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, ...

Regional Premiere! Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas brings the beloved Jim Henson television special to life, live on stage.

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 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 ...

The ’70s were a crafty decade, thanks to the roving bands of stray hippies who helped popularize a “back to the land” lifestyle that saw even everyday folk making their own clothes and toys (while ...

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

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s a peaceful morning in Frogtown Hollow. A fresh layer of snow blankets the earth, and the river is frozen silent. Chilly water drips quietly from icicles stretching ...

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Discover What’s Streaming On: When we talk about streaming culture, we’re usually enthusing about what’s new, but one of the best things about streaming is how it’s made old and obscure cult hits ...

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, ...