The Muppet Musicians of Bremen



See Also: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (LP)

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen, part of the Tales from Muppetland series, was syndicated in 1972.

In this one-hour musical special, Kermit the Frog narrates the story of the Muppet Musicians of Bremen.

Leroy the Donkey, T.R. the Rooster, Rover Joe the Hound Dog and Catgut escape the clutches of their cruel human owners, form a band and go on the road, playing their own distinctive brand of Louisiana Bayou music.

While their owners -- a gang of robbers named Mordecai Sledge, Farmer Lardpork, Mean Floyd and Caleb Siles -- are hiding out in a cabin in the Bayou to divide their loot, the fugitive animals mistake the cabin for lodgings where they can play their music in exchange for room and board. The superstitious gang members are spooked out of their lair by the sound of mysterious music on a night with a full moon.

Credits

 * Executive Producer: John T. Ross


 * Producer/Director: Jim Henson


 * Book and Lyrics by: Jerry Juhl


 * Music by: Jack Elliott


 * Muppet Performers: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, John Lovelady, Danny Seagren, Faz Fazakas


 * Voices:
 * Jerry Nelson as T.R. the Rooster and Caleb Siles
 * Nick Nichols as Leroy the Donkey and Lardpork
 * Francois Klanfer as Rover Joe the Hound Dog and Mordecai Sledge
 * Phyllis Marshall as Catgut
 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Mean Floyd