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Name: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Released: 1977-10-12
Cast: Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

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53m
1977

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As Christmas approaches Frogtown Hollow, Emmet Otter and his Ma can only dream of buying each other gifts with the little money they make, Ma doing laundry and Emmet doing odd jobs! So, when a Christmas Eve talent contest is announced, Emmet joins a jug band and Ma decides to sing a song. But Emmet will have to put a hole in Ma's washtub to make a bass! And Ma will have to hock Emmet's tool chest to buy herself a costume! 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!

Director:

Jim Henson

Producer:

Jim Henson

Cast:

Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

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Reviews

AXS.com

Tom Santilli

December 19, 2018

Consequence

Consequence of Sound Staff

While these one-off characters aren't as popular as their Muppet counterparts, Henson's team, including the great Paul Williams penning songs, brings to life a charming tale of how selflessness can lead to a rare occurrence.

The kind of Christmas special you could wrap in tissue when the season's over and store carefully in a box in the attic.

This isn't the laziness of rotoscoped film or endless looping backdrop theaters; it's the dedication of true professionals putting something precise as clockwork together.

That rowing scene? It's the equivalent of watching a ventriloquist work his dummy while drinking a glass of water. Such technical wizardry abounds in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.

January 16, 2018

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