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Hey Cinderella! is a one-hour special which tells a cracked version of the classic fairy tale, "Cinderella". It debuted on the Canadian network CBC on March 16, 1969. It was broadcast in the United States of America a year later, debuting over ABC on April 10, 1970.
King Goshposh decides to hold a masked ball so that his son, Prince Arthur Charming, can choose a girl to marry. The Prince dislikes the idea because he feels that all the girls he knows are snobs, and he takes a walk in the garden, where he discusses the problem with Kermit the Frog.
Cinderella, whose cruel Stepmother has ordered her to perform an unpleasant chore, meets the Prince and mistakes him for a gardener. The Prince is delighted that Cinderella doesn't recognize him; he withholds his true identity from her and tells her that his name is just Arthur. Arthur invites Cinderella to the royal ball, and although her stepmother tries to prevent her from attending, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother comes to the rescue and prepares her for the event.
Kermit and his friend, a monster named Splurge, escort Cinderella to the ball, where a case of mistaken identity threatens to keep the young lovers apart -- the Prince is still smitten with the servant girl whom he met in the garden, and Cinderella pines for the gardener Arthur.
Credits
- Executive Producer: John T. Ross
- Director: Jim Henson
- Writers: Jon Stone and Tom Whedon
- Music by Joe Raposo
- Muppet Performers: Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson
Cast
- Belinda Montgomery as Cinderella
- Robin Ward as Prince Arthur Charming
- Joyce Gordon as The Fairy Godmother
- Pat Galloway as The Stepmother
Muppet Characters
Songs
See also
- Hey Cinderella! (video)