The Muppets a celebration of 30 years

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Date
1986
Summary
This special celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Jim Henson's Muppets, who hold a formal banquet to present a retrospective of their television and film appearances. Hosted by Fozzie Bear and featuring guest of honor Kermit the Frog, the program provides an overview of the Muppets' history and musical highlights beginning with early appearances in the fifties. Includes clips from the following shows and movies: Sam and friends, The Muppet show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet movie, Muppets take Manhattan, The great Muppet caper, and more.
Contributors
Scott, Andrew; Harris, Peter; Juhl, Jerry; Henson, Jim; Oz, Frank; Nelson, Jerry, 1934-; Hunt, Richard, d. 1992; Goelz, Dave; Whitmire, Steve, 1959-; Spinney, Caroll; Wilcox, Caroly; Fazakas, Faz; Frith, Michael K; Love, Kermit; Krewson, Rollie; Green, Joanne; Schoffner, Jody; Rotandaro, Stephan; Morrison, Will; Kreinberg, Faye; Velesquez, David; Sahlin, Donald G
Publishers
Henson Associates; Jim Henson Television
Genres
Television specials; Puppet television programs
Subjects
American Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Great Muppet caper (Motion picture); Muppets (Fictitious characters); Sam and friends (Television program); Sesame Street (Television program); Muppet show (Television program); Fraggle Rock (Television program); Muppet movie (Motion picture); Muppets take Manhattan (Motion picture)
Locations
North America; United States of America
Collection
The Jim Henson video collection at the University of Maryland
Unit
Special Collections in Performing Arts
Language
English
Terms of Use
Access restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
047 minutes; color
Notes

Creation/Production Credits

Muppet performers, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Caroll Spinney ; Muppets by Caroly Wilcox, Faz Fazakas, Michael K. Frith, Kermit Love, Donald Sahlin, Rollin Krewson, Joanne Green, Jody Schoffner, Stephan Rotandaro, Will Morrison, Faye Kreinberg, David Velesquez.
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: umd:1091; Catalog Key: alephsys003297305; Catalog Key: HENSON 036; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/384

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