History Film / TimePiece

* PieInTheFace: A nightclub comic is smacked in the face with a pie.

* {{Gainaxing}}: A short clip of a woman's bouncing bust is featured, punctuated by a "boing!" noise.

* TheCameo: Three of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual]] [[ProductionPosse cohorts]] make brief appearances: Creator/FrankOz (as an office wprker), writer and one-time performer Jerry Juhl (a bartender) and puppet designer Don Sahlin (the guy who gets a PieInTheFace).

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: This was the first project in Jim Henson's career that did not feature any puppetry whatsoever; during TheSixties, Jim went through an experimental film period, and wanted to take on projects outside of Franchise/TheMuppets - this was the first of three such non-Muppet experimental films, the other two being the ''Experiment in Television'' episodes ''Youth '68: Everything's Changing... Or Maybe It Isn't'' and ''Film/TheCube''.

* TheCameo: Creator/FrankOz and Jerry Juhl, two of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual]] [[ProductionPosse cohorts]], make brief appearances (as an office worker and a bartender, respectively).

* PieInTheFace: A nightclub comic (played by prop builder Don Sahlin) is smacked in the face with a pie.

* SurrealMusicVideo: It isn't a true music video per se, but it certainly fits this trope thanks to [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext an exploding alarm clock, a man painting an elephant pink, and a man in a gorilla suit on a pogo stick]], among too many other elements to possibly list.

* TheCameo: Creator/FrankOz and Jerry Juhl, two of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual]] [[ProductionPosse cohorts]], make brief appearances.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: This film cemented what a pure art film looks like: wild crazy images in rapid succession that seems to follow a logic all its own.

* SurrealMusicVideo: It isn't a true music video per se, but it certainly fits this trope thanks to [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext an exploding alarm clock, a man painting an elephant purple, and a man in a gorilla suit on a pogo stick]], among too many other elements to possibly list.

* DoingItForTheArt: Like almost every project Jim ever created, however this one in particular is considered to be his most personal pet project ever. Jim himself even noted the reason he did this film was to experiment with different techniques of filming, timing, and editing -- he even actually noted exactly how many frames of film each sequence should take.

* RealitySubtext: While it's never been confirmed or denied (and now never will be), Muppet associates Frank Oz and Jerry Juhl believed that this film may have reflected Jim's feeling of there not being enough time for him to finish everything he set out to accomplish, a feeling that stuck with Jim all throughout his life since the death of his older brother in a car accident at an early age.
-->'''Frank Oz:''' Not like he was feeling his mortality or a premonition that he would die young or anything like that -- but he realized that he just didn't have an infinite amount of time to do all the things he wanted to do.

* DoingItForTheArt: Like almost every project Jim ever created, however this one in particular is considered to be his most personal pet project ever. Jim himself even noted the reason he did this film was to experience with different techniques of filming, timing, and editing -- he even actually noted exactly how many frames of film each sequence should take.

* PieInTheFace: A man is smacked in the face with a pie.

''Time Piece'' is an Oscar-nominated 1965 [[ShortFilm short film]] directed by and starring Creator/JimHenson. The short has no discernible plot; the underlying theme of the film is a hapless everyman and his adversarial relationship with time.

* [[ArcWords Arc Word]]: The only word spoken during the short's eight-minute run is "''Help!''", a total of four times.

''Time Piece'' is an Oscar-nominated 1965 [[ShortFilm short film]] directed by and starring Creator/JimHenson. The short has no discernible plot; the underlying theme of the film is an everyman running away from time.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: This was the first project in Jim Henson's career that did not feature any puppetry whatsoever; during TheSixties, Jim went through an experimental film period, and wanted to take on projects outside of Francise/TheMuppets - this was the first of three such non-Muppet experimental films, the other two being the ''Experiment in Television'' episodes ''Youth '68: Everything's Changing... Or Maybe It Isn't'' and ''Film/TheCube''.
* [[ArcWords Arc Word]]: The only word spoken during the short's eight-minute run is "Help," a total of four times.

* DoingItForTheArt: Like almost every project Jim ever created, however this one in particular is considered to be his most personal pet project ever. Jim himself even noted the reason he did this film was to experience with different techniques of filming, timing, and editing - he even actually noted exactly how many frames of film each sequence should take.

* RealitySubtext: While it's never been confirmed or denied, Muppet writer Jerry Juhl seems to believe that this film may have reflected Jim's feeling of there not being enough time for him to finish everything he sets out to accomplish; a feeling that stuck with Jim all throughout his life since the death of his older brother in a car accident at an early age.
* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: RealLife example. This movie lost its Oscar to Claude Berri's ''Le Poulet'', which is only remembered nowadays as the short that took Jim Henson's Oscar.

* TheCameo: Creator/FrankOz and Jerry Juhl, two of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual]] [[ProductionPosse cohorts]], make brief appearances.
* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: RealLife example. This movie lost its Oscar to Claude Berri's ''Le Poulet'', which is only remembered nowadays as the short that took Jim Henson's Oscar.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: A short montage shows several women unhooking their bras from behind.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: This was the first project in Jim Henson's career that did not feature any puppetry whatsoever; during TheSixties, Jim went through an experimental film period, and wanted to take on projects outside of Francise/TheMuppets - this was the first of three such non-Muppet experimental films, others being the ''Experiment in Television'' episodes ''Youth '68: Everything's Changing... Or Maybe It Isn't'' and ''Film/TheCube''.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: This was the first project in Jim Henson's career that did not feature any puppetry whatsoever; during TheSixties, Jim went through an experimental film period, and wanted to take on projects outside of [[Francise/TheMuppets]] - this was the first of three such non-Muppet experimental films, others being ''Youth '68: Everything's Changing... Or Maybe It Isn't'' and ''Film/TheCube''.

* TheCameo: Creator/FrankOz and Jerry Juhl, two of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual cohorts]], make brief appearances.

''Time Piece'' is an Oscar-nominated 1965 [[ShortFilm short film]] directed by and starring Creator/JimHenson. The short has no discernible plot; its focus is essentially creating music out of everyday sounds.

* MickeyMousing: The entire premise of the short is finding music in the everyday; the sounds are often enhanced by regular instruments.

* TheCameo: FrankOz and Jerry Juhl, two of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual cohorts]], make brief appearances.

* PieInTheFace

* TheCameo: Frank Oz and Jerry Juhl, two of Henson's [[Franchise/TheMuppets usual cohorts]], make brief appearances.

* [[ArcWords Arc Word]]: The only word spoken during the short's eight-minute run is "Help," a total of [[RuleOfThree three times.]]
* Gainaxing: A short clip of a woman's bouncing bust is featured, punctuated by a "boing!" noise.

* [[ArcWords ArcWord]]: The only word spoken during the short's eight-minute run is "Help," a total of [[RuleOfThree three times.]]

* MickeyMousing: The entire premise of the short is finding music in the everyday; the sounds are often enhanced by regular instruments.