Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977) is a heartwarming holiday special about a poor otter family, who struggles to make ends meet during Christmas. Despite their hardships, they remain optimistic ...

The puppet cast of Jim Henson's popular 1977 Christmas special, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. (Photo: Sony Home Pictures Entertainment/ The Jim Henson Company) The Muppets had Dr. Teeth and the ...

In 1977, Jim Henson produced a remarkable one-hour television special in Toronto for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Based on a book by Russell Hoban, a fantasy novelist and children’s writer, ...

Last year around this time, I was settling into the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas ritual of watching all of my favorite holiday specials and movies. As someone who cut the cord years ago, there’s ...

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Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas is presented by OFC Creations (Broadway in Brighton Series) and is directed by Eric Vaughn Johnson, starring Maxwell Ruscio, Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, ...

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What a pleasure and a privilege to have Jim Henson’s puppets in downtown Chicago for the holiday season! The felt and furry critters in “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” the lovely new family show ...

The Jim Henson TV special was a hit in 1978. Now its furry creatures return in a new theatrical production in Manhattan, just in time for the holiday season. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Paul Williams — ...

A heart-warming new musical based on the beloved holiday T.V. special by Jim Henson is making it’s way to Open Stage Harrisburg! “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas” opens November 22nd and performers ...

The Muppets had Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and the citizens of Sesame Street had resident crooner Bob McGrath... but only Frogtown Hollow had a genuine jubilee jug band. That's the location of ...