Cool short documentary on the puppeteers that brought Jabba the Hutt to life. Designed by Phil Tippett (the very same), Jabba was at the time the largest puppet they'd ever assembled and manipulated by three of Jim Henson's Muppet puppeteers.

Slimy Piece of Worm-Ridden Filth - Life Inside Jabba the Hutt - @Jamieswb from Jamie Benning on Vimeo.

Also, here's a Tested episode that visits Jim Henson's Creature Shop and explores the evolution of puppetry in SFX:

I love seeing the all the mechanical bits that make these puppets work. When I was a kid I wanted to make an E.T. puppet but only got as far as carving up a few foam blocks. I should have been paying as much attention to Tippett as I did to Harryhausen back then.

(Also why do some people hate The Dark Crystal? That movie rules.)