{"id":531168,"date":"2022-12-24T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hollywood-flashback-emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas-charmed-in-1978\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T17:30:00","slug":"hollywood-flashback-emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas-charmed-in-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hollywood-flashback-emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas-charmed-in-1978\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hollywood Flashback: \u2018Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas\u2019 Charmed in 1978"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407619c6f31\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407619c6f31\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hollywood-flashback-emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas-charmed-in-1978\/#Hollywood_Flashback_%E2%80%98Emmet_Otters_Jug-Band_Christmas_Charmed_in_1978\" >Hollywood Flashback: \u2018Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas\u2019 Charmed in 1978<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hollywood_Flashback_%E2%80%98Emmet_Otters_Jug-Band_Christmas_Charmed_in_1978\"><\/span>Hollywood Flashback: \u2018Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas\u2019 Charmed in 1978<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Jim Henson\u2019s <em>Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas <\/em>(1977) may not be as widely known as <em>Dr. Seuss\u2019 How the Grinch Stole Christmas <\/em>(1966) or Rankin\/Bass\u2019 <em>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer <\/em>(1964). But it is no less enchanting or enduring than those Christmas TV specials. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Based on the 1971 children\u2019s book by Russell Hoban, it was produced by The Jim Henson Co. and premiered in Canada on the CBC on Dec. 4, 1977, then in the U.S. on HBO one year later. <em>Emmet<\/em> was technically ambitious, employing new Muppets wizardry that bridged the gap between <em>The Muppet Show<\/em>, which debuted in 1976, and <em>The Muppet Movie <\/em>(1979) \u00ad\u2014 including elaborately rigged sets (that had floors) and radio-controlled puppets. The plot, bookended by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances by Kermit the Frog, follows Emmet and his widowed Ma, residents of Frogtown Hollow, who do odd jobs for residents, some of whom cheat them out of payment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> of a talent contest with a $50 grand prize leads both of them to enter in hopes of winning money for Christmas presents. But, riffing on O. Henry\u2019s <em>The Gift of the Magi<\/em>, there are unintended consequences: Ma sells Emmet\u2019s tools to buy dress fabric, while he turns her wash bucket into a standing bass. To compose songs for the special, Henson approached Paul Williams, the prolific songwriter and actor whom he\u2019d vibed with during a taping of <em>The Muppet Show <\/em>in \u201976. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI walked onto that soundstage in London and it was like, \u2018Oh my God \u00ad\u2014 I found my tribe,\u2019 \u201d recalls Williams, 82, of his first encounter with Henson and other collaborators including Frank Oz and Dave Goelz. With <em>Otter<\/em>, \u201che was auditioning me for the score of <em>The Muppet Movie<\/em>,\u201d Williams says. \u201cI loved the story, and I used my own band. We recorded the tracks at Sigma Sound [Studios] in Philadelphia.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The wistful and melodically sophisticated tunes \u2014 like \u201cAin\u2019t No Hole in the Washtub\u201d and \u201cWhen the River Meets the Sea\u201d \u2014 would anticipate the Williams classics to come (co-written with songwriting partner Kenneth Ascher) in <em>Muppet Movie<\/em> compositions like \u201cMovin\u2019 Right Along\u201d and \u201cThe Rainbow Connection,\u201d which was supposed to do for Kermit what \u201cWhen You Wish Upon a Star\u201d did for Jiminy Cricket. \u201cHe just knew he\u2019d get the best out of us,\u201d says Williams of Henson. \u201cIt was a rare, rare opportunity to work with him.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:619px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1000\/619)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/38endpg_tearsheet_EMBED.jpg?w=619\" alt=\"The Hollywood Reporter tear sheet - review of 'Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas'\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1000\" width=\"619\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">THR called the special \u201ca triumph of story, song and charming execution.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>This story first appeared in the Dec. 16 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.hollywoodreporter.com\/sub\/?p=THR&amp;f=saleb_2&amp;s=IH2205THRS\">Click here to subscribe<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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