind of is a great way to feel like you're back home. >> that little kid is triple dog dared to lick the flagpole. >> dad! >> it reminds me of the three times i did it when i was a child. >> "christmas vacation" makes me feel like no matter what life throws at you, you always have the ability to overcome things and for things to always work out in your life. >> when he has all the lights on the house and he's trying to put all the lights on and he doesn't understand what's going on -- ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah -- i think it's hilarious because my dad put a lot of lights on our house. >> my favorite holiday movie is "ho
. >> my favorite christmas movie is jim henson's "emmett otter's jug band christmas." ♪ slipping and sliding in the mud ♪ >> what? it's big in canada. >> it's a very authentic telling of a christmas experience that many of us had. not just with the red rider bb gun but a number of the other things in the movie. just get it right. >> merry christmas. ho, ho, ho. >> it just reminds me of a good time, being with family, and memories. being 3,000 miles...
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finally, i should talk a little bit about george schultz and jim henson. george as hash mentioned -- has been mentioned left the labor department to go to o.m.b. before he did that his prestige was so high in that administration that the labor department was a favored son or daughter in the domestic side. and george was given such responsibility that he was actually put in charge of the oil import task force which was dealing with the import -- concerns about the import of oil into the united states. as labor secretary, of course, he had no special expertise about that at all. but his judgment and wisdom was so trusted. what is not sufficiently appreciated is original undersecretary who became secretary, jim hodson, was an enormously capable man, too. and jim did a wonderful job. i had the pleasure of serving as his undersuck tear. -- his undersecretary. unfortunately, he attacked george meanie. which destroyed his effectiveness. because george meanie responded, i don't pay attention to the janitor as long as i can talk to the owner of the building. which
finally, i should talk a little bit about george schultz and jim henson. george as hash mentioned -- has been mentioned left the labor department to go to o.m.b. before he did that his prestige was so high in that administration that the labor department was a favored son or daughter in the domestic side. and george was given such responsibility that he was actually put in charge of the oil import task force which was dealing with the import -- concerns about the import of oil into the united...
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jim henson is in there and mr. rogers is in there and rosa parks is in there and martin luther king jr. is in there and most important is my mother is in there. my daughter said, dad, where is my book? it's done and coming out morg d mother's day. >> maybe we can make you come back for mother's day for that. >> i would ♪ [ man ] we've been in the business over the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now. the only people who knew about us were those in new england, that moment that we got our first web order... ♪ ...we could tell we were on the verge of something magical. all of a sudden it just felt like things were changing. we can use this to advertise to bakers everywhere. [ man ] browns summit, north carolina. crescent city, california. we had a package go to kathmandu once. the web has been the reason this entire section of the warehouse exists today. we were becoming more than this little flour company in vermont. [ woman ] we'r
jim henson is in there and mr. rogers is in there and rosa parks is in there and martin luther king jr. is in there and most important is my mother is in there. my daughter said, dad, where is my book? it's done and coming out morg d mother's day. >> maybe we can make you come back for mother's day for that. >> i would ♪ [ man ] we've been in the business over the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now....
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jim henson is in there and mr. rogers is in there and rosa parks is in there and martin luther king jr. is in there and most important is my mother is in there. my daughter said, dad, where is my book? it's done and coming out morg d mother's day. >> maybe we can make you come back for mother's day for that. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. a new lawsuit will be filed against warriors guard monta ellis over >>> it's 8:25. i'm grace lee. >>> a new lawsuit will be filed against warriors guard monta ellis over accusations of sexual harassment. a former team employee accuses him of sending her text messages last year. >>> a carjackin
jim henson is in there and mr. rogers is in there and rosa parks is in there and martin luther king jr. is in there and most important is my mother is in there. my daughter said, dad, where is my book? it's done and coming out morg d mother's day. >> maybe we can make you come back for mother's day for that. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs......