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Background

Henson Associates, Inc. was formed on November 20, 1958 as "Muppets, Inc." by Jim Henson and his wife Jane, three years after Henson's first show, Sam and Friends, premiered. Until the premiere of Sesame Street in 1969, the company mainly did work for commercials. In 1976, Muppets, Inc. was renamed Henson Associates, Inc., and it became Jim Henson Productions in 1987 (although the name Henson Associates, inc. continued to be used on copyright information until 1990).

Contents

1st Logo (September 15-December 8, 1984)	2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-January 21, 1986)	3rd Logo (September 13-December 27, 1986)

1st Logo (September 15-December 8, 1984)

Visuals: Over a solid beige background, there is a giant green "ha!", with red text reading "HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC." in an ITC Avant Garde font below it, and "For" placed on the top left of it. The exclamation point shines from top to bottom.

Trivia:

The logo was designed by David Kaestle and debuted as a print logo in 1975. When the company introduced new stationery that year, the logo was printed twice on the back of the paper so that, when it was folded, the recipient would be greeted with "ha! ha!". The design would also be adapted for other company divisions, including "he!" (Henson Enterprises), "hep!" (Henson Electronic Products), "hi!" (Henson International), "hit!" (Henson International Television (later HIT Entertainment)), "ho!" (The Henson Organization, Ltd.), "hop!" (Henson Organization Publishing), and "hum!" (Henson Universal Music).^[1]
The "ha!" logo is still in use today as the print logo for Henson Alternative.

Technique: Scanimate.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability:

It appeared on the very first season of Muppet Babies.
Re-airings of the show plastered the logo with newer Henson logos (e.g. Jim Henson Productions/Jim Henson Television).
It was last seen when the show was rebroadcast on Playhouse Disney Australia in the mid-2000s.

2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-January 21, 1986)

Visuals: Transitioning from the Marvel Productions logo, the "ha!" from the previous logo fades in and zooms out, and when it stops zooming, the background changes from blue to a beige gradient. "HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC." appears stacked below it. A copyright notice appears below.

Variants:

An early version exists that had the word "For" next to "ha!" (like the first logo).
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years utilizes a cut-short version (as to avoid showing the Marvel Productions logo), likely because they lacked another logo to use.

Technique: Scanimate.

Audio: The ending theme. On The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, Zoot blows his saxophone.

Availability:

It appeared on season 2 of Muppet Babies. Like the first logo, it was also plastered with newer Henson logos (e.g. Jim Henson Productions/Jim Henson Television) during many reruns.
It also appeared on the short-lived Muppets, Babies and Monsters.
This is usually preserved on the 1986 special The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years.

3rd Logo (September 13-December 27, 1986)

Visuals: The text "HENSON ASSOCIATES INC." in green appears on a white card. There is a copyright stamp below in black. The text bears a strong resemblance to the previous logo.

Technique: A printed card.

Audio: The ending theme.

Availability: It only appeared on season 3 of Muppet Babies.

References

↑ https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/09/971984/

Henson Associates, Inc.

Jim Henson Productions

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[1] ttps://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/09/971984/

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+{{PageCredits|description=DisneyInternationalFan, Nicholas Aczel, BenIsRandom, Jeffrey Gray, AlmightyKingPrawn and Gilby1385|capture=Hb1290}}
+===Background===
-===1st Logo (1983-January 21, 1986)===
+'''Henson Associates, Inc.''' was formed on November 20, 1958 as "Muppets, Inc." by [[w:Jim Henson|Jim '''Henson''']] and his wife Jane, three years after Henson's first show, ''Sam and Friends'', premiered. Until the premiere of ''Sesame Street'' in 1969, the company mainly did work for commercials. In 1976, Muppets, Inc. was renamed Henson Associates, Inc., and it became [[Jim Henson Productions]] in 1987 (although the name Henson Associates, inc. continued to be used on copyright information until 1990).
+{{ImageTOC
+|Hahensonassociates1984.jpg|1st Logo (September 15-December 8, 1984)
+|Ha!HensonAssociateslogo.png|2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-January 21, 1986)
+|Henson-logo.jpg|3rd Logo (September 13-December 27, 1986)
+}}
+===1st Logo (September 15-December 8, 1984)===
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-Ha!HensonAssociateslogo.png
-Henson.PNG.png
-a7970256059164c5db20676e7f96e6.png
-GW208H156-1.jpg
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=tGBa66bk7I4}}
+'''Visuals:''' Over a solid beige background, there is a giant green "'''ha!'''", with red text reading "HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC." in an ITC Avant Garde font below it, and "For" placed on the top left of it. The exclamation point shines from top to bottom.
-'''Logo:''' We see the text
-<br><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1em;position:relative;bottom:1em"><p style="height:6em;margin:0;padding-right:1em"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;position:relative;bottom:46px">'''For'''</span>{{Huge|{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|'''ha!'''}}}}|800%}}</p><br /><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal">HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC.</span></div>
+'''Trivia:'''
-or
+*The logo was designed by David Kaestle and debuted as a print logo in 1975. When the company introduced new stationery that year, the logo was printed twice on the back of the paper so that, when it was folded, the recipient would be greeted with "'''ha! ha!'''". The design would also be adapted for other company divisions, including "'''he!'''" (Henson Enterprises), "'''hep!'''" (Henson Electronic Products), "'''hi!'''" (Henson International), "'''hit!'''" ([[Henson International Television]] (later [[HIT Entertainment]])), "'''ho!'''" (The Henson Organization, Ltd.), "'''hop!'''" (Henson Organization Publishing), and "'''hum!'''" (Henson Universal Music).<ref>https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/09/971984/</ref>
+*The "'''ha!'''" logo is still in use today as the print logo for [[Henson Alternative]].
+'''Technique:''' Scanimate.
-<div style="text-align:center;">{{huge|{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|'''ha!'''}}}}|550%}}<br /><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:normal;position:relative;bottom:20px">HENSON</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;position:relative;bottom:24px">ASSOCIATES, INC.</span></div>
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.
-with the text "<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:-webkit-center;">HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC.</span>" in an ITC Avant Garde font featuring a copyright stamp below in black, all taking place against a beige background. It would sometime be animated depending on the show used. For instance, the first season of ''Muppet Babies'' had a still shot of the logo, with the exclamation point shining, and the second season had the [[Marvel Productions]] logo fade away on a blue background as the huge "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|ha!}}}}'''" fades in and zooms out, and when it stops zooming, it looks like the generic logo as the background fades to white.
-'''Trivia:'''
+'''Availability:'''
+*It appeared on the very first season of ''Muppet Babies''.
-*The logo was designed by David Kaestle and debuted as a print logo in 1975. When the company introduced new stationery that year, the logo was printed twice on the back of the paper so that, when it was folded, the recipient would be greeted with "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|ha! ha!}}}}'''" The design would also be adapted for other company divisions, including "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|he!}}}}'''" (Henson Enterprises), "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|hep!}}}}'''" (Henson Electronic Products), "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|hi!}}}}'''" (Henson International), "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|hit!}}}}'''" ([[HIT Entertainment|Henson International Television]]), "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|ho!}}}}'''" (The Henson Organization, Ltd.), "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|hop!}}}}'''" (Henson Organization Publishing), and "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|hum!}}}}'''" (Henson Universal Music)
+*Re-airings of the show plastered the logo with newer Henson logos (e.g. Jim Henson Productions/Jim Henson Television).
-*The "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|ha!}}}}'''" logo is still in use today as the print logo for [[Henson Alternative]].
+*It was last seen when the show was rebroadcast on Playhouse Disney Australia in the mid-2000s.
+===2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-January 21, 1986)===
-'''Variants:'''
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-*An early version exists of the 2nd version of the logo that had the word "For" next to "'''{{font|Times New Roman|{{color|green|ha!}}}}'''" (like the first version).
+Ha!HensonAssociateslogo.png
-*''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years'' utilized a cut-short version of the later ''Muppet Babies'' variant (as to avoid showing the Marvel Productions logo), likely because they lacked another logo to use.
+Henson.PNG.png
+a7970256059164c5db20676e7f96e6.png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=O8FA5swW-KU|id2=W4b0biao0gA}}
+'''Visuals:''' Transitioning from the [[Marvel Productions]] logo, the "'''ha!'''" from the previous logo fades in and zooms out, and when it stops zooming, the background changes from blue to a beige gradient. "HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC." appears stacked below it. A copyright notice appears below.
-'''Technique:''' Scanimate animation.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Plays over the ending theme. The closing theme for ''Muppets, Babies and Monsters'', as well as the second season of ''Muppet Babies'' onward, an off-key trumpet fanfare is heard at the end of the theme and plays over the logo. On ''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years'', we hear Zoot blowing his saxophone.
+*An early version exists that had the word "For" next to "'''ha!'''" (like the first logo).
+*<u>''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years''</u> utilizes a cut-short version (as to avoid showing the Marvel Productions logo), likely because they lacked another logo to use.
-'''Availability:''' Very rare.
+'''Technique:''' Scanimate.
-*It appeared on the first two seasons of ''Muppet Babies'', but it's usually replaced with a Jim Henson Productions/Jim Henson Television logo. It was however kept when Playhouse Disney UK reran the show in the mid-2000's.
-* This logo is usually preserved on the 1986 special ''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years''.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme. On ''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years'', Zoot blows his saxophone.
-===2nd Logo (September 13-December 27, 1986)===
+'''Availability:'''
+*It appeared on season 2 of ''Muppet Babies''. Like the first logo, it was also plastered with newer Henson logos (e.g. Jim Henson Productions/Jim Henson Television) during many reruns.
+*It also appeared on the short-lived ''Muppets, Babies and Monsters''.
+*This is usually preserved on the 1986 special ''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years''.
+===3rd Logo (September 13-December 27, 1986)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Henson-logo.jpg
@@ Line 41: / Line 60: @@
 </gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' The text "HENSON ASSOCIATES INC." in green appears on a white card. There is a copyright stamp below in black. The text bears a strong resemblance to the previous logo.
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see:
-HENSON<br />ASSOCIATES, INC.
+'''Technique:''' A printed card.
-with a copyright stamp below in black. The text bears a strong resemblance to the zooming variant of the previous logo.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' The ending theme.
+'''Availability:''' It only appeared on season 3 of ''Muppet Babies''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The same off-key trumpet theme from the previous logo's variant from that said show.
+==References==
-'''Availability:''' Only appeared on season 3 of ''Muppet Babies''.
+<references/>
 {{Chronology||[[Jim Henson Productions]]}}