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About The Jim Henson Hour

The Jim Henson Hour is a comedy and family TV series that premiered on NBC on April 14, 1989. It has 1 season and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 11 "Living with Dinosaurs", aired on August 7, 1993.

An hour-long anthology series hosted by Jim Henson and generally included two segments. The first, MuppeTelevision, features comedy skits starring the Muppets, as well as frequent guest appearances by popular entertainers. The second often rebroadcasts original productions, primarily The StoryTeller.

  • Comedy
  • Family

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Episodes

12 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1989 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 33 years ago

The Jim Henson Hour Season 1 release dates →
  1. E12

    12. Food

    Finale Air date TBA

    Part 1 (MupppeTelevision). Kermit has trouble keeping the show running because the entire staff is waiting for their lunch to be delivered. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The Three Ravens): When the queen dies, a witch ensnares the king with a magical spell. She curses the king's three sons by turning them into ravens. The king's daughter escapes and is warned by her brothers that she must not speak for three years, three months, three weeks, and three days in order to break the curse. After marrying a prince and discovering her stepmother has remarried to the prince's father, can the princess break the curse?

  2. E11

    11. Living with Dinosaurs

    A socially awkward boy struggles with a new school, an unemployed stepfather, a pregnant mother, and asthma. The boy finds comfort in his favorite stuffed toy, a dinosaur named Dog.

  3. E10

    10. Secrets of the Muppets

    Henson takes viewers on a behind the scenes look at the making of the series and many other Henson productions. Back at the control room, the Muppets panic that their secrets are being revealed.

  4. E9

    9. Garbage

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): The Muppet studio is overwhelmed with animated garbage bags and Kermit can't find a way to get rid of them. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: Sapsorrow): A princess flees when she's forced to marry her father. She poses as a ragged servant in another kingdom, and falls in love with a haughty prince.

  5. E8

    8. Videotape

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): In order to be in two places at once, Gonzo prerecords himself. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The True Bride): A girl is freed from a troll's enslavement thanks to the mysterious white Thought Lion. When she falls in love, she's kept apart from her beloved by the troll's daughter.

  6. E7

    7. Fitness

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit wants the show to be all about health and fitness but doesn't have much luck with all the Muppets getting sick. Part 2 (The Song of the Cloud Forest): A golden toad named Milton worries that he may be the last of his species alive and may never find a mate. He eventually meets another golden toad named Ruth and has an encounter with the Uprights (the forest animals' term for humans) seeking to capture one of them.

  7. E6

    6. Monster Maker

    Teenage Matt Banting wants to work with famed eccentric creature/special effects man Chancey Bellow. He gets more than he bargained for when one of the creatures, the giant dragon-like Ultragorgon, takes Matt under his wing. Matt is forced to confront his inner monsters while working out his issues with his father.

  8. E5

    5. First Show

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision). Kermit struggles to keep ratings up while Digit experiences various malfunctions. Part 2 (Miss Piggy's Hollywood): Miss Piggy hosts a tour of Hollywood, with help from Gonzo. However, Piggy quickly learns that Hollywood is not quite what she thought it would be. Meanwhile, Fozzie's audition at The Comedy Store is heckled by Statler and Waldorf.

  9. E4

    4. Dog City

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit announces 'Muppet Night at the Movies' as they try to find a film to broadcast on the All Dog Network (ADN). Part 2 (Dog City): Rowlf the Dog hosts a 1930s gangster-type story in which a dog named Ace Yu travels to Dog City to investigate his uncle's murder. While there, he meets a homeless dog named Collien, and gets in trouble with a gangster named Bugsy Them.

  10. E3

    3. Power

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Gonzo and Leon convince Kermit to take a vacation so they can run the show. Part 2 (The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death): A soldier returns from 20 years of war with only three biscuits in his sack. Soon he must outwit devils, save a kingdom, and try to outwit death. From an early Russian folk tale.

  11. E2

    2. Oceans

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit tries to run the show with several disruptive water-related issues. Part 2 (Lighthouse Island): Zeb Norman visits a strange small town in search of a gift for his fiancée. He finds a pair of silver slippers in a local curio shop run by a witch who drags him to Hog Island to obtain a mysterious pearl once stolen from her rival.

  12. E1

    1. Outer Space

    Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit cancels the boring parts of the show when Digit discovers he can tune in cable channels from other worlds. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The Heartless Giant): An imprisoned giant who terrorized the land tricks young prince Leo into freeing him. After rampaging the kingdom, Leo's older brothers attempt to recapture the giant but are never heard of again. Leo must use his gifts of kindness to save his brothers and free the kingdom from the giant's wrath.

Cast & crew

Created by Jim Henson

  • John Hurt

    John Hurt

    The Storyteller (archive footage)

  • Elliott Spiers

    Prince Leo (archive footage)

  • Nicholas Selby

    The King (archive footage)

  • Peter Marinker

    Peter Marinker

    The Wolf (archive audio)

  • Frederick Warder

    Frederick Warder

    The Giant (archive audio)

  • David Greenaway

    Wolf / Bird / Salmon (archive audio)

  • Robert Tygner

    Wolf / Bird / Salmon (archive audio)

  • Mak Wilson

    Mak Wilson

    Wolf / Bird / Salmon (archive audio)

  • Gemma Jones

    Gemma Jones

    The Queen (archive footage)

  • Andrew Wilson

    Brad

  • Jennifer Lee

    Bootsie

  • Louie Anderson

    Louie Anderson

    Self

  • Chris Makepeace

    Chris Makepeace

    Zeb Norman

  • Carolyn Dunn

    Carolyn Dunn

    Rosalie

  • Helen Burns

    Clara Buford

  • John Dunsworth

    John Dunsworth

    Sam

The Jim Henson Hour FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Jim Henson Hour?

The Jim Henson Hour has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 7, 1993.

When did the latest episode of The Jim Henson Hour come out?

The most recent episode of The Jim Henson Hour, Season 1 Episode 11 "Living with Dinosaurs", aired on August 7, 1993.

How many seasons of The Jim Henson Hour are there?

The Jim Henson Hour has 1 season with 12 episodes in total.

When did The Jim Henson Hour first air?

The Jim Henson Hour first aired on NBC on April 14, 1989.

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