lover, the dreamer and me ♪ >> we are joined now by ron howard, the legendary director, filmmaker and producer he has got a new project out. jim henson: idea man. kermit, the muppets, summit -- sesame street and a whole lot more. thanks for being here. >> a pleasure. >> you tell jim henson's story. we learned that some of what he was making was not necessarily only going to be designed for kids. >> most of it did in the beginning. >> although, boy it. >> it's interesting, he wasn't interested in puppets. he was a young creative guy in mississippi. then moved closer to washington. and he just loved television. and he just wanted to find a way to get on television. we have these hilarious interviews that orson welles did on all people, and out of it, you learn that he never even