It’s a very sad day today.
I just found out that John Henson, son of Jim Henson, who I hold near and dear to my heart as the creator of The Muppets, passed away on Friday after a sudden and massive heart attack. I still remember when his father died in 1990, incredibly sad. John Henson was only 48 years old.
John Henson’s claim to fame is voicing the lovable big, goofy and guilable Sweetums. For those of you not “in the know”, “Sweetums is a large, hairy ogre who towers above his human and Muppet co-stars. His bulldog-like lower jaw, thick eyebrows, shabby brown shirt, and threatening expression belie his more or less genial nature”.
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sweetums
You can see Sweetums in episodes of the Muppet Show and all the movies and then some. If you remember The Muppet Movie, after we’re introduced to him, we see him running down the road chasing Fozzie, Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo [well, he’s on] in the Studabaker. I happened to find the ENTIRE original Muppet Movie on You Tube, watch it! But…the scene I am talking about is 48 minutes into the movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOHVSi65bPk
Now, one of my all time favorite movies is the Frog Prince, staring Kermit and his nephew Robin and Sweetums works for the Witch and in classic Muppet fashion, sings and dances! Here’s a scene from that movie, singing of course!
When Jim Henson passed away, I didn’t know what was going to happen and then Brian Henson took over and his first movie was Muppet Christmas Carol and it was great, I wonder who is going to take over this awesome task! He will be missed.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/15/showbiz/john-henson-dies/index.html
Peaches Prattlings 
