The special featured original music from Paul Williams, who also penned songs for The Muppet Movie and The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Emmet Otter’s jug band is reuniting on the big screen: A movie adaptation of the classic Jim Henson holiday special Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is in the works from Flight of the Conchords alum Bret McKenzie, according to our sister site Variety.
Narrated by Kermit the Frog and featuring live-action puppet work, the original Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas follows young otter Emmet and his widowed mother as they scrape out a meager living doing odd jobs.
Both Emmet and his mom enter a local talent contest in hopes of winning money to buy Christmas presents for each other, with Emmet forming a jug band with his pals.