Jim Lewis

Jim Lewis is a former Jim Henson Company staff writer with a wide variety of writing and production credits. 
Lewis first worked with the Muppets as the editor of Muppet Magazine, having previously worked as a staff writer for Children's Television Workshop's Enter magazine.Below the Frame Episode #9 His first actual production was the 1988 direct-to-video Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear.
As is the case with fellow Muppet writer Craig Shemin, the credited work of Jim Lewis represents the tip of the iceberg of his true contributions. From the late 1980s through 2004, Lewis was the Muppets' primary in-house writer, contributing to countless interviews, promotional material and Muppet appearances. He was responsible for a large amount of web content and a great many of the press quotes attributed to the Muppets, and he also wrote much of the Gonzo, Rizzo, and Kermit material on the Muppets from Space DVD commentary. In this capacity, Jim Lewis contributed a great deal to maintaining the tone and consistency of the Muppet characters in the years since Jim Henson's death.
One classic example of his work was Kermit the Frog's 2002 acceptance speech on receiving a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame:
The 2006 book release of Before You Leap, which was "written" by Kermit the Frog, was actually penned by Lewis. Lewis also penned Pepe the King Prawn's 2008 book It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp.
Although credited as co-producer of Muppets Tonight, according to Lewis, 
In addition to writing, Lewis served as a one-time puppeteer of a clarinetist penguin in the orchestra shown in Muppet Classic Theater.Lewis, Jim, Muppet Central Form: "The Brand New Ask Jim Lewis Thread," September 2008.
On October 3, 2022, it was announced that Lewis was retiring from writing for The Muppets.Fairclough, Jarrod, "Jim Lewis: An Exit Interview," Tough Pigs, October 3, 2022. 
==Writing and other credits==
*Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
*Wow, You're a Cartoonist!
*Miss Piggy's Hollywood for The Jim Henson Hour (with Bill Prady)
*Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
*The Animal Show
*Muppet Classic Theater (with Bill Prady)
* "She Drives Me Crazy" (parody lyrics for Kermit Unpigged)
*It's Not Easy Being Green
*Yes, I Can
*Muppets Tonight (also producer)
*Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
*Kermit's Swamp Years (with Joey Mazzarino)
*Muppets Party Cruise
*The Muppet Show Live (with Craig Shemin)
*It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (with Tom Martin)
*Studio DC: Almost Live (co-producer)
*Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular
*"Pure Imagination" music video
*The Muppets Present… Great Moments in American History (writing consultant)Hill, Jim, "WDW's new "The Muppets Present … Great Moments in American History" show brings authentic Muppet mayhem to Liberty Square," The Huffington Post, November 9, 2016.
*The Muppets Take the Bowl (co-writer)
*The Muppets Take the O2 (co-writer)
*Muppets Now (story team and co-executive producer)
*Muppets Haunted Mansion (story and co-executive producer)
*The Muppets Mayhem (uncredited, Statler and Waldorf cameo dialogue)Podcast Transcription – The Muppets Mayhem: Backstage Pass – “We Will Rock You”
==Sources==
==External links==
* The Muppet Newsflash's Interview with Jim Lewis
* The Muppet Mindset's Interview with Jim Lewis
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