JIM HENSON'S EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS (CBC 12/4/77) HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL VERISION WITH KERMIT THE FROG + BONUS DISC - VERY RARE!!!This 2 DVD set is the hard to find rare 1977 version with Kermit the Frog as the host and narrator, plus additional special bonus features! In Toronto in 1977, Muppets creator Jim Henson produced a one hour television adaptation of the story by Russell Hoban and Lillian Hoban that featured several original songs written by songwriter Paul Williams. The special premiered on CBC on December 4, 1977 with a U. S. premiere the following year on HBO on

With each twist and turn

spots with William Holden and Danny Kaye

Edward Kerr

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but also interacted with other characters (both real people and the actors playing them) who appeared on a video screen in this early precursor to “reality television”

that colorful decade of non-stop hits

French and Spanish soundtracks

After an unknown comedian named Jerry Lewis (Sean Hayes) delights audiences by cutting in on the act of singer Dean Martin (Jeremy Northam)

Pictures seen are from the actual DVD - except for the title photo with the flags

Rod Lauren and Bobby Freeman

Combining expert interviews

his letter finds its way to Lizzy (Jennifer Jason Leigh)