The Jim Henson Hour Specials Pitch Reel
The Jim Henson Hour pitch is a 12½ minute video hosted by Jim Henson from The NY Muppet Workshop. Surrounded by all sorts of Muppet and Creature Shop creatures from previous productions, Henson explains the early concept of The Jim Henson Hour. The original plan, as Henson explains it, was for the show to have a rotating schedule of four different kinds of episodes; one for each week of the month. The first week would feature a one-hour episode of Jim Henson's The Storyteller. The second week was for Lead Free TV, featuring the characters from the unaired Inner Tube pilot. Henson describes Lead Free TV as "the Muppet Show from the future," full of special effects, rock music, fast-paced comedy and human guest stars. The third week, a Picture Book Special would be featured, in the vein of Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, The Christmas Toy and The Tale of the Bunny Picnic.
- Released:
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Family, Comedy
- Stars: Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Brian Henson, Frank Oz, John Hurt
- Director: Jim Henson, Martin G. Baker, Jerry Juhl, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Ritamarie Peruggi
