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, ...

Originally airing in 1977, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a unique holiday television special. Directed by Jim Henson, the special is based on Russell Hoban’s 1971 children’s book of the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I love ABC Family at this time of year. It airs Christmas specials that, for one reason or another, never quite became a staple of the holiday season. Like “The Bells of Fraggle Rock,” which I wrote ...