TALES FROM MUPPETLAND: THE MUPPET MUSICIANS OF
BREMEN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of specials aired under the umbrella of "Tales from Muppetland," featuring Jim Henson's Muppets in modern versions of classic fairy tales. In this musical special, Kermit the Frog narrates the story of the Muppet Musicians of Bremen. Leroy the Donkey, T.R. the Rooster, Rover Joe the Hound Dog, and Catgut escape the clutches of their cruel human owners, form a band, and go on the road to play their own distinctive brand of Louisiana Bayou music. While their owners -- a gang of robbers named Mordacai Sledge, Old Man Lardpork, Mean Floyd, and Caleb Siles -- are hiding out in a cabin in the Bayou to divide their loot, the fugitive animals mistake the cabin for lodgings where they can play their music in exchange for room and board, and the superstitious gang members are spooked out of their lair by the sound of mysterious music on a night with a full moon. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: Syndicated
- DATE: November 30, 1971
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:40
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:17193
- GENRE: Children's; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Children's programs; Puppets; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- RLP Canada … Production Statement
- Henson Associates … Production Statement
- John T. Ross … Executive Producer
- Jim Henson … Producer, Director
- Marilyn Stonehouse … Associate Producer
- Diana Birkenfield … Associate Producer, For the Muppets
- Jerry Juhl … Composer, Book and lyrics by
- Jack Elliott … Music by
- William Beeton … Production Design, Settings designed by
- Stephen Finnie … Production Design, Set decoration by
- George Clark … Special Effects
- Donald Sahlin … Production Design, Muppets by
- Bonnie Lewis … Production Design, Muppets by
- Caroly Wilcox … Production Design, Muppets by
- Kermit Love … Production Design, Muppets by
- Jim Henson … Muppet Performer
- Frank Oz … Muppet Performer
- Jerry Nelson … Muppet Performer
- Richard Hunt … Muppet Performer
- John Lovelady … Muppet Performer
- Danny Seagren … Muppet Performer
- Faz Fazakas … Muppet Performer
- Jerry Nelson … Voice
- Nick Nichols … Voice
- Francois Klanfer … Voice
- Phyllis Marshall … Voice