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Emmet and Ma Otter are very poor, but they are very happy and talented singers. Christmas is around the corner, and they both want to get the other a very special present. The prize in the talent show is $50. Both Emmet and Ma get a song ready for the competition; Emmet forms a jug band, and Ma practices alone, to vie with the Riverbottom Gang.

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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Noel Murray AV Club The kind of Christmas special you could wrap in tissue when the season's over and store carefully in a box in the attic. Oct 23, 2018 Full Review Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Tom Santilli AXS.com Dec 19, 2018 Full Review Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Consequence of Sound Staff Consequence While these one-off characters aren't as popular as their Muppet counterparts, Henson's team, including the great Paul Williams penning songs, brings to life a charming tale of how selflessness can lead to a rare occurrence. Oct 23, 2018 Full Review Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Nathan Kamal Spectrum Culture This isn't the laziness of rotoscoped film or endless looping backdrop theaters; it's the dedication of true professionals putting something precise as clockwork together. Oct 23, 2018 Full Review Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Rotten Tomatoes (5) James Plath Family Home Theater That rowing scene? It's the equivalent of watching a ventriloquist work his dummy while drinking a glass of water. Such technical wizardry abounds in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Rated: B+ Jan 16, 2018 Full Review Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Early Muppet TV special with warmth, tunes, critters. Rated: 4/5 Dec 15, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kristina L This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I grew up watching it and still enjoy watching it every Christmas. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Sydney F Did not like this movie at all could not hear a single word they were saying when they sang. It got on my nerves. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Audience Member Husband and his family grew up watching this. Took me a few years to finally appreciate the songs, humor and knowledge of realizing how extremely talented those puppeteers are. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review B S Classic. The haters in here have lost their minds! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Charlie C peak cinema. That is all. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Euan P Perfect movie for kids and parents Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jim Henson Director Jerry Nelson Emmet Otter, Weasel Frank Oz Chuck Marilyn Sokol Ma Otter Dave Goelz Wendel, Pop-eyed Catfish Richard Hunt Charlie, Lizard
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Synopsis Emmet and Ma Otter are very poor, but they are very happy and talented singers. Christmas is around the corner, and they both want to get the other a very special present. The prize in the talent show is $50. Both Emmet and Ma get a song ready for the competition; Emmet forms a jug band, and Ma practices alone, to vie with the Riverbottom Gang.

Director
Jim Henson

Producer
Jim Henson

Screenwriter
Lillian Hoban, Russell Hoban, Jerry Juhl

Production Co
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Genre
Drama, Musical

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 26, 2014

Runtime
48m
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