Aint no hole in the washtub emmet otters jugband christmas the jim henson company. Emit otters jug band christmas original version acme crime net. Jim hensons emmet otter s jugband christmas music from the original television presentation paul williams. Emmet otters jugband christmas 1977 rotten tomatoes. These are the characters from nightmare band of the movie emmets otter jugband christmas. This presentation includes kermit the frogs segments.
Christmas muppet nightmare band emmet otters jugband christmas dressed animal felt christmas organic art dolls winter decor wool animal. Emmet otteras jugband christmas a 30th anniversary edition aka the philfrog edit this is my favorite christmas special of all time and i wanted to share it since it is hard to find the original. Christmas muppet nightmare band emmet otters jugband etsy. This cult classic christmas special is quintessential jim. They live in nearpoverty after the death of emmets father, with both emmet and. The egg nog is spiked, the christmas tree is trimmed, and if you grew up in the 80s, jim hensons 1977 holiday epic, emmet otters jugband christmas, really needs no further explanation. This is a fan page dedicated to the greatest christmas movie ever.
The songs in emmet otters jugband christmas are meant to sound like timeless american standards, songs that ma otter and her family would have. Emmet otter\s jugband christmas original soundtrack. Based on a 1971 childrens book written by the late russell hoban and illustrated by his thenwife lillian, emmet. Emmet otter and his ma are dirtpoor, but very happy and good singers. With kermit the frog the one familiar muppet doing the introduction, it takes place largely in a riverbank community populated by muskrats, foxes, bullfrogs. Its the equivalent of watching a ventriloquist work his dummy while drinking a glass of water. Austin public librarys polish film series is showing borys lankosz the reverse at the howson branch, and over at twin oaks branch you can see kung fu panda 2 why yes. Emmet forms a jug band, and ma practices alone, to vie with the riverbottom gang.
Christmas is around the corner, and they both want to get the other a very. On saturday, alamo kids club is playing emmet otters jugband christmas on saturday. Emmet otter is especially artisanal in look and message. It was produced by the jim henson company and premiered on cbc television. The jim henson company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is. Both emmet and ma get a song ready for the competition.
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for chr. Sony has also announced the return of a classic holiday tv special to dvd in the form of a new emmet otters jugband christmas. Download emmet otter\s jugband christmas original soundtrack 320kbps torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. If youre as big of fan as i am of this classic tv special, youre sure to remember this song barbque performed by emmet and his friends in the jug band, rehearsing for the talent contest in the tree. Emmet otters jugband christmas is the true king of holiday specials by john serba dec 24, 2019 1176 shares this endearingly weird muppety musical will slash your cynicism to ribbons with. Emmet and ma otter are very poor, but they are very happy and talented singers. With jerry nelson, frank oz, marilyn sokol, dave goelz. Such technical wizardry abounds in emmet otters jugband christmas. One world 2008, blizzard 2003, a muppet family christmas 1987, rascal 1969, air bud.
Emmet otters jugband christmas is a tv movie starring jerry nelson, frank oz, and marilyn sokol. In 1980, abc bought the special from hbo and made some changes to it including adding kermits voiceover narration. Felted mother otter christmas muppet emmet otters jugband alice otter christmas miniature dressed animal art dolls winter decor dollhouse nedaart. The muppet geeks guide to emmet otter top hat sasquatch. Directed by jim henson, it features a cast of muppet characters. A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for christmas. Emmet otters jug band christmas where to stream and. But as christmas is around the corner, both of them want to get something special for each other. Emmet otters jugband christmas shares a story that at its heart is about love at christmas time, a story even o. The story is a spin on the classic gift of the magi, with the impoverished emmet and his ma each making a sacrifice in the hopes that it will help them win the yearly talent show, and enough money to buy the other a christmas gift.
Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Pdf download emmet otters jug band christmas pdf online. The story centers on the titular emmet otter and his mother, alice. Emmet otters jugband christmas 1977 movie moviefone. Emmet otters jugband christmas is a 1977 tv special based on the childrens book of the same name by russell hoban. Sometimes you just need a hug, which makes the timing right for emmet otters jugband christmas, a new feelbetter tuner that serves as theatrical.
Disney bought the rights to only part of jim hensons muppets and. Emmet otters jug band christmas matt surowiec songs. Emmet otters jugband christmas 1977 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print. Emmet otters jugband christmas jerry nelson frank oz marilyn sokol 1977 emmet otter and his mother, ma otter, are dirtpoor and they want to get a special present for each other by winning the talent show against the river. Extras will include the behind the scenes in frogtown hollow featurette, deleted and alternate scenes, outtakes, and a.
Disney bought the rights to only part of jim hensons muppets and so it has been reedited and bastardized over the years. These are stanley weasel playing on guitar, catfish in a bucket, bear chuck stoat on keyboards, fred lizard on. Emmet otters jugband christmas complete now available. Puppeteer jim henson was very much in step with those times, both in his callbacks to vaudeville on the muppet show and hisevocations of rural living in projects like the tv special emmet otters jugband christmas. And the riverbottom nightmare band deserved to win the talent contest. Emmet otters jugband christmas 1977 emmet and ma otter are very poor, but they are very happy and talented singers. Emmet otters jugband christmas by jim henson jim henson. Little known emmet fact there are 2 different versions of the movie.
In addition to vhs, these titles were released on beta, laserdisc, and ced. Emmet and his friends form a jugband to win the local christmas talent show in order to get alice a piano, while emmets mom enters herself to get her son the used guitar he saw in the. A downloaded trailer for a new fan edit of the otters jugband christmas special from 1977. Emmet otter\s jugband christmas 30th anniversary dvd. Emmet otter s jugband christmas is a 1977 tv special based on the childrens book of the same name by russell hoban. Emmet otters jugband christmas 1977 tv part 1 of 15. Emmet otter and ma otter try to win the talent show to get special presents. Its free, but first come first seated so get there early. Find release information for emmet otters jugband christmas 1977 jim henson on allmovie. Emmet otters jug band christmas addeddate 201810 00. Jim hensons emmet otters jugband christmas music from the original television presentation paul williams.
The story revolves around alice and emmet otter, poor but lovable critters that long to do something nice for each other for christmas, and set about to do just that in a story inspired by gift of the magi. Emmet otter s jug band christmas is a tv movie starring jerry nelson, frank oz, and marilyn sokol. Since 1977, jim hensons emmet otters jugband christmas has carved a niche for itself as a unique muppet holiday special that claimed to represent themes of family, friendship and working together. One of jim hensons most beloved television specials tells the story of ma otter and her son emmet, who both secretly enter a talent contest to win money for each others christmas presents. Emmet otters jugband christmas was one of various tv specials that the jim henson company made before and up to the point when the troupe found a longterm showcase in the internationally syndicated the muppet show. Featuring a heartwarming story, the trademark jim henson wit, and beautiful songs, emmet otters jugband christmas originally aired as an hbo special. Emit otters jug band christmas original version video.
This cult classic christmas special is quintessential jim henson although it features few of the usual muppets, emmet otters jugband christmas brings the holiday spirit to the whole family. Its a very merry muppet christmas movie david arquette. In 1983, four muppet home video titles were released under the heading tales from muppetland. Christmas is around the corner, and they both want to get the other a very special present.
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