Cast & creator
Jerry Juhl
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show, Sesame Street
Jerome Ravn Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 26, 2005) was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with Jim Henson, beginning with the sketch comedy program Sam and Friends. As other puppeteers joined Henson's team, Juhl focused increasingly on writing , writing for The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock and The Jim Henson Hour. He was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from The Muppet Movie in 1979 to Muppets from Space in 1999.
Also known as: Jerome Ravn Juhl
64
film credits
10
television credits
21
1952–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (74)
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Writer
1961
Sesame Street
Writer
1969
Today
Writer
1952
The Muppet Show
Writer
1976
Fraggle Rock
Writer
1983Fraggle Rock
Producer
1983
The Jim Henson Hour
Producer
1989The Jim Henson Hour
Writer
1989
The Muppet Movie
Additional Muppet Performer
1979The Muppet Movie
Writer
1979
NBC Experiment in Television
Writer
1967
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Screenplay
1992
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Muppets from Space
Writer
1999
Muppet Treasure Island
Screenplay
1996
The Great Muppet Caper
Writer
1981
The Earth Day Special
Writer
1990
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
Story
2015
A Muppet Family Christmas
Writer
1987
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Writer
2019
The World of Jim Henson
Self
1994
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Writer
1986
Muppet Treasures
Writer
1985
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Writer
1979
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Writer
1977
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Writer
1985
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Writer
1981
Living with Dinosaurs
Co-Producer
1990
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Writer
1970The Great Santa Claus Switch
Lyricist
1970
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Writer
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Writer
1999
The Muppet Scriptmas Carol
Original Film Writer
2025
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Writer
1990
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Chicken (voice)
1972The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Lyricist
1972The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Writer
1972
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Writer
1990
The Cube
Writer
1969
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Writer
2001
Down at Fraggle Rock
Self
1987
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
The Song of the Cloud Forest
Co-Producer
1989
The Muppet Script
Self (archive footage)
2025The Muppet Script
Original Film Writer
2025Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009
The Scripted Muppet Caper
Original Film Writer
2025Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Muppet Treasure Scriptland
Original Film Writer
2026
Time Piece
Bartender
1965
The Wizard of Id
The King of Id (voice)
1969
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Writer
1985
Of Muppets & Men
Self
1981Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Producer
2004
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Writer
1983
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Taminella / Kay (voice)
1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Writer
1971Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Lyricist
1971
The Reindeer
Blitzen (voice)
1965
The Muppets on Puppets
Self / Various Characters
1970The Muppets on Puppets
Writer
1970
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Taminella Grinderfall / Palace Guard (voice)
1962Tales of the Tinkerdee
Writer
1962Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Writer
1984
Alexander the Grape
Alexander the Grape (voice)
1965
Lighthouse Island
Co-Producer
1989Lighthouse Island
Writer
1989Muppet History 101
2004Muppet History 101
Producer
2004Youth '68
Writer
1968
Rowlf the Salesman
Writer
1966