Craig Shemin Craig Shemin ( b . September 19 , 1966 ) is a former Jim Henson Company staff writer , and currently serves as the President of The Jim Henson Legacy . Shemin began his career with Henson as a college intern during the summer of 1987 . After he graduated , he was hired in the Public Relations Department , during which time he also worked with the Jim Henson Archives . By 1996 , however , he had transitioned to writing , contributing to a wide array of programming , merchandising , and appearances . In TV , Shemin served as writer and consultant for the first season of " The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss " and received a Writer ' s Guild of America Award nomination for his work on the show . For the Hallmark Channel , Craig co - wrote all 26 episodes of " Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola " , and contributed to two seasons of " Donna ' s Day " . For the " Jim Henson ' s Muppet Stories " book series , Shemin wrote three short stories for " The Muppet Show " characters as illustrated by Richard Walz : " Let Me Help ! " and " Forgetful Rowlf " from " Off to Storyland " , and " Hot Off the Presses " from " Cozy Campfire Stories " . In the multi - media realm , Shemin scripted two 1996 video games , Muppets Inside and Muppet Treasure Island , as well as MuppetWorld . com ' s MuppeToon series . Song lyrics include the " Muppets Party Cruise Rag " . " In the publishing realm , he helped Miss Piggy with her 1996 cookbook , " In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy " , coined the title for " One Frog Can Make a Difference " , and contributed humorous text and character quotes to " The Muppets Big Book of Crafts " . He also wrote material for countless Muppet press interviews and appearances , and text for innumerable licensed products , such as the . In 2001 , he hosted the second day of MuppetFest , and with Jim Lewis , co - wrote " The Muppet Show Live " . In recent years , Shemin researched and wrote the liner notes for " Music , Mayhem and More ! " , co - wrote the " Muppet Morsels " feature on " The Muppet Show " Season 1 DVD , and produced the extras on the 2005 " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " DVD , including directing and editing the behind - the - scenes featurette . He also directed a documentary on Muppet photographer John Barrett for " The Muppets Say Cheese " , a 2005 / 06 exhibition of Barrett ' s work at New York ' s Museum of Television and Radio . He also hosted a feature for the . In 2014 , Shemin wrote and compiled " The Muppets Character Encyclopedia " , a 200 - page guide to The Muppets characters released by DK Publishing . Shemin ' s non - Henson writing includes seven installments of the Cartoon Network series " Courage the Cowardly Dog " , two episodes of " Rory ' s Place " ( co - written with wife Stephanie D ' Abruzzo ) as well as an episode of the Nickelodeon series " Gullah Gullah Island " . He collaborated with D ' Abruzzo again on special material written for " Empty - Handed " , a 2004 showcase by Avenue Q performers Jennifer Barnhart , John Tartaglia and D ' Abruzzo directed by Alan Muraoka . He is also is the co - author , with Dep Capone , of the award - winning book " Families Are Forever " , about a Chinese girl adopted by an American family . A graduate of Northwestern University , with a B . S . in Speech - Radio / TV / Film , Craig Shemin is a member of the WGA - East , BMI , The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and The Dramatists Guild . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _