Product Description

Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 11/04/2008 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13379 in DVD
• Brand: Lions Gate
• Released on: 2008-11-04
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

Kermit Legal Issue
Love, love Emmet Otter! My husband had been watching this since he was a kid. He is an Emmet Otter purist. He states that Kermit was in the orginal both to at the start of the movie and at towards the end in the Riverside Rest as part of the audience. According to Wikipedia the following is the reason we may never have a full version available...
Wikapedia writes:
The original special was hosted by Kermit the Frog; however later releases edited out the frog's naration due to legal issues. While The Jim Henson Company retained ownership of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, the company sold the rights to the Muppets (including Kermit) to the Walt Disney Company in 2004.

not the original, unedited version but still enjoyable
This is not the original, full version that featured Kermit the Frog as narrator. It is edited, with some lines being cut from the show as well as full scenes. Even some of the songs are edited or shortened. I hope the full, unedited version of this classic show will be released soon. My rating is due to this not being the full version. The program itself is still as enjoyable as ever but would be much more enjoyable if it wasn't edited.

Do your research before you buy; Kermit's still not here.
This is another one of those times when doing some reseach before purchasing is a good thing. Once I saw the new cover art on this title, I mistakenly assumed that it must be a revised version of this classic TV special with the "Kermit" scenes restored. What it turned out to be is a case of misleading packaging. Yes, there is new cover art, but it's only on the cardboard slipcase over the DVD. Once you remove it, you find that the artwork on the actual DVD box underneath is from the 2005 release. In fact, that's what this disc actually is; it is EXACTLY the same as the 2005 edition, no more no less.