Jerry Nelson
Emmet Otter, Weasel
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Dec 4, 1977 · Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: Directed by Jim Henson. With Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Marilyn Sokol, Dave Goelz. A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas is a 1977 television special directed by Jim Henson, based on the 1971 children's book of the same name by Russell Hoban, itself inspired by "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. The special features characters from Hoban's novel, in a teleplay adapted by Jerry Juhl.
Both Emmet and Ma get a song ready for the competition; Emmet forms a jug band, and Ma practices alone, to vie with the Riverbottom Gang. Watch Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas with a...
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movies. Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas (1977) Publication date 1977-12-04 Topics muppets, the muppets, jim henson Item Size 585051973.
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Kids 1977. TVY7. 52m. Emmet Otter and his mother want to get a special present for each other by winning the talent show against a group of kids with electric instruments. Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Marilyn Sokol. Get Started.
This classic Christmas story is about Ma and Emmet Otter - a family that has little more than each other. When a talent show is held in town, a fifty-dollar prize gives them each hope of buying the other a real present this year but they face stiff competition from a fierce animal rock group.
Should Emmet and Ma risk all they have to make each other's dreams come true? Narrated by Kermit and based on the book by Russell and Lillian Hoban, EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS will put a song in your heart!
