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This experimental short by Muppet creator Jim Henson lasted only about a minute. In this one, an architect (Jon Stone) is throwing little things in his cup in his office which he imagines doing to a pond in a forest outside then dreams during this "ripple" effect of various events that happened throughout history interspersed with still images of many events that are also cultural in nature before we're back in his office with his cup. The end. With suitably eerie sound and music by Raymond Scott, Ripples is another innovative Henson film short that revealed his talent for the unusual that served him later on "Seseme Street" during that show's live-action film segments. I saw this on YouTube where I also watched his Oscar-nominated previous short, Time Piece, that is also highly recommended.

I still remember in 1990 when Jim Henson died on the same day as Sammy Davis junior and there was debate over who was more worthy of honor the creator of Kermit the Frog or the Candyman. To me it was Henson for helping to make learning fun for millions of children. Sesame Street is still on the air after fifty plus years and the kids who started watching it when it came on are now probably watching it with their grandkids. What a great legacy for this talented man (by the way he came up with the word "Muppet" by combining the words Marionette and Puppet for you trivia lovers out there. This littlle one minute short shows how an idea develops in the mind by showing us a beautiful kaleidoscope of images that flash before our eyes like visions in a dream. It is beautiful to look at even though it just lasts for a minute. We need Jim Henson or someone like him now more then ever.