Odyssey Network
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Odyssey Network was a cable channel in the United States.Originally the network was a religious channel.In 1998, the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment purchased a controlling interest in the network and changed the format from religious to family entertainment. Much of the early content came from the Henson and Hallmark libraries.
Two new Henson television shows were produced: Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola, and a continuation of Donna's Day.
Additionally, The Jim Henson Company produced a series of Odyssey promos featuring the Muppets, which were later released as DVD bonus features and have been known as Muppetisms and Movie Mania. Each episode of The Muppet Show on this channel also featured a newly-produced introduction by Brian Henson.
In 2001, Henson sold their interest in Crown Media for $90 million, as part of the Henson family’s effort to buy the Jim Henson Company outright from EM.TV. At that point, Odyssey became the Hallmark Channel and much of the Henson programming was discontinued.
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Henson Productions Seen on Odyssey
Original Programming
Repeated Programming
- The Christmas Toy, Hey, Cinderella!, Dog City, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, Fraggle Rock (animated), Fraggle Rock, The Frog Prince, The Ghost of Faffner Hall, The Great Muppet Caper, Inside the Labyrinth, The Kermit and Piggy Story, Labyrinth, Lighthouse Island, Living with Dinosaurs, Miss Piggy's Hollywood, Monster Maker, Mother Goose Stories, Muppet Babies, Muppet Classic Theater, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Musicians of Bremen, The Muppet Show, The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, The Muppets Valentine Show, The Muppets: A Celebration of Thirty Years, The Muppets Go Hollywood, The Muppets Go to the Movies, The Secret Life of Toys, Secrets of the Muppets, The Song of the Cloud Forest, The StoryTeller, The StoryTeller: Greek Myths, Tale of the Bunny Picnic, The World of The Dark Crystal
