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The Jim Henson Hour

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The Jim Henson Hour title card.
The Jim Henson Hour title card.
First aired April 14, 1989
Last aired July 30, 1989
Network NBC
Seasons
No. of episodes 12

The Jim Henson Hour was an hour-long prime-time anthology series produced by Jim Henson as a showcase for a variety of Jim Henson Productions' television work. The short-lived series aired over the course of four months in 1989. During this time, nine episodes aired on NBC, at which point the low-rated series was cancelled. Two episodes made their US television premiere as specials on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993, and the last episode never aired in the US.

Before the show premiered, Jim Henson created a pitch tape which would be used to sell the concept to a network. This was followed by a short pilot called Inner Tube. In the same time slot a week before the series debuted, the special Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting aired with the same closing credits font and closing logo as the series proper, and wa referred to by critic John J. O'Connor as "really sort of the first installment of The Jim Henson Hour."[1]

The anthology format of The Jim Henson Hour recalled Walt Disney's popular Sunday-night series known under various titles, including Disneyland, Walt Disney Presents and The Wonderful World of Disney. In April 1989, NBC aired The Jim Henson Hour on Friday nights and The Magical World of Disney on Sunday nights.

One of the show's regular segments was "MuppeTelevision," a half-hour comedy-variety show updating the classic Muppet Show. The show also featured regular visits with the StoryTeller, half-hour Muppet specials, and hour-long Creature Shop specials.

Episodes

Jim Henson hosts an hour of television.
Jim Henson hosts an hour of television.
MuppeTelevision: Guest star Louie Anderson
The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant
MuppeTelevision: Guest star Ted Danson
Special: Lighthouse Island
MuppeTelevision: Guest star The Today Show
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
MuppeTelevision: pre-film show
Special: Dog City
MuppeTelevision: Guest star Bobby McFerrin
Special: Miss Piggy's Hollywood
Special: Monster Maker
MuppeTelevision: Guest star Smokey Robinson
Special: Song of the Cloud Forest
MuppeTelevision: Guest star Buster Poindexter
The Storyteller: The True Bride
MuppeTelevision: Guest star k.d. lang
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Special: Secrets of the Muppets
Special: Living with Dinosaurs
MuppeTelevision:
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

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