YMMV / The Jim Henson Hour

• Ensemble Dark Horse: Clifford, a catfish-esque Muppet wearing dreadlocks and shades. Seven years after The Jim Henson Hour's run, he would become the host of the almost-as-short-lived Muppets Tonight (sans shades).
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Miss Piggy's Hollywood features a sequence where Piggy and her associate producer Gonzo visit Universal Studios Hollywood. This was broadcast less than a year prior to both the announcement that the Muppets were being sold to the Walt Disney Company and the special The Muppets at Walt Disney World, meaning she visited parks of what became the two biggest rivals in the theme park industry within one year's time.
• Just Here for Godzilla: Many critics advised people to only tune in for the show's second half, which featured the Storyteller episodes and stand-alone specials.
• Retroactive Recognition:
  • Comedian and puppeteer Marc Weiner appeared on an episode well before he made Weinerville and served as the voices of Map and Swiper on Dora the Explorer.
  • The computer animator for Waldo C. Graphic, Rex Grignon, would go on to be Head of Character Animation for DreamWorks, working on such films as Shrek, the Madagascar movies, Kung Fu Panda, Antz, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Grignon also briefly served as an animator for Pixar, working on Toy Story.
• Values Resonance: In light of human-made climate change, the message of the last segment of Oceans in regards to ocean pollution is sadly just as, if not more relevant today than it was in the late '80s.
• Vindicated by History: While the show's second half was always well-received, the show in general, especially the "MuppeTelevision" segment in the first half, earned mixed reviews. However, they are mostly well-liked today.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: Jim Henson was years ahead of his time in terms of integrating CGI and practical effects in the service of storytelling, which is in full display here, especially the MuppeTelevision set, the character Waldo C. Graphic (a computer-generated character who was operated in real-time by puppeteer Steve Whitmire operating a waldo, the electronic mitten device used to operate the Doozers and other radio-controlled puppets, and that inspired Waldo's name), and the set Jim Henson and the White Lion reside in at the beginning and end of each episode.