Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
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Narrator
Jim Henson (self)
Frank Oz (self)
Jane Henson (self)
Caroll Spinney (self)
Pam Arciero (self)
Brian Henson (self)
Michael Frith (self)
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