The 53-minute film tells the story of Ma Otter and her son, Emmet, who live a simple but joyful life by the river in Frogtown Hollow. With Christmas around the corner, mother and son know they’re too ...

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas may not be that well known, but it's one of the best holiday specials and you can stream it ...

Emmet Otter is not the most famous Muppet in Jim Henson’s universe of characters. But Hollywood will still embrace the occasional second act, and the leader of the Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band in ...

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 ...

If you're a child of the 1980s and grew up with HBO, you probably remember waiting — impatiently, we're sure — for the release of two Muppet-related holiday specials. Now, Gen Xers who loved "Emmet ...

Editor's note: Due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases in the company and staff, New 42 announced that all remaining performances of "Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas" have been canceled.

Production Photos Check Out Photos From Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas The family-friendly musical, based on the 1977 television special, features a mix of costumed characters and ...

Flight of the Conchords’ own Rhymenoceros, Bret McKenzie, has signed on to pen the script and write the music for “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” based on the 1970s ABC special from the Jim Henson ...

Q: Years ago, on ABC we think, Jim Henson of the Muppets made an animated Christmas special set in a swamp with beavers. The title was something about a “jug town band.” We loved the story, the ...

The Jim Henson Company's 1977 special Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, is getting an update from Flight of the Conchords’s Bret McKenzie! As Variety reports, McKenzie will write both the script and ...

As we reported earlier, Muppets puppeteer and voice-actor Jerry Nelson has passed away. With a list of voice credits that includes The Count for Sesame Street, Robin the Frog for the Muppets, Gobo ...