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 ...

Fans have extolled the virtues of Jim Henson's adaptation of Russell and Lillian Hoban's book over generations, broadening awareness so much that in recent years there have been special edition DVDs, ...

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Thanks to new Muppet wizardry and sophisticated songs by Paul Williams, Jim Henson’s Christmas special is just as enchanting and enduring as those of The Grinch and Rudolph. By Seth Abramovitch Senior ...

We can hardly believe that Christmas is almost here, so we were a little unprepared for little-heard-of holiday DVDs to offer you this month. But after some head-scratchin’ and blown gaskets, we ...

Open Stage will host the Pennsylvania premiere of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a heartwarming live stage musical based ...

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, ...

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 ...

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