 Both "Jim Button" stories were adapted by the Augsburger Puppenkiste, a marionette theater company that adapted children's stories for television in the 1960s and 70s.Their production of Jim Button, first filmed in the early 1960s in black and white, was so successful, it was remade in the 1970s in color.A classic known for its creativity, such as the use of plastic wrap to simulate moving water, it celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011 with much fanfare.