The Jim Henson Hour

Name: The Jim Henson Hour
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1989-04-14
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 8.40
Cast: Steve Whitmire, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz

– The Jim Henson Hour is a short-lived television series that aired on NBC in 1989. It was developed a..

Type:

TVSeries

Rating:

8.40 / 10

Duration:

48 Minutes

Release Year:

1989

The Jim Henson Hour is a short-lived television series that aired on NBC in 1989. It was developed as a showcase for The Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. Only nine of the twelve episodes produced managed to air on NBC before the low-rated program was cancelled. Two later aired on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993, and the final episode never aired in the US, but it did air in the UK in 1990.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Feel Good, Humorous, Exciting

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Fantasy, Family, Comedy

Editor's Pick for:

Kids, Family Outing

Release Date:

14 Apr 1989

Language:

English

Main Actors:

Steve Whitmire, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz

Plot:

Jim Henson hosts an anthology series. The typical format has the first part being the misadventures of Muppet TV as Kermit the Frog struggles to operate a Muppet TV super station with the usual level of help from his friends. The second part is the Storyteller as an old man and his sarcastic dog tell obscure fairy tales in the tradition of the great classics.

Awards:

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.4/10