Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge Return of the Skeksis (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 44 min | Reality-TV

Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge

Return of the Skeksis (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 44 min | Reality-TV

The creature designers tackle sculpting, molding, and mechanizations as the Henson classic The Dark Crystal inspires re-imagined Skeksis who return to the castle for a screen test with the original Dark Crystal.

Director

Gary Shaffer

Producers

Madeline Fuste (producer) | Thomas Loureiro (producer) | Rich Cohen (producer) (uncredited)

Composers

Gregory Butler | Joey Newman

Cinematographer

Dan De Castro (director of photography)

Editors

Matthew Bell | John Nelson (lead editor) | Carlos David Rivera (as Carlos Rivera)

Casting Director

Jacqui Pitman

Production Design

Charles Aubrey | Elvis Strange

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Updated Apr 1, 2014

Release date

Apr 1, 2014 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Jake Corrick Self - Contestant (as Jake) Self - Contestant (as Jake) See fewer	Nazi Overlord (2018)
Melissa Doss Self - Contestant (as Melissa) Self - Contestant (as Melissa) See fewer	I Hate Mondays (II) (2016)
Chaz Vance Self - Contestant (as Chaz) (credit only) Self - Contestant (as Chaz) (credit only) See fewer	Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Robert H. Bennett Self - Contestant (as Robert) Self - Contestant (as Robert) See fewer	Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022)
Tina Roland Self - Contestant (as Tina) Self - Contestant (as Tina) See fewer	Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
Ben Bayouth Self - Contestant (as Ben) Self - Contestant (as Ben) See fewer	The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
Lex Rudd Self - Contestant (as Lex) Self - Contestant (as Lex) See fewer	Dragon Quits Her Fire Breathing Burning to Spare the Air (2016)
Russ Adams Self - Contestant (as Russ) Self - Contestant (as Russ) See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Ivonne Escoto Self - Contestant (as Ivonne) Self - Contestant (as Ivonne) See fewer	Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Josh Smith Self - Contestant (as Josh) Self - Contestant (as Josh) See fewer	Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Gigi Edgley Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Farscape (1999)
Brian Henson Self - Lead Judge Self - Lead Judge See fewer	The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Beth Hathaway Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Kirk R. Thatcher Self - Judge (as Kirk Thatcher) Self - Judge (as Kirk Thatcher) See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Julie Zobel Self - Master Self - Master See fewer	George of the Jungle (1997)
Alice Dinnean Self - Puppeteer Self - Puppeteer See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
Drew Massey Self - Puppeteer Self - Puppeteer See fewer	The Barbarian and the Troll (2021)
Victor Yerrid Puppeteer (voice) Puppeteer (voice) See fewer	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)