Noël en musique

Original title: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

TV Movie
1977
Not Rated
48m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

5.2K

YOUR RATING

Jim Henson and Jerry Nelson in Noël en musique (1977)

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A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

5.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

Emmet Otter
(voice)
…

Frank Oz

Chuck
(voice)
…

Marilyn Sokol

Ma Otter
(voice)

Dave Goelz

Wendell
(voice)
…

Richard Hunt

Charlie
(voice)
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Eren Ozker

Gretchen Fox
(voice)
…

Jim Henson

Kermit the Frog
(voice)
(uncredited)
…

Director
- Jim Henson
Writers
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Trivia
On the documentary about the making of the show on the DVD, singer/composer Paul Williams says that when Jim Henson asked him to write the songs for it, Henson explained that the show was going to be a "trial run" for a proposed Muppet movie to check out whether the Henson company could handle certain technical tasks needed to produce a full-length theatrical feature. When Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma ! (1979) came out two years later, Williams also wrote the songs used in that film.

Quotes
Ma Otter: A person's got to take some chances or life will never come to nothin'.

Alternate versions
The first two video releases, from 1982 and 1996, both did not include the scene with a group of bunnies dancing at the talent show. Both of these video releases also had a shortened version of "There ain't no hole in the washtub".

Connections
Featured in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

Soundtracks
The Old Bathing Suit That Your Grandma Otter Wore
Written by Paul Williams

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Featured review

9/10

I liked it...

I very fondly remember watching this movie when I was little. It never really mattered to me that Emmet and his mother didn't win the contest for the money because I got the brilliant message that it didn't matter that neither of them won the contest - what mattered was they love each other and were always going to be there for each other. The characters in this movie are truly memorable and the music is still some that I sing today. And really who could forget the part when the Jug band finally gets to perform with Ma as their lead singer? I am an avid fan of anything Jim Hensen and I love the fact that he created such a sweet movie that teaches a very important lesson to young children: material possessions are just that; what really matters is you as a person.