``Bear in the Big Blue House'' to Soar at Four Holiday Parades; Lovable Bear to Fly High Above City Streets in Salute to Holiday Season.Entertainment & Lifestyle Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 The holidays are in the air, and so is Bear from the popular Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. series Jim Henson's "Bear in the Big Blue House Bear in the Big Blue House is a television program for young children produced for the Disney Channel by The Jim Henson Company. The program taught simple life lessons by following the title character and his puppet friends as they went through their day. ."The lovable, huggable Bear, with Tutter the Mouse tucked in his arm, will appear as 45-foot balloons created by Dynamic Displays and Fabulous Inflatables for The Jim Henson Noun 1. Jim Henson - United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Henson Co. Bear sightings are being planned along parade routes in these cities: -- "Festival of Trees," Atlanta Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000 -- "Marshall Fields Jingle Elf Parade," Chicago Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2000 -- "Boscov's & 6 ABC Thanksgiving Parade," Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2000 -- "Fed Ex Orange Bowl," Miami Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000 Fans of Jim Henson's "Bear in the Big Blue House" can enjoy watching the parades on television. Parade officials estimate that Bear will be seen by 80 percent of America's viewing audience. "We're thrilled to have Dynamic Displays and Fabulous Inflatables fly the Bear balloons again this year," said Betts FitzGerald, senior vice president, Licensing, for The Jim Henson Co. "Even at 45 feet, Bear's lovable qualities shine through." "I love a parade, especially one headed by a 45-foot Bear," said Steve Thomson, director of Operations for Dynamic Displays and Fabulous Inflatables. "We are so proud to represent The Jim Henson Co. and Bear as he rapidly becomes a classic in his own right." The Jim Henson Co., an established leader in family entertainment for more than 40 years, is a multimedia production company; one of the top character licensors in the industry; a leading publisher of children's books; and home to Jim Henson Television Jim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company. Some of the more notable television programs produced by the Henson organization include:
It was originally created as a result of the observation that the team that had been put together for The Dark Crystal was extremely hard to recreate for Labyrinth, since (TM). The company has headquarters in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , with offices and production facilities in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London. The Jim Henson Co. is a subsidiary of EM. TV & Merchandising AG, based in Munich, Germany. The Jim Henson Co. Web site is located at www.henson.com. |
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