emmit otters jug band christmas

emmit otters jug band christmas

Emmet Otter and his Ma are dirt-poor, but very happy and good singers. But as Christmas is around the corner, both of them want to get something special for each other. And the talent show prize is $50! So, Ma gets a song ready, and Emmet forms a jug-band with his friends. Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (2,200) IMDb 8.3 53min 1977 X-Ray When a Christmas Eve talent contest is announced, Emmet Otter joins a jug band and his Ma decides to sing a song as they risk it all to make each other’s dreams come true. Jim Henson directed this Christmas classic based on based on the book by Russell and Lillian Hoban. Emmet and Ma Otter are very poor, but they are very happy and talented singers. Christmas is around the corner, and they both want to get the other a very special present. The prize in the talent show is $50. 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. Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a 1977 TV special based on the children’s book of the same name by Russell Hoban.Directed by Jim Henson, it features a cast of Muppet characters. It was produced by The Jim Henson Company and premiered on CBC Television. We love Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas but we cannot understand why the picture was cropped for this 40th anniversary edition of the TV show. The result is a blurry, fake widescreen presentation with the top and bottom of the original picture missing. We love Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas but we cannot understand why the picture was cropped for this 40th anniversary edition of the TV show. The result is a blurry, fake widescreen presentation with the top and bottom of the original picture missing. .

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a one-hour Christmas special which first aired on the CBC on December 4, 1977 and on HBO the next year on December 17, 1978 with later broadcasts on HBO, and ABC in 1980. Jerry Juhl wrote the script for the special, adapting the story from a book by Russell Hoban. Emmet Otters Jug Band Christmas. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. The Nightmare performs the song “Riverbottom Nightmare Band” in the classic Jim Henson Christmas television special EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS. .