idea man

Ron Howard has directed a documentary on the man, the artist, the innovator: “Jim Henson Idea Man,” which premieres Friday on Disney+.

It would be the very incurious, unreceptive viewer who leaves “Idea Man” without a heightened appreciation of the human and his work.

But though “Idea Man” may be authorized, and it is certainly admiring, it doesn’t feel sanitized.

For the documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man,” the director Ron Howard and his team were allowed extensive access to the Henson archives.

In his memoir, Mr. Dozier summed it up: “Brian was all music, Eddie was all lyrics, and I was the idea man who bridged both.”