The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow was a proposed Thanksgiving television special with music intended to be written by Raymond Scott.^[1]

Set in 1968, the script was written by Jerry Juhl about a group of monsters living in the wild around a small New England town, which is the turkey capital of the country.^[2]

Production made it as far as puppet design, some of which were built and still exist in the archives. Photos of Lisa and Cheryl Henson were taken in Jim Henson's back yard as a test to see how the puppets would look in the real world outside of a sound stage. The intention was to shoot the special on location.^[2]

In 2011, Lisa Henson mentioned in a Henson.com podcast that the project was one of many being looked at for revival. Kirk Thatcher is working on updating the project and possibly keeping it set in 1968.^[2]

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1. ↑ Manhattan Research, Inc. book, chapter by Karen Falk and Irwin Chusid.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Henson.com podcast interview with Lisa Henson, June 9, 2011