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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977 · 53 min

A gentle, folksy puppet tale that warms the heart with its simple story and toe-tapping tunes.

Tagline
It's a Toe-Tapping Christmas in Frogtown Hollow!
Overview
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • politics
  • class
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
family, comedy, music, tv movie
Directed by
Jim Henson
Written by
Jerry Juhl
Starring
Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Marilyn Sokol, Richard Hunt, Eren Ozker, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz
Runtime
53 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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