The Jim Henson Hour Flop

AV Club has a great long read on the Jim Henson Hour flop; a series of misfires from the Henson Studio crew that I have zero memory of. Looking at the 10-minute test pilot for Inner Tube I can certainly understand why it didn't stick with audiences as it is set in a dystopian future where media and TV rule (not unlike Max Headroom). However, there's plenty of other strange experiments and undertakings cited in the article. Henson was always trying something new, even when it wasn't a sure shot that it would click with the public. I'm sure it was unnerving to have flops when you're the man responsible for The Muppets and Sesame Street but they never seemed to slow him down. His creativity and willingness to try new things, even if they didn't stick, is impressive to say the least.